[mtbrdan]

Greetings from Mormon country! In Salt Lake for a family get together, got the Wasatch out the back window and pondering booking a shuttle that will get me 5k of descending back into town.

 

[zorg]

 

[Little_twin]

I had a pretty solid first race back after a little over two years. I must say, the climbs out there are STEEP!

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[andy f]

Greetings from Mormon country! In Salt Lake for a family get together, got the Wasatch out the back window and pondering booking a shuttle that will get me 5k of descending back into town.

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What's to ponder?

 

[mtbrdan]

What's to ponder?

Booked, 11 am tomorrow

 

[shapethings]

Rode Downieville for the first time in two years.

Conditions were all-time.

Pandemic/fire closures plus some recent precipitation had trails in great condition for this late in the season. Definitely not loam, but not ultra blown out. I'll take it.

Tons of campers.

 

[mtbrdan]

Shuttled the Wasatch Crest above Salt Lake City this afternoon, including some city streets back to our place I ended up with 28 miles and over 5000 feet of high quality descending.

Shotgun as always.

All time views

The Aspen were on fire.

 

[ironspork]

Took my stumpy up to Mendocino this weekend for a ride and quick overnight camp. 10/10. Hero dirt, nearly no one on the trails, just too good.

 

[She&I]

Some impressive photos up there, guys.

The wife and I got a lap on our favorite north shore trail, then she left in the truck. I rode TRT Martis etc to Deer Creek and back up Western States etc to Big Chief and Sawtooth trails.

Haze blocking the view.

A curious youngster.

Not too warm, a breeze came up in the afternoon. A nice dirt therapy session. 49/6445/9:30

 

[chucko58]

The Aspen were on fire.

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Glad to see the "fire" was figurative... in this forum, all too often it's literal.

 

[chucko58]

Another lap at Long Ridge. The weather could not have been better.

 

[Callender]

Rode Ashland a couple times this weekend: Outstanding! CES is this coming weekend.

 

[rj2]

Tried to follow Cat 1 Sea Otter XC route. Successfuly consumed more calories than expended.

 

[Doesn't Matter]

Rode Ashland a couple times this weekend: Outstanding! CES is next weekend.

I hope they get some moisture this week. I'm headed up Thursday morning!

 

[GiddyHitch]

Greetings from Mormon country!

Speaking of Mormons, I learned about "soaking" and "jump humping" today.

 

[sa12]

Quick spin with the neighbors yesterday prior to the niner game. Weather is definitely changing, but was quite perfect over the weekend. AQI was around 150 on Saturday, but the blustery winds over the past few days cleared things up quite nicely. It might rain tonight.

 

[Cary]

Managed to get in a loop of ye olde usual place. **** week already and really needed it. Middle photo os as close to a selfie as I get.

 

[Dopaminer_09]

Great to read this. My annual Tahoe mtb trip won't happen this month, so instead we are thinking about Downieville. Two days and 1 night. I've never been there.

Can we just show up and get ride info from the shuttle services, or should I do some research on routes beforehand? Any tips on where to stay for 1 night?

Thanks!

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Rode Downieville for the first time in two years.

Conditions were all-time.

Pandemic/fire closures plus some recent precipitation had trails in great condition for this late in the season. Definitely not loam, but not ultra blown out. I’ll take it.

Tons of campers.


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[RBoardman]

Great to read this. My annual Tahoe mtb trip won't happen this month, so instead we are thinking about Downieville. Two days and 1 night. I've never been there.

Can we just show up and get ride info from the shuttle services, or should I do some research on routes beforehand? Any tips on where to stay for 1 night?

Thanks!

'

If you plan to use the shuttle service you should book that in advance to ensure you have a seat.
All the trails are on Trailforks so you can use that to navigate.

 

[Cary]

Great to read this. My annual Tahoe mtb trip won't happen this month, so instead we are thinking about Downieville. Two days and 1 night. I've never been there.

Can we just show up and get ride info from the shuttle services, or should I do some research on routes beforehand? Any tips on where to stay for 1 night?

Thanks!

'

My quick suggestions having ridden there for 15+ years:

• Absolutely book the shuttles before. If you just doing the downhill or a variant, you can easily do two runs a day. I would book the shuttles 4 hours apart. Takes an hour to get up and unloaded, 2 hours down at a very easy pace (assuming the classic Sunrise/Bucher/3rd/1st, which should be your first run), and gives time to refuel and for any mechanicals. For a second run, you can do the pauley creek/big boulder variant.
• Consider doing the tower to town for an all day ride.
• Consider doing the backside to Graeagle.
• Take a tire boot, plugs, and a spare tube. Downieville is shale and much sharper rocks than Tahoe. It shreds tires. If you are not already, I would suggest just putting on a heavy casing rear tire to save the seemingly inevitable puncture of lighter tires (i.e. Maxxis double down, Schwalbe Super Gravity, WTB Tough).
• Take plenty of water, despite the fact you are shuttling, it gets hot and is dry.
• Remember, there is no easy way to get you out if you crash, so judge your risk for obstacles with that in mind.