Your best 2009 ride

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  1. alank

    alank New Member

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    How did you crash at Mammoth?
     
  2. gone2vegas

    gone2vegas Crash Test Dummy

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    It was pretty dumb actually. Riding Off the Top, but following a friend too closely and when he swerved around a rock I didn't react in time and launched. My helmet did its job so no head trauma, but my neck hurt for almost a month.
     
  3. Ladd Jasper

    Ladd Jasper Full speed, half blind

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    This ride was actually from late '08, but since nobody asked last year, I'm going to stretch the rules a bit. Besides, it was my best ride ever--so '09 is technically included ;)


    Took Gavin up Maple Springs to experience snow for the first time. Didn't quite make it to the guardrail (our intended destination), but it was an epic ride just the same.

    Full RR is here if you're interested.


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    Even though my first trip to Mammoth was amazing, this is called "your best ride," and truly my best ride was on 11/7/09. It was one of my rare rides alone (I rode alone a total of 5 times last year), and my first trip alone to Big Bear. I call it my best ride because that day I made huge progress in my technical skills and I finally felt like I was really in control for once.

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    Dirty Girlz totally rocked Sedona!
    Chantry was a personal victory of overcoming exposure. Did it twice and really enjoyed it the second time.
     

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  7. mtnkitty

    mtnkitty Guest

    Dell, you have the cutest kid ever! Can I borrow him from you? 8-[

    My favorite ride of 2009 was Lower Rock Creek with Dusty and Jay.

    I can't upload pictures for some reason....
     
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    jfsh chainsaw and shovel

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    Best rides

    I to cannot choose just one.

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    Tobias
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  10. el cap

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    Here's my top 3 fav rides in '09:

    Lower Rock Creek, CA
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    National Trail, AZ
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    Bootleg Canyon, NV
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    Will you be wearing a Leatt Brace next time around?
     
  12. Ladd Jasper

    Ladd Jasper Full speed, half blind

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    Thanks, Grace! We're pretty fond of him ourselves.

    However, tonight would've been a great time to borrow him--perhaps you heard his wailing from your place? That wasn't an ambulance, just Gavin not wanting a bath.


    I haven't been able to upload pics the standard way for months now, but using the attachment feature has proven a decent workaround (usually have to reduce the file size, but better than nothing).

    Can PM you w/ more details if you'd like.
     
  13. mtnkitty

    mtnkitty Guest

    I will gladly take some much needed picture uploading advice, Dell! Thanks!
     
  14. Fewinhibitions

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    Taking my wife on her first bike ride in 35 years in Yosemite.

    Mt. Pinos - too many rides to narrow it down to a best one.

    New Year's Day 2009 - Volcano Village to Hilo in the pouring rain (on a busy azz highway no less) - After hiking the Kilauea Iki trail my wife and I came up on a couple at the Thurston lava tube. The guy's wife was cramping up big time and in too much pain to finish. We had a van and offered to take them where they needed to go. The husband really wanted to finish his ride. She rode back down with my wife in the van and I took her bike. 29 miles of down hill bliss.
     
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    Fewinhibitions Always be a moving target

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    Open a new window or tab and go to:

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    copy & paste the text in the "IMG Code for Forums & Message Boards" box

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  16. shudder

    shudder no big deal

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    Riding the McKenzie River Trail in Central Oregon with my son in August. Only single trail I know of that has its own website(!). :bang:

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    - shud

    P.S. Riding the Whiskey Off Road 50 in Prescott last April comes in a very close 2nd, but I have no pics since I raced in it. What a hella day that was!! And I got to meet Dean that day. Woot! :steppie:
     
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    Here is a little help with the photos
     

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    In the backyard

    1...found this sign at the end of my ride at Chantry/Winter Creek,this was an amazing place to ride for the first time this year.
    2...This is my friend Dennis who thought me a lot about ridding and how to work on my bike he is awesome.Plus this was our first time at Aliso Woods,loved it.
    3...This is my wife tackling the rock garden at the bottom of Monroe Truck Trail.With great pleasure to say that she peddled all the way to the top and loved it.
     

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    jfsh chainsaw and shovel

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    Scratch that

    Please ignore my earlier post. This was my best ride of the year.
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  20. CPATCRASH

    CPATCRASH Enjoy the ride!

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    Prescott, Sedona and Kernville. We had a couple others but these were the best.


    Chicken Point in Sedona.

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    Big Meadow Salmon Creek above Kernville.

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    A trail behind Costco in Prescott!

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