Mount Wilson Enduro Tour

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  1. LLPoolJ

    LLPoolJ iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Moreno Valley
    Name:
    James Johnson
    Current Bike:
    Specy Epic, Stumpu and Enduro
    We will hit this soon.
     
  2. floyd

    floyd Member

    Location:
    anaheim
    Name:
    garret
    Current Bike:
    5010
    I'm signed up for the 8th. Gonna be good!
     
  3. mtbMike

    mtbMike iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    PRESCOTT!!!
    Name:
    Mike
    Current Bike:
    Ibis HD5, Ripley & Mojo 4
    If you do the 6am and 8am shuttles he originally mentioned, you'll be back long before 5 pm....also, not sure if that 6 am is a Darkside run but if it is, you'll be hard pressed (as in nearly I possible) to make it down for an 8am shuttle. I'm guessing he's doing (2) frontside shuttles.

    If doing the Enduro tour, it might even be a tad later than 5 pm depending on the route you take down. The Enduro tour used to start at 8 am and we finished about 4 pm when taking the "shortest" way down. If you take Lowe to MM to Sunset, it will probably be 5:30 before you get back....but I could be wrong. It happened before back in 2015. :rolleyes:
     
  4. Tom the Bomb

    Tom the Bomb iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Fallbrook, Ca.
    Name:
    Thomas Cosgrove
    Current Bike:
    21 SSSSSSSSSlash!
    I am in and So is Mike Laurin. This Sat. 25th. Mike and Bob see you there. Scottay?
     
  5. Sidewalk

    Sidewalk iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    The road is where I call home
    Name:
    Josh
    Current Bike:
    N+1
    I would need to be able to get back to San Bernardino in time to shower and get dressed to go back out to dinner by 5...so I'd need to be off the mountain by 3. But, I'll go a different time. I have been planning a pedal up anyway, one of these days.
     
  6. rossage

    rossage iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    East Sacramento
    Name:
    Ross Lawson
    Current Bike:
    Highball
    My free(ish) San Gabes Super Shuttle keeps the climbs to keep it real. Starting from 3 Points, we tend to get about 25 miles, 4000ft elev, 90%singletrack, and miles of smiles.
     
  7. scottay

    scottay Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Gods Country
    Name:
    Scottay
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    Lemme know how it goes. Too late to get a refund for me. Have fun!
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  8. Tom the Bomb

    Tom the Bomb iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Fallbrook, Ca.
    Name:
    Thomas Cosgrove
    Current Bike:
    21 SSSSSSSSSlash!
    If you want to do the enduro just call him and leave a message he will change it. No refund needed. Just pay the difference.

     
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  9. Tom the Bomb

    Tom the Bomb iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Fallbrook, Ca.
    Name:
    Thomas Cosgrove
    Current Bike:
    21 SSSSSSSSSlash!
    Bummer he canceled it not enough people booked. Maybe next weekend.
    Going to Wrightwood meet at jackson lake at 8:15.
     
  10. rossage

    rossage iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    East Sacramento
    Name:
    Ross Lawson
    Current Bike:
    Highball
    Nice try getting this shuttle on such short notice...
    Don't forget Manzanita while you're out in WW. You know it's worth it.
     
  11. UPSed

    UPSed iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Simi Valley
    Name:
    Ed
    Current Bike:
    Niner Jet 9 RDO
    That's a sufferfest we need to put together. Start at South Fork, Jackson Lake stuff and finish with Manzanita.
     
  12. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

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

    :cough: https://wwfifty.weebly.com/ :cough:
     
  13. hill^billy

    hill^billy iMTB Rockstah

    This will happen, just not time yet.
     
  14. rossage

    rossage iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    East Sacramento
    Name:
    Ross Lawson
    Current Bike:
    Highball
    It's only about 28 miles or so...
    Heinous road climb from SF
    Up to Boy Scout
    Drop to Upper Jackson
    Up to, then down Log Jammer
    Down Leprechaun
    Up the fireroad to Boy Scout
    Fireroad bomber to Vincent gap
    Sweet Manzanita goodness!

    What's a little pain amongst friends?

    Master Rossage available weekdays for your pleasure...
     
  15. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    @Voodoo Tom has been talking about doing this for quite a while. I hope I can be in shape enough to join you! This would be a good run.

    Side note:
    VT also wants to include the transition from Manzanita to the East end of the Devils Punch Bowl upper Trail, go past Devils Chair and finish in the DPB parking lot! :eek:
    Now THAT, is a ride!
     
  16. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    :eek:, is the correct reaction!
     
  17. UPSed

    UPSed iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Simi Valley
    Name:
    Ed
    Current Bike:
    Niner Jet 9 RDO
    May as well start at Devil's Punchbowl then. Sounds good to me!
     
