tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18306646.post114968213540533195..comments2024-02-06T19:21:03.745+08:00Comments on Pedal! Damn it!: Mount Montara Ride-benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05192310743432432356noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18306646.post-1160828659570463702006-10-14T20:24:00.000+08:002006-10-14T20:24:00.000+08:00Thanks for the cool video, Jeff!Ah, it brings back...Thanks for the cool video, Jeff!<BR/><BR/>Ah, it brings back memories of Oreo and "the Wall."<BR/>I don't remember any drops in the technical section from the first communications tower, but it was steep all right. Some riders I spoke to told me of a technical section that was kick butt. I guess that is what you found. <BR/><BR/>Good riding!<BR/>-ben-benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05192310743432432356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18306646.post-1160622336994350702006-10-12T11:05:00.000+08:002006-10-12T11:05:00.000+08:00downhill done!.....very nice view from up there. I...downhill done!.....very nice view from up there. I believe I went to the exact same place as your photo of the marker...At the radio towers...Currently procesing the video and this might take a day or two, but for right now i have a short video from the top > http://www.bluoz.com/blog/<BR/><BR/>also, there is a serious technical downhill that's unmarked, and much worse than 'the wall'..It's unmarked and starts about 1/4 the way down and is a shortcut to get down to Saddle Pass..In Fact, it starts at Saddle Pass and goes up to the main access road.. It's one way to avoid that switchback, but that's serious technical stuff, because I climbed up it. If that's the same thing you mean, you're right, it was wise not to go down that...You need gear, disc brakes, a good bike, shocks...even then there are 4-5 feet drops, and you'll endo for sure unless you're good...You also need long sleeve shirt, because poison oak in some places only 18 inches to get through..Both you're handle bars plow through it..<BR/><BR/>Nevertheless, people obviously do it because I saw bike tracks all the way up..it's about 1/4 mile of pure hell 40 degree angle I think...granite on half of it..<BR/><BR/>I did not go back down that way as it was a mountain climb just to get up it..I mean, you have to lift your bike up..<BR/><BR/>still, I have a nice downhill video now of most of what you have done here, the same path, excpt for that swithcback .<BR/><BR/>big fun...jeffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18306646.post-1160424755239693882006-10-10T04:12:00.000+08:002006-10-10T04:12:00.000+08:00Great pics...I'm going up there soon with a bicycl...Great pics...I'm going up there soon with a bicycle bullet cam for video...I gotta do a downhill video of this soon<BR/><BR/>www.bluoz.com/blog<BR/><BR/>jeffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18306646.post-1149842822410800312006-06-09T16:47:00.000+08:002006-06-09T16:47:00.000+08:00Joe,Yes, but I don't eat dogs. I love to pet them ...Joe,<BR/><BR/>Yes, but I don't eat dogs. I love to pet them though.<BR/><BR/>There is no technical downhill from Comms Tower #2 (unless you plan on riding through bushes and shrubs).<BR/><BR/><BR/>Cuzz x2,<BR/><BR/>Glad you like the pics!<BR/>Sure, cuzz! :-)-benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05192310743432432356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18306646.post-1149832392417449472006-06-09T13:53:00.000+08:002006-06-09T13:53:00.000+08:00Cuzz!!!! Once again...the pics are simply..magnifi...Cuzz!!!! Once again...the pics are simply..magnificent and mind-blowing!!!!!! I would like to seek permission to save all these pics in my online photo album please?? pretty please??? *Muah* he heAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com