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Photos and video from a tour of Santa Barbara.
Several days of rain earlier in the week, coupled with last Saturday's
excellent weather in Santa Barbara created riding conditions perfect as can be. Four of us began early in the morning and rode till darkness set in. Our leisurely photo-taking pace barely allowed us to finish all three trails that we were interested in... Cold Springs, Tunnel, and San Ysidro. None of us had ridden San Ysidro before and it turned out to be a great way to end the day. The top portion was flowy unlike anything else I've ever been on, then it transitioned to some fun techie sections towards the bottom. The video was done entirely with clips from our digicams and the (lack of) quality sort of shows as the terrain looks relatively smooth compared to reality. More photos: http://www.fooriders.com/webmain/ind...ate=thumbnails 88MB WMV video: http://www.fooriders.com/videos/sb.wmv The video was done entirely with clips from our digicams and unfortunately the (lack of) quality makes the terrain look deceptively smooth and flat. It was beautiful blue skies for most of the day. http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/set2_087.jpg A vista of Santa Barbara's coast. http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/set2_016.jpg We parallel the road a bit to get to the Cold Springs trailhead. http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/cimg8908.jpg Smooth singletrack typical of the trails at the top. http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/cimg8911.jpg The terrain starts to get interesting after a few minutes. http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/cimg8914.jpg DrewDawg dabs as Andy aka Rut (eventually) rides cleanly by. http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/cimg8921.jpg DrewDawg takes another stab at the section and cleans it. http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/cimg8924.jpg DrewDawg rolling through. http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/cimg8927.jpg Andy aka Rut getting a little air time. http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/cimg8928.jpg Steve on a low-level flyover. http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/cimg8929.jpg Pull up, pull up!!! http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/cimg8930.jpg Plush Turner comfort barely feels the bump. http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/cimg8931.jpg Most hikers enjoy sticking around to watch us ride, particularly on really rough sections. http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/cimg8932.jpg Steve descends through a small channel. http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/cimg8934.jpg Andy aka Rut, with Santa Barbara below. http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/cimg8936.jpg A tricky switchback that none of us were able to clean. http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/cimg8940.jpg There were many paragliders and hang-gliders out. http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/cimg8942.jpg DrewDawg weaves through. http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/cimg8944.jpg Tight squeeze. http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/cimg8947.jpg DrewDawg, attempting to thread through the rocks. http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/cimg8950.jpg Water flow wasn't unusually high as one might have expected. http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/set2_027.jpg A very tricky section. http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/cimg8956.jpg Directly to Andy's right is a 60 foot vertical drop to death. This section was scary to attempt to clean. http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/cimg8961.jpg Lots of rocky sections like this on Tunnel. http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/cimg8968.jpg Andy crossing a waterbar. http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/cimg8971.jpg Entry to a fun tech section. http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/cimg8977.jpg And the exit... much trickier than it appears in the photo. http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/cimg8982.jpg Riders amidst Santa Barbara's greenery. http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/cimg8985.jpg Fun twisties. http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/cimg8988.jpg Tunnel in its glory. http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/cimg8991.jpg After a while, the rocks really wear on your arms. http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/cimg9000.jpg Steve navigates his 5-Spot through with ease. http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/cimg9002.jpg Andy on the waterfall section. http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/cimg9005.jpg DrewDawg on his 1-gear-Spot. http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/cimg9007.jpg Tunnel is sometimes relentless with the rocky stuff. http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/set2_059.jpg Big boulders to avoid. http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/set2_066.jpg Steve perfects the line. http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/set2_067.jpg Rough, rough, rough. http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/set2_068.jpg DrewDawg rolls to the left. http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/set2_078.jpg ..and I follow through to the right. http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/set2_079.jpg Steve wonders where the derailleur is on DrewDawg's bike. http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/cimg9009.jpg Just lots more of trail photos follow... http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/cimg9010.jpg http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/cimg9013.jpg http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/cimg9014.jpg http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/cimg9015.jpg http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/set2_022.jpg http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/cimg9023.jpg http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...r/set2_023.jpg Peace. http://www.fooriders.com/images/ride...ur/set2_08.jpg View this thread with images inline he http://www.fooriders.com/webmain/ind...=69956#699 56 |
