GMR / Monroe Truck Trail

Feb 27 Sat 8:00 AM
Location

Glendora Mountain Rd and Big Dalton Canyon Rd
Glendora, CA 91741

How to find us
"Look for my silver Ford Escape - Plate #3FBC. Cell# [masked]"

Attendance
 8  people attended.
5.00 5.003 (3 ratings)

Imagine this folks: 6 miles of super fun downhill action for just a few hundred feet of easy climbing. The way down is a mixture of fire road, double track and single track and is totally doable for an experienced beginner (not newbie). There are no major obstacles, drop offs, etc. It's just pure FUN! Now consider doing that three more times in a day in just a few hours. It's totally possible!

Whether you have a hard tail, full suspension, all-mountain or downhill rig, you'll be fine. Any mountain bike will do.

Since we'll be doing our own shuttles up the mountain, you'll be expected to help out with transporting bikes / people or both up to the top.

Please, no carpools - we need the extra vehicles!

Pads are not necessary, but if you have them, bring them. Same for a full face helmet - nice to have, but not necessary.

If 8AM is too early for you, you're welcome to come to the second run. Each run takes approximately 90 to 120 minutes. We should be back at the bottom around 9:30AM.

If you have a radio, bring it. We're on channel 7/7.

Check out a TOPO of the ride here:
http://topos.3fbc.com...

Elevation profile:
http://topos.3fbc.com...

Go here for route info and to download GPX data:
http://connect.garmin...

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  • John Crockett
    John Crockett

    Off to performance to get Tyler a tune-up and new pads for me.

    Gotta love that sideways rain and hail.

    Posted Feb 27, 2010 4:27 PM
  • Mark Warrick
    Mark Warrick

    Can't believe Renee went down the whole trail with no brakes. 2nd run, John, Tyler and I all only had front brakes. That was quite a challenge with all the ruts and slippery surfaces on the way down! The mystic trail is all jacked up now - that one used to be pretty smooth.

    Posted Feb 27, 2010 3:55 PM
  • Mark Warrick
    Mark Warrick

    So we ended up with 8 people total and did a couple runs down. 1st run was great - it stopped raining when we began our ride. 2nd run - well... big mechanical issues, a ton of rain and some hail. But it was a great time had by all!

    Posted Feb 27, 2010 3:52 PM
  • Renee
    Renee

    Great to have met you all. A ride I'll not soon forget, that's for sure. Got a few hematomas from those 2 minor disagreements I had with my bike, but no worse for wear. I promise next time I ride with ya I'll have breaks.

    Posted Feb 27, 2010 3:52 PM
  • chris g
    chris g

    lots of riding riding today guys. nice meeting reneee and kane today. hope to see you both on the trails again soon.

    Posted Feb 27, 2010 2:35 PM
  • Drew
    Drew

    If anyone didn't ride today, and is down to go tomorrow (Sunday), I'd be into it.

    Posted Feb 27, 2010 10:07 AM
  • David Covert
    David Covert

    I just re-looked the b-day invite for my daughter. Party starts at 10 not 11 :( Have fun!!! It's pouring in the hills right now. y'all gonna have a blast.

    Posted Feb 27, 2010 6:25 AM
  • chris g
    chris g

    i'm there at 8am, lets ride!

    Posted Feb 26, 2010 4:06 PM
  • Marcela
    Marcela

    phew, I was sad for a second thinking I was not riding tomorrow! thx Chris and Vu for pointing me to the right direction!

    Posted Feb 26, 2010 1:48 PM
  • Mark Warrick
    Mark Warrick

    yippee kayee

    Posted Feb 26, 2010 11:25 AM
  • chris g
    chris g

    nothing like riding a lightning rod down a mtn side during a thunderstorm :)

    Posted Feb 26, 2010 11:20 AM
  • Mark Warrick
    Mark Warrick

    Landslides: unlikely, flash floods: possible, but it would take an awful lot of rain. Plus there are two alternatives to avoid the creek area. The terrain absorbs and/or deflects most of the water pretty well on this trail system, similar to Santiago Truck Trail.

    Posted Feb 26, 2010 11:15 AM
  • chris g
    chris g

    might want to check in the morning to make sure the road to the top is open, sometimes closed for mudslides:
    http://glendoramtnroad.blogspot.com/

    Posted Feb 26, 2010 11:13 AM
  • chris g
    chris g

    junior, the GT with be fine on this trail. maybe bring the big hit when conditions are better. the BH would be nice on the GO trail. as for Flash Floods, the canyon will have more water in it than in the past. nothing super deep, but you'll get your feet wet (like they won't be wet already).

    Posted Feb 26, 2010 11:10 AM
  • Junior
    Junior

    Having second thoughts about bring my Big Hit out. I think I'll bring my GT instead. Any possibility of flash floods or land slides? Hope not.

    Posted Feb 26, 2010 11:03 AM
  • chris g
    chris g

    gonna be a wet ride folks, forecast says heavy rain after midnight into sat morning. this is gonna be fun!

    Posted Feb 26, 2010 9:50 AM
  • chris g
    chris g

    got the new specialized purgatory tires on the bike (2.4 up front / 2.2 rear) can't wait to try them on this trail. reviews say they rock!

    Posted Feb 26, 2010 9:48 AM
  • Junior
    Junior

    I'm bringing my buddy Vu with me. I 'll have my truck which can carry 6-7 bikes and 3 more people. See you all there =0)

    Posted Feb 26, 2010 8:52 AM
  • Mark Warrick
    Mark Warrick

    Junior's in da house! You should bring a few more peeps Jr., this is an awesome ride.

    Posted Feb 25, 2010 6:23 PM

Who attended?

  • 8 attendees
    •  This ride was a little more than I expected but very fun none the less. It was freezing during our second run. Started hailing hard when I busted my chain. Thanks for the quick link Chris, I owe you one. At the end I was soaked in mud and water and so was my poor bike. Turns out I completely wore out my front pads, that's why I was squeaking so loud coming down Mystic. Very fun adventure. Nice to meet Renee, Kane, Taylor and Dad. Thanks for letting us ride with you Mark it was good to see you again. 
    •  wow. that was an adventure. i STILL love this trail...even when we were getting hailed on! top was muddy, but the rest of the trail was still great. mystic was a bit slippery and the canyon was flowign with water big time. there were sections when you were ridinga foot deep with the flowing creek for 20 yards at a time. great adventure and a fun group. 
    • Vu
       I've always wanted to ride in the rain. Today I not only got the rain that I wish for but also got the mud all over me and was soaking wet. To make it more interesting, there was lightning in the area and I was waiting to see which one of us will be the next lightning rod :). I would definitely come back to ride this trail. It was nice to meet Renee, Kane, John and Tyler. 
    • Mark Warrick (+2 guests)

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