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  1. Original post
    Ride-A-Lot
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    [Inline: http://tinyurl.com/olmbr]

    Buffalo Cree, CO.

    A holiday! What's a guy to do? Go on a ride of course. So much to
    sample it's hard to pick trails. I figured I would do something a
    little easy today, so my sites were set on the Evergreen area. I
    figured I would pick something in the morning, set the TomTom, and go.
    I woke up a little early (4:30) as I have been doing since my arrival in
    Colorado. I am in a bad habit of falling asleep by 9:30 PM and waking
    up early. This is the first time I've had trouble adjusting to time
    zones. Anyway, I digress. I was up so I checked my email and found a
    message from Ed on MTBR. He's another Jersey transplant who has been
    itching to show me trails. He was going to ride Buffalo Creek.
    Perfect! Exactly the area I wanted to ride and billed as not too hard.
    I PM'ed him back and said I was in. He never posted a time, but I
    figured it would be around 9:00. Wrong. At 8:00 there was still no
    message so I figured I'd head out to the trailhead. On the way I get a
    call and he says he would not be there until 11:00. Oh well, I had a
    BBQ to go to so I figured I would grab a trail map and head out on my own.

    The directions I had put me at Pine Valley trailhead. Ed told me that
    unless I wanted a nasty climb, I should go to the Buffalo Creek
    trailhead up the road. I stopped to take some photos anyway. It's a
    beautiful park.

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/070406/IMG_4033.jpg

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/070406/IMG_4034.jpg

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/070406/IMG_4035.jpg

    I park at the BC trailhead, grab a map, chit chat with some other
    riders, and then head out on Buffalo Creek Road.

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/070406/IMG_4037.jpg

    looking at the map, I figure on what would would be a nice loop. Of
    course, these maps never give you topo or conditions. So my loop starts
    with the first singletrack I reach, Sandy Wash Trail. Where else does
    any trail in Colorado go? UP!

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/070406/IMG_4038.jpg

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/070406/IMG_4039.jpg

    I should have figured by the name of this trail what to expect. There
    was sand, and lots of it. Not sugar sand like I'm used to, but pea
    stones. The Titus still has Panaracer Fire XC Pro tires. These are
    great for sugar sand and the packed conditions in southern NJ, but the
    pea stones are just big enough to make these tires act slick slicks.
    So, now I had to climb and stay way back in the saddle to get some
    traction.

    I continue to climb for what seems like an eternity. There seems to be
    a pattern developing here in Colorado. Stopping to take in the views
    and get my bearings on the map. Did I mention I hate getting lost? All
    the while, I have not seen a single person.

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/070406/IMG_4040.jpg

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/070406/IMG_4041.jpg

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/070406/IMG_4043.jpg

    Continuing my climb I come to a clearing. But not just a clearing, a
    total devastation! There was a fire and a flood here in 1996 and
    another fire in 2000. Things have been very slow to recover. I can
    only imagine how lush and green the pines must have been on what is now
    a hot, dry, and dusty trail. Very sad.

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/070406/IMG_4044.jpg

    Finally, a little more climbing and I get to another trail. Sure I
    should take this shortcut but what fun would that be? So Charlie (it's
    his shortcut after all) will just have to live without me.

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/070406/IMG_4047.jpg

    A little further down I come to this strange rock. I think it looks
    like a parrots beak.

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/070406/IMG_4048.jpg

    Onward the forest gets greener. Now the feeling of being homesick comes
    in. It reminds a lot of the pine barrens in New Jersey, my winter
    stomping grounds.

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/070406/IMG_4049.jpg

    Things are about to get fast. I am just about finished with the uphill,
    at least from what I can tell and about to turn the corner around baldy
    peak and head back. A take a short jaunt on Gashouse Gulch trail
    passing several riders.

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/070406/IMG_4052.jpg

    And now the moment I've been waiting for, or at least that's what
    another rider told me. Just before turning onto Gasehouse, he was
    stunned to see me coming down it. I have never heard someone get so
    excited about a trail before as he kept touting the virtues of the
    awesome ripping downhill that awaited me. Um, ok. I mean what do I
    know> It was my first time on the trail. I figured he'll probably have
    the same experience coming down Sandy Wash trail, because it wasn't all
    that fun going up it.

