1st experience w/ table rock.

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Although I must admit the idea has already popped into my head to throw
the bike in the back of the truck and DRIVE it up there, then fly down
on the bike and take my wife and her jeep back for the truck. Nah, I
think I NEED the exercise.

LOL, thats extreme environmental abuse, you'll have mikey on your tail
if you do.

J

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Took the BSO up table rock today. I live a beer-bottle's toss from the
old penitentary, so I went through the park back entrance and along the
foot of the hill to the gravel parking lot by the pen. Up the hill I
went.

That's a stout climb. Welcome to the hood. I've written that ride up a
couple times in the past. Most times, I actually prefer to take the paved
then dirt road up to the top, nice long, fairly easy grind.

Now I USED to be in good shape, I played football in High School

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(8 years ago) and took 2nd in state pole vault. Although I'm the same
height/weight as back then, I've let myself go none of that weight is
muscle mass anymore. I willed myself to stay astride the whole way, and
made it half. Took a gander (I need to bring the camera next time) and
a breather, then back up the hill I went. I don't remember the trail
names, (lack of O2 to the brain), but I Made it to where the trail
stops heading north-eastish and heads more south-eastish.

That's a good breather spot.

Just as I

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was coming to the top of a hill and salivating at getting to go
downhill for a minute, I notice the caltrop in my front tire. The tire
still feels like it has 60 lbs, but when I pull the goathead out, it
starts leaking a LITTLE.

I always pull them out too, (rather than leave them in to plug the hole)
and if you don't have slime tubes, that can be fatal...

"[censored]" (censored) I think, and since i didnt'

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bring anything with me, (I was just exploring my new neighborhood) I
decide to head for the shed. WHAT A BLAST! I came down the mountain
at mach 10, I only had to slow up for two hikers walking together, (The
brake work I did today works awesome) When I got back past the
penitentary, I still had good speed, and tire seemed fine, so i kept
going straight untill the trail came to a dirt road, then I turned
around and went home. I can guarantee you one person who is going to
be back out there tomorrow. . . . With my camera.

Although I must admit the idea has already popped into my head to throw
the bike in the back of the truck and DRIVE it up there, then fly down
on the bike and take my wife and her jeep back for the truck. Nah, I
think I NEED the exercise.

That is a really fun area, but that climb up the face is a gutbuster. My
group used to wanna meet there every Mon nt in the summer. I finally told
them they were idiots. Too hot for such immediate, in your face climbing...

A couple shots so your fans will know where you were:

http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=107586

http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=106016

http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=48268

CDB

Paladin said:

That is a really fun area, but that climb up the face is a gutbuster.
My group used to wanna meet there every Mon nt in the summer. I
finally told them they were idiots. Too hot for such immediate, in
your face climbing...

Come visit me in April through September and I'll show you what hot really
is. I've got just the hill next to the house, too.

:-)
Gary

x1134x said:

Now I USED to be in good shape, I played football in High School

Do you sell women's shoes too, Al?

JD

JD said:

x1134x said:

Now I USED to be in good shape, I played football in High School

Do you sell women's shoes too, Al?

JD

LOL!!!!! He's probably too young to get that, but I thought it was very
funny.

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Do you sell women's shoes too, Al?

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JD

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LOL!!!!! He's probably too young to get that, but I thought it was very
funny.

I get it, I used to wat Married w/ children. (BTW I'm 26) Al is my
hero. He's just like me. High-school is the last time anything
strenously physical was done. I subsequently went to DeVRY, then got a
network administrator job, so I exercise only my fingers now, and
mostly the index.

Chris, The 3rd link you put up, on the 1st picture, you are looking
DOWN on how far i got, I was about 100yds from the highest house you
see there when I noticed the puncture. Man must be another hella climb
to get where that picture was taken. Is it suicide to go to the cross
from that side, or should I just go up warm springs and take the paved
switchbacks?

It's my personal version of a SKI LIFT, It would be great if you COULD
take your bike up a ski lift, then the ski resorts could stay open in
the summer, and we could have a blast withouth deathly hard climbs to
the top.

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Do you sell women's shoes too, Al?

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JD

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LOL!!!!! He's probably too young to get that, but I thought it was very
funny.

I get it, I used to wat Married w/ children. (BTW I'm 26) Al is my
hero. He's just like me. High-school is the last time anything
strenously physical was done. I subsequently went to DeVRY, then got a
network administrator job, so I exercise only my fingers now, and
mostly the index.

