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 Let's see if this works. There's a few of us in Colorado here, seems mostly around the Denver/Front Range area. Maybe we could use our own little pocket of space to discuss road conditions, possible meetups, and bitch about 6 months of icy roads up in the mountains. If this takes off, I'll try to update the OP with useful stuff like links, routes, and pictures of white people wearing Chacos and taking their dog with them to the brewery in their Subaru. If desired, I could also keep a running list of goons with their approximate location in the OP. HenryJLittlefinger - Fort Collins area; Yamaha XJ600N Akion - Denver, Highlands/Sunnyside area; Radbot - southwest Denver; Honda CTX700N Discomancer - Boulder; Suzuki VStrom 650 PlasticSun - Denver, Baker/West Wash Park area; 03 F650 GS Dakar, 08 ST1300 bj2001holt - Fort Collins/Steamboat Springs; CRF450X and various other dirt-oriented machines TEASE MY NECKBEARD - Denver; Suzuki B-King ChlamydiaJones - Aurora; Triumph Tiger, BMW R100GS, 1980 BMW R100, MuZ Skorpion Riven - Highlands; BMW F800S axia - Golden; DR-Z Mexican Radio - ?, DR-Z Space Whale - Broomfield; Ninja 300 HenryJLittlefinger fucked around with this message at 17:11 on Aug 26, 2016 |
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Highlands/Sunnyside here. Currently rocking a DRZ400SM, and down to ride whatever on the weekends. I enjoy hopping curbs, riding twisties, and long moonlit wheelies down the Cherry Creek Bike Trail.
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Aug 1, 2014 16:28
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Southwest Denver here, riding a Honda CTX700N. I'm an intermediate level rider who's as comfortable in jeans as I am in a suit, and I enjoy riding (mostly) paved roads in the mountains.
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Aug 1, 2014 17:09
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I'm in Boulder, on a 2007 VStrom 650.
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Aug 1, 2014 18:52
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Moving to the Arvada area next month. Not a street rider, just offroad with my KTM. Any tips for the area? riding or just living in general.
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Aug 1, 2014 19:05
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Don't admit that you're a newcomer, eat green chili, and spend as much time in the mountains as possible.
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Aug 1, 2014 21:02
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I'll be visiting Denver in September (my first time to CO!) and might have a free day to ride around. Is there anywhere closeby to rent a bike? Googlemaps shows me an Eaglerider and a bunch of ATV rental places. I'm not exactly sure that I'll have time, but would like to prepare in case I can make it happen.Radbot posted:Don't admit that you're a newcomer, Why not?
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Aug 1, 2014 22:06
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hot sauce posted:Why not? Because in a place populated almost entirely by transplants from the midwest, the only way for nonnatives to assert superiority is to let you know they've been there longer than you. I love living here, but gently caress do people have some screwy ideas about what living in Colorado does for their personal identity. And a lot of the natives just love to hate us transplants. Also, Radbot posted:eat green chili, and spend as much time in the mountains as possible. HenryJLittlefinger fucked around with this message at 22:24 on Aug 1, 2014 |
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Aug 1, 2014 22:21
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I'm in Denver, in the Baker/West Wash Park area. 03 F650 GS Dakar 08 ST1300 I've racked up a ton of miles throughout the state and ridden most of the dual sportable passes if you've got questions on various routes I'm happy to help.
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Aug 1, 2014 23:26
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Radbot. Are you doing the OMG road tomorrow, or is that Sunday? I have a show at RR on Saturday Night, but could maybe swing the road in the AM? I figure if we're both gonna try and tackle it, we may as well do so with two of us.
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Aug 1, 2014 23:29
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Green chili? never had it in all my visits. I'll have to remember that. Almost everybody I've met in Denver are transplants. The ones who were truly native were either slightly ashamed, or very, very weird. Looking to buy a diesel pickup just so I can roll coal through downtown boulder.
