One of my favorite trails this year has to be Santiago Oaks. For the last 3-4 months, I’ve frequent this place more than I have any other trails in So Cal. Not only is it local, but totally fun! You get both worlds – the workout from climbing the 3Bs and the reward of a long descent. You may have seen the several posts or videos within the last several months.
This morning was another trip to S. Oaks. This was a treat as I joined friends that I have not riddenn with for quite some time. What is a “shuttle”?…the riders and bikes would be taken to the top of the trail via truck/some type of vehicle, get dropped off and ride to the bottom… basically bypass any climbing or any major pedaling and just get right down to business. 
Truck load of Intense: SS, 951, SOCOM, 5.5 and Tracer VPP
In total our group consisted of friends such as Val, Dave, Brian, Traci (Bad Girl of DH), and Tyler Wilson – local Intense Pro Rider. This was a fun fast paced ride! Trying to keep up with Brian and was super fun and Tyler was off the charts. At the bottom of the trail, Neil took us to a singletrack that led to the exit. It was a trail that I have been wanting to try for quite some time. Super cool singletrack that was an alternative to the fireroad exit. On the ride out to the car Brian, Traci and I pulled the rear as our “heavy” bikes couldnt keep up with the rest of the gang.
We had a great ride without any incidents. Below is a video from of our ride. Val and I had two runs overall. With each of us having prior commitments we couldn’t stay. The rest of the group went back up for some more fun.
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Looks like an awesome ride!
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The video is great, having both POVs makes a huge difference!