New Spot Brand Dropouts

Here are a few pics from Spot Brand Bikes detailing their new dropouts.

THE GREAT BONK RIDE/RACE OCT 25TH 8AM START --- GBS start/finish

'THE GREAT BONK" RIDE/RACE ROUTE DESCRIPTION:

GBS to White Ranch lower parking lot, then take Belcher Hill Trail (mostly dbl track) to Sawmill (dbl track) to upper parking lot then descend west to Crawford Gulch Road/Drew Hill Road intersection. Take a right on Drew Hill Road, climb to top, and then descend steep road to Golden Gate State Park. At Nott Creek Parking area on north side of road, take right on dirt road and ride about 400-500 feet and look for Mountain Lion trail on left (kinda buried in grass, so look hard…..). Take Mountain Lion to the left (don’t go right!) and follow that to the Burro trail and take left and descend back to Drew Hill Road. Turn and continue west on Drew Hill road (Drew Hill road is also Ralston Creek road at this point) and past Golden Gate Visitor Center on left and take right on Golden Gate Canyon Road (aka hwy 46) and continue northwest for about a mile. At Kriley Pond turn right into park lot and cross dirt bridge between the two ponds and look for the Blue Grouse trail on the right. This one can be easy to miss… you have to climb a steep section for about 30 feet and the trail goes right. Take Blue Grouse to Mule Deer trail and go left at fork. Descend Mule Deer trail to Mtn. Base Road and cross over road and continue on Mule Deer. Shortly after crossing the road Mule Deer intersects the Elk trail. Go left on Elk and continue north for about 2-3 miles until you reach Gap road. Cross Gap road and continue on Elk (pass Raccoon trail on left, you could ride this, but it will add 15-20 minutes to your ride) until you reach the Panorama Point. Work your way back over to Gap road and ride east for 100 feet or so then take Mule Deer trail on right. Continue on Mule Deer until the first intersection and go left and over the barbed wire fence and climb to Gap road. Descend Gap road for a mile (very fast dirt road, so be careful!) to the Rifleman Phillips Group Campground on right. Go into campground and look for gate on left. This is the Buffalo trail. Descend Buffalo to Mountain Lion trail. Take left on Mountain Lion trail and continue all the way around Windy Peak and Deer Creek campground back to the Nott Creek parking lot (~3-4 miles of super demanding trail). Please note that Mountain Lion trail is VERY technical mountain biking so know your skill limit before attempting to ride a section. Head south out of Nott Creek parking lot to Drew Hill road and climb back up and over to White Ranch and descend the same way you started the ride and head back to GBS for a nice cold beer, good burger, and great company!

This ride takes 4-7 hours depending on your fitness level and it’s approximately ~44-45 miles from and to GBS.

Garmin map info http://connect.garmin.com/activity/14443245

the little bonk ride/race oct 25 10am --- gbs start/finish

"the little bonk" ride / race route details:

Golden Bike Shop to White Ranch lower parking lot, then take Belcher Hill Trail 2.2 miles to Mustang Trail. Head west on Mustang trail 2.2 miles to the top of Belcher Hill Trail. Descend Belcher Hill Trail north and cross Belcher road and continue descending north on Belcher Hill Trail until you reach the intersection of Rawhide (dbl track road). Take a left (head north) on Rawhide and continue for 4.2 miles taking all lefts at all intersections. Take another left on Longhorn Trail and continue 1.0 mile to the intersection of Longhorn and Shorthorn Trails. Take a right on Shorthorn Trail and continue for about 1.4 miles back to the Belcher Hill Trail. Take left on Belcher Hill Trail and descend the to the lower parking lot and head back to GBS. This ride takes 2-4 hours depending on your fitness level and it’s approximately ~18-19 miles from and to GBS. Enjoy!

Garmin map info: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/15368247

SCB Tallboy & Line Updates - mtbr.com tradeshow video

Interbike pic & video with the highly anticipated
Santa Cruz Tallboy Carbon FS 29er

Pivot Lunchbox (Customize your ride)

Own a Pivot? Pimp it out with the new Chris King Headset and matching parts kits...coming soon in a Pivot Lunch box near you...

Air 9 Carbon Intro Video

Niner Air Carbon 9 from 29pollici on Vimeo.

Niner Air 9 Carbon 29er

Niner Bikes has announced the highly anticipated Air 9 Carbon will be released soon. Check out pics on Ninerbikes.com, BikeRumor.com, 29pollici.com, etc...

Pricing will be announced soon - let us know if you would like to get on the waiting list.

GBS Closed Oct 10-12

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Golden Bike Shop will be closed Oct 10, 11, 12

Moab Oct 10 & 11
Fruita Oct 12th

Talk to Adam at the shop if you are
interested in meeting up with us
and riding!
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