Wrightwood!

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  1. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    Ride Name: Wrightwood!
    When: Date changed to Sunday, July 14
    Time: 3:30 AM
    Where: Jackson Lake
    Ride Description or Details:
    Probably 20ish miles... Finish when the sun comes up. :)
    Up Boy Scout and over to Logjammer, Leprechaun, and who knows what else. You haven't lived until you've seen the sun come up at the end of a Wrightwood ride.
    ~~~~~ Optional Details ~~~~~
    Meet Location:
    Jackson Lake
    Skill Level:
    Ride Pace:
    Social Cruise. This will not be fast... The downhills take on a whole different look and feel at night. PRs are not the goal...
    Type of Ride:
    Rider Limit:
    x
    Anticipated Mileage: 20+
    Elevation Gain: Enough.
    Ride Duration: 3 hours
    Previous Ride Reports: https://www.imtbtrails.com/forum/threads/i-rode-my-bike-today.2149/page-466#post-144419
    Possible Bail-Outs:
    It's all downhill...
    Facilities:
    Food/water suggestions:
    Enough for 3-4 hours on the bike. Lights are mandatory. A stop at the bakery on the way out is also mandatory. :)
    Option to Upload:
     
  2. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    I can see the Canadians jumping all over this one... Until they figure out that "AM" isn't a typo. :D:p

    #CanadianBankersHours
     
  3. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
  4. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    Might as well not even go to bed that night, I guess.
     
  5. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower
  6. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower
    There is nothing like sunrise from on the mountain.

    You can all sleep when your dead.
     
  7. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
  8. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
  9. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower

    The good news is no one can use the excuse they have to work. They could do a 3 hr ride and still be home by 8:00.
     
  10. Voodoo Tom

    Voodoo Tom MTB Addict

    Location:
    Castaic
    Name:
    Tom Kokkinakis
    Current Bike:
    Mango one, black one, Ti one
    I’m out for this Saturday...:( Wife is out of town this weekend and I got dad duty...:cry:
     
  11. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
    Meh. When you've got the FLoop you've got it all.:thumbsup:












    :Roflmao:Roflmao:Roflmao:Roflmao:Roflmao
     
  12. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower
    You keep telling yourself that....maybe someday it’ll come true.
     
  13. DangerDirtyD

    DangerDirtyD iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    Chicken Nugget
    Current Bike:
    2018 Guerrilla Gravity SMASH
    PRs should always be the goal, especially for all the twilight effort.
     
  14. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    "I'm out", for a lack of better words.

    Have fun you mountaineers.
     
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  15. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Laguna Beach
    Name:
    Chris
    Current Bike:
    2020 Revel Rail,Yeti SB 130 LR
    Count on me!


    ... to be amazed at how dedicated you are to riding at Pre-dawn. :confused:
     
  16. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    :Roflmao:Roflmao:Roflmao:Roflmao

    And I had a seat saved for you in the OC shuttle!
     
  17. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    I have to ask.... why so early? I get the "mountains in the night sky" thing but it seems to me that you could just ride into darkness instead to be easier on your soul. Heck, if I was going to participate in this ride, I'd have to leave my home at 2am! :eek:

    "2am" just doesn't sound right. Not even for FISHING!!! :mad:o_O

    :D
     
  18. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
    Getting up at 2 am to ride at 3:30 am to beat the heat, and watch the sun rise over the mountains, is worth it.:thumbsup:

    But you're right, not for fishing. :gag::laugh:
     
  19. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    That's my REM sleep period. No way I'm gonna mess with that. :laugh:
     
  20. Danimal

    Danimal iMTB Addict

    Location:
    Mission Viejo
    Name:
    Dan
    Current Bike:
    Epic Evo
    Yeah, I really value my sleep, I wake often enough at 3am when I don't want to ... So I'm out...... have fun y'all!!
     
  21. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    The interest is overwhelming! I guess I can cancel the lottery drawing for the shuttle seats... :p
     
  22. DangerDirtyD

    DangerDirtyD iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    CA
    Name:
    Chicken Nugget
    Current Bike:
    2018 Guerrilla Gravity SMASH
    I’d go. I’ll be awake anyway, but ya know...
     
  23. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower

    Because it is fun to mix it up some times.

    Not all rides have to fit into the normal box.
     
  24. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Laguna Beach
    Name:
    Chris
    Current Bike:
    2020 Revel Rail,Yeti SB 130 LR
    Messing with sleep cycles isn’t healthy for most people, and driving between 2-3 am sounds treacherous - but I know that at least two of you knuckleheads can handle both of these challenges with aplomb. Best wishes!
     
  25. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    We're idiots and knuckleheads in the same thread! This may be a new record. How are we going to top that? :p:D :thumbsup:


    Edit: The lurkers who read this stuff must think we're all nuts...
     
  26. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    They may think so but I know so! :laugh:

    Jason says it fun to mix it up and I agree but I’d keep it closer to home. Id bet that your drive to get there is half again longer than mine would be. So, you guys are heading at 1:00? 1:30? :eek:
     
  27. Voodoo Tom

    Voodoo Tom MTB Addict

    Location:
    Castaic
    Name:
    Tom Kokkinakis
    Current Bike:
    Mango one, black one, Ti one
    Wifey claims single digit weekends a year and this happens to be one of them. I’d love to join in on this idiotic adventure. If it were Sunday instead I’d be all over it. A couple hours extra sleep are way overrated.
     
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  28. Redman

    Redman iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Henderson, Nv
    Name:
    Kevin
    Current Bike:
    SC OG Hightower 29'r
    Subscribed

    Edit.... just read the last ride report, 4600’ gain. That’s beyond my legs output for a ride. And, I really wanna do this ride.
     
  29. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    I could do either day... Not sure about the other nut. @mtnbikej .
     
  30. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Redlands
    Name:
    David
    Current Bike:
    Don't fence me in!
    They're not wrong!!!
     
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