I want to ride Devil's Backbone on Saturday if it's dry enough. Does anyone know the trail conditions there? Is it worth waiting another week or is it OK now?
At DBB, only Laughing Horse is open to bikes on both sides of the loop. Laughing Horse Loop is tough either way. I prefer Indian Summer CW. If you do Rimrock, I prefer that one CCW.nanook93 said:Now the weather needs to hold until Sunday morning! Visiting the in-laws for Easter dinner, so I'm planning on heading up to ride DBB for the first time in the AM. I can hardly wait! Any suggestions for CW vs. CCW on the loops?
Thanks for the heads up. Are the hiking-only sections clearly marked? Any signage that is easy to miss?sgltrak said:At DBB, only Laughing Horse is open to bikes on both sides of the loop. Laughing Horse Loop is tough either way. I prefer Indian Summer CW. If you do Rimrock, I prefer that one CCW.
print this and take it with younanook93 said:Thanks for the heads up. Are the hiking-only sections clearly marked? Any signage that is easy to miss?
I rode it this morning, the conditions were amazing. Wicked fast and crazy hookup pushing the corners. My tires picked up zero mud. Careful on upper Blue Sky, there are a lot of blind spots and the trails are very fast right now. We just got a little bit of hail and very light rain this evening so it just got a little more moisture. :thumbsup:twitchy said:I want to ride Devil's Backbone on Saturday if it's dry enough. Does anyone know the trail conditions there? Is it worth waiting another week or is it OK now?
NOAA Forecast:
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Windy, with a west wind 13 to 16 mph increasing to between 28 and 31 mph. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph.
I rode it this morning and it was awesome! What a great trail, I will definitely be back for more. Fun, challenging rocky sections and I got a great workout. Only drawback was that I popped a link on my chain a couple miles in to the ride and had to repair it trailside. Now for Easter dinner at the inlaws, YUM!twitchy said:Thanks to all who posted on the conditions. I am going to answer my own post. I just got back from riding there. The conditions probably won't get better all year. It's totally dry, but not dusty. My bike hardly even got dirty. It was very windy. The wind coming from the North. At the top of one of the ridges it probably was close to 40mph. Even so, it's been a long Winter. It made me happy to get out and ride my MTB again. All the trails are marked as to what ones you can ride your bike on. I never really noticed before. I just knew what ones I could and couldn't ride.
Thanks again.
Rob.