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04_09_2011 Colorado 1st Ride In Mountains
Well, the real riding season has started here in Colorado for us older folks! I had the chance to take out my 2000 EC300 after finally sorting my RB Designs head mod and carb mods...Once I finally found the problem I was able to actually start noticing some differences with the mods email me if you want some more info but now to the ride: After fixing bikes in the morning two of decided to go to Lefthand Canyon just outside of Boulder, Co. If you never have ridden there four words describe it: Steep, rocky, steeper, and rockier! I've been told a world trials round was held there 30 or more years ago and I believe it! It was a difficult first ride but we had fun once we decided to stick to the narrow 4wd roads and quit picking our bikes up on the singletrack! Overall, a good time on a bike that finally works right! Take a look at the pics and you will see the closest real trail to where I live (about 30 minutes). Notice in the last picture the burns from the fire earlier this year...Because of the fire they have closed a lot of the single track...Especially "carnage canyon" trail where I got stuck last year and almost needed search and rescue!
Eric
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Nice pics, I still haven't been over there since the fire a couple months ago. You'll have to come ride with us over in the Switzerland Trail area (I live right there). A lot of the best single track is still under snow though. Another month of warmer weather ought to clear it up.
...Why isn't there a "Rocky Mountain" section??
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Let me know when your trails open and I will join you! I wondered about the Rocky Mountain thing, too but I resigned myself to using the Central region as I live east of the Rockies! By the way, did I hear you did a topend on your bike? Billy described the bike and I thought it was yours (my old one)...
Eric
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Thats right, I'm putting it back together right now. The cylinder was in pretty bad shape and the power valve was almost completely carbon-ed up -- no wonder there was a power issue... I'll be machining the head down to correct the squish also as its quite large right now.
Hopefully this along with revalved suspension and a steering damper will make a pretty sweet bike. In the mean time, I'm having fun on my XR250 beater bike.
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Coopernicus(eric)- those pix are from the 9th this month? We've been riding in nebraska - thought the snow was clogging the high country, what elevation is that area ? I am chomping at the bit to get into the mts!
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Hi Mudwasp, I was Eric's riding buddy that day (cotrailrider (Bob)). Anyway, I Googled the elevation for nearby Jamestown. It's just under 7,000 ft. I suspect the riding area for Lefthand Canyon is between 6500 and 8500 ft. The ride was almost bone dry.
If you are looking for early mountain riding - On the I-70 corridor, McCoy is open now, provided the storms today and this weekend miss it, and Bocco Mtn and Gypsum should be open in a couple of weeks. Along I-25, Texas Creek, Canon City OHV area, and Tanner's and Stultz should be wide open, with Cuchara and Captain Jack's still a few weeks out. |
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