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Old 10-14-2001, 10:52 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I ride at:

Sokel Demo (Los Gatos Summit side)
Skagg's
Santa Cruz (Wilder-Univercity-De La Veiga-ect)
Los GAtos
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Old 10-14-2001, 11:00 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I use too ride at Skaggs alot, but after kids I havent been there for 5 years... bummer

I just ride in Pacifica <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> theres alot here....

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Old 10-14-2001, 11:04 PM   #3 (permalink)
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To make you feel a little better. They closed a ton of good stuff at Skagg's <IMG SRC="smilies/frown.gif" border="0">
They basically took out all the tech and steep sections <IMG SRC="smilies/thefinger.gif" border="0">
Still fun, just not as fun as it was.
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When I was out there I went to China Camp which is not that far past the Golden Gate bridge. There is a Bike shop in Sunnyvale called Calmars that know alot of great trails.
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Theres actually alot of trails around..

Theres Wilder Ranch. Theres Grizzly Mountain(right at hwy 9 and skyline) Theres Kennedy(major Bitch) Theres the LG trail that takes you up and over the damn, which there are a bunch of trails on the other side of the damn. Then theres the one trail on hicks road, I cant remeber the name..

My riding days are over for at least 10 weeks..
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China Camp and Tamaranch ,Saratoga Gup (hwy9-35)for fun and Mt.Tam through the Headlands for fitness I also do a lot of road riding in Marin(Alpine,Stintson,Bolinas-Fairfax,Lucas Valley,Paradise) and Iif I just want to do a quick ride i just go to Golden Gate park which is two blocks away from my place <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0">
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Old 10-15-2001, 05:38 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Actually Golden Gate park has alot of fun trails in it.... There use to be a lot of built up stuff in the Redwoods by the rose garden. The gardeners would tear it down and the bikers would build it back up <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

About Skaggs... I wish I would have ridden my dirt bike there back when P.I.T.S ran a club there <IMG SRC="smilies/frown.gif" border="0">
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Old 10-16-2001, 07:45 AM   #8 (permalink)
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It looks like we ride the same trails...well when I ride. I live very near to Hicks road and Camden. I ride up in the Summit Road area. I used to ride the Kennedy trail a lot when I needed the work out. Now I really need the work out and I don't know if I could still make the loop. -Pete

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Old 10-16-2001, 08:43 AM   #9 (permalink)
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I like that trial that starts in Los Gatos and goes to lexington reservoir... I like riding my motorcycle on Hicks.
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Sure sounds like it.

I really need to get my bike back up and running.. I dont think I could make the kennedy loop right now..

Of course I really should wait for my ribs to heal as well..
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What did you do to your ribs.

Did you have a horse sandwich you up against a stall <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">
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HAhaha no I have had that happen but I didnt break anything..

I broke them on the clean up, well I think i fractured them, because all was getting better until I sneezed on the friday afterwards, I heard a pop and it felt like someone sucker punched me in the kidneys, So I waited a while and the feeling was going away, then I coughed and almost crashed my car because the pain was to much.. Went to the doctor and found out I have to cracked ribs. Now I have to wear this damn thing for 6 weeks or more depending
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Or Bay area girls, hehehe.
I ride at Morgan Terr. Park in Livermore, Delle Valle Lake in Livermore, Sunol Park in Sunol, Shadow Cliffs in Pleasanton, Mt Diablo in Black Hawk, and also we ride a lot at the livermore Rodeo Grounds where there are trails all the way down the creek that goes through the whole town. Its nice to have a variety of places to play!! <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">
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Did you break them sneezing on the Rubicon or did you fall down drunk and break them <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">
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In the antioch area there is the Contra Loma resevour area Black Diamond Mines These parks are connected.

Fire roads. Exellent training area if you race. Long hot climbs in the summer time <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">
20 mile dirt loop that I used to ride. If I wanted to go further I can ride on over to MT Diablo from balck diamond mines.

Theres a new Place that hooks up with the Los Vaceros resevour
Can't remember the name of the place but it is a park just off Marsh creek Rd.
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Actually I was sober when I feel.. Weird how that works..
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I live in pittsburg, and man during the summer when i first moved her I picked the hottest day to go riding at black diamond minds...I went 1/2 way up the hill and rode back to the truck...lol u know any place in our area with some techinical stuff?
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<STRONG>I ride at:

Sokel Demo (Los Gatos Summit side)
Skagg's
Santa Cruz (Wilder-Univercity-De La Veiga-ect)
Los GAtos</STRONG>

dude, ya got saratoga gap in your back yard. thats a fun trail <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">
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even though there is absolutely nothing tech there, ya have grant ranch.
good climb, and FAST decent!!! <IMG SRC="smilies/eek.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/beer.gif" border="0">
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dude, ya got saratoga gap in your back yard. thats a fun trail <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"></STRONG>

Yea, that place is real fun <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">
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<STRONG>even though there is absolutely nothing tech there, ya have grant ranch.
good climb, and FAST decent!!! <IMG SRC="smilies/eek.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/beer.gif" border="0"></STRONG>
I rode Grant Ranch a few times. One time I almost got attacked by a bull <IMG SRC="smilies/eek.gif" border="0">
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china camp is cool place to ride, it is not too far beyond the golden gate bridge
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I like grant ranch, Just have to worry about piggys and turkeys..
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I like the Marin Headlands because I can ride from the City and you can make the ride as long as you want ,from the regular loop up to to Tenesse Valley ,a litle longer loop down to Moss Beach or all the way at to Tam and back
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San Carlos/Water dog lake off Ralston above Alemeda De las Pulgas has a killer trail that is my favorite because it is , well you just have to ride it!!!. The single track part we call the 57 chevy trail beacuse you ride OVER the car!! GREAT Technical. Offers jumps. 5-10 mile loop.. 25min.-1.5 hrs
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Fremont Alder Park in Cupertino off 85 & 280 is up my street. Great hills and cool single track with fire roads, partly shadded ,popular Place, great view. 5-15 miles different trails and loops.

Skeggs hwy 35/Skyline has allot of great technical, Voodoo trail, etc. Suggest you park at the vista then ride South to the next enterance. To bad they took the Porsche out.
Minumum 1.5 hr ride mostly shadded 5-10 loop.

Nissen Parks & Soquel trails off hwy 17 near lexinton are the BOMB!! 3-6 hrs of hard riding, it's shadded

Saratoga Gap hwy 9/35 is great too!
mostly single track. 1-4 hr ride mostly cross country ride, technicall. Cool weekend ride or just after work.

Los Gatos hills St. Jones trail- about 2+ miles up then back down.
Kennedy trail hard core training about 5 miles up , half shade.

Alpine trail in Hills of Los Altos
Hill climb 5miles up to hwy 35, then along 35/Skyline then down hill for 30 minutes.
Part Fire road and Single track .

Pacifica along hwy 1 has allot of good bombing hills and it's cool there.

Wilder Ranch is mostly open not allot of shadded technical trails.

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