lava on the MRT

On 2004-08-13, pas penned:

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in case you care, here are some good shots of the lava portion of the trail.

http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=41775

Thanks, Penny. That terrain does look ouchy if you don't manage to keep
the rubber side down.

--
monique

"Get a bicycle. You will not regret it, if you live."
-- Mark Twain

On 2004-08-13, pas penned:

Quoted message said:

in case you care, here are some good shots of the lava portion of the trail.

http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=41775

Thanks, Penny. That terrain does look ouchy if you don't manage to keep
the rubber side down.

--
monique

"Get a bicycle. You will not regret it, if you live."
-- Mark Twain

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

in case you care, here are some good shots of the lava portion of the

trail.

Quoted message said:

http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=41775

Very nice!

pas said:

in case you care, here are some good shots of the lava portion of the trail.

http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=41775

Sweet trail, I love the rocky bits. Great pics. Where exactly is that in OR?

-Bruce

Bruce Edge said:

pas said:

in case you care, here are some good shots of the lava portion of
the trail.

http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=41775

Sweet trail, I love the rocky bits. Great pics. Where exactly is that
in OR?

-Bruce

along hiway 20-126 west of Santiam Pass on the Mackenzie River. The lava is
at Clear Lake.

penny

pas said:

Quoted message said:

Sweet trail, I love the rocky bits. Great pics. Where exactly is that
in OR?

along hiway 20-126 west of Santiam Pass on the Mackenzie River. The lava is
at Clear Lake.

Or more generally, about 1.5 hours east of Eugene.

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-BB-
To reply to me, drop the attitude (from my e-mail address, at least)

On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 11:08:56 -0700, pas <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

in case you care, here are some good shots of the lava portion of the
trail.

http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=41775

Man, that stuff would tear you a new one if you fell hard on it.

Why is that one freak going the wrong way?!?!?
--
Slacker

Quoted message said:

QUOTE=Slacker On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 11:08:56 -0700,

Man, that stuff would tear you a new one if you fell hard on it.

Why is that one freak going the wrong way?!?!?
--
Slacker

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The second time I rode the MRT a guy I'll ride with once in a while now (but very new to mtbs at that time) bounced his bad self off some of that nice stuff (no protection other than his helmet and gloves despite some advice to "be careful"😉. He required something like 15 or 16 (?) stitches, several cold ones and over a year before he could find the stones to ride an mtb again. It almost took the will to ride out of someone that (now) rides damn well and often.

K.

ireman_1 said:

Quoted message said:

QUOTE=Slacker On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 11:08:56 -0700,

Man, that stuff would tear you a new one if you fell hard on it.

Why is that one freak going the wrong way?!?!?
--
Slacker

The second time I rode the MRT a guy I'll ride with once in a while now
(but very new to mtbs at that time) bounced his bad self off some of that
nice stuff (no protection other than his helmet and gloves despite some
advice to "be careful"😉. He required something like 15 or 16 (?)
stitches, several cold ones and over a year before he could find the
stones to ride an mtb again. It almost took the will to ride out of
someone that (now) rides damn well and often.

K.

That's harsh. I still haven't been able to hit many jumps since my near
neck snappage a few years ago.

Experiencing a really bad mtb bike spill reminds me a lot of getting
knocked out boxing; you're never the same afterwards.
--
Slacker

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QUOTE=Slacker]On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 13:02:57 +1000, ireman_1
<[email hidden]> wrote:

QUOTE=Slacker On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 11:08:56 -0700,

Man, that stuff would tear you a new one if you fell hard on it.

Why is that one freak going the wrong way?!?!?
--
Slacker

The second time I rode the MRT a guy I'll ride with once in a while now
(but very new to mtbs at that time) bounced his bad self off some of that
nice stuff (no protection other than his helmet and gloves despite some
advice to "be careful"😉. He required something like 15 or 16 (?)
stitches, several cold ones and over a year before he could find the
stones to ride an mtb again. It almost took the will to ride out of
someone that (now) rides damn well and often.

K.

That's harsh. I still haven't been able to hit many jumps since my near
neck snappage a few years ago.

Experiencing a really bad mtb bike spill reminds me a lot of getting
knocked out boxing; you're never the same afterwards.
--
Slacker[

I feel you there bro. I was a horrible enough rider ;-) before my "latest" shoulder crushing incident. I don't want to know how sketch I'll be riding when I finally get back on a bike for "real." We just have to take comfort in that old axiom: Chicks dig scars.

Side bar: As my wife read this over my shoulder just now she chuckled and patted (?) me on the head, nice.

K.

pas said:

in case you care, here are some good shots of the lava portion of the trail.

http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=41775

Here's our very own BB:

http://homepage.mac.com/getosx/.Pictures/blaine_cyn.jpg

--
Destroy your safe and happy lives
Before it is too late
The battles we fought were long and hard
Just not to be consumed by rock'n'roll

ireman_1 said:

Quoted message said:

QUOTE=Slacker On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 11:08:56 -0700,

Man, that stuff would tear you a new one if you fell hard on it.

Why is that one freak going the wrong way?!?!?
--
Slacker

The second time I rode the MRT a guy I'll ride with once in a while
now (but very new to mtbs at that time) bounced his bad self off some
of that nice stuff (no protection other than his helmet and gloves
despite some advice to "be careful"😉. He required something like 15
or 16 (?) stitches, several cold ones and over a year before he could
find the stones to ride an mtb again. It almost took the will to
ride out of someone that (now) rides damn well and often.

K.

y'all refer back to Gab:
http://www.specialtyoutdoors.com/misc/mrtweb/IMG_1736.jpg

not only is lava "rock" but this stuff is really jagged, nasty jagged.
Like, I met someone who had three flats on the the lava section jagged.

Penny

Monique Y. Mudama said:

On 2004-08-13, pas penned:

Quoted message said:

in case you care, here are some good shots of the lava portion of the trail.

http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=41775

Thanks, Penny. That terrain does look ouchy if you don't manage to keep
the rubber side down.

The "ouchy" is when you have to pick little pieces of rock out of your
skin. :P

gabrielle

On 2004-08-14, gabrielle penned:

Quoted message said:

The "ouchy" is when you have to pick little pieces of rock out of your skin.
:P

Oh, joy! Is that more or less pleasant than itty-bitty cactus thorns?

--
monique

"Get a bicycle. You will not regret it, if you live."
-- Mark Twain