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Old 06-20-2013, 10:22 PM
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No foolin about being tricky while slick! With a couple riders we had I was sincerely concerned if we were getting out. Hit a downhill with both binders and picking up steam so going back up that was a no go. Then we come to a real slick deeply rutted uphill. After about an hour and a half of multiple attempts and tugging we made it out. Early finish for the day. Think we are gonna keep this group on the 150 and below single track. The GG did actually fall on its side one time due to lack of traction, but overall the bike was awesome. I will say the consequence for going off the trail can be dire which if I knew I would have not brought the family out. Should have known being on and in the mountains but it did not dawn on me. The Smokey's are beautiful though.


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Old 06-20-2013, 10:30 PM
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I have friends that went there and got themselves on a downhill so steep they couldn't ride it, at least some anyway. Had to drag bikes down! I was warned about the hills on the roads, never mind the trails, and how your brakes will be eaten up towing a camper.

Wonder what happened to Stainless cycle, he lives in WV and knows the place well?


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Old 06-21-2013, 06:04 AM
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We were strategizing for today and some of the ideas were to take tools to disassemble parts to carry up. I think we landed on a tow rope that multiple people on a hill can pull on. I think many who have not seen this type of arrangement would just say get off that trail and find an easier one. That is not an option, there is literally no way to get off the trail except back the way you came or complete the trail. Hopefully it was just one bad stretch on that one trail. More to follow.
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I remember Stainless warning me about getting yourself in a real jam if you dont know the trails. Do you have a way to look at elevation changes on the trail? Overlay on a topo map on GPS or iPAD? At least you will have an idea.
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No foolin about being tricky while slick! With a couple riders we had I was sincerely concerned if we were getting out. Hit a downhill with both binders and picking up steam so going back up that was a no go. Then we come to a real slick deeply rutted uphill. After about an hour and a half of multiple attempts and tugging we made it out. Early finish for the day. Think we are gonna keep this group on the 150 and below single track. The GG did actually fall on its side one time due to lack of traction, but overall the bike was awesome. I will say the consequence for going off the trail can be dire which if I knew I would have not brought the family out. Should have known being on and in the mountains but it did not dawn on me. The Smokey's are beautiful though.

That had to be 178, wasn't kidding about it being the hardest trail on the system
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All you need to remember with Buffalo Mountain is ride south to north for easiest and north to south if you have something to prove.
Last year that slide for your life hill cost me a front rim....rained the night prior and I was leading when I came to it.
Some nice rocks at the bottom managed to get me stopped.
Still my favorite trail system of what Hatfield has to offer.
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Old 06-21-2013, 08:52 PM
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It appears that we were the first to do the 149 loop in some time...WAY overgrown and took a thorn bush in the nose for our efforts. 191 had a 4 foot diameter tree running through it, and 182 got real rocky at the highest point in the world and had to pull out <insert joke here> 150 had the most ridiculous rock hill ever. If dry we may have had a chance, but we were turned away due to slippery wet rocks and coal. Took us 6.5 hours to go from Matewan to Delbarton. The road back was actually a very cool, a super moto would have been a blast. One of the guys dumped his bike and himself over the size but both were recovered without incident, his wife didn't believe he almost dropped about 80 to 100 feet if he went another few feet down the hill. No one was killed in the making of this ride report so I am going to call it a win.
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Another first...our group scored 5 quart of good moonshine from an interesting person. My 15 year old got to see his first moonshine still and moonshiner who is actually going to be on the history channel for his moon shining. It was a full day.
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All you need to remember with Buffalo Mountain is ride south to north for easiest and north to south if you have something to prove.
Last year that slide for your life hill cost me a front rim....rained the night prior and I was leading when I came to it.
Some nice rocks at the bottom managed to get me stopped.
Still my favorite trail system of what Hatfield has to offer.
My good friend M. Spence say's easy trail ... 3hrs per mi. I didn't mind the trail
just helping my friend along was taxing enough. I think it was the 199 trail.
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Rode the 199 the last day. Good photo op on top of the mountain.
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