Ural in the Desert

[Emerikol]

Originally Posted by wheelbender6

Unfortunately, Emerikol, I learned the good dirt roads because I was a big mountain biker when I lived in AZ. I travelled a lot of good dirt roads to access some of the laesser known mountain bike trails.
I ride a motor scooter these days. It would be fun to ride it thru Awhatukee but my scoot wouldn't handle a lot of dirt roads.

Wheelbender; I have a buddy flying out in a couple of weeks. He's actually going to buy a bike out here, then ship it home. Right now we're looking at these two for him:
https://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/m...367283415.html

https://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/m...359929065.html

He likes the idea of learning on the 200, less chance of him getting into a bind that way, but the price on the 650 makes it super attractive. On top of that, he's a heavier guy, so the 650 is also more practical for him. With all that being said, his real-world usage plan for a bike fits much closer to what the 200 offers. Personally, I'd like to see him get the 650 because he lives back in GA and since I have a 650 too, I can talk him through the maintenance and upkeep.
The important part is that he's getting a bike, and that we're going to go riding together for a couple of days.

[BlackBike]

Originally Posted by culcune

Not to get too off topic, but I was wearing a nice sweater and shorts and flip-flops. Couldn't hear every other word from the interviewers, so they called me on my phone...Every answer I gave, there was a serious delay, so I could hear myself talking a few moments behind; it was AWFUL! I could have gone in person, but it was 6 hours away, and I only had a day and a half notice. On the plus side, there is a massive shortage of teachers, let alone Special Ed. teachers, so we shall see...

What ever happens...we are all pulling for you

[wheelbender6]

Another place to ride is the Senator Highway, that runs from Lake Paradise to Prescott. The state lawmakers took that route to Prescott on their horses when Prescott was the state capitol.
Senator Highway is very sandy, so you will need the 2wd.

[Emerikol]

Very cool. I'll certainly look into that. Right now I'm mostly using the DR when I'm off road. The Hawk should be here next week, so we'll see how that thing holds up. I'm very optimistic with the riding I've encountered so far.