Where do you want to ride this year?

rholbrook said:
Wife's friend's husband crashed in that race this weekend and broke 4 ribs and two broken wings off the spine bruised lung plus a hairline fracture in his shoulder.
Click to expand...

Yup, thats Carlo. We teamed up for a couple BITD races together back in '08. That sucks for sure...
 
great guys ill be looking forward to meeting and riding with you guys the bike in idaho right now and trying to get the buggy back together but this summer ill bring the bike back to utah to go ride!
 
Who has done the 5 miles of hell? Im thinking of bagging my May bike camp trip and heading down and trying this trail. I know its way over my skill level but want to know how dangerous it is.

Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk 2
 
deviant said:
Who has done the 5 miles of hell? Im thinking of bagging my May bike camp trip and heading down and trying this trail. I know its way over my skill level but want to know how dangerous it is.

Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...


I ran 5MOH on a bone stock RM250 a few years ago. Here's my long story: That RM replaced my well equipped ATK 260 two stroke a week prior to the trip and I had no time to set it up the way I wanted. My biggest regret was not rush ordering an aftermarket flywheel weight (RM flywheels weight as much as a pop can) because unlike my ATK the RM would NOT lug to save its life even with 12-51 gearing. After getting my butt handed to me the entire time the RM fried a stator at the end of the trail which required me to have my friend pull me back to camp ~10 miles away :ugh: I've never worked harder for anything in my entire life!

That said the trail was insane and very fun! There are escape routes as well if its too overwhelming but that takes the fun out of it. I really enjoy technical riding and this trail had a challenge around every corner--one after another non stop until the end. There are a series of trails (named color trails) in the area that are a riot as well.

I would love to ride the color trails and 5MOH again soon


Here's my report: http://www.rme4x4.com/showthread.ph...t-(lots-of-pics)&highlight=Five+miles+of+hell
 
deviant said:
Who has done the 5 miles of hell? Im thinking of bagging my May bike camp trip and heading down and trying this trail. I know its way over my skill level but want to know how dangerous it is.

Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...

I just mentioned this on the trip report thread.. I was thinking Sept/Oct, leaving some time for conditioning..
 
jeeper said:
I just mentioned this on the trip report thread.. I was thinking Sept/Oct, leaving some time for conditioning..
Click to expand...
I'm 100% down. Let's set a date and do it. We have been watching YouTube videos of that trail on our lunch at work for the past week and I want to do it this year.
 
deviant said:
Who has done the 5 miles of hell? Im thinking of bagging my May bike camp trip and heading down and trying this trail. I know its way over my skill level but want to know how dangerous it is.

Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...

i wouldn't call it a dangerous trail. It is definitely a trail that I would recommend riding with at least 2 other riders. Very technical and presents many opportunities for causing bike issues and failures. I would recommend riding the entire Red trail first. If that is to difficult then it is best to skip the 5MOH.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top