    I bid ado, and turn onto Baldy trail.

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/070406/IMG_4053.jpg

    Holy [censored], he was right! There were only two problems with this. One,
    I didn't have a quick release on my seatpost and was too lazy to lower
    it and two, those damn tires couldn't hold the trail! I was all over
    the place on curves. It was damn scary at times trying to keep the bike
    on the trail without becoming a skidiot.

    I came around a bend into some cool rock outcroppings which just begged
    for a photo op.

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/070406/IMG_4054.jpg

    And this rock just had to be rolled.

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/070406/IMG_4055.jpg

    Back onto the roaring DH and out to Buffalo Creek Road which continued
    downhill all the way back to the car.

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/070406/IMG_4056.jpg

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/070406/IMG_4057.jpg

    So, what's my conclusion? Well, more downhill than uphill at least in
    the direction I went. I have seen prettier trails, but I am sure the
    area was beautiful when the trees were there.

    On the drive back I came across an Elk heard. Cool.

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/070406/IMG_4059.jpg

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/070406/IMG_4060.jpg

    GPS stuff:

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/070406/bcsat.jpg

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/070406/bctop.jpg

    http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/070406/bcpro.jpg

    --
    o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
    www.schnauzers.ws

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  2. CowPunk
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    Ride-A-Lot said:

    stones. The Titus still has Panaracer Fire XC Pro tires. These are
    great for sugar sand and the packed conditions in southern NJ, but the
    pea stones are just big enough to make these tires act slick slicks.
    So, now I had to climb and stay way back in the saddle to get some
    traction.
    it and two, those damn tires couldn't hold the trail! I was all over
    the place on curves. It was damn scary at times trying to keep the bike
    on the trail without becoming a skidiot.

    Tried to warn ya.
    Smoke or Velociraptor n back and a Dart n front.
    They're cheap ($18 at performance) and they work.

    Basically, for Colorado riding, you need a paddle in back and a knife
    in front.
    The other stuff is just trendy [censored] and a waste of hard earned cash.

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  3. DP
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    Nice pics, sounds like fun....I'm sure you realize how lucky you are. I'm
    here in Lou, KY and bored with my local trails. 7-10 mile loops just don't
    get it done when you've ridden Moab, Wasatch, Norcal, etc. I just decided to
    go for a run today instead....
    Drew

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  4. Ride-A-Lot
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    CowPunk said:
    Ride-A-Lot said:

    stones. The Titus still has Panaracer Fire XC Pro tires. These are
    great for sugar sand and the packed conditions in southern NJ, but the
    pea stones are just big enough to make these tires act slick slicks.
    So, now I had to climb and stay way back in the saddle to get some
    traction.
    it and two, those damn tires couldn't hold the trail! I was all over
    the place on curves. It was damn scary at times trying to keep the bike
    on the trail without becoming a skidiot.

    Tried to warn ya.
    Smoke or Velociraptor n back and a Dart n front.
    They're cheap ($18 at performance) and they work.

    Basically, for Colorado riding, you need a paddle in back and a knife
    in front.
    The other stuff is just trendy [censored] and a waste of hard earned cash.

    I picked up a set of velociraptors today. The front and rear are
    different and have tread like you describe. They were recommended by
    the LBS I went to today.

    --
    o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
    www.schnauzers.ws

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  5. Ride-A-Lot
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    #5
    DP said:

    Nice pics, sounds like fun....I'm sure you realize how lucky you are. I'm
    here in Lou, KY and bored with my local trails. 7-10 mile loops just don't
    get it done when you've ridden Moab, Wasatch, Norcal, etc. I just decided to
    go for a run today instead....
    Drew

    I was saying it every two minutes on the ride today, this state is
    freaking amazing! An open space park in New Jersey is a baseball field
    and if you are lucky, a stocked fishing pond. An open space park out
    here is about 10,000 acres across two mountains with trails galore, and
    a river loaded with trout.

