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Ride to the top and then down and link it directly into Ridegeline. Tree is elevated, so not rideable for most. Fast, fun descent. Probably not best to ride. A long, long, did I mention long? Fire road that circles Mauna Kea. Unfortunately, the lake-side trail has a hike-a-bike section in the middle. The valley to your left drops away as you climb up and through a shallow waterfall. Tree is elevated, so not rideable for most.
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Big downed tree near the end of Lower Black.
There are also several sections of slickrock that are fun to ride and allow you to pick your own line. Starts off flowy with some good jumps then gets into more technical rock gardens. Few sections rutted out but great experience for my first ride there! Trail full of berms and fun features! Awesome trail. Kitsuma is a point to point singletrack trail that has a machine groomed tread in most parts. This trail is now a designated one way from the Lee's Train/C$ intersection. Counterclockwise the descent is shorter but steeper in spots. Stay straight when the trail intersects with a doubletrack and then bear left at an intersection with the winter/horse route.
Good tyres offer lower weight, faster rolling resistance and better grip
Two wheel drifting is likely if you have speed but are not riding the top few inches of the berms. Brief passing showers are keeping it wet but the sun and wind are trying.
Shedding just a few hundred grams on new wheels can make an appreciable difference
Fast transitions and high berms help with the turns. Trail is now covered in snow and you can only ride the packed areas from where sledders and shredders have packed out a trail.
Electronic shifting is worth it with the sublime shifting performance and ease of maintenance
Be careful of the rock stairs relatively close to the top of this portion; too much speed could doom your descent on these. Plenty of kick ups, jumps, drops, and huge berms.
Tidy up your tired stee with new wrap of bar tape
Ride to the top and then down and link it directly into Ridegeline