Originally Posted by
atkinson
You can ride up any time you want. The easiest routes are Sleeper Road to Pushover to Gate House, if you are going to that side or Coffee Run to Lower Downspout to Heaven's Gate Traverse to Lower Jester to Reverse Traverse to Valley House Traverse for the other side. Believe me, you'll want the "easiest." In fact, I usually walk big chunks of these uphills. What feels flat in the winter is a steep climb in the summer.
That hardtail will probably get you down most, but not all of the trails. Vee brakes aren't the best, so plan some time to cool your rims a few times. A good analogy for the DH bikes is that they are fat shaped skis and old hardtails with short travel are inflexible straight skis. Or maybe even inflexible straight x-c skis with double camber and a lot of kick wax on the bottoms. The difference is ... dramatic.
John
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