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[ExpeditionBuilds]

Hope I steered you straight! Yes it will be my first time on Holy Cross! I’m excited. Little nervous.

I'm installing the skids today, they are super well made/thought out. I've been really impressed with the Artec parts I'm running and the LCA skids fit that same mold.

Excited and a little nervous is how I usually roll as we hit the trails. I'm sure it's going to be great. Are you heading out in a group? Plan on running any other Colorado trails?

I will be out on a trip late Sept., early Oct.. We'll hit Moab, but I plan on spending some time exploring more of Colorado so I'd love any/all suggestions for trails.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5HJ5REOo6XbFuakJem6TTw


-Steven

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[JJsJL]

I'm installing the skids today, they are super well made/thought out. I've been really impressed with the Artec parts I'm running and the LCA skids fit that same mold.

Excited and a little nervous is how I usually roll as we hit the trails. I'm sure it's going to be great. Are you heading out in a group? Plan on running any other Colorado trails?

I will be out on a trip late Sept., early Oct.. We'll hit Moab, but I plan on spending some time exploring more of Colorado so I'd love any/all suggestions for trails.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5HJ5REOo6XbFuakJem6TTw


-Steven

Good to hear you have another Moab trip in the works! In CO if your in that Breckenridge/Keystone area there are a lot of trails to pick from. I would suggest Webster/Red Cone and return back out Webster. If your brave you can run Radical Hill after Red Cone and return down Middle Fork or Norrh Fork. Radical Hill is pretty narrow in one spot.
Of course if you haven’t done the San Juan’s then that’s top of my list. That includes: Black Bear, Imogene, Engineer, Poughkeepsie to name a few.

 

[ExpeditionBuilds]

Good to hear you have another Moab trip in the works! In CO if your in that Breckenridge/Keystone area there are a lot of trails to pick from. I would suggest Webster/Red Cone and return back out Webster. If your brave you can run Radical Hill after Red Cone and return down Middle Fork or Norrh Fork. Radical Hill is pretty narrow in one spot.
Of course if you haven’t done the San Juan’s then that’s top of my list. That includes: Black Bear, Imogene, Engineer, Poughkeepsie to name a few.

Thanks for the reco's JJ, appreciate it! I've done Black Bear and Imogene out of Ouray, but to be honest, I'd love to do both of those in the JL. The San Juans are nothing short of incredible on many levels. Of course, early October is a crap shoot with weather at elevation right? We were there late August and we had all four seasons on Black Bear.

And, Breckenridge is another personal favorite. I believe we ran Middle Fork/Swan River last year out of Breck. I need to check my onX maps on that. Fun trail with a lot of mining camps/sites. Have you run this trail? This was at the top where you have to turn around...

...and on the way up...

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5HJ5REOo6XbFuakJem6TTw


-Steven

 

[JJsJL]

Thanks for the reco's JJ, appreciate it! I've done Black Bear and Imogene out of Ouray, but to be honest, I'd love to do both of those in the JL. The San Juans are nothing short of incredible on many levels. Of course, early October is a crap shoot with weather at elevation right?

And, Breckenridge is another personal favorite. I believe we ran North Fork last year out of Breck. I need to check my onX maps on that. Fun trail with a lot of mining camps/sites. Have you run this trail? This was at the top where you have to turn around...

...and on the way up...

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5HJ5REOo6XbFuakJem6TTw


-Steven

Yea. Early October can be perfect or just starting to get snow at elevation in the San Juan’s. We spent 3 days in the San Juan’s last fall and it was just about right to hit most of the popular trails.

I leave in 2 weeks and plan to do Red Cone, Holy Cross, Wheeler Lake, Mosquito Pass and Birds Eye Gulch all in that Breckenridge area. I’m from eastern Nebraska so about a 8-9 hour drive for me.

 

[ExpeditionBuilds]

Yea. Early October can be perfect or just starting to get snow at elevation in the San Juan’s. We spent 3 days in the San Juan’s last fall and it was just about right to hit most of the popular trails.

I leave in 2 weeks and plan to do Red Cone, Holy Cross, Wheeler Lake, Mosquito Pass and Birds Eye Gulch all in that Breckenridge area. I’m from eastern Nebraska so about a 8-9 hour drive for me.

You're so much closer than me to those great trails...a little jelly in that! Where are you Nebraska?

I was looking back at my notes and we ran Middle Fork/Swan River last Fall. We were wheeling solo so we wanted something not too difficult. Have you run this trail?

We also ran this trail which was mostly a fire road/mining road the day we left. For the life of me I can't remember the name of it. As you can see in the pic, you go past the old Iowa Mill.

