Southern California - Another MTB Ride With Eyemage (some pics)

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Mr. Beanz
09-11-09, 01:14 PM
We rode up Potato Mtn again but his time started from Marshall Cyn. I had never started from MC so it was a little different. The first section on the ride sure is forgiving compared to climbing up the Claremont side. Plus more shade on the way up and a better chance to warm up the old stiff legs. I've forgotten what it was like to climb in the dirt. Well, on this course anyway, it's tough. I have been in many other mtb areas other than Chino Hills but Potato is steep. I look down at my arms and they are drippin sweat! Sweat dripping down into my eyes and down the tip of my big nose! I don't know how many times I've done GMR but I don't sweat like this. It ws nice in the shade at the start but once you get close to Potato Mtn, it warms up quickly on the steep climbs and the shade vanishes!

It was a nice ride though. Good workout and seems for most of the ride, it's tough just trying to stay upright. I can say that on GMR, one can ease up but on Potato Mtn, if you ease up, you're a fallin'!

Eyemage, a little shade at th start
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Say goodbye to civilization and 'Ello to my leetle frent!
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Eyemage powering his Ibis up the climb
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Yes Mr. Beanz, you HAVE TO ride your bike up there!
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I don't know how he does it! Did the climb 2 days ago and back up there again? Once a week and I'm done!
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We did see a few of those OTHER people up there!:D
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Mr. Beanz
09-11-09, 01:30 PM
What the HEY! I thought we were on the tough section! Oh goodie!
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Oh Man, I don't sweat like this on GMR! And I aint looking no younger!
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Although I handled the downhill a little better this time (eventhough Eye still held back) and I didn't lose the bike on any of the steep rocky sections, this had to be the scariest moment of the day. We stopped right before the final supersteep section to the top for a short one. Nobody around, just me and him out there deep in the wilderness, Eyemage puts his hand in his pocket and starts digging around then looks at me and ask, "want some nuts?".:eek:...Imagine the relief I felt when he pulled out a small bag of cashews!:roflmao2:
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Top of Potto MTn. Man, you can just about reach up and touch them antenna thingies!
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Mr. Beanz
09-11-09, 01:38 PM
Oh yeah, thanks for the spray of bugspray. Man, you mtb dudes got everything figured out!:thumb:

pinoybenter
09-11-09, 04:24 PM
Oh yeah, thanks for the spray of bugspray. Man, you mtb dudes got everything figured out!:thumb:

Yeah, lots of bugs. Was there around 9:30 at the shed on top of MC but didn't go to Potato.
Mr. Beanz
09-11-09, 04:34 PM
Yeah, lots of bugs. Was there around 9:30 at the shed on top of MC but didn't go to Potato.

You got knobbies on your bent?:D.....I didn't know you were a dirty dude too!

Maybe we should start a morning mtb ride. Eyemage is the real durt dude!:thumb:I'm just posin'!:p