Trail Wanderlust
So I got my brand spanking new UZZI out for a shakedown ride recently. The orginal plan was hit up Iron Mountain and Ellie Lane but with early moring rain, the plan shifted to Anderson Truck Trail in Alpine. The boys at BikeBling did a mighty fine job with the mechanicals as it was shifting flawless … Continue reading “Shaking down the UZZI”
Last Sunday and this Wednesday I spent some time exploring the El Capitan Open Space Preserve located near Lakeside. El Cajon Mountain is the extremely promient granite mountain on the preserve you can’t miss if you are driving into El Cajon from the west. And if you have ever ridden Anderson Truck Trail it is mountain on … Continue reading “El Capitan Open Space Preserve”
Okay, so we San Diego folk are self-admitted “weather weenies”, particularly us coastal types. You get us out of our typical weather of 65-75 and sunny for more than a few days we start whining like a jet turbine. There was a lot of noise happening this week. Wednesday, I met Steve for an after … Continue reading “A week of SD Weather Weenie Whining”
The thermometer in my truck read 89 degrees when I pulled into the Anderson Truck Trail parking area yesterday afternoon. It was my first return to Anderson Truck Trail in a long time (October of last year). I should have known better. I forget how many times I have been out here in the heat and just … Continue reading “One Flying Dog and a Finicky Bitch”
Now that we have had a little break in the rain enough to give the trails some dryout time, I went out to Alpine to ride Anderson Truck Trail which handles the moisture well. I was joined by Cliff, Danny and Chip. It was first time riding with Danny but Cliff and Chip are old friends. … Continue reading “Good Ride and Old Friends”
UPDATE: Since this page went live in 2008, the San Diego Mountain Biking Association liked this rating system well enough to use it as well. While I will occasionally update this page, SDMBA has representatives all over the county and are in a much better position to stay on top of these ratings. SDMBA’s Wet … Continue reading “Wet Trails Rating”
So yesterday I was all primed to head to Alpine to hit up one of my favorite technical/stunt trails. I had a brand spanking new full face helmet and was ready to go. I had not ridden with my buddy Steve in months so it was going to be cool to catch up on things with him while out on … Continue reading “Riding “Naked” in Alpine”
Okay I’m getting a bit stir crazy with having to take some time off the bike as well as all the rain. Folks please give our wet trails some recovery time after these rains. Here are excerpts from a couple years of this topic being float around on some the various forums sites. Most folks … Continue reading “Tis the Season for Rain”
I’m not 100% sure if this blog will be used long-term. I’m trying it out as part of my site, www.MountainBikeBill.com