Group Ride to "Devils Backbone" at Trikefest?

[Tri-Z Pilot]

My nephew attempted it last year on his Eton 150. He went clear to the top of the hill directly across from it and came down it wide open! He made it about 2/3 of the way up the raveen (which is only 1/3 of the hill!) The problem was, he would get hung up on a rock and loose traction.

How old is your nephew?

[Billy Golightly]

Derrick, do you mean that trail that goes back over and kind of follows that creek that is real off camber? That would give you a substantial increase in momentum, hadn't thought of that.

[TimSr]

I thought it was pretty easy, but the pictures dont show the hardest part. Youve got about 20 feet of run to hit a real steep incline that you need momentum to climb, right at the top of the incline was a large rock, and several others sticking out, so on a trike you had to kick off the big rock to get around it, then you got to the rocky part pictured which was easy if you were geared low, and easier if your motor had low end power to go with it. I hit the bottom high in 2nd, and then shifted to first as soon I cleared the steep incline, and then just putted up from there.

[Billy Golightly]

Trickiest hill I've ever been up for sure...although Florida isn't known for its rugged mountain ranges TimSr and Tri-Z_Jim made it look easy.

[Derrick Adams]

My nephew is 14. HondaATC there was a hill that went straight up the other side. It was pretty nasty too, from what I remember. He went up that all the way to the top and turned around and floored it! He was backing half way up it in reverse but he couldn't get enough run at it. Next thing I know, he's barreling down that hill! He never made it any further.

It wasn't that his bike didn't have the power, it just got hung up on the rocks and spun! He'll try it again this year for sure.

[Tri-Z Pilot]

Sounds like he has some cojones (sp?) for his age, eseciall on a 150! lol!