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grimmjeeper
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Picked up a scuff on The Pickle. It's officially a Jeep trip.
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bchen
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The yellow, retro Wrangler was sweet. Lots of nice details. I'm not in Moab anymore, but the wheels and their center inserts were a nice touch in case you can take a pic of those...
Being new to Moab, wheeling Chicken Corners and Secret Spire were good ramp ups for Fins. Chicken Corners (day 1) tired me out. It wasn't a difficult trail, but it took a lot of mental effort to find a minimally bumpy line over and over for 8 hours. By day 2 and Secret Spire, I was much more aware of the kinds of bumps and heights my Jeep could handle.
If I'd done Fins right off the bat, I would have been much more stressed out and had much less fun. Here's a vid of the climb that's stuck in my head - it's thought-worthy because it doesn't require much skill (drive straight, steady pressure on the skinny pedal), but it requires a huge amount of nerve (which comes with experience or inherent lunacy). The deep angle drops require more skill and less nerve.
Being new to Moab, wheeling Chicken Corners and Secret Spire were good ramp ups for Fins. Chicken Corners (day 1) tired me out. It wasn't a difficult trail, but it took a lot of mental effort to find a minimally bumpy line over and over for 8 hours. By day 2 and Secret Spire, I was much more aware of the kinds of bumps and heights my Jeep could handle.
If I'd done Fins right off the bat, I would have been much more stressed out and had much less fun. Here's a vid of the climb that's stuck in my head - it's thought-worthy because it doesn't require much skill (drive straight, steady pressure on the skinny pedal), but it requires a huge amount of nerve (which comes with experience or inherent lunacy). The deep angle drops require more skill and less nerve.
zouch
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swang
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Thanks Zouch for looking out for me on the trail. It’s fun to meet folks virtually on the forum and then meet them in person on the trail!i'm gonna' say; you made it look like it handled it fine!
grimmjeeper
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Got some good video of the hit. It's the opening intro so you get to see it right away. The rest of the video is the whole trail.Picked up a scuff on The Pickle. It's officially a Jeep trip.
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