Ojai: Red Reef & Horn Trail Chunkfest

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  1. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    Ride Name: Ojai: Red Reef & Horn Trail Chunkfest
    When: Saturday 4/6/19
    Time: 9:30 Roll Time
    Where: Trailhead of Horn Trail
    Ride Description or Details:
    Parking at the bottom of Horn Trail and front loading the climb to Summit Elementary School to climb Sisar up to Red Reef, drop Red Reef back to Sisar and climb up to drop Horn back to the vehicle. It would be great to have a second vehicle to shuttle but not a have to. I usually do not wear pads but I wear pads for Horn Trail.
    ~~~~~ Optional Details ~~~~~
    Meet Location:     Horn Trail. I’ll drop a pin...
    Skill Level: Intermediate, Advanced
    Ride Pace: Moderate Pace
    Type of Ride: Loop
    Rider Limit: No limit
    Anticipated Mileage: No clue, maybe 20?
    Elevation Gain: Lot’s
    Ride Duration: 4 to 5 hours
    Previous Ride Reports:
    Possible Bail-Outs:     Always can drop back down Sisar or go straight to Horn and drop to the vehicle.
    Facilities: None
    Food/water suggestions: My usual 100 oz. Camelbak w/ Tailwinds and a 20oz water bottle.
    Option to Upload:
    https://goo.gl/maps/3XyAQbVTouk Dropped pin
     
    Mikie, Apr 5, 2019
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  2. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Laguna Beach
    Name:
    Chris
    Current Bike:
    2020 Revel Rail,Yeti SB 130 LR
    Saturday is the 6th. :confused:
     
    herzalot, Apr 5, 2019
    #2
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  3. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

    Location:
    Orange
    Name:
    J
    Current Bike:
    SC Chameleon SS, SC Hightower
    report it to the Admin....he should be able to fix it.
     
    mtnbikej, Apr 5, 2019
    #3
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  4. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    Whatever... :rolleyes:

    The Admin fixed it. :thumbsup:
     
    Mikie, Apr 5, 2019
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  5. Voodoo Tom

    Voodoo Tom MTB Addict

    Location:
    Castaic
    Name:
    Tom Kokkinakis
    Current Bike:
    Mango one, black one, Ti one
    No internet connection to look it up on a real puter but I’m guessing the horn only loop with the road segment in the beginning would be roughly 20 & 4K and the red reef bonus would make it almost 30 and 6k+. Two really great trails.
     
    Voodoo Tom, Apr 5, 2019
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  6. mike

    mike iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Western US
    Name:
    Mike O
    Current Bike:
    HT, FS
    TFPU, M. Wish I could join.

    Anyone who hasn’t ridden on these trails, should. Including me, Red Reef virgin...
     
    mike, Apr 6, 2019
    #6
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  7. Voodoo Tom

    Voodoo Tom MTB Addict

    Location:
    Castaic
    Name:
    Tom Kokkinakis
    Current Bike:
    Mango one, black one, Ti one
    The views on Horn trail are so good somebody decided to pull up a comfy chair and take it all in...:Roflmao
    IMG_8997.jpg
     
    Voodoo Tom, Apr 6, 2019
    #7
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  8. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    West Anaheim
    Name:
    Mark Whitaker
    Current Bike:
    Giant XTC with pedals
    That looks like a hell of a "stop and smell the flowers" moment. :Roflmao
     
    Runs with Scissors, Apr 6, 2019
    #8
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  9. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    Poodle dog for eveyone?! :eek:
     
    SnakeCharmer, Apr 6, 2019
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  10. Voodoo Tom

    Voodoo Tom MTB Addict

    Location:
    Castaic
    Name:
    Tom Kokkinakis
    Current Bike:
    Mango one, black one, Ti one
    He should be fine, only every other bush was PD.
     
    Voodoo Tom, Apr 6, 2019
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  11. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    Ohhhh, that’s not half as bad. :facepalm:
     
    SnakeCharmer, Apr 6, 2019
    #11
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  12. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Redlands
    Name:
    David
    Current Bike:
    Don't fence me in!
    He looks comfy.
     
    Cyclotourist, Apr 6, 2019
    #12
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  13. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Laguna Beach
    Name:
    Chris
    Current Bike:
    2020 Revel Rail,Yeti SB 130 LR
    Are we ever going to learn more about @Mikie lounging in the wildflowers/PD?
     
    herzalot, Apr 7, 2019
    #13
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  14. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    No:whistling:
     
    Mikie, Apr 7, 2019
    #14
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  15. Voodoo Tom

    Voodoo Tom MTB Addict

    Location:
    Castaic
    Name:
    Tom Kokkinakis
    Current Bike:
    Mango one, black one, Ti one
    Non biking related incident...:confused:
     
    Voodoo Tom, Apr 7, 2019
    #15
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  16. Danimal

    Danimal iMTB Addict

    Location:
    Mission Viejo
    Name:
    Dan
    Current Bike:
    Epic Evo
    Don't know about that, I see a bike lounging there too o_O
     
    Danimal, Apr 7, 2019
    #16
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  17. SnakeCharmer

    SnakeCharmer iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Front Range, San Gabes
    Name:
    Mike, aka "Ssnake"
    Current Bike:
    YT Izzo
    Oh, man! That is like dangling a steak in fromt of us hungry lions and lionesses.
     
    SnakeCharmer, Apr 7, 2019
    #17
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  18. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Laguna Beach
    Name:
    Chris
    Current Bike:
    2020 Revel Rail,Yeti SB 130 LR
    Non biking, eh? Did one of his manly top tube poses finally go astray? Or was it a “nature break” gone wrong?
     
    herzalot, Apr 7, 2019
    #18
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  19. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    NW Arkansas
    Name:
    Mikie Watson
    Current Bike:
    Ibis DV9 / SC Hightower
    It is better than all of that (Although the nature break would be a pretty funny angle).
    Okay, I have teased long enough...
    We just rounded a very steep and tight super chunky switchback. I was straddling my top tube walking my bike, stopped, and loss all sense of balance. In slow motion I simply fell off the side of the trail in a backwards kinda roll/flip taking my bike with me. The heavy foliage kept me from continuing down a ridiculously steep mountain side.

    It was a non event other than hilarious. It was very soft and fluffy despite the big rocks I went over. Camelbak's for the win!
     
    Mikie, Apr 8, 2019
    #19
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  20. doublewide

    doublewide iMTB Rockstah

    Name:
    Mark
    Current Bike:
    Santa Cruz Tallcan

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    doublewide, Apr 8, 2019
    #20
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  21. mike

    mike iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Western US
    Name:
    Mike O
    Current Bike:
    HT, FS
    Again, absolute proof that the slower the mountain biking, the more dangerous it is!! And also that, in the mountains as always, speed is safety! :unsure::cool:

    Glad it was laughed off, not ended with a chopper ride to an ambulance... :thumbsup:
     
    mike, Apr 8, 2019
    #21
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  22. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

    Location:
    Redlands
    Name:
    David
    Current Bike:
    Don't fence me in!
    47600347.jpg
     
    Cyclotourist, Apr 8, 2019
    #22
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