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terminaut wrote:
Several days of rain earlier in the week, coupled with last Saturday's excellent weather in Santa Barbara created riding conditions perfect as can be. Four of us began early in the morning and rode till darkness set in. Our leisurely photo-taking pace barely allowed us to finish all three trails that we were interested in... Cold Springs, Tunnel, and San Ysidro. None of us had ridden San Ysidro before and it turned out to be a great way to end the day. The top portion was flowy unlike anything else I've ever been on, then it transitioned to some fun techie sections towards the bottom. The video was done entirely with clips from our digicams and the (lack of) quality sort of shows as the terrain looks relatively smooth compared to reality. Snipping a fantastic trail Wow! That looks like fun! I think the tunnel impressed me the most. Note to self: plan a work related conference in SB! -- o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o www.schnauzers.ws |
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terminaut Wrote: Several days of rain earlier in the week, coupled with last Saturday's excellent weather in Santa Barbara created riding conditions perfect as can be. Four of us began early in the morning and rode till darkness set in. Our leisurely photo-taking pace barely allowed us to finish all three trails that we were interested in... Cold Springs, Tunnel, and San Ysidro. None of us had ridden San Ysidro before and it turned out to be a great way to end the day. The top portion was flowy unlike anything else I've ever been on, then it transitioned to some fun techie sections towards the bottom. View this thread with images inline he http://tinyurl.com/6c47d Wow, very neat pictures, and lots of them. The singlespeeder was cool, and the water bar drop had me remembering amb-id o2 when Jim M biffed one of those right in front of me, broke some ribs, and it just got fun from there. cb/paladin -- Chris Brown |
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terminaut wrote:
Several days of rain earlier in the week, coupled with last Saturday's excellent weather in Santa Barbara created riding conditions perfect as can be. Looks like a fantastic trail, and a fantastic ride. Nice pics too. I'm envious. -- Westie (Replace 'invalid' with 'yahoo' when replying.) |
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terminaut wrote:
Several days of rain earlier in the week, coupled with last Saturday's excellent weather in Santa Barbara created riding conditions perfect as can be. Four of us began early in the morning and rode till darkness set in. Our leisurely photo-taking pace barely allowed us to finish all three trails that we were interested in... Cold Springs, Tunnel, and San Ysidro. None of us had ridden San Ysidro before and it turned out to be a great way to end the day. The top portion was flowy unlike anything else I've ever been on, then it transitioned to some fun techie sections towards the bottom. The video was done entirely with clips from our digicams and the (lack of) quality sort of shows as the terrain looks relatively smooth compared to reality. comment on video: 1. just the music please. The peanut gallery is sort of like the instrcutor singing along in spin class. 2. Helmet cam. |
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Ride-A-Lotwrote:
Note to self: plan a work related conference in SB! It's a nice area to ride, especially in the winter when it's not too hot/dry. Your trip to AZ substitutes very nicely, though. |
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JDwrote:
I don't think I could ever ride with a group that seems to never shut up and just ride. JD My aren't we feeling self-important? I don't believe any of us gives a rat's ass whether you could ride with us, but thanks anyways. |
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terminaut wrote:
My aren't we feeling self-important? I don't believe any of us gives a rat's ass whether you could ride with us, but thanks anyways. heh. -- * enjoying the karma * remove LKJSDFJSD from address to email |
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"small change" wrote in message
... comment on video: 1. just the music please. The peanut gallery is sort of like the instrcutor singing along in spin class. 2. Helmet cam. Thanks... I'm going to remove the running-commentary by Andy for the public version of the vid; nobody likes to hear him hootin' I guess. LOL. It's his first time out with his digicam in action so he's quite enthusiastic. As for a helmet-cam, I've got a setup that I've sometimes used, but fear of mangling myself in a rockpile kept the camcorder at home so our small cheapie digicams had to suffice. Here's a long-ish helmet-cam video I put together of some L.A. riding... http://www.fooriders.com/uploaded/videos/redbox1k.mp4 |
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