Originally Posted by
magohn
I wish. I will be taking it easy for a few weeks because I threw my back out 3 weeks ago training for the RSVP - which I had to cancel. Thank you very much for the offer. I intend wandering over to Duthie mid-week just to check it out. Looks pretty intimidating to a newb
BTW - I had one ever-so-slight issue on a quick test drive. There was a 'ching-ching-ching' sound when in the lowest gear. Turns out the 'dork disc' was catching on rotation against the derailleur - off it came. Now I get all 30-speeds perfectly right out of the box!
Duthie has some great newb trails! When you head into the clearing, make your way to the 10 o'clock perimeter point by the row of dropoffs. Up in that area, just past the skinny logride, is a green sign that says "BOOTCAMP". That's where you want to start out. It's about a 1.5 mile trail of nice packed dirt, not many roots, good banked turns, and nothing too steep up or down.