Chimney Rock Conditions

[gmb3]

Conditions great on Orange this afternoon. Cleaned guardrail climb with new improvements! Great work! A couple of the new drainage cuts might not work due to being higher than the trail tread. Some quick fine tuning can fix this. I'll see if i can get out there and do this soon.

 

[CNJRider]

Conditions were A grade this morning. Rode it all. Blue was a bit soft in the lower areas and some puddles but what else is new.

Just watch out for the carcass at trailhead to yellow on Gilbride. Fresh enough to eat! Mmmm.

Was tempted to cross the mini canyon on blue which is filling in with rocks. Discretion and low risk tolerance stopped me from attempting it. Any of you braver souls clearing this? Looks doable now.

 

[Bike N Gear]

Conditions were A grade this morning. Rode it all. Blue was a bit soft in the lower areas and some puddles but what else is new.

Just watch out for the carcass at trailhead to yellow on Gilbride. Fresh enough to eat! Mmmm.

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Was tempted to cross the mini canyon on blue which is filling in with rocks. Discretion and low risk tolerance stopped me from attempting it. Any of you braver souls clearing this? Looks doable now.

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I was tempted to try it yesterday, but the park was deserted at 5pm. Figured no one would find my unconscious body till the morning, so I passed.

 

[Norm]

Conditions were A grade this morning. Rode it all. Blue was a bit soft in the lower areas and some puddles but what else is new.

Just watch out for the carcass at trailhead to yellow on Gilbride. Fresh enough to eat! Mmmm.

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Was tempted to cross the mini canyon on blue which is filling in with rocks. Discretion and low risk tolerance stopped me from attempting it. Any of you braver souls clearing this? Looks doable now.

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The mud pile on blue is my doing. Sorry about that. Heading out this afternoon to try to fix it.

And yes on the blue gorge. Rode it both ways yesterday no problem. It’s way smoother than it looks.

 

[Jrzjoe]

Conditions were A grade this morning. Rode it all. Blue was a bit soft in the lower areas and some puddles but what else is new.

Just watch out for the carcass at trailhead to yellow on Gilbride. Fresh enough to eat! Mmmm.

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Was tempted to cross the mini canyon on blue which is filling in with rocks. Discretion and low risk tolerance stopped me from attempting it. Any of you braver souls clearing this? Looks doable now.

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I did it in both directions. It wasn't hard actually.
The one on red (which I did not do) is way worse.
Good conditions today. I smelled death in a few spots this morning but only saw that dead deer.

 

[CNJRider]

I was tempted to try it yesterday, but the park was deserted at 5pm. Figured no one would find my unconscious body till the morning, so I I like my clavicle and wrists too much.

I did it in both directions. It wasn't hard actually.
The one on red (which I did not do) is way worse.
Good conditions today. I smelled death in a few spots this morning but only saw that dead deer.

About that death smell… has been strongest lately in the twisty parts of white. Smelling it for weeks. Either a dead deer or some forlorn mountain biker. Hopefully the former.

Good to know some of you guys are clearing the gap. Might give it a try if it fills in more.

 

[Bike N Gear]

About that death smell… has been strongest lately in the twisty parts of white. Smelling it for weeks. Either a dead deer or some forlorn mountain biker. Hopefully the former.

Good to know some of you guys are clearing the gap. Might give it a try if it fills in more.

Well if @Jrzjoe can do it, I figure I can do it too. If I can't wipe my own ass after tomorrow's ride I'll know who blame.

 

[CNJRider]

Well if @Jrzjoe can do it, I figure I can do it too. If I can't wipe my own ass after tomorrow's ride I'll know who blame.

Sounds good. If I give it a try myself, I’ll report back here. And if I don’t make it and tumble downstream into the ravine… well, it was nice knowing you folks and would appreciate if the TM crew could find my body before it stinks up the place.

 

[Jrzjoe]

Well if @Jrzjoe can do it, I figure I can do it too. If I can't wipe my own ass after tomorrow's ride I'll know who blame.

After my son was toilet trained my wiping other people’s asses days were over…unless a bike-n-gear discount is offered….say 5% discount gets you cleaned up with that stuff used in gas station bathrooms and county lockup but a 15% discount gets you charmin ultra. 25% and I’ll also employ a small circles technique.
Good luck

 

[CNJRider]

Did I bump into one of you guys around 5pm today in the Gilbride lot? Exchanged quick greetings while starting my ride with a dude in a mtbnj jersey on a blue/orange FS. Anyway, hope you had a good ride. I sure did.

BTW, that dead doe on yellow trailhead ain’t so fresh no more!

 

[Norm]

Did I bump into one of you guys around 5pm today in the Gilbride lot?

Sounds like @Glenn Rides After 4 PM CST to me.

 

[Glenn Rides After 4 PM CST]

Did I bump into one of you guys around 5pm today in the Gilbride lot? Exchanged quick greetings while starting my ride with a dude in a mtbnj jersey on a blue/orange FS. Anyway, hope you had a good ride. I sure did.

BTW, that dead doe on yellow trailhead ain’t so fresh no more!

Yep! It was me.
3rd ride on the Occam. Was basically a test and tune suspension ride. Good seeing you. I should have remembered the red goggles.

 

[CNJRider]

Yep! It was me.
3rd ride on the Occam. Was basically a test and tune suspension ride. Good seeing you. I should have remembered the red goggles.

Cool, small world. Think we ride the park frequently enough to make crossing paths inevitable.

That Occam is a beauty. That color combo reminds me of the old Gulf race cars.

 

[Glenn Rides After 4 PM CST]

Cool, small world. Think we ride the park frequently enough to make crossing paths inevitable.

That Occam is a beauty. That color combo reminds me of the old Gulf race cars.

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If only I can ride as fast as that car.

 

[mwlikesbikes]

Did most of the park yesterday, it was all rideable except for a sketchy portage through the gully on upper red. My first time seeing it, holy crap!

 

[mwlikesbikes]

I found a wheels mfg derailleur hanger on the ground on yellow on the upper trail that parallels high tech. It was in it’s bag, to fit a specialized.
I left it zip tied to the small cone wrenches at the work station at Newmans lane lot

 

[CNJRider]

Hey Glenn. Think we crossed paths again on the bridge over Gilbride. Gorgeous day to ride.

 

[CNJRider]

Hit yellow, orange and white this afternoon. Conditions are favorable but slick where fallen leaves have coated the trails.

More notably, there is a dead tree down on orange at the top of the hill, almost blocking the path completely. Bit too tall to huck over. I hiked-a-bike around it.

 

[eastbloc]

Been riding blue, red, white, and orange this week and everything is in pretty good shape.

I climbed up the Logan fire road yesterday, which felt a bit like trying to run up the down escalator with loose rocks rolling underfoot. It's fully rideable but much tougher than it was before Ida.

 

[CNJRider]

Conditions were golden this am. Get it before the rains come Sunday!

Pleased to report the dead tree across orange was moved far enough to the side to be bypassed.

Literally golden at dawn with the sunlight filtering through the leaves.

Cloudy view from hawk watch.