code brown: wet wood

"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus) 10/02/2016 at 15:47 • Filed to: None

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At some point this week a tree fell on the path. I cut hard to avoid it doing a full slide on a wet root. The bridges were wet and slippery as well.

S65 > OPPOsaurus WRX 10/02/2016 at 15:59

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Damnit, I cannot go riding at the moment and you are making me jealous

The Lurktastic Opponaught > S65 10/02/2016 at 16:08

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I’m also sidelined. I destroyed a wheel and bent the frame last weekend, and wasn’t planning on buying a new bike until spring.

*sad trombone*

The Lurktastic Opponaught > OPPOsaurus WRX 10/02/2016 at 16:08

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That looks like a great ride.

S65 > The Lurktastic Opponaught 10/02/2016 at 16:09

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:(

OPPOsaurus WRX > S65 10/02/2016 at 16:17

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Didn’t you disassemble your whole bike? How’s that going

OPPOsaurus WRX > The Lurktastic Opponaught 10/02/2016 at 16:17

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That sux. That must have been a hard hit. How did you do that

S65 > OPPOsaurus WRX 10/02/2016 at 16:18

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Nowhere because I’m still looking for all the screws

The Lurktastic Opponaught > OPPOsaurus WRX 10/02/2016 at 16:22

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The Kawasaki project is still coming along. I killed my trek hardtail with a gravity assist.

Edit: whoops. Replied to the wrong person.

BeaterGT > OPPOsaurus WRX 10/02/2016 at 16:24

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Where are you located? I finally got out this morning after a week of rain and the conditions were much of the same. If the approach isn’t straight on, bail!

OPPOsaurus WRX > BeaterGT 10/02/2016 at 16:25

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I’m a little south of boston

BeaterGT > OPPOsaurus WRX 10/02/2016 at 16:27

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Gotcha. Weather is looking better this week!

Stef Schrader > OPPOsaurus WRX 10/02/2016 at 16:58

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I had to click on this title.

Carry on, and happy riding. (Gorgeous trail, though.)

OPPOsaurus WRX > BeaterGT 10/02/2016 at 17:00

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Where r u?

The Lurktastic Opponaught > OPPOsaurus WRX 10/02/2016 at 17:14

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Bailed and flung in midair to avoid another scar. I landed on my feet. The bike did not.

BeaterGT > OPPOsaurus WRX 10/02/2016 at 17:50

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Southern NJ

BeaterGT > The Lurktastic Opponaught 10/02/2016 at 17:51

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The bike didn’t land on your feet? That’s a good thing!

OPPOsaurus WRX > The Lurktastic Opponaught 10/02/2016 at 18:05

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Damn that sux. A few years ago I hit a trench hidden by grass going down a hill. Luckily for the bike my body broke it’s fall.

OPPOsaurus WRX > Stef Schrader 10/02/2016 at 18:07

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The best part is that these trails are right out my back yard

iSureWilll > BeaterGT 10/02/2016 at 18:24

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I’m in Southern NJ too! Hello!

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > OPPOsaurus WRX 10/02/2016 at 19:59

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It’s been raining here all weekend and isn’t supposed to stop all week 

This is a trail about 3 hours from my house, there are a few more very similar about half an hour.

I’ve been watching mtb vids much of the day to get my fix.

OPPOsaurus WRX > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 10/02/2016 at 20:16

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thats not you is it? some of that stuff looks REALLY narrow.

this is not me but i’ve been there. its an old ski mountain transformed into a mountain bike park.

BeaterGT > iSureWilll 10/02/2016 at 21:51

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Hey there!

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > OPPOsaurus WRX 10/02/2016 at 22:54

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No not me. And yeah, a lot if trails here are really narrow. That one gets a lot less traffic because it’s in the middle of nowhere, so I’d a bit more overgrown than what I usually ride.

That looks fun! We have a mountain bike park on a ski hill here too, but it still functions for skiing in the winter too. Haven’t been there yet though, heard it’s really really rocky and needs a much better bike than I’ve got.

OPPOsaurus WRX > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 10/02/2016 at 23:03

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O yea. The first time I went I brought my $600 hard tail and quickly realized I was way under prepared. He next time we rented $8000 full suspension bikes from the mountain. Soooo much better

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > OPPOsaurus WRX 10/03/2016 at 02:27

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I plan on doing that next summer. But I also plan on buying my own full suspension bike, though closer to a grand, used, not eight.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > OPPOsaurus WRX 10/03/2016 at 10:25

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At least it wasnt knee deep water. I have a trail near me that I enjoy biking after a good rain because it gets crazy flooded. Knee deep water in some sections (but just barely hits the pedals on my bike). Also there is one stream crossing where you have to commit to it at speed otherwise you get stuck standing (or laying) in the stream. I have never had more mud caked on everything though than that!

OPPOsaurus WRX > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 10/03/2016 at 12:30

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even with the rain we got the trails are still pretty dry compared to what the usually are. most of the wettest areas have foot bridges for people walking, but even those streams were at best just mud.