Meat Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 what time frame are we lookin at here on Sunday ? its supposed to be a nice day on sunday so I just might be going riding for a few hours before the Steelers game at 1pm. Just wonderin' what time you folk were planning on arriving in the area and what time were yas leavin ? -denny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXBlessedWithDeathXx Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 A few of us will be going out i figure we should be there about 12 or so. we usualy sit on the back side of the hill. 3 banshees and one susucki lol as of now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GleasmJA Posted October 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 I'm looking to arrive around 12.... should be leaving my place by 10... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meat Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 fuckin muddy as all hell today, but I met up with GleasmJA. Didn't see anyone else, what happened to yas ? There was a nice crowd of people riding today, seen prolly 150 people riding today, coal hill was kinda quite, but there was people there all day. I got to Coal Hill at noon and didnt see anyone, I got back at the hill around 1pm and found Jon\GleasmJA. We rode to the Sand Pits and battled tight technical trails and mud puddle-ponds, went to The Canyon and the big grass field at the far west end of the strippins. We were out till 4pm, I got home around 5pm, speckled in mud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GleasmJA Posted October 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 Meat, It was a blast going up there... i kick myself in the a$$ now for not doing it sooner. There is something for every type of riding, and skill level. I will surely go back and play around some more. You could spend days there and not see everything. Wondering where everyone else was who said they were going to be there. Oh well, you missed a good day of riding. And thanks again Meat for the tour. Hope i wasn't to much of a pain in the a$$ for you to lead around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meat Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 man it was nice to have someone to ride with for a change, Im usually out riding by myself and I know thats not too safe. Everytime I looked back at ya you were right behind me and on the gas, so next time you come up we'll hammer a little harder :biggrin: I could hear your Toomeys pingin' behind me and they sounded great. After I left you, I rode back to Coal Hill and there were still a shitload of people riding, including about 5 buggies. I watched them climb the hills for about 10 minutes then I snuck across Trevorton and out to my parents house. I wasn't about to attempt to ride back to my house in Shamokin, the mud was pretty bad out there. No dust was nice. The coal dust can get real bad, especially at Coal Hill. Next time you come up, I'll dive off the high cliff at The Canyon ! :ninja: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GleasmJA Posted November 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 i can tell you that was some hard riding. I had forearm pump going on like crazy...I wanted to see the buggies, damn. I would have went back down if it wasn't for the soft tire. Let me ask you meat, what kinda hiper rims do you have?? I found cf-1 and new tech 3's. What's the difference?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meat Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 I bought my Hipers about 3 years ago, besides rim diameter, intergrated hubs and different beadlock options I didnt have any choice of models at that time. Your going to have to do some research. riding in the tight woods, up above that lake with the fish, is techinical for sure . Not knowing your skill level, I figured you'd do fine going through that section in the one direction, but when he had no choice but to turn back and backtrack, I knew it was going to be difficult to get back up through that trail . Considering that trail is like 49 1\2 inches wide, twisting, offcamber, uphill... with big exposed tree roots, plus your riding a Banshee with a +2 swingarm... you rode that section admirably. I really really didnt want to back-track on that trail, but you did fine. GleasmJA can handle that Banshee through the worst trails. I wasn't about to go mudbogging either :biggrin: , nothing is worse than riding all day with soaking wet mud socks on . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Jackson Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 when u guys headin up again? id like to meet up with you meat, i remember that post you made of all those places to see, with coorindates, id love to see some of them..ive seen a couple lakes, one with preetty big cliffs, the coal hills, and thats about it, no other places you could consider landmarks or anyhting really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zach45 Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 word doggg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meat Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 my riding season is about over, I'll be working at my job this upcoming weekend, I work every other weekend. I'll try to get out again whenever you and your budds visit again. Its a great time to be out riding, with the leaves turning colors and starting to fall and cover the trails. I'm just getting too old for cold and mud and espeically cold mud. Since I work 12 days in a row and then have only two days off, I havent been riding as much as I'm used to and my free weekend time is hard to divide up. Alot of those landmarks are just big lakes, or main haul roads that go through the territory. I wish the place was more organized sometimes, more professionally laid out, if ya know what I mean. If you ever seen Jason Dunkleburgers interview in the outakes of Huevos 8, he talks about about how the area he rides(referring to the Trevorton Strippins) is just raw terrain, free-riding he called it. There's no groomed MX tracks or any large double jumps, you just have to find and explore here. I think riding here at the Shamokin\Trevorton strippins(or any local riding hot spot) is similar to skateboardin' in the sense that you can skate at a nice skate park with nice ramps and a big ol' half pipe, or you can free-skate around a city and find cool shit to trick off of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zach45 Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 thats what i love about it... its like you never now whats comming up.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meat Posted November 7, 2007 Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 pretty good chance i'll be out ridin this upcoming Sunday.... lets rip it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Jackson Posted November 7, 2007 Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 well see., its a possibility Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAD Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 Hey im new to the forum my first post Im from long island ny Ive been down to coal hill a couple times now its an awsome time. Ill let you guys know when I head down there again soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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