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AngryJim, DIrtBikeDave, Jonala & Placelast do the Creek
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[QUOTE="angry jim, post: 1053321, member: 19406"] Reading this report makes me feel like I was there... ;) It was good meeting up with a couple ol riding buddies from way back, and meeting Placelast for the first time. I rarely ride for fun anymore, so i was really looking forward to a relaxing, fun day. I arrived 15 minutes early and was still the last guy there. I was glad that I wouldn't have to wait. Somebody mentioned something about enduro's, so that became the theme of the day. Single track was the order of the day. After a slow and rocky warm up we got into lots of tight single track used in the National enduro. It was low gear root and rock infested trail with one good sized log to cross. I took the opportunity to watch for carnage after I paddled over the log, but everyone made it over pretty good. We took plenty of short breaks so we wouldn't wear down too early in the ride. As John said, I decided to drop into one of my favorite canyons at clear creek. We played around a little, but everyone was fresh at this point and made it through some pretty tricky stuff. There was a steep, loose hill that dropped right into a creek crossing that I thought might be trouble, but everyone made it fine. After our 'lunch' we headed for bushy single track to the north. The trails were a little easier and faster, so we got in some quick mileage and about a 10 mile loop. After doing some fun little hill climbs while Jonala wrestled his XR down a steep, slippery hill, we climbed a tricky little hill that lead us to another fun trail. Jonala showed everyone his enduro experience with a hot line through the creek bed. It was good to see Jonala tap into his aggresive side and clean some really nasty roots and rocks. Dave made sure I didn't get stuck and off we went. The miles were adding up and we decided to take the slow, meandering way back. We took every pig trail we could find. There weren't many problems until we came across a steep rutted left hander with creek at the bottom and a steep 'V' rut back up the other side. I waited for everyone to evaluate the decent. I had a good view and thought it was doable, since everyone had done so well so far. I was much more worried about going up the other side actually. It ended up being ok and I found a spot up the other side to watch the fun. Dave went next and plowed through without to much trouble. We waited for the 2 Johns, but I could see that they were turning around. It looked like Placelast was just about to drop in, but we weren't even sure if we could get out yet. It was just Dave now on the last leg of our ride. I played around for a couple of minutes climbing up the hill we just went down and turning around and back down again. Dave had a head start out of the 2 foot deep rain rut trail, but I rounded the corner and saw Dave spinning his rear tire like he was on a treadmill. After he caught his breath, I told him to start the bike and throw all his weight on the seat as he let out the clutch. It worked awesome and Dave gloriously wheelied up the rut for several yards before encountering a hard right hander. Dave briefly ghostrode the bike before it stalled upright in the deepening rut. Eventually we crested the ridge and regrouped with a relatively easy ride back to beer...or camp. We got in some good quality miles and had fun doing it. I can't wait to do it all over again soon. It was good to see some old school DRNers. By the way, you guys, I'm about ready to move up to the senior class too. [/QUOTE]
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