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redneckK20s said:
Can confirm, totaled 2 bikes in 2 years when I worked in Denton.

Edit: Realistically, how much time does a person need to explore this area and hit a good amount of the roads? Is a weekend enough time? I'm trying to plan a few trips over the summer.
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If you are talking about over here then yes, a weekend (or even better a couple days in the middle of the week) is enough to get a feel of the area as well as hit some of the fun roads.
 
crispins said:
If you are talking about over here then yes, a weekend (or even better a couple days in the middle of the week) is enough to get a feel of the area as well as hit some of the fun roads.
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Mid week is less busy? That area seems like it never stops being busy during tourist season
 
Chevy_man said:
What's a "big city"?

We don't have much for paved roads. More cows than people in the county. I have to drive over 100 miles to find a Walmart, or a bigger town.

I occasionally find myself getting annoyed at traffic lights, because we went from 3 to 5. Big population growth, we went from 6k to 7k people last census so we really needed those extra lights. 🤣

One of the reasons I've held off buying or building a fast car. Only thing paved is the city streets (well, about 75% of them) and the 2 lane highways. I couldn't even get a Corvette into my garage.
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100k-ish is well into "big city" to me.

Surprised about your wal-mart statement.

Once our town hit 4k they built the (then) 7th largest WM in the country here (next closest was only 32 miles away). Thus began the downfall of our quiet little town. Now we have 4 stoplights, WM, Autozone, Orilies, Tractor Supply, Harbor Freight, Smiths

Now we're pushing 7k pop. It's not "big city" but its full on suburb of ABQ and pisses me off.
 
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Sceep said:
100k-ish is well into "big city" to me.

Surprised about your wal-mart statement.

Once our town hit 4k they built the (then) 7th largest WM in the country here (next closest was only 32 miles away). Thus began the downfall of our quiet little town. Now we have 2 stoplights, WM, Autozone, Orilies, Tractor Supply, Harbor Freight, Smiths

Now we're pushing 7k pop. It's not "big city" but its full on suburb of ABQ and pisses me off.
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Dallas keeps getting closer and closer to my quiet little country town. The growth in this area in the last 5 years is insane. If it keeps going like it is, in less than 10 years I will be surrounded by houses and hating life.
 
SLOWPOKE693 said:
Dallas keeps getting closer and closer to my quiet little country town. The growth in this area in the last 5 years is insane. If it keeps going like it is, in less than 10 years I will be surrounded by houses and hating life.
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ABQ is surrounded by Tribal lands on the N and S. It can only grow E/W really. There is a big freaking mountain on the E side that kept it from really growing E. Rio Rancho (W) has exploded over the past 30 years.

Recently though (past 15 years) people have found our little towns on the other side of the mountain and have come in dragging thier city ideals and problems with them.

****ing Citiots need to move back to town if they want thier stoplights and paved roads and big-box chains. :flipoff:
 
crispins said:
If you are talking about over here then yes, a weekend (or even better a couple days in the middle of the week) is enough to get a feel of the area as well as hit some of the fun roads.
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Yeah I've been wanting to do it for years and never have made the time. I'm 600 miles away so a full day's ride to get there and a full day to get back. I'm pretty focused when I'm riding so I can cover some ground if I'm alone. I might have to reach out for specific recommendations before I plan the trip.
 
Chevy_man said:
What's a "big city"?

We don't have much for paved roads. More cows than people in the county. I have to drive over 100 miles to find a Walmart, or a bigger town.

I occasionally find myself getting annoyed at traffic lights, because we went from 3 to 5. Big population growth, we went from 6k to 7k people last census so we really needed those extra lights. 🤣

One of the reasons I've held off buying or building a fast car. Only thing paved is the city streets (well, about 75% of them) and the 2 lane highways. I couldn't even get a Corvette into my garage.
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That sounds like my kind of town.
 
Thatg9659 said:
No. you do not.
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That's exactly why I wanna do it. :laughing:

I like to set the 5spd in whatever gear whatever gear is one gear above the "would just hold speed not accelerate" gear. Ride it up from like 2xxxRPM to 3500 (i.e fastest speed I can probably downshift at without it being instantly a money shift). Cook the rotors up to "see the glow at night but not during the day" temp for a few seconds, bringing it back down to 2xxx RPM and then let them cool as I coast up again.

