Black Hills

I remember when Jay took us on his point to point ride I think we got 6-8 bikes in the back of his suburban. I neatly got 4 bikes with the wheels in 36 inches. We needed as much room as possible since the trailer is staying home this trip. We leave tomorrow morning at 5:00. I found a bunch of mtb trails on the internet along with some info about the biking community in the Black Hills. We will be doing allot of scouting this trip looking for the best trails. I won't be posting for another week so enjoy your 4th and watching the Tour de France coverage.


Another climb that we did that will be in this years Tour is the Col de La Crouzette
We never knew this one was going to be in the Tour and I don't even think it has been in a Tour. One thing is for certain, it is one mother of a climb. The last like 3km are 18%. I think they will direct most of the motor caravan around the climb because it is so skinny. One of the narrowest climbs we did. The top half of the descent is very sketchy. Supper narrow sharp corners, and the road isn't in good shape. I remember some really tight corners going through a small village too. The bottom half is very fast



A beautiful cottage on the descent

Narrow roads all the way up and down.