A Great Read- Idlehour

Any other slow pokes going?

 

Sorry @Faust29 I'm out, quarantine for the next 5-10 days . Once I'm in the clear I will definitely be sorting out a day to come up though!

 

Ouch… If Kiwi is out, we don’t have to add on Upper Merrill. The rest of you knuckleheads have done it.

 

Should I bring the hardtail?

 

I am only open on Saturday for a big ride this weekend. However, if you ride it on Sunday, I should be able to do the LSM/EM climb with you early, but I would have to drop down Sunset/Horsey after that.

 

My 3 times have all been on the Moxie. I'll be riding Stumpy this time.

Wait? You're leaving me in the deepest parts of the forest with Dirty D?!?!!@#~!@ I could come out with a contact high! But if he's really really safe, I might be able to talk him into turning left...

 

If you have the time Faustie, I'll go until you cramp so I can take photos for the RR. Give me intel so I know how much water & fuel to haul, and maybe consider bringing a light. How about we just shuttle the MoFo and be Monkeys?

 

You’re familiar with the climb to Inspiration Point (7.3/3200).

Idlehour is about 5 miles long, and we’ll gain another 1000 feet to get out of the canyon after the campground. A lot of that will be HAB.

Tacos after? If we ride to tacos, we might break 20 miles, but it will still come in around 4300 feet total.

 

Would it be better next weekend?

@SnakeCharmer @DangerDirtyD @Stkx66 @Lost Kiwi

 

I will be up in SLO carving the Central Coast trails next weekend.

 

Given my very mild symptoms at the moment I'm hoping for a quick recovery which means I should be good to go next weekend. Pretty sure the profs still round then as well.

 

I promised @burt I'd participate in a ride that emphasizes DH next weekend. Lemme see if I can invite him to this shindig for next weekend and postpone the grown-up ride for the weekend after (at the risk of the knobs of my rear tire continuing to fade).

 

@Obsidian no go Saturday. I get Sundays to play, so @Faust29 I can ride Sunday...

 

No worries. I will have about 370 hikers to keep me company.

 

So will we up here, on most any weekend.

 

I still have a DHF and Aggressor that I'm pretty sure I'll never use. Not sure on mileage but they have plenty of tread left. They're both 29×2.5WT. Let me know if you're interested.

 

Thanks UPSEd. I have a stash, so I’ll take ‘em if you don’t get any other takers.

What are you rolling now?

 

Rekon Race front and rear. I just don't ride anything that requires more than that. I'll be mounting these Goodyear Peaks after the Rekons wear out. 29×2.4 and just over 700g. I'm geeking out on my inner XC/DC right now.

 

Total geek!

 

Enduro race!

 

So… Is this back on for this weekend?

 

I aced my test this morning for all the wrong reasons but quietly confident that I'll be good to go by Sunday. The prof said he was up for it, even said he'd get out of bed anytime .

 

Awesome... Ideally, I'd say a 7:00 start would be the best, but you guys have a decent drive from Mexico to SoCan. Shoot for an 8:00 roll time? The good news is that the warmest part of the climb is usually on the first leg, as there is shade above that once we hit the fire road. Idlehour Trail itself is shaded from end to end...

I do expect to hear some cursing going up Lower Sam... Not sure there's an Orange County equivalent... I've started carrying dry gloves, headband, and jersey to swap out after the first 4 miles.

 

I’m in if Sunday! I’ll bring the Squiggle Bug and my stinky pads and other safety gear.

 

I'm good for Sunday if that's the consensus. I'm anticipating stopping at all of the tourist sites, as it will be @Lost Kiwi 's first time up there. How early can we get the train moving?

And I hope there's time for tacos afterwards.

 

I've negotiated an 8am start with the prof for Sunday. Pending a positive (negative) test result we will be there. He's already bitching and moaning like a boss, I think its a consequence of having 2 dentists bikes in the garage. The big girls blouse did cheer up remarkably when I mentioned he'd be able to hang out at the back with the musky borselleck . I'm bringing a mask cos I'll probably be on the struggle bus at the back as well and its most likely gonna be like riding with

(At least the conversation will be interesting )

 

Good thing the first leg of the climb is a gentle rolling 4/2000…

 

Yay! I’m gonna go on a climbing ride this weekend! Suck it climbers!