My understanding is that the grade isn't that bad. It's the curves and **** that make it a driving attraction.
Thatg9659 said:
I destroyed the brakes on an NPR going around a weigh station on a road like that.
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And with the benefit of hindsight would you a) go through the weigh station b) take the same route but start the descent slower? :laughing:
Thatg9659 said:
Red hot rotors and all, caliper dust boots were on fire.
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Based
 
redneckK20s said:
Yeah I've been wanting to do it for years and never have made the time. I'm 600 miles away so a full day's ride to get there and a full day to get back. I'm pretty focused when I'm riding so I can cover some ground if I'm alone. I might have to reach out for specific recommendations before I plan the trip.
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I apply this same principle to any fun road anywhere:

During the work week and go early enough, typically 7am or so.

If morning does not pan out I have done several 7pm rides before the night sets in (summer time).

Weekends are a maybe to a no go, far too many people out with the same idea. Depends on the location/time of the day.

Masses of people that have moved to SLC metro have just about ruined what used to be fun. People everywhere anymore...
 
arse_sidewards said:
That's exactly why I wanna do it. :laughing:

I like to set the 5spd in whatever gear whatever gear is one gear above the "would just hold speed not accelerate" gear. Ride it up from like 2xxxRPM to 3500 (i.e fastest speed I can probably downshift at without it being instantly a money shift). Cook the rotors up to "see the glow at night but not during the day" temp for a few seconds, bringing it back down to 2xxx RPM and then let them cool as I coast up again.

My understanding is that the grade isn't that bad. It's the curves and **** that make it a driving attraction.

And with the benefit of hindsight would you a) go through the weigh station b) take the same route but start the descent slower? :laughing:

Based
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Please put a dash cam in before you leave and let your next of kin know how to access the site and post the video before the trip. :flipoff2:
 
arse_sidewards said:
That's exactly why I wanna do it. :laughing:

I like to set the 5spd in whatever gear whatever gear is one gear above the "would just hold speed not accelerate" gear. Ride it up from like 2xxxRPM to 3500 (i.e fastest speed I can probably downshift at without it being instantly a money shift). Cook the rotors up to "see the glow at night but not during the day" temp for a few seconds, bringing it back down to 2xxx RPM and then let them cool as I coast up again.

My understanding is that the grade isn't that bad. It's the curves and **** that make it a driving attraction.

And with the benefit of hindsight would you a) go through the weigh station b) take the same route but start the descent slower? :laughing:

Based
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For the love of god, if you are doing this ******ed **** just to say you did it, cool, but if there are people there who want to go fast, pull over and let em by.
 
Steve300xcw said:
You sound like a bitch. If you can go that much faster than them, there is zero reason why you couldnt pass them on that bike.
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Think what you want, I don't care. But it is pretty common knowledge that you pull over for faster people behind you. There is ZERO passing opportunities without putting people in danger.

Have you been there?
 
Steve300xcw said:
You sound like a bitch. If you can go that much faster than them, there is zero reason why you couldnt pass them on that bike.
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Steve300xcw said:
No room to pass another bike, but plenty of room to haul ass. Gotcha
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You were probably the slow dude on the three wheeled couch and have your panties in a wad. Gotcha.

There is a massive difference between not wanting to pass a bike and a trike on a double yellow blind turn, and not wanting to be stuck behind them doing ten miles an hour as they are sight seeing and taking in the scenery.
 
Steve300xcw said:
You sound like a bitch. If you can go that much faster than them, there is zero reason why you couldnt pass them on that bike.
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Tell me you haven't been there without saying it. Did you miss the picture of the sign for the road that says how many turns there are in 11 miles? There are zero straightaway to pass in that area.
 
SLOWPOKE693 said:
Tell me you haven't been there without saying it. Did you miss the picture of the sign for the road that says how many turns there are in 11 miles? There are zero straightaway to pass in that area.
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I don't think he has been there. I don't care if he thinks I am a bitch, I really don't. I promise I wasn't the fastest dude there on a bike, by a long shot, I just wanted to go a little faster than single digit speeds, and they didn't let that happen, and I got a little pissy with them, but I still had a blast overall.
 
Steve300xcw said:
No room to pass another bike, but plenty of room to haul ass. Gotcha
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"Hauling ass" on this road is probably all below 60mph judging by what I've seen.

Other issue is usually people riding that slow feel like everyone else should be doing the same and will actively keep you from trying to pass them, even though all they have to do is shift 4 feet to the right.
 
redneckK20s said:
"Hauling ass" on this road is probably all below 60mph judging by what I've seen.

Other issue is usually people riding that slow feel like everyone else should be doing the same and will actively keep you from trying to pass them, even though all they have to do is shift 4 feet to the right.
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Yeah, I doubt I hit 60 very many times. And there are paved or graveled pull offs at nearly every other corner for that reason.
 
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