Reid—Also hit up the folks at the Golden Saddle Cyclery. They know all the dirt and all the routes and can give you a lot of great insight on where to ride based on what you're looking for.
On Monday, April 23, 2018 at 6:39:40 PM UTC-7, Matt wrote: > > Reid—LA rider here who just did the attached ride this weekend, probably > 65% of it on dirt fire roads, trails and a bit of single track. 43s are a > great idea but without the gears you'll be walking up more than a few hills > (and even with the gears there are plenty of steep, rocky inclines where > you'll struggle to keep traction). Still, the views from the top are always > worth it. > > > On Monday, April 23, 2018 at 4:56:10 PM UTC-7, Reid Echols wrote: >> >> Philip, the thought had occurred to me! Probably not in the budget right >> now, sadly. Also thinking the BMC's ability to clear Thunder Burts will >> come in handy. >> >> Patrick, your rambles actually inspired the initial choice to run the BMC >> as a single speed. If I can get this (18t) freewheel unstuck, I'm planning >> on having a WI dos eno setup: 38/35 up front, 16/19 in the back. Depending >> on how thick of a tire I go with, I'm hoping that will give me a decent >> cruising gear and a "trail gear". >> >> Thanks for the input everyone, I'll have to do some research and see how >> far I'll be able to make it on the weekends. LA National Forest seems like >> a great option. >> >> On Monday, April 23, 2018 at 1:57:05 PM UTC-5, Philip Williamson wrote: >>> >>> Hey Reid, >>> Secret answer c) Buy the 64cm orange Quickbeam offered on the list in >>> LA! >>> >>> Philip >>> Always causing trouble in Santa Rosa, CA >>> >>> On Monday, April 23, 2018 at 10:47:25 AM UTC-7, Reid Echols wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi folks, I'll be traveling from Austin to Los Angeles in a few short >>>> weeks for a fellowship at the Huntington Library, and am between bringing >>>> a >>>> "beater" aluminum 29er I could build up from spare parts or my trusty BMC >>>> Monstercross, currently set up as a "dinglespeed" with 43c gravel tires. I >>>> can handle most of the Austin hills pretty handily, and really enjoy >>>> riding >>>> the BMC on local singletrack (not too many rock gardens, just the faster, >>>> flowy stuff). >>>> >>>> My question is, will I be able to fully enjoy the trails near LA on a >>>> singlespeed, cross-style bike, or am I displaying a bit of hubris and >>>> should just bring the more traditional mountain bike for the climbing >>>> gears? I'll be commuting to the Huntington as well and don't want anything >>>> too flashy lest it be stolen. Local perspectives would be welcome! >>>> >>>> All best, >>>> Reid in Austin >>>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
