Biked 30 miles today at Jackrabbit in scenic Hayesville, NC. It is a beautiful mountain setting bordering Lake Chatuge. This trail is like Tsali lite, which is a longer more technical trail to the north near Bryson City. There are some climbs and a few technical features but it's mostly fast,flowy wonderful singletrack. The singlespeed did well and it was mostly easy to maintain momentum. Continued to be impressed with singlespeed efficiency and fun. I'm beginning to see what they say There was one climb going up High Point that I thought I wouldn't make but the quads and hammies had a little something left.
The Suntour fork on the bike is garbage and I can't wait to get something better, like a Reba. The Suntour is actually a downgrade from the Dart 3 on my Cannondale 29er.
The climb up High Point was grueling and extended, not to mention technical with plenty of rocks and rooty climbing. The singlespeed really challenged me here. A few times today I wanted to drop down to a lower gear.
I was pleased to have no hot foot using wearing the Memphis Belle socks. Usually after an hour I begin to develop "hot foot" but today no hot foot after 3.5 hours. I also had no lower back stiffness, I presume because of how much seated climbing I did. The back stiffness could also be a result of raising the saddle a centimeter or two, or improved fitness!
Overall a great ride and well worth the drive.
Jackrabbit is a great trail system for beginners and it also has good mileage possibilities for advanced riders. There are also some scenic views and it even had a beach!