Today I took the EX-N, on loan to me from EUCO, for a challenging trail ride in the mountains. I'm trying to explore more of the trails that run through the San Gabriel Mountains adjacent to Glendora Mountain Road.
I mapped out the ride using Google's Mymaps which I often using for ride planning.
This was an ad hoc ride that I planned in the morning and posted to my Telegram group. "William" posted that he'll join me at the start, which was planned for 2pm. Unbeknownst to me, this was Wil who I first met a few years ago in Orange County. A wild Monster rider who was jumping fantastic distances 3+ years ago. He had moved away from California so I lost touch with him.
But he's back in town now so I think we'll be doing a lot more riding in the future.
The trail to be ridden today was the Lower Monroe Trail which is a shortcut from the parking area up to the Glendora Mountain Road (GMR). The first mile or so is brutal in terms of the trail condition and steepness. I was super impressed that Wil tackled this with his Monster Pro (which was only a couple of weeks old, purchased from EUCO).
Here's the video of the ride.
As shown in the video I had a minor fall (a few actually) where the fan was damaged, causing excessive noise that I had to live with for the remainder of the ride.
Here's the video where I open the EX-N to diagnose and fix (ghetto fix) the problem
I remain super impressed with the power and agility of the EX-N and anticipate that one will end up in my collection. I'm hoping to first test the EX more thoroughly so I can decide which of the two I'd prefer.
Here are the stat's from today's ride. And the GPX File
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