Quoted message said:If one knows where they are going in the desert, it can be even better than one might imagine. The
Kokopelli Trail can be boring to singletrack snobs, though a true singletrack snob who knows where
they are going on it can get their fix well into Utah.
- hmm There are plenty of dirt roads in Sweden, if I like to ride them I can do it here, without
paying for the fare to the US or missing the opportunity to ride some of the splendid US
singletrack. We have ridden plenty of dirt roads, in the the Himalaya
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This is a matter of personal preferences, there is no right or wrong, but personally I would not go
to the US to ride dirt roads. I am not saying there is something wrong with doing it if you like,
only that personally I am not interested in doing it. Don´t have the time or the inclination to put
it simply, and I rather not lug a heavy load on a 4WD road.
Of course if you have excellent maps, or is local, you can find more singletrack, but with a load it
is kind of pointless. Then, of course, you can have a support truck, etc., etc., but we rather not
travel in that style.
If we ever go back to bike in the US we will go somewhere with excellent singletrack and the US has
plenty of it. Possibly the best in the world. Largely because the Rockies are not terribly rocky,
rather hilly compared to where we have been in the Alps and the Himalaya, would have been a
disappointment for mountaineering but they are truly absolutely splendid and optimal for
mountainbiking.
Per
