Sunday morning loop: 7.1.2007

[Pugz]

Anybody interested in riding the loop tomorrow morning, around 10. I am a newbie so other newbies are welcome.

[OTHRIDER]

Pugz,

I just got back from a NorCal road trip and a Loop would be perfect. I'll be in a '00 white F-150 4x4 with a white shell, black Heckler on the rear. Cell 562-779-1174, see ya @ 9:45

[carbonman]

I should have checked the board this morning. We took the BIG RIG out this morning around 9:00. Wanting to get a good ride in before it gets too hot. Hope you guy hade fun and didn't get hung up on the hole by the trees on the singletrack by the horse ring. Maybe we can hook up next time.

[springrubber]

Didn't see your post in time. I took my girlfriend out for her second ride. Big difference from the first. She looked like she enjoyed it this time. Surlygal is gonna schedule a newb ride for Peters Canyon this Saturday!

[OTHRIDER]

Pugz,

I got your PM @ home - no problem.

It was a rather hot ride @ 10:15 and all was well until the bridge.....

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[OTHRIDER]

Well, at least it seemed major to me. I've only been mtb'g five months and I missed SAR Boats attempt to uproot a tree with his shoulder, so this was big time in my book.

A 55 year old man tried to take the first downhill after the bridge and his tire washed out. He planted his face right in the large rocks that were left over from the rail road repairs. Sorry I only got the one photo, but he had blood everywhere. His entire face was scraped and he had a pretty deep gouge in his cheek. The EMT's took one look and called an ambulance. They peeked in his mouth and the tone of voice said it all - Ooooohhhh, he's going NEED stitches in there. His glasses blew up, his visor tore off and his helmet cracked.

He had no idea how he crashed and couldn't remember even riding his bike. His buddy coached him to remember his name and address but it took a few minutes. He complained a LOT about a tingling and burning sensation in his fingers and toes. He must have really planted his noggin in the dirt.

Every mtb'r that came by offered to help - good mojo.

[RustyIron]

Originally Posted by carbonman

We took the BIG RIG out this morning around 9:00.

I started about forty-five minutes later and was wondering if those parallel tracks were yours. There's got to be a bit of a learning curve to ride such a contraption, especially in remembering not to come too close to obstacles.

Hills must be really easy though... kick back and let your sweetie do all the work!

Adios!

[carbonman]

Ya, that is a bad area now that the crews are done working on the tracks and gone. It seems that they only halfway cleaned up there mess when they were done. Now that whole section is rockey and loose and sandy. On another note ShugaMama rode the Loop this morning and told me that the hole on the singletrack by the horse ring is getting bigger. She also ran across large chunks of concrete in the middle of the trail. This is B.S. that is going to hurt somebody and needs to be stopped.

[cowboy]

the hole between the trees was filled in on Friday am but open again today 6:30am caught be by surprise so I just jumped it; but my speed was not what I would have had if I had known it was there!!!

[OTHRIDER]

Yeah, the hole was in the shadow of the trees on Sunday. I also saw concrete on the loop. One chunk was dragged across the trail just past the hole and left a few yards into the grass. I saw what looked like a concrete meter box busted into pieces and thrown on the trail. I needed a rest so I just threw them into the ivy.

[SAR_boats]

The hole was filled in on Saturday at 11am so some a$$hole must have re-dug it between Saturday and sunday