Retro Ride Recreation Attempt

[ridevintagemtb]

Saturday the fiancee and I decided to do some organizing. Ok well, I really wasn't involved in the decision . But I did manage to come across this:

Flipping through the pages, I realized why I had saved it. There was a report of the 86 NORBA Nationals here at Edgemont Ranch in Durango.

Quick email to Ned to learn the route, and it was planned for Sunday morning. Woke up to a chilly(3 deg celsius) morning. Master of Puppets on the ipod and off I went.

Edgemont is about a 20 minute ride northeast of town.

Ned said the route would be hard to find, but I learned quickly it would be impossible. 20 years brings progress.. houses, roads, etc. I managed to take a few shots, but nothing that resembled the former race trail.

Anyways, enjoy the scans at least.

 

[jez-4-bikes-max]

Nicely done! Lvely pics there fella!

I got Master of Puppets on the headphones via PC now - how uncanny!

 

[Hilts]

Quick email to Ned to learn the route

 

[cchris2lou]

nice scans . looks like a nice route too .

 

[sylvain]

'86 - was that at the time where everyone had to ride trials as part of the US champs? (or did I just dream up this fact?).

 

[tintin40]

Love the retro race pictures. No Rockshocks in site those were the days

 

[JustKev]

Quick email to Ned to learn the route

we're not jealous at all Ameybrook!

Nice pictures, just a shame you couldn't find the old trails. Those stills look very similar some scenes in the film 'Rockhopper South'? (My copy disappeared in the post enroute to Wu-T so can't check :cry: )

 

[heathy]

Just check out those awsome dry dusty trials....We get those for about a week these days :cry:

 

[cannondale king]

can i come and live in durango too that looks like the nicest place in the whole world buddy wish was there