Conditions were great today and I really love the snow in spots. The snowy downhills were lots of fun. Am I the only one who prefers mountain biking in the winter over the summer? Also I haven't been rickrolled too much, but I definitely got rockrolled today. I did not fall or anything, but I was all pumped to go down that rock roller on Lumpy Bumpy to then see there was a large tree laying a few feet off the ground across the trail right past the rock. There was also a tree about the same size laying across the trail on blue heading up from the Sussex Branch Trail (if you take the first blue entrance on the left heading from Waterloo) just so you all know.
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It was damn near perfect yesterday before the rains. I'd guess that it's still damn good.Anybody have a conditions report ?
Thanks , heading up soon thenIt was damn near perfect yesterday before the rains. I'd guess that it's still damn good.
Rode from Sussex Branch side this morning. Mostly good conditions. Little wet here and there if the typically places.Thanks , heading up soon then
Lots of water today. Much more than I expected three days after a storm. 80% of the trails were perfect, but lots of deep water on the sections that weren't. Cardiac from Orange had running water on the older fire road sections. Good at the top. Downhill switchbacks after Rollie rejoins with Bypass looked like nobody has ridden them since the fall; tons of leaves. The Friggin Middle this Way segment on Strava - don't know the trail name had some deep standing water in spots, but the bottom was solid. The trail that used to be called Ice Cream was good, but afterwards the flat sections of the White had plenty of deep water; again, usually solid on the bottom.
Speaking of Ice Cream, I noticed some reroute work on the steep climb before it. Nice to see this place getting some TLC as all of the work seems to have shifted to Stephen's over the years.