Just a quick question...I live between 5-10 miles from a few trails. Do most of you ride these distances over pavement to trailheads or do you drive and rarely/never ride on pavement? If it matters, the bike has Rocket Ron tires (I don't remember the exact Rocket Ron model.)
I drive to the trailhead. The parking lot at one of our mountains though fills up quickly, so it isn't unusual to park a ways away from the start of the trails and ride my bike the rest of the distance. Maybe a KM or two.