Possible Mini Cal. Muni Weekend

I'm gonna have to see how this fits in to my schedule and whether I can
afford plane tickets, but I'd love to head over there and hit those
trails. I'll keep my eyes open for more details.

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Yesterday's epic ride:
http://tinyurl.com/8qp4e

Suicide connector:
http://tinyurl.com/cbflz

There's also the less grinding Hummingbird trail in the same area,
which is what got us started riding in the San Fernando Valley area.
Considering the landscape, its virtually certain that more excellent
MUni trails exist close by.

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Gimme exact dates, and I'll be there.

(Just make sure it doesn't conflict with the MMMW)

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I could probably be suckered in.

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Thanks for the entertainment fellas! I had a blast! The level of you
three's riding in such a short amount of time is mind blowing!

I agree these two/three trails would make a killer mini muni weekend.
However, might i recommend that if youre considering joining that your
muni skillz be adequate/you have lots of pads?

I think only the First 2 pics that josh linked 2 are of G-spot. And
those arent even of the big stuff. There was so much [censored] there that i
just stood at the top of and shat myself. Ben PS this trail has your
name written all over it!

Lets do this again soon, muni weekend or not.

Much thanks to MaryAnn (sp?) for taking the pics!

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I'd be down with it if I can mooch another ride off Mike.

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entropy said:

Yesterday's epic ride:
http://tinyurl.com/8qp4e

Suicide connector:
http://tinyurl.com/cbflz

There's also the less grinding Hummingbird trail in the same area,
which is what got us started riding in the San Fernando Valley area.
Considering the landscape, its virtually certain that more excellent
MUni trails exist close by.

Its so, so, DRY!

I've never seen a trail here without mud and loam... welcome to the
East coast.

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I'm gonna try and make one more run down Suicide Connector before
heading down to Venezuela for Christmas and New Years. I'll try and get
some shots of the best parts, which are totally ridable but terrific,
calling on multiple skills (drops, rolling, tractoring, et al).

Suicide Connector is perhaps the best overall trail of all three: G
Spot, Devil's Slide and SC. After a wildfire torched the place, and
several hard rains washed much of the dirt away, it's super rocky--and
it's always been steep. A couple sections that are as yet unridden
(ultra steep and sandy) as well as some dirt jumper lines we haven't
tried--including several 10+ foot drops waiting for someone with a
better back then mine.

Suicide Connector is as hard as you want to make it, and is the site of
the most horrendous body-slam UPD (Josh) I've ever seen.

JL

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DK said:

Its so, so, DRY!

I've never seen a trail here without mud and loam... welcome to the
East coast.

A lot of Southern California is desert. And a lot more is _almost_
desert. Streams dry up during the summer, and trickle during the
winter. I blow sand dunes out of my nose after a ride.

On top of that, the vegetation on all three trails got toasted by a
forest fire a couple of months ago.

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I second what Erk said..I had a great time! The trails were awesome and
the riding, damn. I don't need to repeat whats been said. Jon thanks
for lending me your KH, it was a luxurious change from my peiceoshnit
ride haha. Josh those were some HUGE drops u survived, maybe next time
I'll feel like dying and give it a go. Thanks again!

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chances are, if mike and beven are going down, i'll probably be going
down too 🙂

it just depends on when - i've been busy lately. (red rocks climbing
for xmas break).

-corbin

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chances are, if mike and beven are going down, i'll probably be going
down too 🙂

it just depends on when - i've been busy lately. (red rocks climbing
for xmas break).

-corbin

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....as long as we have beer :-)
and I'm sure Catboy could whip up a t-shirt!

vivalargo said:

Buenas--

This will be a Saturday/Sunday affair with no banquet or t-shorts, et
al, just riding.

JL

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Did I miss the dates or something? Or is not figured out yet... ?
**Please make it after January 9th** 🙂
Sounds like a great ride!

Later,

Jess

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I would love to come down also. But I've got a lot of other trips
already planned for next year, so I hope it fits into one of the gaps.
Watch out for Moab, which is usually around the last weekend in March.

A small MUni Weekend could lead to a future full-scale MUni Weekend on
those trails... 🙂

And yes, Southern CA trails are dry. Even up here in the North part of
the state we don't get any rain (at all) in the warmer half of the
year. But the trails I rode in Santa Barbara probably get even less
precipitation. This makes the dirt loose, which presents riding
challenges as your wheel sometimes wants to "erode" off the edge. At
the same time, good trail etiquette tells us to tread lightly, and try
not to wear things down any more than we have to; to preserve the trail
for future rides and riders (including ourselves). So a dry, crumbly
trail presents challenges just like a muddy, sticky trail.

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If you guys can move it to anytime in the beggining of January I AM SO
FREE TO GO! I finially got a Muni and everyything, so hit up the dates
il try to be there...

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