Anti-Gravity Day

[Epic_Mtn_Biker]

Who: All MTB'ers that love to CLIMB

What: ~30+ XC ride with an emphasis on climbing, this is not going to be a technical ride, just a ride for those that want a climbing challenge.

When: Sunday, May 21st 2006 @ 6am; We doing an early start so we can do most of the climbing in cooler weather.

Where: Meet At Oak Mesa Park;5400 Wheeler Ave., La Verne, CA

Route:
climb: Sunset Ridge fireroad to antennas
traverse: continue on Sunset Ridge to Cow Canyon Saddle
descend: GMR & Mt Baldy Road to Evey Canyon
climb: Potato Mountain via Evey Canyon
descend: potato Mountain to Claremont Wilderness Park
Climb: Cobalt Canyon Fireroad to Top of Marshall Canyon
descend: Marshall Canyon via as many singletracks as possible (optional)
Traverse: Marshall Canyon to Oak Mesa Park

*****This is an advanced ride due to the strenuous climbing in the first 13 miles (5000+ ft elevation gain). please have adequate gear and supplies for this ride.

[dirttorpeedo]

okay, okay, i'm trying to make this.if the sched. permits,okay? anyone going bring about 5gal. of water and lots of food.HEY SHARKY back off! hahaha.

[Pain Freak]

Armando, If I don't go to Moab (May 14 to the 21st is what we have tenatively planned) I'll definately sign on for this.

[Epic_Mtn_Biker]

Only Dirttorpeedo and myself showed up for this ride.

The initial climb took ~5 hours, we took our time going up enjoy the great sights and looking for a trail that drops down a firebreak all the way down innto Marshall Canyon. once up at the antennas we traverssed to sunset Peak ans flew down to Mt. Baldy Village and took the road down to Evey Canyon. this part was fun, i was able to fly down the road hitting 51.4 mph. From Evey Canyon we climbed up to Potato Mountain, i was feeling it at this point but it's all good, i just slowly grinded up to the point. then rest was just a fast descent to CWP and then down Marshall Canyon.

It was a killer ride, we took our time& we had a blast doing it. this is a good training ride that i'll be doing again soon.

Stats: 34.5 miles
Total ride time 8 hours
Elevation: over 7500 ft.

[dirttorpeedo]

OH YAH ,i've been waytin for you get back on boss,well it started out with a flat by me ameego. fixed and ready to ride .....except,... wanh i say , do we hafta go all the way up? my boy sez shut the ef up and lets go ... snivel ..snivel it's cold.the wind was blowing after all. so we hed up and up and more up. man that cimbing felt good, all warmed up, we stop and call cc, as we're talking a single engine plane flies 40ft. over our heads.(DID I MENSHUN E.M.BKER and myself were the only ones that can climb this much?).we cood see this doods face he flew so close......cooool! we ventcherd on got up just past the towers and saw bambi,(ok pervs not the stripper!) the animal,snarling teeth and everything.got twarde the saddle,lookt left and saw this golf course sized meadow with trees,sumpthin i've nefer seen dooing the turkey ride.bombed down the hill tward cow saddle dodging cathead sized rocks and debris,(bombed haha cross cntry bikes) made it to the baldy lodge about 12:45 (we wer gonna meet cc for lunch......1:30) sorry beautiful,i owe ya lunch!..we mooved on so not to get cold, over 50mph down to potATOE mtn. the climb was'nt that bad ....if you gobbled carbs food all day,slieyt grinder. but werth every penny.on the way up to potatoe,we came upon a couple walking with their dogs and LAMMAS, yes lammas,one on a leesh,one just cruzzin,sssoooo cool. YYYEEEEEESSS we made it to the most top of the tops,it was straat up,then strait down,and speeding to the end,armondo gets into the leeves in a rut and gets 90degs. to the trail and heds for the side! wwwoooooooooo YAH dogg!! you pulled it offf!! then his tire bead pops off the rim wohhhh.! we stopped fixed it and back to biznez!dowmnn to marshall.saw some friends on the way out and made it back in one peece.BRO that was almost as good as yur dads tacos. well?............one dam cool ride had by all........................all two of us...booooooooooooyaaaaaaaaa.grandmas!!

[Epic_Mtn_Biker]

Deer, the baby head rocks on the descent, Llamas, an airplane buzzing our heads, my cool recovery, seeing Dean & his friend, etc....

DAMN!! i left out a lot!!

[dirttorpeedo]

Originally Posted by Epic_Mtn_Biker

Deer, the baby head rocks on the descent, Llamas, an airplane buzzing our heads, my cool recovery, seeing Dean & his friend, etc....

DAMN!! i left out a lot!!

thats ok dood,you've been down for a while,it tuff gettin back into it.see ya in awhile,CUzz.