what's with the fork in the middle of Ski run?  Got of course and ended up going down no name backwards.  Turned around and saw a cut through to Ski run with a sign saying Ski run repeats.  I'm hoping people are not riding part of Ski run backwards cause it won't be pretty if someone is coming down it.
And by the way, RRT is PRIME!!!

Thanks Steve!  Cant believe I never noticed the Ski run repeats sign during all those years.  I guess it's the lack of oxygen from the climb.

Yeah, we were barrelling down ski run at night last week and ended up diverted to the left on that new one.  When you're going white knuckle fast through there, it's easy to miss small signs as you come up on them so quick because you're focused on obstacles.  Bigger signage, maybe a little further up the trail as a warning also.

Watcher wrote on 10/09/17 at 3:57pm:


Plus the few that don't bother to sign your waiver which I've seen more than once.

I got caught by the cut-off the other night.  I wouldn't get rid of it, just maybe more signage.

I rode yesterday....I must be conditioned to my lines on ski run because I never even saw the cut up to the left to skip the rest until I was climbing back up No Name.

Finally made it up to RRT today.

An incredible creation and definitely challenging in spots. Especially with the leaves.  

Between gasping for breath on some of the climbs, I found myself snickering often, and had a few 'you've got to be kidding' moments. Can't make it every week, but I'll definitely be back regularly.

I wanted to thank whomever put that carpet on No Name. It made my shoes grip a whole lot better.  

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Cherokee wrote on 11/26/17 at 12:08am:


Yeah, great place to live as well.

I can see why it is the standard by which all other area trails are judged..

The leaves weren't thick, but they did conceal the trail in places which slowed me down a little (not a bad thing). I wanted to check out the whole thing, so I skipped the bypasses. Had to double back once or twice, but in generally the signage was adequate and I didn't have a problem following the trail.

I didn't do Death Valley, and decided to down climb the plunge. 
There's always another day..

My old legs were a little wobbly afterwards. But it certainly provided that good, warm, fuzzy feeling.

A great mix of climbing, and moderate technical challenges. And it's very well maintained. Again, it's an incredible piece of work and we're lucky these folks allow us to use it.

Enoch wrote on 11/26/17 at 1:08am:



Yeah, some people like pain and simplicity.., me included..

I may do it.
Of course, I'm a little better climber on the rigid bike.
Not sure I have the legs for 32x18 at this place, though.
A PC-1 and cross tires don't help. They do great on lesser stuff.  

I'm putting together a new 11 speed hard tail right now, in carbon. With a remote Reba and some adequate trail tires. Maybe ideal for it.

I thought about putting together a serious single speed for this kind of stuff, but I just couldn't find the right frame without going overboard on the price. And I already had the wheels with cassette freehub. And not sure I like the SS mod rear wheel thingy.

Yellowduck wrote on 11/26/17 at 1:48pm:


I had to switch to a 32/19 on RRT. No Name was killing me on the 18. Now that we have carpet, I think I can go back to 18, but I prolly stay 32/19 for the winter out there.