Ride Report What Happens in Mammoth goes on STR!!

I left my big bike at home and took the lighter one for some fun XC.

 

Don't you guys work? 5 pages already!

Alright, I'll pull up the rear and post my RR. Lot's of fun, the pumice was almost nil on the trails with the snow packed in. This was definitely the best riding conditions I've ever experienced at Mammoth. Sure it was a bit chilly at the top, yeah my front brake froze coming down Skid Marks on Sunday, but dang, was it fun and well worth the trip. The weather was cold on top and Sunny midway down most of the time.

Of course, without the STR crew it wouldn't have been as entertaining, Thanks All! Hey Jeff, thanks for showing me DC-10, you and Scott were great guides making sure I knew what was coming up. Onto the photos:

Skid Marks


Ann on Skid Marks


Jeff said "Take a photo of me, who cares about them waiting at the bottom freezing their a$$es off"


Dem freezing their a$$es off by Chair 9 (new 6 pack Cloud 9!)


More Skid Marks


Sunday AM on the top


Who's idea was this again?




Ann and Duc decending off the top


Saturday AM


Brrrhh, Winston's thinking Can we go now?


Ann


Winston


Tattooed Scumbag


Brad hitting the Flow Drop

 

Great riding/meeting all of you, I'm in for the next trip for sure!!!!

 

Great photo's and ride reports! Awesome to look at. Wish I wouldve been there!

 

More Photos and Videos

Jeff




Allison


Nam on DC-10
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Allison on DC-10
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Lee with style on DC-10
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Justin cleaning the Bullet rockgarden
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Jeff cleaning da Bullet rockgarden
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the snow and the riding what a surreal combo...i love it!

 

Great job guys! The Flow Drop and Container Drops look like a blast. All these great pics are like the next best thing to being there.

 

Man, I wish I could of gone, but family is first.

 

What a great way to spend the weekend! Those pictures say it all! Thanks to Allison, Winston, Andy, J_Sims, and Nancy for all the excellent photo coverage. It was great to finally ride and meet with some new peeps… Sprockethead, XXXspokes, CC, Edog, XXX_youth, FoesNasty, DenMother, Phat Tire and Dino Brown [there were a few others my apologies for not remembering your names] and of course riding once again with the super Manns, TKblazer, Winston, Dean, STJunkie, sheclimbs and franky. As always STR showed some great camaraderie all weekend, it seemed like this group has been riding together for years. So thanks to all that made this weekend a memorable one:bang:

I’ve been to Mammoth a few times snowboarding, but this was the first time on the bike and I must admit I was overwhelmed with mixed emotions both good and bad. If you’ve never been to the mountain to ride… it certainly is a must do, even if you’re opposed to lift assisted riding. Like others have said there is a trail/links of trails that will satisfy every whim. For me it was the downhill that was the big draw… initially all the snow/rain/wind of Saturday had me truly terrified[is that ok to admit? :lol:] as I’ve never ridden in conditions like those. But a couple runs on my own before catching up with the big group and most of my fears where gone.

Some things I learned this weekend riding in full on armor. It takes getting used to. It takes getting used to wearing the chest/back/shoulder protection. And it certainly takes getting used to a limited field of vision in a full faced helmet and goggles. By the end of my runs on Sunday I was somewhat comfortable but not nearly as much as I liked. This certainly affected my ability and confidence in attacking some of these trails. I cannot wait for next season… so until then I gotta find a place to practice.

 

I wish I had the time and money to ride with you guys!

 

Best trail conditions out of the 3 trips this year. Good to see Nam, Rodel, Steppie, CC, Lee and meeting some of the new str riders.

Mosh, you were MIA all weekend.

 

This weekend was the first time I have ever worn an armor jacket. Mine was immediately comfortable and I didn't notice it when riding.

Rockgardn Flak Jacket:


I removed the elbow/forearm protection. (Easier to get the jacket off and on.) I used my Race Face elbow/forearm guards instead.

The only issue I had was getting the jersey over the backplate by myself. But hey, what are friends for? :drunk:

I hear you on the full face helmet. I used to feel the same way, but you get used to it after a couple of rides. This weekend I appreciated the full face up top. (Staying warm.) I also discovered that a Nikon D-80 DSLR just does fit through the full face opening for picture taking. :lol:

Good seeing you out there this weekend Chaos!

 

I'm thinking canteen boy....


Fantastic thread! Thanks for sharing.

 

I'm guessing CupLess was wishing that he was sportin one on this sequence. :lol:


Footage courtesy of Allison and Winston. :clap:









Duc

 

That was a scarry fall. When I saw him dead sailor it, I knew it wasn't going to be pretty. I pretty much held my breath until he got up.

 

Den Mother's RR: Day 1

Sorry for the delay in posting, I was having too much fun reading everyone elses posts and looking at the pretty pictures .

What can I say, good times, good friends and awesome riding. I think this is my favorite trip to Mammoth so far (and we have been going there since it opened in the 80's).

Allison and Justin, thanks for putting it all together!!! Bacon_spokes, thanks for the great grub. And to all of you STR folks, new and old, thanks for the great times.

Friday - We met Winston and Jeff at Jack's for breakfast then headed to the bike park. Got dressed, and did 2 runs down Velocity and then 1 down Follow Me (no one liked the trail but me). Oh and a side trip on the top of Bullit so Jeff could show us his STUFF!!!






Then it was off to shuttle Rock Creek with the rest of the early crowd.



The Motley Crew



CC



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Allison fights with the tree (guess who won?)




Winston pretending that he likes to peddle



Cyclocross??



Justin and his dinosaur hairdoo



Hoosier_Fanny

 

Oh holy crap guys, way to make me sad I missed this trip!! Looked like some AWESOME riding!

Thanks for the pics.


-Mike

 

Hoosier_Fanny



Now was this really necessary? That's more of him than I cared to see.

 

Almost forgot the Rock

The DC-10 Rock Huck

 

Too funny!!! :lol: