How much thorns and sharp rock north of Payson?

Is  south Corando S Lake Rd to Montezuma trail not authorized?

Oracle Ridge awaits

Wiley gets his road runner

Resuming my AZTR300 sobo touring pace tomorrow
What is easiest bike route from Parker Lk to Sierra Vista?
I'm 99% sure i have a place to stay in SV, but may need to change plans when i get there

Crossed paths with cjell 2 days ago
Was making brown powder 8s with his tracks sobo to Oracle
Taking a few days out to get over a cold before resuming

Starting so bo 300 from pkl post this morning
Rode gold canyon trails yesterday very scenic and worth it
Can u recommend a shop for a great and quick wheel rebuild in Tucson
Need more spoke tension n therefore new nipples
Also need someone in Tucson who can download gpx track onto my gps map 60csx I don't have cable and even though rode gold canyon yestersay it's impossible to find right side road start without waypoints

That climb wasn't bad

Just did Jacobs crosscut both ways
More real mtn biking than gravel grinder
99% rideable just some trouble squeezing between big rocks
I like it  

from google earth figures out Jacob's Crosscut Trail and trail south of Silly Mtn, not sure about if pavement of trail in between
and what happens before Basha's (north bound or after south bound), looks like the Powerline Trail, but there is golf courses and what looks like a fence at some road crossings
getting excited, packing tonight and I start in Phoenix on Saturday

However, we do have a new singletrack option in east Phoenix/Apache Junction.  I have been wanting to add singletrack to the route there for years now, and the good John Schilling has come up with a viable route.  Try as I might, I haven't been able to get up there to ride it and 'vet' the track..... so I thought, why not let the riders do it?

It will be 100% optional this year.  I will be looking for feedback from a few regular AZT nuts who I am sure will not be able to resist riding it, even if the temps are reaching for 100 degrees in Phoenix.  Good chance it'll be canonized for 2017.

I can give it a try a week today.  What are the coordinates? my GPS is already full to the limit with the regular AZTR tracks, but I can add way point flags before I leave home

Rod, I thought the coyote rode an Acme Cycle.

I do have the Acme Belly Tank/JATO unit attached

http://forums.mtbr.com/arizona/trail-closures-flagstaff-1006511.html

will the proposed trail closures of sections of the AZ trail impact the race?

my gear is nearly ready
I leave for Phoenix March 26 then plan to bike the 300 southbound, but am planning to stay ~April 1 to April 9 in the Tucson area with some camping overnight at altitude to get acclimatized (changed my mind about camping at altitude near the mex border)
if any locals or other early arriving AZTR'ers want to show me some rides or yak over a beer, I'd appreciate a shout, thanks

Rod Dagneau

thanks Tim
the Charouleau Gap road appears to go through gravel pits at the north end
is there a way around the gravel pits?
CDO looks fun or what about ride northbound to the top of Summerhaven, camp over night and then ride the AZTR southbound?

Oracle Ridge is rated 4 out of 5 on the mtbr.com trail review site
http://trails.mtbr.com/cat/united-states-trails/trails-arizona/trail/oracle-ridge/prd_164553_4513crx.aspx
whereas the bike pack rating seems to be 1 out of 5
I'm planning to tour southbound from Phoenix to the start of the 750
wondering about looping Oracle, Tucson, Summerhaven, Oracle to ride Mt Lemmon northbound
or are there way more fun ways to descend Mt Lemmon?

Google Earth shows roads and trails through BioDome to get from Oracle to Tucson
is there a nice, fun and/or easy low route from Oracle to Tucson to avoid the highway?

how do you sign up for the track leaders race site?
I can't find a link on the page, someone has already signed up

 
cool
makes it seem really really big and that's only the first 300

Not sure what to call this thing.

usually called a helmet harness but also a banana hammock

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