White Rim ride

Most of the white rim is fairly flat or rolling. There are some fairly technical parts (notably the
beginning and the end which is down and up mesa faces, respectively) which would be very difficult
with a child trailer. I don't think I would recommend it, but it is probably possible. Also, there
are many, many, many cliffs (I mean overhanging type cliffs with nothing below for hundreds of
feet), not the kind of place I would want to take a young child. I have never seen a place of such
beauty though, so I would hate to discourage you. -P

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Curious about the White Rim ride in Utah -- I know that it is

non-technical,

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but could you tow a child trailer on any of it behind your mtn bike?

cheers, Stephen

_Any_ of it...yes. There are bits and pieces where you could tow that child trailer but I wouldn't
attempt most of it unless you have a SAG to pick up the rough pieces.

It was a great ride, though, and my first (practically only) MB outing.

Brad

Stephen Younge said:

Curious about the White Rim ride in Utah -- I know that it is non-technical, but could you tow a
child trailer on any of it behind your mtn bike?

cheers, Stephen

Stephen Younge said:

Curious about the White Rim ride in Utah

This web site has photos and a ride report:

pawprince.comhome.htmOpen ↗

I hear the record time for the White Rim is about 6 hours, which is pretty speedy for an
off-road century.
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terry morse Palo Alto, CA terrymorse.combikeOpen ↗

Paul D. said:

Most of the white rim is fairly flat or rolling. There are some fairly technical parts (notably
the beginning and the end which is down and up mesa faces, respectively) which would be very
difficult with a child trailer. I don't think I would recommend it, but it is probably possible.
Also, there are many, many, many cliffs (I mean overhanging type cliffs with nothing below for
hundreds of feet), not the kind of place I would want to take a young child. I have never seen a
place of such beauty though, so I would hate to discourage you. -P

"Stephen Younge" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Curious about the White Rim ride in Utah -- I know that it is

non-technical,

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but could you tow a child trailer on any of it behind your mtn bike?

cheers, Stephen

Hey Stephen!

Your description of White Rim ride almost makes me want to vomit with excitement and anticipation.
Can't wait to go there.

Kenny Lee

Last I heard, the record time was 8 hours for the White Rim. 6 hours would be almost 17 miles per
hour! Over rough terrain? I don't think so.

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Stephen Younge said:

Curious about the White Rim ride in Utah

This web site has photos and a ride report:

pawprince.comhome.htmOpen ↗

I hear the record time for the White Rim is about 6 hours, which is pretty speedy for an off-road
century.
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terry morse Palo Alto, CA terrymorse.combikeOpen ↗

Dale Ahrens said:

Last I heard, the record time was 8 hours for the White Rim. 6 hours would be almost 17 miles per
hour! Over rough terrain? I don't think so.

The new record for the White Rim is 6:45, set by Jeremy Nobis. A little over 15 mph. Even though
much of the terrain is flat, 15 mph off-road is pretty respectable.
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_Any_ of it...yes. There are bits and pieces where you could tow that child trailer but I wouldn't
attempt most of it unless you have a SAG to pick up the rough pieces.

It was a great ride, though, and my first (practically only) MB outing.

Glad to hear it. We'd definitely have a sag wagon with us, so I'm just curious if it would be worth
bringing the bike trailer or if it would get no use.

Thanks for the feedback -- any more details would be appreciated!

cheers, Stephen

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Quoted message said:

Curious about the White Rim ride in Utah -- I know that it is

non-technical,

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but could you tow a child trailer on any of it behind your mtn bike?

cheers, Stephen

How old are your kids? Do they already have teeth? If yes, don't take 'em along in a trailer if
you want them to have teeth after the ride is done. If no, don't take 'em along in a trailer;
you don't want them to suffer from severe neck injury after the ride. It really is a nice ride
(which I unfortunately had to do by a 4x4) and not very technical, but I seriously doubt
whether your children will like it if you take them along. Instead, tow your child trailer
(without the children!) over Poison Spider Mesa and the Portal trail; I bet that you'll be the
first to do it! ;-)

For pictures of cycling trips around Moab, see raph.nlusa 1993Open ↗ (winter time!) and
raph.nlusa 1995Open ↗

Happy cycling!

Raph www.raph.nl

Dale Ahrens said:

Last I heard, the record time was 8 hours for the White Rim. 6 hours would be almost 17 miles per
hour! Over rough terrain? I don't think so.

New record is 6:45, set by Jeremy Nobis recently. Still a very respectable 15 mph.
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terry morse Palo Alto, CA terrymorse.combikeOpen ↗