    --
    o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
    www.schnauzers.ws

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  6. G.T.
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    CowPunk said:
    Ride-A-Lot said:

    stones. The Titus still has Panaracer Fire XC Pro tires. These are
    great for sugar sand and the packed conditions in southern NJ, but the
    pea stones are just big enough to make these tires act slick slicks.
    So, now I had to climb and stay way back in the saddle to get some
    traction.
    it and two, those damn tires couldn't hold the trail! I was all over
    the place on curves. It was damn scary at times trying to keep the bike
    on the trail without becoming a skidiot.

    Tried to warn ya.
    Smoke

    Good 15 years ago, there's much better stuff out now. Try checking out
    a bicycle shop every decade or so.

    Quoted message said:

    or Velociraptor n back

    Not bad, could use a little more volume.

    Quoted message said:

    and a Dart n front.

    See first comment.

    Quoted message said:

    They're cheap ($18 at performance) and they work.

    Basically, for Colorado riding, you need a paddle in back and a knife
    in front.
    The other stuff is just trendy [censored] and a waste of hard earned cash.

    All other stuff? Yeah, right.

    Greg

    --
    "All my time I spent in heaven
    Revelries of dance and wine
    Waking to the sound of laughter
    Up I'd rise and kiss the sky" - The Mekons

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  7. Dave W
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    "G.T." <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    CowPunk said:
    Ride-A-Lot said:

    stones. The Titus still has Panaracer Fire XC Pro tires. These are
    great for sugar sand and the packed conditions in southern NJ, but the
    pea stones are just big enough to make these tires act slick slicks.
    So, now I had to climb and stay way back in the saddle to get some
    traction.
    it and two, those damn tires couldn't hold the trail! I was all over
    the place on curves. It was damn scary at times trying to keep the bike
    on the trail without becoming a skidiot.

    Tried to warn ya.
    Smoke

    Good 15 years ago, there's much better stuff out now. Try checking out a
    bicycle shop every decade or so.

    Quoted message said:

    or Velociraptor n back

    Not bad, could use a little more volume.

    Quoted message said:

    and a Dart n front.

    See first comment.

    Quoted message said:

    They're cheap ($18 at performance) and they work.

    Basically, for Colorado riding, you need a paddle in back and a knife
    in front.
    The other stuff is just trendy [censored] and a waste of hard earned cash.

    All other stuff? Yeah, right.

    Greg

    Sounds like you're a trnd follower, not a trend-setter. I knew that
    somehow...

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  8. DP
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    "Ride-A-Lot" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    DP said:

    Nice pics, sounds like fun....I'm sure you realize how lucky you are. I'm
    here in Lou, KY and bored with my local trails. 7-10 mile loops just
    don't get it done when you've ridden Moab, Wasatch, Norcal, etc. I just
    decided to go for a run today instead....
    Drew

    I was saying it every two minutes on the ride today, this state is
    freaking amazing! An open space park in New Jersey is a baseball field and
    if you are lucky, a stocked fishing pond. An open space park out here is
    about 10,000 acres across two mountains with trails galore, and a river
    loaded with trout.

    --
    o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
    www.schnauzers.ws

    Yea, it's hard to feel like you're getting away when you're riding under the
    highway and around the softball fields and/or subdivision housing. Not a
    whole lot of impressive vistas either or for that matter great climbs with
    the possibility of vistas. I have not had a chance to get over to Eastern
    KY, I think there's some decent riding there but then again, it is Eastern
    KY....think Deliverance.
    Drew

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  9. G.T.
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    Dave W said:

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

    Quoted message said:
    CowPunk said:

    Ride-A-Lot wrote:

    >stones. The Titus still has Panaracer Fire XC Pro tires. These are
    >great for sugar sand and the packed conditions in southern NJ, but the
    >pea stones are just big enough to make these tires act slick slicks.
    >So, now I had to climb and stay way back in the saddle to get some
    >traction.
    >it and two, those damn tires couldn't hold the trail! I was all over
    >the place on curves. It was damn scary at times trying to keep the bike
    >on the trail without becoming a skidiot.

    Tried to warn ya.
    Smoke

    Good 15 years ago, there's much better stuff out now. Try checking out a
    bicycle shop every decade or so.

