Yarra Trails regulars
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moorey
call me Mia
Damo piked on 5.30 ride this morning. Too windy.
Its just you and me. Chief :frusty:
CharlieDontSurf
Likes Dirt
Yarra trails particularly Hans are is good condition. The big thing with the rain is the weather has been warm enough to dry it out. Get out there because it will only take another big dump and cold weather and they will be farked
I took my 2 year old out this arvo (he doesn't leave tracks), for the tiny weeny bit i saw, I was surprised it wasn't rutted to sh1t. Hans predictably would be ok...
Anyone wanna ride from heidelberg at 7pm for a short cruise?
Kingshill
Likes Dirt
What happened to you Tuesday morning ? Aunt flow. Big JD I think there's only you & me.:clock:
moorey
call me Mia
my wife has to work hard to keep me in excess bike parts, candy arse :behindsofa:
Knuckles
Lives under a bridge
Don't forget the hot water bottle for your cramps.
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Great solo trip tonight - long time since Ive ridden the YT. So good to be back on the dirt. The tracks were actually surprisingly dry... the odd puddle. Hans was excellent. Saw no-one except a nice young fella who turned around after I started talking to him.
My Epic is so much better with the new 120mm forks.
Going to make this a regular thing. Getting a bit sick of the roadie...
My Epic is so much better with the new 120mm forks.
Going to make this a regular thing. Getting a bit sick of the roadie...
moorey
call me Mia
Short drive to Buninyong, big fella :third:
Yeah no idea after the rain last night. Did I dream someone getting on his high horse with a comment along the lines of "why are people riding these trails in the wet"? I'm normally in this camp, but how many posts proclaimed the trails to be dry? I was pondering the groups of riders...
Sitting at home not riding presuming its wet, but not really knowing for sure but willing to hang shit on anyone else (usually me)
Riding trails knowing they are wet and not giving a shit, usually not commenting on conditions because they are barn-door obvious (the same group of fuckwits who cut living shit down)
Trusting others who claim its dry after more than a few dry days and venturing out ready to ride fire trail and not fuck it up more if it is in fact too wet (and being pleasantly surprised but choosing the segments unlikely to be underwater).
For those who live close enough to carry a shovel, whats the best technique for fixing bogs/puddles that can't be easily drained by digging a run-off? Just fill in the hole with dirt?
Sitting at home not riding presuming its wet, but not really knowing for sure but willing to hang shit on anyone else (usually me)
Riding trails knowing they are wet and not giving a shit, usually not commenting on conditions because they are barn-door obvious (the same group of fuckwits who cut living shit down)
Trusting others who claim its dry after more than a few dry days and venturing out ready to ride fire trail and not fuck it up more if it is in fact too wet (and being pleasantly surprised but choosing the segments unlikely to be underwater).
For those who live close enough to carry a shovel, whats the best technique for fixing bogs/puddles that can't be easily drained by digging a run-off? Just fill in the hole with dirt?
Big JD
Wheel size expert
By all means go for a ride Bardles and if its fucked fix it- but few do. Wasnt on my high horse but please tell me which trails in low lying areas between Ivanhoe and Hans are ok..................not many i reckon. I am sitting at home not riding because I know the ST in my area is too wet because I walked them with the kids. Not hanging shit on anyone- common sense should tell you what to do. Higher trails will be ok the boggy stuff will be fucked. Drain the puddles and re-enforce the channel.
Big JD
Wheel size expert
my car stopped working and the wife is not well. Will get there soon - or before Im 50.
It wasn't you big JD. And as I said, I'm usually one of those berating people riding wet trails. I'll do a recon walk with my toddler at some stage this weekend, but even that will probably be fireroad... snippets of the singletrack visible will give at least an idea.
Anyone know how plenty gorge or smiths gully drain/hold up over winter?
Rode plenty gorge last night. Was fantastic. Crossed the river to ride the north side as well. The steep gully where they have taken out the high bride was damn slippery to get across. The north side of the river was a little more slippery than the south side but was still fine. Jess's track was a little sloshy on about 2 corners but was fine everywhere else. Went with every intention to turn around if the trails were going to be damaged but it was completely fine.
redbruce
Eats Squid
Yar, Moorey is ubiquitous.
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Thanks mate. Heading up Mt Dandenong on the roadie tomorrow instead and after that looks like another week of rain to ruin the tracks for the season.
Rode the fireroads out to Westerfolds today and saw a little of the tracks out there with my toddler. What I saw at Westerfold's looked borderline ok, but won't stand up to any more rain.
Smiths stays rideable in heavy rain if you don't mind getting a bit muddy
Big AC
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If the YTs are in too bad shape for people then get down to Lysterfield. Just rode it and the trails are 99% dry, just the occasional puddle and one wet section of ~10m on Upper Buckle or Middle. It’s so dry that there were guys out there on CX bikes.
The tracks have held up surprisingly well considering the amount of rain that Lysty got over the past few weeks.
On the YTs, the ST on the high side of the Boulevard is in good shape as is the stuff around Monument climb. The section between the pipe bridge and Bell Bird park is ok, a few small puddles at the top of star-pickets and the usual one at the bottom.
There looks to be a new (to me a least) link from the Boulevard down to the ST next the wooden bridge near the freeway. It’s only short; however, it allows you to swap back to the low side ST (from the high side) just before the freeway. Your choice whether you want to use it now or wait till spring.
The tracks have held up surprisingly well considering the amount of rain that Lysty got over the past few weeks.
On the YTs, the ST on the high side of the Boulevard is in good shape as is the stuff around Monument climb. The section between the pipe bridge and Bell Bird park is ok, a few small puddles at the top of star-pickets and the usual one at the bottom.
There looks to be a new (to me a least) link from the Boulevard down to the ST next the wooden bridge near the freeway. It’s only short; however, it allows you to swap back to the low side ST (from the high side) just before the freeway. Your choice whether you want to use it now or wait till spring.