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Kony Kid posted:Looking to buy a diesel pickup just so I can roll coal through downtown boulder. You're the other kind of Coloradan I hate. Akion posted:I have a show at RR on Saturday Night gently caress you I wanted to go to that show so bad. HenryJLittlefinger fucked around with this message at 01:27 on Aug 2, 2014 |
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Aug 2, 2014 01:12
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alright great! In other news I have this ongoing stereotype that Coloradans are not capable of sarcasm.
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Kony Kid posted:alright great! In other news I have this ongoing stereotype that Coloradans are not capable of sarcasm. I got it, I was just adding another layer. There's a lot of 17-year-olds that come down from Cheyenne and Laramie that do that on the weekends through old town. Cummins turbo diesel light to light matches.
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Aug 2, 2014 02:42
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:You're the other kind of Coloradan I hate. I just sold my last extra ticket like... half an hour ago.  All my friends bailed on me.
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Aug 2, 2014 04:20
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gently caress I70 between Empire and Hwy 6. gently caress it.
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:gently caress I70 FTFY
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Akion posted:Radbot. Are you doing the OMG road tomorrow, or is that Sunday? I have a show at RR on Saturday Night, but could maybe swing the road in the AM? I figure if we're both gonna try and tackle it, we may as well do so with two of us. poo poo, didn't see this until now. Want to try some other time? What do your weekends normally look like? Instead, I did Mt. Evans via the Squaw Peak Rd. route. I still can't get over that I can get to the highest paved road in North America (or Europe for that matter) and be home in time for lunch. Gotta admit, it's kinda fun to hoon on that road. Scares the poo poo out of people.
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Aug 4, 2014 23:22
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Radbot posted:poo poo, didn't see this until now. Want to try some other time? What do your weekends normally look like? Yep! I did that one last weekend (Evans via Squaw). It got cold up there. My hooning stopped about 13,500 feet when my jetting became an issue. I'm supposed to do a ride with a local SuMo group Sat or Sun, but not sure which yet. I'd really like to get down to Salida/BV and do Cottonwood Pass this month, as well.
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Considering riding out to CB on Saturday and camping. Not decided yet. If anyone has any other ideas or wants to ride, lemme know? EDIT: To add, if I camp I'm going to be riding with a backpack on, so... slowly. Akion fucked around with this message at 20:50 on Aug 8, 2014 |
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Aug 8, 2014 20:44
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Skier is riding out from Oregon and I'm meeting him in Gunnison on Friday, we'll be camping around there then heading further south to Telluride for some climbing then back to Denver by Tuesday. If you're in the area you're welcome to come with us, Skier rides safe, I ride somewhat fast.
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Aug 11, 2014 18:27
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Possibly. Depends on the weather. Also, this picture almost got my rear end kicked by the guy that runs the Chili stand on Santa Fe. He was convinced I sprayed his trucks because I stopped to take a picture.  Also did some SuMo riding down around Sedalia yesterday. First time on dirt, and first time doing this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeAOda8fQ-g Akion fucked around with this message at 22:00 on Aug 11, 2014 |
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Aug 11, 2014 21:45
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I am not afraid of Hell, there is nothing Satan can devise that is worse than I70 heading back into Denver on Sunday afternoon. However bad you think it will be, it is always worse. Always. You'd think I would have learned my lesson after 5 years of being here.
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Aug 17, 2014 23:34
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Yeah, gently caress 70. If you're going to get back into town, just jump off at Evergreen and take Bear Creek Canyon back in. It takes as long as 70 with bad traffic, but it's prettier and twisties.
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Aug 18, 2014 03:57
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Hell, jumping off at Idaho Springs and going to Echo Lake/Squaw Peak Rd can even be faster, especially if your destination is south of the city. I rode from Ned to Estes Park and back to Boulder on a short ride yesterday. That one gravel section of the 36 is seriously horrible - just mounds of loose gravel in certain sections, loving scary on a road bike. They don't sign that on the east/southbound side On the plus side, the new asphalt is good looking tarmac and not chip-seal nonsense.
