Back Yard Bikes
Really to be recommended - Lots of Niners for rent (Air/AirCarbon/Jet) and they even had an RDO for sale!!! Really friendly and helpful. Park at the store and ride to the trail head (John Muir).
55$ a day for a Niner Jet.
John Muir Trails:
Only ONE WAY single track!! Pedal fast with the confidence of not running into anybody: awesome. Varying surfaces from flat hardpack, to bumpy rock strewn single track to sandy, a few roller coasters with berms, fast flow, a few small uphills - max 20 30 metres at a time.
Overall really fast!! Well signposted, no way to get lost.
Only small downside is that except for few meadows its all in the forest - but only a small downside.
Longest loop: 12 Miles. Total of 5 Trails
Emma Carlin Trails:
Same as John Muir, but much tighter turns on the whole.
Longest Loop: 5 miles.
Connecter Trail(s):
Much the same but on the southern direction an amazing series of sandy berms through a pine forest! Race time!!!! Also, much more open terrain, partly through fields/meadows.
5 miles each way.
Bottom Line:
If you are in the area, you wont be disappointed
....did you ride past DOP (Dopey's OTB point)...?? No pics....?
ReplyDeleteHave you managed to be under 150bpm? And the Jet?
ReplyDeleteI saw the mark on the ground where dopey's OTB landed, but I didnt have my camera!!
ReplyDeleteDay 1: Heart Rate >160 for about 3 hours then a little lower as my batteries ran out.......I was done. Day 2 was just 2 hours at a moderate recovery pace.
The Jet was only 'ok' mainly because it had a crap shock I think. The rear shock was really stiff and not plush at all. I let some air out and it improved a bit but was not plush. Tire clearance with Continental Race King 2.2 left little room for mud - fortunately there was none. Otherwise, it had a Reba up front - OK but not wonderful. Race King tires were good - really roll well and hooked up well in most conditions. I think tire pressure is key to get the most out of this tire - I'll be taking these to BC I think.
PS Backyard Bikes has really good selection of micro brewery beers....MMM!!
Pictures!?
ReplyDeleteThat's rabbit heart pace!!
ReplyDeleteAre you sure you have been biking?
Yep, RK's are nice, as long as stays dry.