Puck it 218 Report post Posted August 11, 2019 Carnage from today's ride and walk out Rear derailleur-gone Chain-gone 2 broken spokes which made tire go flat. Tubeless. 3 bent spokes Rim bent? 3 mile walk to road and another 1 mile on road since karen did not answer phone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cannonballer 560 Report post Posted August 11, 2019 Dammit Karen! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cannonballer 560 Report post Posted August 11, 2019 Do we have a first world problems thread? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2manyhobbies 60 Report post Posted August 12, 2019 Planning to ride Green Woodlands tomorrow. Got any other useful beta (obviously you already recommended Norris)? Best climbing routes? Best parking? Local beer? Riding with the wife, who is a very solid rider but somewhat timid. So won't be crushing the whole place. But looking forward to the exploration!Sorry. Just saw this. Looks like you figured it out. Not sure where you parked, but we parked down by 118. Next time we're going to park in the lot up the road from there. Local beer? I think you have to bring it yourself Not much of anything in Dorchester. Sent from my Pixel 2 using Northeast Mountain Sports mobile app Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2manyhobbies 60 Report post Posted August 12, 2019 Carnage from today's ride and walk out Rear derailleur-gone Chain-gone 2 broken spokes which made tire go flat. Tubeless. 3 bent spokes Rim bent? 3 mile walk to road and another 1 mile on road since karen did not answer phoneYikes! What'd you hit?Sent from my Pixel 2 using Northeast Mountain Sports mobile app Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Puck it 218 Report post Posted August 12, 2019 12 hours ago, 2manyhobbies said: Yikes! What'd you hit? Sent from my Pixel 2 using Northeast Mountain Sports mobile app I have no idea. I had a couple of chain drops on the front sprocket, which I thought was odd on Friday and Saturday. I checked the chain with the gauge and it was fine a couple of weeks ago. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cannonballer 560 Report post Posted August 17, 2019 Poor fat bike has been feeling neglected this summer. Just took her out to stretch her legs on the beach. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cannonballer 560 Report post Posted August 24, 2019 Marshall Conservation land in North Conway. Some great mileage and amazing hand built trails! Kicked my ass 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cannonballer 560 Report post Posted August 24, 2019 Put in some miles at KT today. What a perfect day for riding! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cannonballer 560 Report post Posted August 25, 2019 Hit up Green Woodlands again. So much fun! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Machski 22 Report post Posted September 9, 2019 Anyone hit up Loon's grand opening weekend of their DH park? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cannonballer 560 Report post Posted September 9, 2019 Anyone hit up Loon's grand opening weekend of their DH park?Planned to, but ended up skipping it for rides in North Conway and Kingdom Trails on Sat & SunI was in Lincoln for the weekend though and it appeared that they got a decent turnout. Lots of riders at the coffee shop in the morning and lots of bikes on cars across town. I drove by Loon late afternoon Saturday and there were a good amount of cars in the lot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MassNerd 47 Report post Posted September 10, 2019 I tried Rattlesnake Hill (aka Lime Kiln) in Bolton, MA for the first time last week. I didn't have high expectations but was pleasantly surprised. Some very cool rock spines all over the hill, a trail around an old quarry with some scary exposure and the Ridge Loop trail was really the highlight. Lots of rocky features to ride over and lots of fun turns. Not a lot of vertical but I'll definitely add it to my regular ride rotation. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cannonballer 560 Report post Posted October 16, 2019 Big extended weekend of riding for me. Logged some big climbs in Lincoln, got 2 phenomenal days at Kingdom Trails, hit up Loon's new DH trails, and did a trail clearing day on my local trails. Trying to pack it all in before some of these trails get shutdown for the winter. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MassNerd 47 Report post Posted October 18, 2019 Last weekend I earned the "Completionist" badge in Trailforks for Leominster State Forest and was the first to do so! https://www.trailforks.com/badges/view/33553/ Wasn't too bad, but had to do a couple less than ideal rides. Trailforks is also very picky. You need to ride every last foot of a trail. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cannonballer 560 Report post Posted October 18, 2019 Last weekend I earned the "Completionist" badge in Trailforks for Leominster State Forest and was the first to do so!https://www.trailforks.com/badges/view/33553/ Wasn't too bad, but had to do a couple less than ideal rides. Trailforks is also very picky. You need to ride every last foot of a trail. That's really cool. Big accomplishment at Leominster considering how many trails there are. How does that work in trailforks? I haven't seen it for areas I usually ride. Does someone have to develop that challenge? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MassNerd 47 Report post Posted November 5, 2019 On 10/18/2019 at 4:34 PM, Cannonballer said: That's really cool. Big accomplishment at Leominster considering how many trails there are. How does that work in trailforks? I haven't seen it for areas I usually ride. Does someone have to develop that challenge? Not sure exactly how it works, but most parks I've looked up on Trailforks have the completionist badge, so I assumed it was auto-created. If it's not, then a Trailforks Admin can create the badge. What areas do you ride that don't have the badge? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cannonballer 560 Report post Posted January 13 Figured I should cap off my entries for 2019. It was a good year of riding for me. Lots of good workout type rides on local trails. Several visits to Kingdom Trails, Greenwoodlands, Marshal Conservation Area, and others. I also did way more trail work than I've ever done. I spent a lot of time maintaining and repairing local trails after storms. I probably cleared close to 50 trees over the course of the year. I hiked with my chainsaw many more miles than I ever hope to do again! I eventually started carrying it in a backpack and riding to blowdowns that were further afield. I also built a couple of new trails and features which was a new effort for me. I ended up logging about 450 miles of pedalling. I also did some lift-served downhill for the first time, but I track that separately. Hoping to kick off that 2020 thread soon! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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