Ride Report New construction at The Oaks

Wait...what?

 

lets all ride Tues or Wed - or both....

I love to ride the Oaks also. But I cant ride late afternoon - i need to ride morning around 9am or afternoon at 1pm.

PM me if anyone is interested in going Tuesday or Wed at either time.

If a lot are interested maybe ill post something on the calendar

 

MARCH 9, steve! 3:30 till...dusk. don't even mention night riding at oaks or the sandbox kids will start peeing their pants.

you should join us whenever it happens...

:beer:

 

It dont much matter, like the band Poco sang,"it happens all the time, this crazy love of mine, tonight I'm........... (before your time kiddo) take care.

Steve

 

...gonna fly away?

(so not before my time)

have a good trip!

just checked the lyrics: break away. now i'm just confused (everything okay?).

 

Some of us get our tires off the ground. Been having a nice trip for forty eight years+!

Park closes at 6:00pm on wed!

Steve

 

I highly recommend doing Oaks. If not for anything else just to see how a trail should be built. These trails are being built for sustainability. Notice the outsloping, lack of waterbars and way the switchbacks are cut. I'm no expert but from everything I've read and seen this is a top notch job. I rode it a while back and I really like the place. Not sure how were going to get in 30 miles there but I'll be there.

 

YOu can easily get in 25+ miles in......but you will have to incorporate Weir Canyon Loop in with it.

 

I would certainly consider the Weir loop as possible miles though more xc; I absolutely love the beauty and remoteness it has to offer. When you get to the end of the Weir, after seeing the Walnut reservoir, it delivers you to some fast s/t that returns you towards Santiago Oaks and then it's just pick and choose your loops.

I, obviously appreciate it more since it's a handful of miles away and can ride it by 3:30 just as you could probably do the same with Sycamore being your locale, nevertheless, it really is FUN.

Steve

 

I should be able to ride with everyone March 5th. This is my first post on the forum. I went to The Path yesterday and talked with some sale guys. This seems like a cool forum and The Path is definately a cool shop.

Aaron

 

I was not a big fan of the new oaks at first. But I must say. It is really f-ing cool now.

 

This thread is so great to read!
Does anyone else remember the public meetings held at Oak about 18-24 months ago when they unveiled proposed trail revisions? There were some really upset people, as the trails were going to be incredibly simplified, all really wide and with no steep grades, making the place really boring. What a turnaround to see all this positive feedback now! Many props to the trail users who made their voices heard, and to the Oaks management and the people at Bellfree for creating such a great trail network.

I haven't seen most of the new stuff yet, even though I can ride there from home. Can't wait to heal up and sample these trails that everyone's raving about!

 

Heal up Bob and well hit it up. It really is a whole new place.

 

More than one lap of the better trails

 

Mike, remember the recent discussion you had with EC and the fact that he has asked you not to build stunts at The Farm?

 

Hope you're healing well.

 

yea, I'm feeling 98% better than that day; ive been riding alot more and am up for another afternooner- send me a text when you are planning on an afternoon ride
C-Ya
Rich

 

I am interested in riding on Wednesday Morning. I could be there around 9. What kind of distance would we be looking at?

 

What is the suggested route for those that are technically challenged?

 

Peter's canyon.