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Radbot posted:Hell, jumping off at Idaho Springs and going to Echo Lake/Squaw Peak Rd can even be faster, especially if your destination is south of the city. I did that section on my Harley shortly before I sold it. Scary poo poo. Also, W/R/T the 12% grade on the OMG road, I did a stretch of road down near Sedalia two weeks ago that was 15% and packed dirt, didn't feel too bad.
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So, anyone wanna ride on Saturday?
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I would love to, just got some poo poo sorted out in my carbs and electricals. However,     Tour de Fat is happening in Fort Collins and I will be drinking heavily in a costume.
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Aug 29, 2014 16:32
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Ahhh yes, I forgot about the TDF. I normally just do the Denver one.
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Aug 29, 2014 20:54
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Akion posted:I did that section on my Harley shortly before I sold it. Scary poo poo. What bike were you on? That must have been Highway 67 outside of Sedalia, right? I bailed on that one - once the grade started increasing, the ABS wouldn't let me brake nearly at all, and I wimped out.
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Radbot posted:What bike were you on? That must have been Highway 67 outside of Sedalia, right? I bailed on that one - once the grade started increasing, the ABS wouldn't let me brake nearly at all, and I wimped out. Yes! I was on my DRZ. Wellington was fun on a bun, too. River crossings are... interesting.
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Random question for you CO folks... what is the average riding season there? Do you guys park the bikes in mid fall or just wear winter gear and tough out the colder temperatures? Does anyone ride through the winter with heated gear or do the temps go down too low?
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hot sauce posted:Random question for you CO folks... what is the average riding season there? Do you guys park the bikes in mid fall or just wear winter gear and tough out the colder temperatures? Does anyone ride through the winter with heated gear or do the temps go down too low? The big problem (in my opinion) is being caught in snow or icy conditions. I'll go out at nearly any temperature, but I won't go out if there's any risk of ice on the roads (and unfortunately that happens pretty soon in the mountains). So basically, I'll ride around Denver for weeks after I hang up the saddle for riding in the mountains, as we tend to get nice, snow-free days down here well into November.
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I'll ride front range year-round as long as it's not snowy/icy (and I may ride a few snow days this winter since my commute is like... 2.5 miles). But yeah, the mountains kind of become a no-go somewhere in October-Dec depending on how far up it is. The Supermoto group I ride with still does rides all year, we just switch from the twisties to the industrial parks in the winter.
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All said, the Front Range has a nice, long riding season, even if you're a bit of a pansy (like me). There's probably only 3.5 solid unrideable months out of the year, if you only count snowy/icy days (since there's plenty of beautiful days interspersed), and that's if you're running a street-only bike and not some kind of crazy person on a sumo.
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Alright. Who wants to ride this weekend? I need to put my new carb and clutch on the bike one day, but I am pretty flexible on which day that is. Both days look like they'll be decent, and I am down for riding whatever as long as it's not a ton of Superslab.
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Sep 10, 2014 17:26
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The aspens are turning. Peak colors up at Muddy and Rabbit Ears passes. I headed up Poudre Canyon yesterday, but didn't make it all the way to Cameron Pass.
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Sep 22, 2014 17:34
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It's getting too dark to take my ~7a rides. The dappled sunlight doesn't subside until nearly noon now, if you're in a canyon.
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Suppose I could add myself to the list here. Fort Collins/Steamboat Springs, CRF450X and various other dirt oriented machines. I often lead and participate in rides with the NCTR group. Check out the website, we meet second Tuesday of every month in Loveland.
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I hit Tarryall road this weekend, they are paving over some of the southern end, but it was totally worth it. Really scenic, and a decent alternative to that awful stretch of 285 through Fairplay if you have the extra hour or so to take the long way. Plus, it would make a good loop early season when combined with the Deckers run.
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