Ringwood Fat Ride / Saturday, January 20th @ noon
- Thread starter a.s.
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serviceguy
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I'm thinking about it, the mukluk needs some assembly but it's possible. Slow, very slow, but possible. You were planning for a 12pm ride if I'm not mistaken?
serviceguy
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Maybe I misunderstood the type of 'fat' ride...I'm definitely not underqualified for that!
a.s.
Mr. Chainring
With the extra snow we got today, anything less than 3.0 tires might be a tough go.
@serviceguy I have plenty of fat stores to keep us all warm should we need to cut my belly open. (Star Wars reference) 🤣
a.s.
Mr. Chainring
Bro… I’ve seen your Strava. Those aren’t MTB trails. Talk to me after you’ve made it up white on 2.4 tires. 🤣
Sunday is for snowboarding. 🏂
Buddy of mine and I were thinking the exact same time and place. We’ll look out for you.
BTW Monday is for snowboarding 😉. I’ll be at Elk if anyone’s up for it.
Victor I
aka Ridgehog
Granted they are only cross country trails where I live but should be similar snow conditions(still fun). I don’t like riding up white even when it’s dry(more fun riding down it). I’ve ridden Ringwood throughout most trails over the years in snow on regular mountain bikes as long as the trails are frozen(sometimes easier as the snow smooths the trails out - but depending on conditions/type of snow). There is a 3” base and very grippy down here in the valley. I consider that magic snow. Let me know how the conditions are at Ringwood. Have a great ride🤘
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serviceguy
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I hiked warm Puppy and Ramapo-Ringwood reroute. Get some, Bailey the mischivious trail dog recommends it…
Victor I
aka Ridgehog
I bet Bailey is having more fun than any humans there today. It looks powdery/loose in the pic Leo. Are there packed down areas on the single track?
serviceguy
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Yes, most definitely rideable. I went up and down Warm Puppy and it’s fine. I did ride it on my SS with 2.1 tires back when I had muscle tone back in 2021, similar conditions. There’s not a ton of it so if you sink it’s just slightly. I think these are the best snow riding conditions I’ve seen in Ringwood. No snowmobiles though in this part of the park, not sure if the gas pipeline has been groomed, that is a fun line! Get some before the quads ruin the whole park digging their ruts.
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serviceguy
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BTW, not going to ride today, turns out GFBD f@@@ed my drivetrain and I installed my VanHelga backward…what a nub!
Yeah Craig was rippin. He was well ahead of me (as were the others) 😁
a.s.
Mr. Chainring
We let Craig lead so we could all have a good laugh. The man is a machine.
Tracks have been put down so it should be much easier for the non-fat riders. Tomorrow will be a great day to hit the trails.