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Blue is not terrible, few mud puddles in the usual places but mostly dry

Big tree down, blocking the entrance to the fun bumps at the far end of blue

Tree down upper blue. Not huge but too heavy for me to move alone

Some trees down just left of lower pipeline trail would be easy to clean up with a chainsaw or bow saw

Maybe a dumb question: Is this referring to fat bikes or just any mtb?

Thanks Iggy for leading, fun ride! Cheers.

Oops

I was there too today (did I pass you by the mud pond?), the trails on Cush were in great shape except for the trees noted, and the grassy sections were a bit muddy, but great for most of the trail. Still can’t beat my PR from two years ago on the RV full climb Strava segment

Tons of trees down. Rode yesterday, rocks were in awesome shape, but getting muddy in some of the low spots. About 5 x 10” logs on the lower + outer trail. A big tree on riverbed connector near pipeline.

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Yeah I have a 160/160 enduro bike, which is awesome descending but on climbs is a little long and slack, but the kind of riding I do is mostly flatter trails or up and down, so that’s why I want the shorter travel and something easier to get up techy punchy climbs. Need to convince my...

Happy birthday Patrick, and orange you glad I didn’t say banana?

Thanks yeah I’m on an enduro bike now, feeling a little overbiked on the climbs and sharp turns I’m normally riding. Great on descents… the Ripley demo i did felt awesome, but haven’t tried others yet.

I’ve heard good things about the Spur. I demoed the Element in 2021, not sure I liked it as much as the Ripley, they all have little differences, still a great bike. Thanks

Thanks, Agreed, definitely want to hear some opinions about what else to demo. Now that I’m 2.5 years in, thinking it’s a serious enough hobby to put down some real $. Probably not Ibis Exie money, but in the neighborhood of half that, which is still a decent carbon bike.