mtb moab?

clegger said:

Any suggestions are much appreciated.....

For those of us used to riding in the trees, riding in the Southwest is extremely fun. Just know
your limits. Riding until you're exhausted is a little dangerous, and the resulting damage can cut
your trip short (speaking from experience). Moab's a beautiful area, but there are probably better
trails elsewhere. Its a fair drive to get there from SLC, too. You could probably fly into Phoenix
cheaper, and be riding that afternoon.

You don't need to do an outfit ride either. The LBSs have plenty of info. And you won't be spending
all your time waiting on big groups of newbies.

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Well.. my company is "forcing" us to take a week vacation prior to the end of the year... so I
thought I would take advantage of that to rage on some trails in a different part of the country.

I'm from PA, so am used to the XC scene in this area.. and was thinking of hitting the southwest
to experience something different.

I guess I would consider myself a solid "intermediate" rider and am looking to sharpen my cross
country skills on different terrain, and also try out the downhill scene.

I'll probably be heading out solo.. so some sort of "managed service" would be preferable.

Any suggestions are much appreciated.....

Thx

I'd recommend you look at Pete Fagerlin's videos and pictures, and JD's pictures to decide what you
like the looks of, such as Moab, Fruita, AZ, Tahoe.

I agree with the advice to skip the cattle calls and strike out on your own. You can always hook up
with others at the trailheads.

Idaho, which has some great riding, is finally gettting snow on the higher elevations, so that would
probably be out.

Paladin

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Quoted message said:

Well.. my company is "forcing" us to take a week vacation prior to the end of the year... so I
thought I would take advantage of that to rage on some trails in a different part of the country.

I'm from PA, so am used to the XC scene in this area.. and was thinking of hitting the southwest
to experience something different.

I guess I would consider myself a solid "intermediate" rider and am looking to sharpen my cross
country skills on different terrain, and also try out the downhill scene.

I'll probably be heading out solo.. so some sort of "managed service" would be preferable.

Any suggestions are much appreciated.....

Thx

Arizona has a multitude of rides from Tucson to Phoenix and on to Sedona. A lot of friendly riders
as well. There's even a couple of county parks which have near dedicated race courses where the mtn
bikes get the right of way, 'slow pokes move over'.

There are a few others here from Phoenix that regularly post with pretty good info.

Gary

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Any suggestions are much appreciated.....

Mohab iz awsum. Dewd, huje hux an waye kewl freeerydin!

JDew

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A lot of friendly riders as well

Sounds like a good reason to avoid AZ. Crowds of grinning idiots scare me almost as much as circus
clowns do.

JD

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A lot of friendly riders as well

Sounds like a good reason to avoid AZ. Crowds of grinning idiots scare me almost as much as circus
clowns do.

Kramer reference?

JD said:

"GeeDubb" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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A lot of friendly riders as well

Sounds like a good reason to avoid AZ. Crowds of grinning idiots scare me almost as much as circus
clowns do.

I didn't every run into huge crowds of anything when I've ridden there (granted, it was just South
Mountain, and a few years back). And everyone was pretty damn friendly - I even had a couple of
hikers cheer me up a tough section on mormon loop. Its not a bad thing.

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JD said:

"GeeDubb" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

A lot of friendly riders as well

Sounds like a good reason to avoid AZ. Crowds of grinning idiots scare me almost as much as circus
clowns do.

JD

Hey now, I can't help looking like that...

John Spann

BB said:

clegger said:

Any suggestions are much appreciated.....

For those of us used to riding in the trees, riding in the Southwest is extremely fun. Just know
your limits. Riding until you're exhausted is a little dangerous, and the resulting damage can cut
your trip short (speaking from experience). Moab's a beautiful area, but there are probably better
trails elsewhere. Its a fair drive to get there from SLC, too. You could probably fly into Phoenix
cheaper, and be riding that afternoon.

You don't need to do an outfit ride either. The LBSs have plenty of info. And you won't be
spending all your time waiting on big groups of newbies.

Thanks for the feedback! I used to live in Prescott while I was going to school back in '96...
before I was into mtb. Used to hike all over that area tho... lots of options in that state.

Paladin said:

clegger <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

Well.. my company is "forcing" us to take a week vacation prior to the end of the year... so I
thought I would take advantage of that to rage on some trails in a different part of the country.

I'm from PA, so am used to the XC scene in this area.. and was thinking of hitting the southwest
to experience something different.

I guess I would consider myself a solid "intermediate" rider and am looking to sharpen my cross
country skills on different terrain, and also try out the downhill scene.

I'll probably be heading out solo.. so some sort of "managed service" would be preferable.

Any suggestions are much appreciated.....

Thx

I'd recommend you look at Pete Fagerlin's videos and pictures, and JD's pictures to decide what
you like the looks of, such as Moab, Fruita, AZ, Tahoe.

I agree with the advice to skip the cattle calls and strike out on your own. You can always hook
up with others at the trailheads.

Idaho, which has some great riding, is finally gettting snow on the higher elevations, so that
would probably be out.

Paladin

Right on.. thanks for the advice.

GeeDubb said:

"clegger" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Well.. my company is "forcing" us to take a week vacation prior to the end of the year... so I
thought I would take advantage of that to rage on some trails in a different part of the country.

I'm from PA, so am used to the XC scene in this area.. and was thinking of hitting the southwest
to experience something different.

I guess I would consider myself a solid "intermediate" rider and am looking to sharpen my cross
country skills on different terrain, and also try out the downhill scene.

I'll probably be heading out solo.. so some sort of "managed service" would be preferable.

Any suggestions are much appreciated.....

Thx

Arizona has a multitude of rides from Tucson to Phoenix and on to Sedona. A lot of friendly riders
as well. There's even a couple of county parks which have near dedicated race courses where the
mtn bikes get the right of way, 'slow pokes move over'.

There are a few others here from Phoenix that regularly post with pretty good info.

Gary

Hey Gary, thanks for the tip. I used to live in AZ (in Prescott, prior to my mtb days). Thinking
back on all the hiking I did while I was there... I bet there are tons of cool places to ride...