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N4teTheGreat said:
I've never ridden any of the east bay dirt, is it worth a BART trip?
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Depends on what you like and what you're riding. East Bay Regional Park District is pretty restrictive for bikes on singletrack. Lake Chabot is 1.5 miles from my doorstep, so it's certainly convenient and the ample hill climbs make for a good workout. You can find some legal singletrack at Chabot and when combined with the median singletrack trail along Skyline, you can string together a decent 20-ish mile loop from Castro Valley. For gravel bikes, the east bay is actually pretty fantastic since the majority of bike-legal trails are wider fire roads. You can string together a pretty lengthy gravel ride and be on mostly dirt, for example, this: https://dirtyfreehub.org/routes/northern-california/beast/

Pleasanton Ridge has some singletrack but be prepared for A LOT of climbing

Briones has MTB-specific downhill trails but I haven't ridden them.

Crockett Hills has singletrack but I haven't been there either.

I don't really know about Tilden or Wildcat Canyon.

Joaquin Miller Park is worth going to for singletrack and rock gardens. It's smaller, but you can string together a bunch of good loops. I don't know JMP as well as others, but I'd be happy to show you around Lake Chabot sometime if you want.

I'm sure others can weigh in as well.
 
Moonlight Brewing Santa Rosa yesterday; had a Death and Taxes.

Had to walk the last mile home due to a blowout after hitting a narrow, vertical in my direction pavement imprefection.

Almost went down but saved it.
 

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I had Death and Taxes at home yesterday!!!

Here is my bike in Santa Rosa going to some park for a quick loop the other year
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Here it is near the CB-GB-Bridgy's

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strangely , on many rides, I have a picture of the place, but not my bike 😕
 
My wife takes tons of pictures, many of which are repetitive, but all of which are enjoyable. Come Watson, the game is afoot! Stay tuned.
 
If anyone wants to try this bike, let me know. Except Mike95060. Because it has a .......motor. The Horror..... :eek: It feels so much different than my Gen 3 Levo S-Works mullet. I am not an aggressive rider because I am older than Mike, but it feels more nimble and rolls so much faster. I'll deliver it within a reasonable distance.
 
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If anyone wants to try this bike, let me know. Except Mike95060. Because it has a .......motor. The Horror..... :eek: It feels so much different than my Gen 3 Levo S-Works mullet. I am not an aggressive rider because I am older than Mike, but it feels more nimble and rolls so much faster. I'll deliver it within a reasonable distance.
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Believe me, I resist that temptation because it’s good for me. Not because I wouldn’t have a good time. :laughing
 
Well y'all, (say, how's my "Murrican?), if all y'all make it to 67 y'all may sing a different tune. Just sayin'..... (more 'Murrican from a PDO, Poor Dumb Immigrant). Seriously, one school of thought is that you can get to the top faster, and do more loops of your favorite run. Mike, you remember Deric, I am sure. He used to give me shit for buying a Levo. He was (probably still is) in excellent shape. He and his wife Jen rented Levos from the experience center one day and rode UCS. and Wilder. The next week he had a Levo S-Works and she had the Expert.

SWMBO ( my wife, aka "She Who Must Be Obeyed) is 73, and has an artificial hip and arthritis in her lower spine. That is her excuse (I keed, I keed)... riding is her outlet that keeps her what, balanced? Sane?. I could still do an analog bike, did for a while, but I cannot keep up with her on her e-bike. Aaaaaannnnd.... I'm ok with it.

I am yearning for a CF analog MTB, which would of course be from Spesh. Because, discount :) My son has a collection, among which is an Epic that he built up. 21 lbs!!! It is nuts how light that thing is, with a full suspension setup. I was checking out the Stumpy line but they are north of 31 lbs. The S-Works Epics Ultra Light is 18 lbs, 14 oz.

He has cautioned me that it might be too much bike for me. I told him that to me a bike is really nothing more than a frame and two wheels, and I need to adapt to its characteristics. It isn't a horse or a cow, after all, it is a machine. Am I perhaps a Stegasourus?
 
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900ss said:
Select a recovery day and give it a whirl.
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That's the problem Ken. I have and, I know me well enough to know it wouldn't stick to recovery days. :laughing
If I make it to my twilight years and the choice is e bike or nothing, it will be an e bike. I think they are perfect for a lot of people. I just wanna be that weird 90 year old who scares everyone with their activity level.
 
900ss said:
Well y'all, (say, how's my "Murrican?), if all y'all make it to 67 y'all may sing a different tune. Just sayin'..... (more 'Murrican from a PDO, Poor Dumb Immigrant). Seriously, one school of thought is that you can get to the top faster, and do more loops of your favorite run. Mike, you remember Deric, I am sure. He used to give me shit for buying a Levo. He was (probably still is) in excellent shape. He and his wife Jen rented Levos from the experience center one day and rode UCS. and Wilder. The next week he had a Levo S-Works and she had the Expert.

SWMBO ( my wife, aka "She Who Must Be Obeyed) is 73, and has an artificial hip and arthritis in her lower spine. That is her excuse (I keed, I keed)... riding is her outlet that keeps her what, balanced? Sane?. I could still do an analog bike, did for a while, but I cannot keep up with her on her e-bike. Aaaaaannnnd.... I'm ok with it.

I am yearning for a CF analog MTB, which would of course be from Spesh. Because, discount :) My son has a collection, among which is an Epic that he built up. 21 lbs!!! It is nuts how light that thing is, with a full suspension setup. I was checking out the Stumpy line but they are north of 31 lbs. The S-Works Epics Ultra Light is 18 lbs, 14 oz.

He has cautioned me that it might be too much bike for me. I told him that to me a bike is really nothing more than a frame and two wheels, and I need to adapt to its characteristics. It isn't a horse or a cow, after all, it is a machine. Am I perhaps a Stegasourus?
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I have a lot of lost muscle to rebuild. Acoustic it is for me! I am not opposed to e-bikes. I'm just not ready for one.
 
Guess which thread I found this morning? ;-) I better catch up ...

My last push-it-to-the-top-of-the-hill Mtb. Lime Ridge WC/Concord. One push to the top for one downhill. 🥵
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Then my we-don't-ride-dirtbikes-anymore friends got into ebikes & eMtbs. OMFG!!! 😎

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3 climbs + 3 downhills at Lime! 👏

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I was a Trail Crew Leader for MBOSC (now SCMTS) & had special permission to ride the Demo Forest to do trail maintenance. The 1st looong right-hand berm in Segment 4 was my crew's favorite!

More ebikes & rides (https://motocatfish.smugmug.com/Bike-Rides)

Catfish ...
 
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