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  1. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Redlands
    Name:
    David
    Current Bike:
    Don't fence me in!
    Saw the big fireworks out to the west the evening!
     
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  2. Y-not

    Y-not Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Coarsegold
    Name:
    Steve
    Current Bike:
    Pivot Mach 6, Litespeed SS
    You don't see this type of accident report too often. . .

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  3. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
    There was one in Altadena last year, and it didn't end well for the bear. :thumbsdown:

    On a side note, I bagged my first deer with my mom's 1980 Thunderbird...
     
  4. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    A bear was hit near me on the 210 freeway earlier this year (or maybe late last year). Usually, it's deer that are hit around here, especially on the 2 freeway between the 134 and the 210 freeways. The blood stains are gnarly. :eek:
     
  5. bvader

    bvader iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    HB
    Name:
    Mr. Brown
    While climbing today, this slipped through my thoughts

    There was a time

    I looked at the brakes, fore they had Disk and I did not... and I wanted
    Then I looked at Forks, fore they had Forks and I did not ... and I wanted
    Then I looked at Shocks, fore the had Fullys and I did not... and I wanted
    Then I look at Frames, fore they had Carbon and I did not... and I wanted
    Then I looked at Seatposts, fore they Droppers and I did not... and I wanted
    Then I looked at Wheels, fore they had Carbon and I did not... and I wanted

    And now...

    I almost exclusively look at Bottom Brackets, fore they have have electricity and I do not....

    There is a first time for everything!


    (and really, my first glance at every MTB bike is at the bottom bracket today... anyone else?)
     
  6. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

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

    BB and Downtube........yup.
     
  7. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Redlands
    Name:
    David
    Current Bike:
    Don't fence me in!
    Happy Halloween from the friendly Vincent and Jules:

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  8. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

    Location:
    irgendwo
    Name:
    B. Bunny
    Current Bike:
    I gots some bikes.
  9. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
  10. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Redlands
    Name:
    David
    Current Bike:
    Don't fence me in!
    Text this morning from UCSD daughter:

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  11. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
    Ya gotta wonder what possessed the first person to do this...

    https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/07/us/licking-toads-toxic.html

    "National Park Service Asks Visitors to Please Stop Licking Toads
    The Sonoran desert toad’s toxins create an intense psychedelic experience, but that’s not an excuse to put one in your mouth.

    Tempting as it may be, please don’t lick the toads.
    The U.S. National Park Service made the plea last week to help protect the Sonoran desert toad, which secretes a toxin unlike any other found on the planet.
    The effects of the toxin depend on your perspective. Some call it a dangerous poison that can make people sick and can even be deadly. Others call it the “God molecule,” a hallucinogenic so potent it is often compared to a religious experience.
    But maybe keep your tongue off the toads, the Park Service said in a cheeky Facebook post lined with puns.

    “As we say with most things you come across in a national park, whether it be a banana slug, unfamiliar mushroom, or a large toad with glowing eyes in the dead of night, please refrain from licking,” it wrote alongside a creepy night-vision photo of a beady-eyed toad. “Thank you.”

    Demand for the toad’s secretion has boomed in recent years, with a growing retreat industry serving those seeking the psychedelic experience. In some cases, the experience is treated as a ceremony, with participants paying hundreds or thousands of dollars. It typically lasts for 15 to 30 very intense minutes.

    Licking the toads is not the way most people go about it. A substance in the toxins that the toad excretes when threatened, 5-MeO-DMT, can be dried into crystals and smoked in a pipe. It is illegal in the United States, where it is classified as a Schedule 1 controlled substance, but it is legal in Mexico.

    It was not clear how often people have tried to lick the toads; the National Park Service did not immediately respond to a request for comment. But smoking the toxin — commonly called Five or Bufo — is a practice that goes back decades.

    Rising interest in the experience has brought new dangers to the animal, which is also known as the Colorado River toad and is found primarily in the Sonoran desert in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. They are typically targeted by predators like raccoons and run over on roads, but they are now also the target of poaching, over-harvesting and illegal trafficking.

