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"Paladin" wrote in message om... "Dan Volker" wrote in message ... "P e t e F a g e r l i n" wrote in message news On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 14:08:40 -0500, "Dan Volker" wrote: Some friends I ride with in Ocala are moving to the side of Las Vegas that has good mountain biking. My girlfriend and I will be visiting them for at least a week by mid summer. The idea will be to mountain bike each day, and I can imagine going as far as Sedona---but I don't really know what the most worthwhile trips from there would be yet... Any suggestions ? Oh yes. Given your extensive experience on the highly technical trails in Florida, the Bootleg Canyon DH trails (30 mins South of Vegas) should be like a cruise through the park. Just to clarify, I am forced by my geography, to ride highly technical crap I'd rather not ride, but "can" and do ride. I did a search on Bootleg Canyon, and it does look like a place I will want to ride, but I'm not planning on doing many 7 foot drops--2 to 3 footers are plenty, and I'll do some 5 foot drops if I can do them with good speed. Big drops ( over 3 feet) are "not" part of the obstacle practice we have in S. Florida, that I spend much time with. Our trails have plenty of big ramps for people who want serious air and don't mind flat landings. To me, going off ramps when the trail does not require it, makes very little sense---it goes with enjoying ruining your bike every few months ;-) But it looks like if I want to ride Bootleg, I need to get there before June or after September... Dan V The Red Rocks, Cottonwood Canyon and Bootleg would give you lots of riding. AMB-ID 04 will have some technical riding this summer, and we might have a couple singlespeeders. Add the Elvis Presta trail network, my favorite L.V. area. Greg |
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"Stephen Baker" wrote in message ... Dan V says: What I'd like to know, is why I should be takig the word of a bunch of NG posters on ss bike exploits, over many years of what I have seen. I thought you'd only been mountain biking for a few months. Or did I miss something here? Was that chain slap issue ever resolved? |
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"mojo deluxe" wrote in message . .. "Stephen Baker" wrote in message ... Dan V says: What I'd like to know, is why I should be takig the word of a bunch of NG posters on ss bike exploits, over many years of what I have seen. I thought you'd only been mountain biking for a few months. Or did I miss something here? Was that chain slap issue ever resolved? Yes, thanks. I got one of the tensioners used for downhill bikes...Although, I found later that the mechanic who assembled my bike and did the tuning had done a terrible job of it, and this was most likely the real cause of the slapping. Dan V |
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"Dan Volker" wrote in message . .. "mojo deluxe" wrote in message . .. "Stephen Baker" wrote in message ... Dan V says: What I'd like to know, is why I should be takig the word of a bunch of NG posters on ss bike exploits, over many years of what I have seen. I thought you'd only been mountain biking for a few months. Or did I miss something here? Was that chain slap issue ever resolved? Yes, thanks. I got one of the tensioners used for downhill bikes...Although, I found later that the mechanic who assembled my bike and did the tuning had done a terrible job of it, and this was most likely the real cause of the slapping. I sometimes get a little chain slap, but only when I go over something really rough with the HT. |
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mojo deluxe wrote:
I sometimes get a little chain slap, but only when I go over something really rough with the HT. That what you kids call it these days? Bill "thought you were gonna say '...but only after a few drinks' " S. |
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