Chris, The 3rd link you put up, on the 1st picture, you are looking
DOWN on how far i got, I was about 100yds from the highest house you
see there when I noticed the puncture. Man must be another hella climb
to get where that picture was taken. Is it suicide to go to the cross
from that side, or should I just go up warm springs and take the paved
switchbacks?

It's a terrible climb up the face. Best I ever did was the whole works from
the old Pen with one brief stop at the last big switchback on the face, and
I was in terrific shape, training for races, etc., a few years back. My
buddy Kevin, King of the Clydesdales did it without even that brief stop I
took.

YMMV, but it's a buttkick, probably even for a guy in his 20's. Much more
fun and doable to just take Reserve St (I think) to Table Rock Road and
follow it up the paved part until the last 1.5mi or so that turns to a
fairly steep dirt road. Then you can enjoy the view and then ride down the
face of TR with gravity working for you..

CDB

ya wanna do this w/ me sometime, so I have someone to call the
paramedics after I break every bone in my body?

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It's my personal version of a SKI LIFT, It would be great if you COULD
take your bike up a ski lift, then the ski resorts could stay open in
the summer, and we could have a blast withouth deathly hard climbs to
the top.

Some of them do just that.

Shaun aRe

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It's my personal version of a SKI LIFT, It would be great if you
COULD take your bike up a ski lift, then the ski resorts could stay
open in the summer, and we could have a blast withouth deathly hard
climbs to the top.

Some of them do just that.

Shaun aRe

If you can't ride to the top then what's the point? After all it is
"MOUNTAIN" biking.

Gary

GeeDubb said:

If you can't ride to the top then what's the point? After all it is
"MOUNTAIN" biking.

Gary

I see your point, and id ride to the top, but if there were ski lifts
id do that instead - theres nothing better than a downhill for free 😄

J

Coyoteboy said:

GeeDubb said:

If you can't ride to the top then what's the point? After all it is
"MOUNTAIN" biking.

Gary

I see your point, and id ride to the top, but if there were ski lifts
id do that instead - theres nothing better than a downhill for free 😄

J

None of the ski areas I know let you have your downhill for free.
You gotta' pay one way or another!

Matt

Coyoteboy said:

GeeDubb said:

If you can't ride to the top then what's the point? After all it is
"MOUNTAIN" biking.

Gary

I see your point, and id ride to the top, but if there were ski lifts
id do that instead - theres nothing better than a downhill for free 😄

J

DH is much more rewarding when you *EARN* it! Get off your duff
shuttlemonkey, and ride up that hill!

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Ride-A-Lot said:

Coyoteboy said:

GeeDubb said:

If you can't ride to the top then what's the point? After all it is
"MOUNTAIN" biking.

Gary

I see your point, and id ride to the top, but if there were ski lifts
id do that instead - theres nothing better than a downhill for free 😄

J

DH is much more rewarding when you *EARN* it! Get off your duff
shuttlemonkey, and ride up that hill!

I wonder if the bike is a factor here. I don't mind riding *my* bike up
hills, but I might feel differently on a Next.

Matt

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ya wanna do this w/ me sometime, so I have someone to call the
paramedics after I break every bone in my body?

Sure, I'm commuting on my cross bike, which would be perfect for a ride up
the road, or I can ride the singlespeed in to work and just meet you
somewhere downtown. Ideally for me would be to meet you around 5-ish for
the ride. Let me know if that time works for you.

Also, I might possibly be open to that ride around 8am this Saturday before
I help run a SWIMBA table at the Hyde Park St. Fair. Whatever.

Keeping your speed in check on the descent is important for the continued
enjoyment of things we all like to do unencumbered, like eating, walking,
avoiding wheelchairs, etc. ;~)

CDB

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ya wanna do this w/ me sometime, so I have someone to call the
paramedics after I break every bone in my body?

Sure

Be sure to let us know how thrashed his wallyworld bike gets.

JD

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DH is much more rewarding when you *EARN* it! Get off your duff
shuttlemonkey, and ride up that hill!

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You wouldnt be saying that if you had my bike - 45lbs of old-school
suspension and steel cranks. Give me your steed and I'll lap up the
hills.

J

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ya wanna do this w/ me sometime, so I have someone to call the
paramedics after I break every bone in my body?

Sure

Be sure to let us know how thrashed his wallyworld bike gets.

JD

Remember where we wore the electric glasses and watched the fireworks? And
boy that was a fun day.

That's where I'd be taking him...

CDB