EISPIRATEN

Obie: I wish they'd made them saddles back when I was riding centurys and whatnot. Prolly could have avoided some of the, uhh, dysfunction which could sometimes occur. :oops: Yea, I went up north and rode a couple days on a borrowed MTB with the old style soft saddle. It also had one of those 'shoc...

...and my ass really hurt from the seat Try one of these Selle SLK Gel Flows(not cheap tho - $150): (Find it under 'Road' on the pulldown menu) http://www.selleitalia.com/eng/index.html Lot less money ($50) @ Performance but still a good saddle: http://www.performancebike.com/bikes/Pr ... 000_40019...

cool stuff.

22 y.o. and 16 citations in 5 years and still has a license??!!! How to work the system: Traffic School http://www.dailypilot.com/news/tn-dpt-0 ... 0616.story After reading this, if the information is correct, the woman has apparently been 'inside' the legal system amidst these past five years. Beg...

Ten years ago I stopped taking work from that area.

Never regretted it.

This is another in a series of deadly accidents in CDM/Newport area. Most of my friends & I train in this area and it is unsettling, to say the least, how many people go down out here. Time for a mass ride thru some of the high-end enclaves up on the hills. 22 y.o. and 16 citations in 5 years an...

mcphersonm80 wrote: ↑ These guys in the SGs?

Nope. Yosemite.

I found those guys on a Google search.

These deer live on the Ridgewood Ranch. Beautiful area. http://www.seabiscuitheritage.com/conservancy.html Interesting history to this ranch. As for the white deer, they are descendents of the herd raised at San Simeon by W.R. Hearst. They are still pure white - they have not interbred with the wild...

I fell a couple times on the bionic leg but in the sand - can't get my brain to change pattern and fall to the right. Most cyclists fall to the left...it's hard to change. Ride was 7 hrs. and around 60 miles. I wonder why that is, I'm thinking back to all the times I've bailed on my bike and 99% of...

Saturday was partly sunny, breezy and warm. Found a campsite early Sat. morning at Ryan. Loaded the MTB and left for Geology Tour Rd. on the paved road. Took GT Road to the intersection with Dillon Road and headed towards Berdoo. Steady climb (easy 3-4%)but loose sand. I was in the saddle up the rid...

Bambi gonna cry now....

Friend sent me this. Sees these deer around Laytonville in Mendocino County.

I'm doing a couple rides around JTree this weekend. MTB: Geology Tour Road - Berdoo Canyon. 30-50 miles Roadie: Ride down to Colorado side: 60-120 miles depending on conditions etc. I'm throwing the tent up either at Jumbo Rocks or Hidden Valley. If there's no room at the campsites I'll take a turno...

Rick Kent wrote: ↑ go slow and careful.

And keep on truckin'... 8)

Great stuff again from Curiak. The videos are fine quality. Been waiting for this report for some time - he says it's like a full-time job putting all this together. For the record: MC did the 2010 Ititarod (1,100 miles) unsuported - all-up weight of bike was 145 pds....and still put the effort in t...

Cool.

Dig that video of the wind beatdown.

Wow. Now that's some serious 'rehab'....good stuff.

Call me crazy, but I thought Joshua Tree was mainly sand. Do you stick mainly to the roads and trails (?) or huff and puff it through the grainy stuff? We're doing the dirt 4WD roads to get me and the busted flipper back up to speed. Yea, it's pretty much sand on the descent of GT Road...looks to b...

It was an epic bush-wack to get up the canyon.

Good one.

Took a look at that area last year and figured it was bloody work to hack through that.

... interesting feel. Cool stuff. Always worth it to check your videos out. Never been down a mine and it's really interestingl to see what goes on down there. This is how easy it is to make a mistake when you're exhausted... Truth. Know thy limits. And not heeding this advice cost me a broken leg ...

Its a small world. I think we drove past you and Laura on Geology Tour Road. If I am correct, I think I saw you starting a ride in Jumbo Rocks camp. Anyways, sorry if we drove by you two too fast. Riding looked like fun. Nice TR. Yep, we started the GT Road ride from Jumbo Rocks. No worries, we wer...

Jtree was beautiful weather this weekend!Enjoyed a bit of it myself =D Great to hear about your rehab for your leg is going well. I couldnt believe how beautiful the weather was all over the desert .I was camping out near sawtooth canyon enjoying the desert weather also. :thumbup: Thanks! I even ma...

Beautiful weather for some camping in JTree this past weekend. We put the tent up in Indian Cove and spent two fine nites under the stars. No wind, no fly on the tent - restful & quiet times. We rode thru Hidden Valley and Pleasant Valley. The Geology Tour Road ride down thru Pleasant Valley was...

Hey Taco - thanks man for taking the time and putting this together!

It's cool to see what you're using - I'm a gear nut about my bike stuff and I dig seeing lists and pics of how people roll.

Thanks for the great pics. I'd like to be on the snow someday on the Ski Hut Trail too. It would be cool if you keep posting what you learn and see on your way up...it's all very helpful. https://eispiraten.com/viewtopic.php?t=3276 Yep, thanks. I've been following that thread and hoping I could rec...

Taco wrote: ↑Yeah if you like. You mean everything including clothing?

Yep. Ice/technical climbing has got to be hell on clothing so I'm figuring you guys are using bomber stuff out there.

Tho maybe this is hijacking your thread and I should go to 'Gear' and start looking through old stuff?

Thanks for the great pics.

I'd like to be on the snow someday on the Ski Hut Trail too. It would be cool if you keep posting what you learn and see on your way up...it's all very helpful.

Excellent. Thanks for the cool photos.

Sometime you guys could post a photo of your gear layed out for viewing and ID what it is you're using?