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@@lancevalenzuela3358 sure. What days do you typically ride.

@@oldguymtb780 I typically ride Sundays, but will be skipping this upcoming Sunday. I also do night rides after work and will be able to do more rides some Thursday-Saturday. Typically ride Madonna and Irish, but that is because I live close to them. Wanting to ride more of the grade, MDO, and everything else the area has to offer.

@ I’ll probably ride the grade this coming Thursday (Jan9th) or Saturday (Jan 11th). Which day would you want to meet. I park at the end of Stenner Creek Rd. Rides are about 14 - 16 miles with 3500’ of climbing.

@@oldguymtb780 Lets shoot for saturday, and I have no problem with climbing. I'm familiar with the parking area, do you park closer to the CalPoly meats or at the end of the road by the closed gate?

@ the end of the road. Do you have a Strava account. My name is Mark Baker My Strava pic is of me in a black jersey with a blue sleeve jumping a gap.

@@LanceLaspina Sorry, I should have explained in the video that Star Wars trail is a local name. The actual name on Trail Forks is Canyon trail. What time did you hike it because I did 2 laps to top today.

@ ok great! That makes sense to me now. Appreciate the clarification. I started my hike at 9 am and finished around 10:30 am. I only saw a few hikers (no bikers) and most of them were way up top at the summit.

@@LoamReaper that what it’s listed as on Trail Forks. Somebody cleaned up the last steep part. I don’t believe the line I took was an option before. It use to be just a nasty rut. And yes FuFu and Face trail are definitely harder but they’re not shown on Trail Forks. Not sure why.

I'm not 100% sure but I believe e-bikes are allowed. My buddy and I were visiting his friend in Coeur d'Alene so we aren't familiar with the trails. But my buddy was riding an e-bike and nobody said anything to him and the guy who brought us to the trails didn't say anything about e-bikes being illegal there. Google a local bike shop there and call. They would know.

@@jigginjaxson I don’t believe anyone is maintaining these trails anymore. Not sure if it was a land owner reason. They’re probably overgrown now after 2yrs.

@@oldguymtb780 give me a riddle on where this is

@@emrhomeworks9979 sign says keep gate closed, not locked. That gate has never been locked for all the times I’ve ridden it. I believe the chain is for the left side. The people gate has a spring so it shuts by itself, which I made sure it did by hearing it hit as it closed. But of course I could have mistaken the land owners intent.

@@oldguymtb780 The rule of thumb when going through a gate is to always leave it as you found it. If it's open leave it open, if it's closed re-close it, if it's locked re-lock it. Years ago someone (never found out who) closed but didn't re-lock a gate in Poly Canyon and a couple of cows got out and wound up on the train tracks. Mountain bikers came pretty close to losing access to that area. There were a couple of years back in the late 90s where we did get banned from that section of trail on Madonna because of a similar situation. I've watched a bunch of your videos and you're obviously a responsible trail user so I'm not trying to give you any shit, but it's good practice to leave it as you found it.

@@oldguymtb780 Yeah, having a chain securing the gate is not the same as locking the gate and as you said the gate is spring loaded and live stock are more than capable of opening a spring loaded gate, hence the securing chain.

@@oldguymtb780 PS, cool trail

Warranty frame. The carbon cup portion of the frame that holds the headset bearings broke on my white Enduro frame. Specialized warrantied it with an S-Works frame. I'm not sure if they had a surplus of S-Works frames or if the headset issue is less apt to happen on an S-Works frame. Either way I'm happy.

@@Michael-h6g yeah it’s a fun place to ride. Glad you liked it. One place you can usually ride after it rains too.

@@Michael-h6g if your looking for more tech trails, ride the quests grade behind cal poly. That’s where Firebreak, pick and shovels and Morning Glory trails are located. I have videos on these trails. I’m usually available if you want to ride. Just give me a few days notice.

@@oldguymtb780 I've ridden P & S so I know what it's like up there and I most certainly will return. IMO, the best riding in SLO Town is the Ocean View Trail in IH. The weaving in and out of and up and over planted rocks is my kind of thing.

It's definitely a spicy DH. I rode it again last week. Had to take a different line towards the bottom but rideable.

Thanks. That place hasn’t changed. Still crappy dirt but it makes it challenging

Yeah, been training for the race season. P1 at this race in my Category.

I do remember the days of riding fully rigid bikes. Loved the challenge.

No. Where is it located?

