Reviving this thread as its about 4 weeks out...everyone still in and committed to their camp?
Daphne and I spent July 4th doing a little trail recon and knocked out about 15 miles of loopy singletrack...it's gonna be good whether you decide to hoof it or tread it. The weather was great and the loops were sparce with other humans...kinda nice.
Also...on the topic of MTB riding...since this is a group ride (I'm thinking one big group ride on Saturday and spur rides on Friday/Sunday organized when we meet) we will ride as fast as the slowest rider. The trails we will be tackling (mostly the Big Laguna Trail, but sections of Noble Canyon and a couple others) are novice with dashes of intermediate thrown in (a few rocky sections, some roots and off camber stuff) for good measure and growth.
This is meant to be fun, so please don't worry about keeping up or slowing the group...stopping and admiring the scenery is the bonus here. We will all have different bikes/fitness levels/experience to bring to the pedals, so lets keep it real on the group ride and you can zoom with smaller groups before/after Saturday.
I will say it again...the emphasis here is fun...and there is no such thing as a dumb question.
Ask me here or PM me, and I'll gladly help/get back ASAP.