    People collect the substance by stroking under the toad’s chin, initiating a defensive response. It then releases a substance that can be scraped, dried and smoked."
     
  12. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Redlands
    Name:
    David
    Current Bike:
    Don't fence me in!
  13. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    Damned Millennials! :Roflmao
     
  14. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    From now on, instead of having a cooler full of after ride refreshments, I will start bringing Sonoran Toads for licking.
     
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  15. Y-not

    Y-not Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Coarsegold
    Name:
    Steve
    Current Bike:
    Pivot Mach 6, Litespeed SS
    Wow. Just did a search on MTBR and it was 17 years ago I did a group ride on the Cannell Plunge from Sherman Pass to Kernville, on my downhill bike.
    Reading the ride report was entertaining.
    Ohhhhh to be young again.
     
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  16. da big hills

    da big hills iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    pearl harbor
    Name:
    cagey
    Current Bike:
    enduro 29
    WE finally launched the big rocket. One of the spark igniters first flew on STS-1, flew on the last STS-135, and on the Artemis I its final mission. A 41 year life which sets a record for space flight hardware

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  17. Danimal

    Danimal iMTB Addict

    Location:
    Mission Viejo
    Name:
    Dan
    Current Bike:
    Epic Evo
    I like Otters. :)..near moro rock today 20221118_100349.jpg
     
  18. Y-not

    Y-not Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Coarsegold
    Name:
    Steve
    Current Bike:
    Pivot Mach 6, Litespeed SS
    I had to Google earth to verify what I thought.
    I can see Mammouth Mountain from my front door. As the buzzard flies it's 45 miles away.
    Back to your regular programming
     
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  19. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    Huh. I've never seen them inside that far. Must have been too bumpy farther out toward the mouth.

    The grey hills in the distance on the left is Montana de Oro.
     
  20. Danimal

    Danimal iMTB Addict

    Location:
    Mission Viejo
    Name:
    Dan
    Current Bike:
    Epic Evo
    It's actually called Otter Bay, and they are there often. Very comfortable having people watching, and one of them had a baby on it's belly which was quite cool.

    Ridden Montana de oro a couple times, but but not in the cards on this trip.
     
  21. bvader

    bvader iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    HB
    Name:
    Mr. Brown
    Wife and I have kayaked there several times just to see the otters ... So cool... If otters don't put a smile on your face... Time to just give up!
     
  22. da big hills

    da big hills iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    pearl harbor
    Name:
    cagey
    Current Bike:
    enduro 29
    M new flag was just delivered. My old one was looking a bit like the luge's
     
  23. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Redlands
    Name:
    David
    Current Bike:
    Don't fence me in!
  24. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

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

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Redlands
    Name:
    David
    Current Bike:
    Don't fence me in!
    Who knew there were two restaurants!?!?!?

    I wish them the best!
     
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  26. Y-not

    Y-not Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Coarsegold
    Name:
    Steve
    Current Bike:
    Pivot Mach 6, Litespeed SS
    I'm loosing my 800 sq ft."man cave" in the basement.
    I have 2 months to drywall, finish and paint, put in flooring, wire and hang lights, replace 2 windows, double up the insulation in the ceiling, finish the remodel in the bathroom, and whatever else comes up.
    The spousal unit is going to move the operation of her embroidery business from upstairs to the basement.
    I have 2 months, that's when her new equipment will be delivered.......
    The good part is my "man cave" will now be in her old work space, which is 600 sq ft and with one of the best views on the property. Plus the door is right where my riding trail is going to start.
    All this while working 50hrs a week.....
     
  27. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
    Was it feeling particularly tied up - that you had to "loose" it??? :Roflmao

    Sorry, couldn't help myself. :bang:
     
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  28. Y-not

    Y-not Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Coarsegold
    Name:
    Steve
    Current Bike:
    Pivot Mach 6, Litespeed SS
    I'm using my artistic license. . .
    Moose
    Loose
    Noose
     
  29. Derkderkall

    Derkderkall iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Monrovia
    Name:
    Derek Allison
    Current Bike:
    2020 Specialized Fuse 29
    Just filled up my case for $3.89 a gallon
     
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  30. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

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