    Quoted message said:

    or Velociraptor n back

    Not bad, could use a little more volume.

    Quoted message said:

    and a Dart n front.

    See first comment.

    Quoted message said:

    They're cheap ($18 at performance) and they work.

    Basically, for Colorado riding, you need a paddle in back and a knife
    in front.
    The other stuff is just trendy [censored] and a waste of hard earned cash.

    All other stuff? Yeah, right.

    Greg

    Sounds like you're a trnd follower, not a trend-setter. I knew that
    somehow...

    How ironic.

    Greg

    --
    "All my time I spent in heaven
    Revelries of dance and wine
    Waking to the sound of laughter
    Up I'd rise and kiss the sky" - The Mekons

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  10. CowPunk
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    Ride-A-Lot said:

    I picked up a set of velociraptors today. The front and rear are
    different and have tread like you describe. They were recommended by
    the LBS I went to today.

    Have fun!

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  11. CowPunk
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    Quoted message said:

    different and have tread like you describe. They were recommended by
    the LBS I went to today.

    Which LBS?

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  12. Ride-A-Lot
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    #12
    CowPunk said:
    Quoted message said:

    different and have tread like you describe. They were recommended by
    the LBS I went to today.

    Which LBS?

    The Performance on CO Blvd near 285. It was on the way home.

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    o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
    www.schnauzers.ws

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  13. Slack
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    Ride-A-Lot said:

    [Inline: http://tinyurl.com/olmbr]

    Buffalo Cree, CO.

    A holiday! What's a guy to do? Go on a ride of course. So much to
    sample it's hard to pick trails.

    <snip>

    Great locale, low to no pollution, a nice cool water creek to jump into,
    nice trail and all the deer jerky you can eat, what more could you ask for
    🙂
    ____
    Slack

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  14. CowPunk
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    #14
    Ride-A-Lot said:
    CowPunk said:
    Quoted message said:

    different and have tread like you describe. They were recommended by
    the LBS I went to today.

    Which LBS?

    The Performance on CO Blvd near 285. It was on the way home.

    --
    o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
    www.schnauzers.ws

    Performance usually has some good prices.
    There's also Mojo Wheels for MTB stuff http://www.mojowheels.com/
    and Schwab for roadie stuff http://www.schwabcycles.com/
    Wheat Ridge Cyclery is a decent shop also.
    and Excel in Boulder http://www.excelsports.com/

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  15. Ride-A-Lot
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    #15
    CowPunk said:
    Ride-A-Lot said:
    CowPunk said:

    > different and have tread like you describe. They were recommended by
    > the LBS I went to today.
    Which LBS?


    The Performance on CO Blvd near 285. It was on the way home.

    --
    o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
    www.schnauzers.ws

    Performance usually has some good prices.
    There's also Mojo Wheels for MTB stuff http://www.mojowheels.com/
    and Schwab for roadie stuff http://www.schwabcycles.com/
    Wheat Ridge Cyclery is a decent shop also.
    and Excel in Boulder http://www.excelsports.com/

    I have Mojo on my list of places because I was told their techs are good.

    --
    o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
    www.schnauzers.ws

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  16. CowPunk
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    Ride-A-Lot said:

    I have Mojo on my list of places because I was told their techs are good.

    Yes, Mojo has good techs.
    All those shops have good mechanics IMHO...

    Schwab builds the best custom wheels, hands down, they're bulletproof.

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  17. Shawn
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    CowPunk said:
    Ride-A-Lot said:
    CowPunk said:

    >different and have tread like you describe. They were recommended by
    >the LBS I went to today.

    Which LBS?

    The Performance on CO Blvd near 285. It was on the way home.

    --
    o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
    www.schnauzers.ws

    Performance usually has some good prices.

    Quoted message said:

    Wheat Ridge Cyclery is a decent shop also.

    They've gotten four bikes worth of our business. Great shop.

    Quoted message said:

    and Excel in Boulder http://www.excelsports.com/

    Only one bike. Great prices, but not so many little bits and pieces of
    spare parts and accessories.

    Shawn

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