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Sunday at "Suicide Connector!"

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  1. Well I decided, quite at the last minute,to make the 120 mile roundtrip
    to the much hearalded, "Suicide connector", to see if it lived up to
    the hype. Bottom line, for me, is that it is a cross between Devil's
    Slide & Stair-stepper, but MUCH more work to get to. A very steep,
    mostly un-rideable TWO MILE hike up the mostly loose shale/sandstone
    trail, with some techy parts on the way up.

    I wanted to basically check it out on my own to get a feel for it, plus
    since it was last minute, I really didn't have the opportunity to plan
    the ride with anyone else. Among my injuries this day was a "tweaking"
    of both ankles during some rather questionable drops, "jammed" fingers
    (that really hurt!:eek🙂 and, once again, my left peddle FLEW off the
    spindle while bombing down a particularly rugged section.

    I thought I'd lost the "C" clip (secures the pedal to the spindle)
    amongst the rocks, when the sun peeked through the clouds and bounced a
    glint of light off the silvery metal clip, saving me a rather long walk
    back! I'm going to put in a call to Atomlabs in themorning and complain
    so hopefully they'll either return them, or replace them with the most
    current, best version.

    All in all, it was a nice experience, but not really worth the 120 mile
    roundtrip. I'd just assoon shave 40 miles off the next drive and have a
    choice of Devil's, G-spot and/or Hummingbird; all within a stone's
    throw of eachother. No video from today; just a few low-res
    pics.😎😄🙂

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  2. I wouldn't want to ride that trail by myself. I'd be afraid of getting
    hurt and not being able to get back down. Several times I've been
    there with Josh and we haven't seen anyone. Hat's off to soling down
    that thing, Terry. I'd walk most of it if I was by myself.

    JL

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  3. vivalargo said:

    I wouldn't want to ride that trail by myself. I'd be afraid of getting
    hurt and not being able to get back down. Several times I've been
    there with Josh and we haven't seen anyone. Hat's off to soling down
    that thing, Terry. I'd walk most of it if I was by myself.

    JL

    Yeah, I was thinking the same thing about riding alone there; The higher
    up I got,the more demanding and technical it became, and then I
    suddenly realized...there's nobody here but me! Not another sole
    anywhere around! So yeah, it might have been rough getting back if got
    seriously hurt.

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  4. If I had sealed pedals, I would setup my welder and tack the C-Clip in
    place.

    I wouldn't ride pedals that just fly off the spindle like that.

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