Comments on: Shredding the Classic Downieville Downhill in California

By: mtbgreg1

mtbgreg1 — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 04:05:31 +0000

Ironically enough, while this trip has allowed me to tick a bunch of trails off of my bucket list, I think overall it’s just grown with the number of trails that I HAVEN’T had time to ride. Funny how that happens!

By: Jared13

Jared13 — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 02:38:01 +0000

@CraigCreekRider
I couldn’t agree more! All these ride reports add more and more trails to the bucket.

By: manuel1821

manuel1821 — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 23:35:31 +0000

Great report! I am convinced I need to visit this place, soon. I sent my buddies a link to start planning a trip. Thanks!

By: CraigCreekRider

CraigCreekRider — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 18:46:21 +0000

Great Ride report Greg. Downieville and The Whole Enchilada are on my bucket list. 401, Crested Butte, ……….. I need a bigger bucket.:)

By: stillfat

stillfat — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 18:27:14 +0000

I think 38mph isn’t out of the question for Third Divide – you can really let it rip through there.

Big Boulder Trail adds a bit of climbing to the overall downhill experience and also some of the prettiest, deep, dark wooded singletrack you’ll ever lay eyes on. This followed by the fastest, flowiest sections of the standard downhill route.

By: anderslund78

anderslund78 — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:47:17 +0000

I did the The whole Enchilada and that was really fantastic. If this is just as good I definitely need to go there

By: abegold

abegold — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:30:06 +0000

Ridden this route once and it’s huge fun and highly scenic. Sweet to be able to pull off the trail and take a swim in many spots. Only trail that I’ve ever ridden that’s more fun is Gooseberry Mesa which are completely different type of trails.

By: mtbgreg1

mtbgreg1 — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 15:53:49 +0000

@mtbikerchick, you hitting up downieville too? If so, that’s good because, as you can see, it is rocking!!

By: mtbgreg1

mtbgreg1 — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 15:52:21 +0000

@jeff, I thought so too, but onanistic sections of trail, especially sunrise, recent trail maintenance and reroutes were very evident. And the trees–the sierras have some gorgeous forests!!

@maddslacker, thanks! They did send me a new frame, but this was before that… I’m just really behind on my blog posts

@skibum, yeah not sure how accurate that one reading was, but I definitely spent a lot of time in the high 20s!

@mudhunny, haha will do! Yeah she hiked to the Sierra buttes , this really prominent rock formation that you can see from the highway down below, and said it was awesome!

@panzertrekk, it was indeed!

By: mtbikerchick

mtbikerchick — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 15:51:34 +0000

Counting down the days…

By: PanzerTrekk

PanzerTrekk — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:29:30 +0000

Very cool. Looks like an amazing experience.

By: mudhunny

mudhunny — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:20:38 +0000

awesome greg! guess i know where you’ll be taking your next vacation bring an extra pair of shorts next time, im sure you might have exceeded “crap-yourself-fast” speed if you weren’t on a broken bike! glad you had fun, and i assume your wife’s hike must have been good too!

By: skibum

skibum — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:49:46 +0000

I had much the same experience — except for the 37.9 mph part — glad I wasn’t trying to keep up with you; I didn’t see any flat spots big enough to land a Flight for Life helicoptor!

By: maddslacker

maddslacker — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:46:52 +0000

Man, that is some sweet looking trail! Nice pics!

I thought you got the Dakar frame replaced by Jamis?

By: jeff

jeff — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:31:14 +0000

Great report! For some reason I always imagined the classic Downieville route as a dusty, exposed, and eroded descent but clearly it’s none of those! Wishlisted.