  18. Voodoo Tom

    Voodoo Tom MTB Addict

    Location:
    Castaic
    Name:
    Tom Kokkinakis
    Current Bike:
    Mango one, black one, Ti one
    Man I'm out riding my bike today (in WW of course) and you guys are planning a "Wrightwood bring sense of adventure day " that I've been talking about with @Mikie for a while now. After today I think we need to raise this up on the priorities list. While riding with @Tom the Bomb today I realized there's a whole bunch of killer Wrightwood goodness that he hasn't experienced. The smile on his face at the bottom of each descent will be worth whatever pain and suffering we gotta deal with in between.

    My current version is something like this...
    Stage at the visitors center and climb up to inspiration
    Hang a left and climb up to Blue ridge
    Drop Blue Ridge( this is fun chit TTB)
    Drop a little bit of pavement to the Leprechaun trailhead
    Drop Leppy like a bad habit
    Climb out of Leppy to the lake and then continue up boyscout to the fire road.
    Hang a left and climb to where SOT crosses(from here it's fuzzy but I hear you can work your way to Vincent gap)
    Drop Manzanita to Southfork CG (this is really fun chit TTB)
    Traverse from Southfork over to Devils chair(this is where things get fun and you will experience some of the best HAB of your life and a couple people might die)
    Work our way over to the punchbowl parking lot (we can pitch a couple dead bodies over the side pretty much anywhere)

    No idea on mileage(but I'd guess about 35ish) or elevation gain (but it'll be over 3K and under 10K). I can pretty much predict the folks who would be on board and we need probably 3-4 trucks. I'll wait however long it takes for Mikie to be healthy and firing on all cylinders cause he's the one who showed me the goods in the first place.
     
  19. Tom the Bomb

    Tom the Bomb iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Fallbrook, Ca.
    Name:
    Thomas Cosgrove
    Current Bike:
    21 SSSSSSSSSlash!
  20. hill^billy

    hill^billy iMTB Rockstah

    Thats a good one, so many ways to do it!
     
  21. LLPoolJ

    LLPoolJ iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    Moreno Valley
    Name:
    James Johnson
    Current Bike:
    Specy Epic, Stumpu and Enduro
    I'm in. Shuttles are awesome.
     
  22. UPSed

    UPSed iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Simi Valley
    Name:
    Ed
    Current Bike:
    Niner Jet 9 RDO
    This sounds more like a point-to-point. Sounds like there will be climbing involved.
     
  23. scottay

    scottay Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Gods Country
    Name:
    Scottay
    Should probably pre-run it from Southfork next weekened, just to be safe and all.....
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  24. Sidewalk

    Sidewalk iMTB Rockstah

    Location:
    The road is where I call home
    Name:
    Josh
    Current Bike:
    N+1
    I would like to do a WW shuttle once. Start a the top of Acorn? and ride the WW50 route to the bottom of Manzanita. Still plenty of climbing, but more fun than climb.

    Looks like I am missing the WW50 this year. Same day I am doing a 24 hour motorcycle race :(
     
  25. scottay

    scottay Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Gods Country
    Name:
    Scottay
    Too far to shuttle to Acorn on the FR. Better to ride to Acorn from Inspiration, drop Acorn and shuttle back up to Inspiration, drop SwordFight to Leppy , climb BS and then SOT to Manzanita.

    Option2 - Ride from Inspiration to Blueridge, drop BR and climb thru the resort back to Inspiration, drop SwordFight to Leppy, climb BR and then SOT to Manzy.

    #3 - Skip BR and do the rest of #2. Who's in for this weekend?
    .
     
  26. Cisco Roots

    Cisco Roots Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Maple Valley WA
    Name:
    Cisco
    Current Bike:
    Yeti SB140 LR
    Count me in!! In spirit that is. I'd be all over this one!
     
  27. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower
    Well the climb from South Fork to Boy Scout is about 2500’. Id put the Loop in the 6-7000’ range.
     
  28. scottay

    scottay Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Gods Country
    Name:
    Scottay
    Not talking loop, point -to-point shuttle. But I guess some could do the loop also.....
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  29. MTBSKI

    MTBSKI Newbie with Hope!

    Location:
    Cloudburst Summit, CA
    Name:
    Martin
    For tomorrow morning I am deciding between wrightwood or Mt Wilson shuttle route: Eaton Saddle/Dissapointment/Bill Reilly/Red Box/Gab/Chantry to REI.

    I have a minivan and I can help set up a shuttle for a WW point to point.
     
  30. scottay

    scottay Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Gods Country
    Name:
    Scottay
    Hey, saw your post on FB. Was thinking of doing the 6 am single shuttle on saturday to Redbox down to Switzers and then doing Strawberry loop, ending on the Gab to JPL.
    Looks like you guys may be doing that Sunday also.
    I'm not familiar with Disappointment/Bill Reilly or getting over to the Chantry side. I've only dropped into Chantry, never past there.
    I've dropped Ken Burton to JPL, but not done Switzers to KB.
    I've done Strawberry loop before also.
    I just dont want to bite off too much or hold you back.....
     
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