@@oldguymtb780 Along the 5 freeway in between L.A. and Bakersfield. Highest point in Los Padres National Forest. Get off at Frazier Park.

Parked at the campground entrance off of Hwy 41 between Morro Bay and Atascadero. Road the road to the bridge trail. Up Bridge trail to Cerro alto summit trail. I have to hike a bike on some spots to get to the top. There’s a map of the trails at the entrance and on Trail Forks app.

@@oldguymtb780 So you are taking your bike back up to get to your car?

The trails start from the campground paved road. Boy Scout trailhead is at the entrance to the campground and there is a day use parking area right there. It is the hardest climb to the summit though. That’s why most mountain bikers take Bridge trail up to start. Bridge trail head is about .7 mile drive into the campground, which is very close to the end of the campground. There is a parking area at the end of the campground for day use. There is a $10 day use fee that can be payed at the iron ranger.

@@oldguymtb780 Quick question. They happen to have bikes on sale at REI and I know next to nothing about them. Is the Co-op DRT 1.3 a good deal? Or is the Roscoe 6 a better bike? Heads the Roscoe now uses the same frame for All models. Idk about the Co-op frame. Has a weird shape.

Sorry, I know nothing about those bikes.

I’m 55 yrs old. If you have pain like a 64 yr old riding buddy of mine you might want to demo an e-bike before buying anything. That’s what he rides as it helps him lessen pain and he gets his workout.

I was riding with a buddy that day. He usually hanging back as it sometimes gets a little dusty.

Thank you. It’s a fun DH but the climb is tough. I’m using a Chin mount.

WOW sorry tomorrow is a bad day. Also, with all the rain you’re limited on the trails. If you are riding tomorrow Montaña De Oro is your best bet (Hazard Peak trail, Manzanita, Barranca and Oats Peak). If you want harder tails, Cerro Alto (between Moro Bay and atascadero) is good right after a rain. Bridge trail is the easiest way up. All of the climb is steep (Average grade 20%) but it’s a fun DH. Sorry again that I can’t make it.

Once it dries up we can definitely hit some of the local trails.

What days are you available to ride?

Yeah I really like that race. The new stage 6 was a little flat but at least it sent us through Gnarly again.

I don’t ride Irish Hills very often but I’ve been meaning to video Ocean View.

Yeah the place doesn't have extended DH. I'm more of a slow tech rider. I like to climb chunky/techy stuff like Ocean View Trail (on the Johnson Ranch side) has. It would be fun to watch you blast down that stuff though. @@oldguymtb780

I'll definitely video Ocean view. I'll probably video both sides of the trail's DH's separately when spring comes. @@Michael-h6g

Sorry, no I don’t know who works on the trail.

Yeah that dam loose dirt got me. Next time you’re in the area, take a right instead of a left (Pipeline). I did two laps up to 1800. Marks canyon first and then Pipeline. Roughly 3200 ft of climbing but so worth it.

@@oldguymtb780 Sweet. Done pipeline and the climb many times, bib never that trail. Planning on April, maybe stay a month or so.

Stenner Creek Rd is off of HWY 1. Drive north on hwy 1 out of San Luis Obispo. After passing Highland drive (stop light that goes to Cal Poly) it will be the next right. It’s a small road. You can look it up on google maps. Stenner Creek Rd turns into a dirt road. Keep following the dirt road until you get to the parking area at the gate.

No but He did a great job. So much fun and flow.

@@oldguymtb780 his name is Jason Hayward. He's a great friend and mentor of mine. Here's his UA-cam channel @HaywardFamilybuilding

Thank you. I love that Gnarly trail.

@@oldguymtb780 Oh Yeah. And it's fun to watch too. 🤙

I had so much fun there. I want to go back to hit the double blacks. Have fun.

Thanks, those trails linked up is my favorite top to bottom DH there.

Personally I’d go with the larger travel bike if your going to ride the gnar but I’ve seen people shred with less. It really depends on you and how you ride. The park has various levels of terrain.

@@oldguymtb780 bra just rode today with a XC hardtail 100 ml travel, my legs were bleeding halfway through a ble trail forgot the name lets see tomorrow how it goes.

Yeah I thought I broke my ribs on that crash. My X-rays were negative. Their still slightly bruised. Sept 2nd is the china peak race. Hope your doing good.

Thanks. That same race is coming up in August. I’ll be on it again.

Thanks. Nothing broken. Just very bruised ribs.

Thanks. That bike park is fun. Altitude is a butt kicker

That’s what I was thinking too when I got there.