So, out of Breckenridge, what would be your top 3 favorites you've run? Or do I have to another couple of weeks to find out

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5HJ5REOo6XbFuakJem6TTw


-Steven

 

[JJsJL]

You're so much closing than me to those great trails...a little jelly in that! Where are you Nebraska?

I was looking back at my notes and we ran Middle Fork/Swan River. We were wheeling solo so we wanted something not too difficult. Have you run this trail?

So, out of Breckenridge, what would be your top 3 favorites you've run? Or do I have to another couple of weeks to find out

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5HJ5REOo6XbFuakJem6TTw


-Steven

I’m in Columbus which is due west of Omaha a little over an hour. Yea. Give me a couple weeks. I’m trying lots of new trails.

 

[ExpeditionBuilds]

I’m in Columbus which is due west of Omaha a little over an hour. Yea. Give me a couple weeks. I’m trying lots of new trails.

Copy that brother! Looking forward to your thoughts on the trails

Don't forget your camera

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5HJ5REOo6XbFuakJem6TTw


-Steven

 

[dcm80401]

Hi David! Are you running skids on your front LCA's? I'm undecided what to do there.

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-Steven

I am like you, I really don't know what I am going to do.

 

[dcm80401]

Hope I steered you straight! Yes it will be my first time on Holy Cross! I’m excited. Little nervous.

To be honest, minus Cleveland Rock Chinaman's is getting just as tough.

You will enjoy it.

 

[dcm80401]

I'm installing the skids today, they are super well made/thought out. I've been really impressed with the Artec parts I'm running and the LCA skids fit that same mold.

Excited and a little nervous is how I usually roll as we hit the trails. I'm sure it's going to be great. Are you heading out in a group? Plan on running any other Colorado trails?

I will be out on a trip late Sept., early Oct.. We'll hit Moab, but I plan on spending some time exploring more of Colorado so I'd love any/all suggestions for trails.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5HJ5REOo6XbFuakJem6TTw


-Steven

I love everything Artec. I am running thier HD Sliders. Waiting on Artec to release the 4xe skids.

 

[dcm80401]

Good to hear you have another Moab trip in the works! In CO if your in that Breckenridge/Keystone area there are a lot of trails to pick from. I would suggest Webster/Red Cone and return back out Webster. If your brave you can run Radical Hill after Red Cone and return down Middle Fork or Norrh Fork. Radical Hill is pretty narrow in one spot.
Of course if you haven’t done the San Juan’s then that’s top of my list. That includes: Black Bear, Imogene, Engineer, Poughkeepsie to name a few.

Red Cone would be an excellent choice. I am with you on Radical.

 

[ExpeditionBuilds]

Red Cone would be an excellent choice. I am with you on Radical.

Thanks David, appreciate it! Red Cone is on the list. Time for a little research, as I'm curious about Radical

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5HJ5REOo6XbFuakJem6TTw


-Steven

 

[ExpeditionBuilds]

The Artec Rear LCA Skids are installed on Rubi.

Impressed with the beefiness and build quality of these and love the design of using to both the LCA and shock mount bolts that tie it all togather. These should work well.

I also like that the color/finish is pretty close to the AEV diff covers I'm running...I just got lucky there

If you're going to play in the rocks with your JL, do yourself a favor and install these before you drag you rear LCA's through the boulders. Here is a pic of my left rear LCA/shock mount which the new skids fit perfectly on. I simply slid the skid on and bolted it up...

...and here's the right rear shock mount which I had previously hit on the trail. I had to 'massage' it a bit with my 2 pound hammer to get the new LCA skid to fit over it. It's easy to see the distortion on the lower shock mount when compared to the left side.

Lesson learned. Happy wheeling

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5HJ5REOo6XbFuakJem6TTw


-Steven

 

[JJsJL]

The Artec Rear LCA Skids are installed on Rubi.

Impressed with the beefiness and build quality of these and love the design of using to both the LCA and shock mount bolts that tie it all togather. These should work well.

I also like that the color/finish is pretty close to the AEV diff covers I'm running...I just got lucky there

If you're going to play in the rocks with your JL, do yourself a favor and install these before you drag you rear LCA's through the boulders. Here is a pic of my left rear LCA/shock mount which the new skids fit perfectly on. I simply slid the skid on and bolted it up...

...and here's the right rear shock mount which I had previously hit on the trail. I had to 'massage' it a bit with my 2 pound hammer to get the new LCA skid to fit over it. It's easy to see the distortion on the lower shock mount when compared to the left side.

Lesson learned. Happy wheeling

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5HJ5REOo6XbFuakJem6TTw


-Steven

They look great!!

 

[ExpeditionBuilds]

They look great!!

All thanks to you buddy!

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5HJ5REOo6XbFuakJem6TTw


-Steven

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