Not a fun ride per se but I'll be riding up and down Shaw Butte a few times if yer interested.yetisurly said:Is anyone riding in the North Valley Thursday afternoon?
Where is this climb/ride accessed from? Funboarder was telling me about it last night. I don't know that area at all.YuriB said:Not a fun ride per se but I'll be riding up and down Shaw Butte a few times if yer interested.
waltaz said:Where is this climb/ride accessed from? Funboarder was telling me about it last night. I don't know that area at all.
Plenty of access points:waltaz said:Where is this climb/ride accessed from? Funboarder was telling me about it last night. I don't know that area at all.
How do you compare it to Sunrise, which is about 1000 ft. in about 1.7 mi.?YuriB said:Plenty of access points:
Top of 7th ave where it ends at the preserves or where Aaron mentioned or 7th Ave across from Tapatillo but that lot is still closed. Its the tallest mtn/butte at the most Western end of the preserves. It's only a/b 800 ft elevation in 1 mile but it's a good workout
Well for starters its a really degraded dirt road so between that and the hikers coming down can be exciting (in reality I go slow down so I don't scare the locals) but basically it's shorter and steeper.waltaz said:How do you compare it to Sunrise, which is about 1000 ft. in about 1.7 mi.?
YuriB said:Well for starters its a really degraded dirt road so between that and the hikers coming down can be exciting (in reality I go slow down so I don't scare the locals) but basically it's shorter and steeper.
1) Shot of the butte
2) Shot from the butte (the near arrow is home and the far is work)
In terms of pain, Sunrise has less.waltaz said:How do you compare it to Sunrise, which is about 1000 ft. in about 1.7 mi.?
Dirdir said:In terms of pain, Sunrise has less.
They're actually not that bad last time I went that way, not completely rideable yet (for me)but gettin therefunboarder1971 said:If you're just doing the ride on the front side, its pretty boring. Going down the backside makes for an fun ride, until you get to the switchbacks... those are some nasty switchbacks!
Its mainly used by hikers, and seldom by bikers.
YuriB said:They're actually not that bad last time I went that way, not completely rideable yet (for me)but gettin there
What gearing did you use on ur SS attempt? SB is a great hill for training but I haven't attempted it since I went SS (been a few years). The thought never crossed my mind but I'm gonna give it a go...the first couple hills will be brutal though.funboarder1971 said:Its actually quite a bit shorter and much steeper. I've never been able to clean it on my SS.
Spring school concert, eh Walt? That's it, your out of the club.funboarder1971 said:Central, south of Thunderbird.
I'm doing my regular 4 passes on Saturday, after 4pm.
Watch out if you go down the backside, there is a beehive being built on the side of the trail, just south of the nasty switchbacks.
Walt, great ride last night... I'm still lovin' it!
I'm planning to ride LDW around 6 - 6:30. Unfortunately that is the earliest I can get home.yetisurly said:yes. so anyway, what about a ride this late afternoon?
And none of that Budweiser crap, SPF! ;-)kcaz said:If everyone can wait until 7pm, I'll buy the beer!!!