Joplin

Hey DDD.. I just ride wo lights...I tend to crash though..

 

It can be done with some moon on Harding TT and the Luge, but Joplin will be a dark tunnel. Just ride by feel.

 

Monkey Piss took me down Webb Canyon (steep and chunky) my first real MTB ride. I was on a borrowed 2004 Giant NRS and it was at night and I still remember the glory. You won’t be a noob after Saturday regardless of the outcome.

I’ve done this ride once, and it included a climb into Modjeska Canyon and up Harding Truck Trail. I’m not sure of your shuttle drop off spot, so I’ll PM you my #, and we can chat about logistics.

 

And that all makes perfect sense... Whichever climb you do, you’re going to be climbing straight for at least a couple hours. You’ll know before 4 Corners how you’re doing. The trick is to back off and reassess constantly.

Do enough of those climbs and you’ll fall into the category that worries more about the last two miles than the 12 miles of fire road to get there...

 

Welp, I’m out. Sat is my daughters bday.
Have fun and be safe

 

I just saw the 1:00 PM start time. Too late for me...

Let's see what I can talk the professor into earlier in the day... And what @mtnbikej can talk him out of.

 

The Chunky Super Highway?

 

Huh?

 

I thought you were referring to the chunky part of Main Divide between 4 corners and Joplin.

 

I meant that some of us focus our worries on the trail and don't worry at all about getting there. And the other half worries about getting there, but not the trail itself. Ying and Yang.

Oversimplified....

 

@Ocpop and Co.

My Intel indicates Joplin is in terrible shape and should be postponed until after they work on it on the 18th. Refer to the bottom of the photo:
I propose we ride an alternative locale this weekend. I’ll still be in OC, but maybe we can explore more of Aliso/Wood Cyn/Laguna Coast Wilderness Park/Bommer Canyon?

Thoughts?

 

Smart decision... Sadly.

 

So it sounds like my advice was spot on.

sign up for the Trailwork people.

 

Well the only question I have refers to the Boob clock....haven't heard of that.

 

And us guys think we're tough...

She has her "abbreviated" race schedule for 2020 on her website... It's pretty crazy.

 

I was gonna make a comment about in-field pumping and recovery nectar, but I didn’t and part of me wishes I did. This post will have to do.

 

Yup! She’s the only Strava recording this year, and it took her 38 minutes to get through it!

 

In San Diego Sat for Grand son Bday. I will be riding there Sunday though. Let me know if you wanna join.

 

Sunday I'll be riding to Sprouts if I'm lucky.

 

Oh, @DangerDirtyD .... It looks awesome! I can't wait...

@kingaucho

 

Teeeheee!

 

First time down for me... I was on the trail on foot after the fire in 2007- 4 years before my Diamondback purchase. I watched the bulldozer cut a path up Cadillac. One day it wasn't visible from RSM, and the next day it was. Pretty crazy. I hiked up from the bottom, with no real sense of where I was. I didn't make it all the way up before turning around.

Initial impressions from a virgin: It is a beautiful trail, and the scenery from top to bottom is hard to beat. There were a lot more smooth fast sections than I envisioned, with really techy features in between the flow. The flowy sections reminded me a lot of Holy Jim... And there were several scree sections that reminded me of the scree on Motorway or Trabuco- but larger, sharper and steeper. The rock gardens are a riot... The chunky one is going to take 20 or 30 tries , but the longer faster one farther down is a riot. Yeah, there are several large trees down, but I wouldn't skip the trail because of them. Riot from top to bottom and well worth the climb to get there (10/4000 via Harding). It's going in the rotation.

I'm uploading the video from the run, but here are a few screenshots of the downed trees, and the rock garden.

Courtesy of Cameraman @mtnbikej

 

Joplin from top to bottom... I only edited out the stops, where J waited to regroup.

I’m ready to go again...

Rock Garden at 4:40, and downed trees at 5:40, and my favorite section was probably the 14-16 minute part. That was just a riot...

 

Nice! I remember going full OTB in that rock garden haha! @rossage and @Mikie had to untangle me from my bike. That was fun day. @mike was our tour guide. Good times!

 

This looks like a pretty good time on two wheels!

 

Looks about like a remember it. Time to revisit.

 

That trail reminds me a lot of riding in the San Gabes.

 

That was fun.....

 

Joplin calling me....

 

Me too... Again!