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09-12-2016, 02:30 PM #876
What is Maddox? We have material close by in this one spot...which is nice! But many hands is not in the cards. A lot of people like to ride, but very few like to contribute to the build. Oh well. I actually enjoy the build almost as much as the ride. Maybe it's the fact of being able to ride it afterwards...for years to come...is why I enjoy the build so much.
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09-12-2016, 03:53 PM #877Banned
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Yup. 25+ years ago if we wanted to ride we had to create our own trail. Some trail was available at the time but now there's WAY more .
I couldn't imagine just riding and not doing both. Been at it so long. Did a bit of maintenance today, well rode a bunch too, and scoped a new zone for future trail.
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09-12-2016, 05:16 PM #878
I had to be up north for work today so I rode an obscure public network that sees little traffic despite the quality trails, some of which are pro built ( no machines) and there is even a pump track. Such a perfect day for riding. I love September.
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09-12-2016, 05:37 PM #879Banned
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09-12-2016, 06:10 PM #880
Likely a spelling mistake.
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09-12-2016, 06:16 PM #881Registered User
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09-12-2016, 07:08 PM #882Banned
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Cool. I pretty much have to stop to grab bottle on the local trails here. There is one short stretch that i can do it rolling if i remember. Sometimes i just don't drink anything if it's under an hour and a half ride. Here's a trail i've been riding in that we didn't make it to that night. Fatbikes make way better trail building tools than trail building tools. Just clear the big stuff out of the way and start riding it till it's packed in.
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09-13-2016, 05:32 AM #883Banned
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09-13-2016, 06:26 AM #884
^^^ Yep. Hard to sneak one by you...
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09-13-2016, 06:44 AM #885Banned
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Built the pump track with Sinuosity. Neat town spot. Bet they have some nice locals only pow days there.
Berm Porn. Shaping dirt is fun. Roosting berms is also fun. Beginner trails at NU...linked berms rock!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmhHKNmKP0YLast edited by DaveVt; 09-13-2016 at 07:31 AM.
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09-13-2016, 06:47 AM #886
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09-13-2016, 07:54 AM #887
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09-13-2016, 11:13 AM #888Banned
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09-13-2016, 06:08 PM #889Banned
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09-13-2016, 06:11 PM #890Banned
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09-13-2016, 06:55 PM #891Banned
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Yup. The amount of trail i built in 6 months before the baby popped out woulda taken IMBA or NEMBA like 3 years with a 10 man crew laboring with those silly polaskis (sp?), pick axes, and shovels. During those 6 months wifey was all like, "I know you've been riding every day, but your rides seem a bit longer than normal". I then told her that since we have a baby on the way and time will be tighter than usual, i needed to build an hour plus full singletrack loop near the house. Gawddam has it been clutch. Surf a mile away in one direction, and a badass bitch of an hour plus singletrack loop starting a 1/4 mile the other way. Hour for me and an hour and a half if i take a friend . It's a frickin Ab workout to be sure. More to be added soon. Clip clip clip and ride ride ride em in. Quick easy work.
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09-13-2016, 07:00 PM #892Banned
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Maine is a different animal than VT. Maine isn't into aesthetics, unlike VT. That wall was as i found it. I just put the trail where there was a natural low spot in the wall. Ya we got good loam here. I could ride while it's pouring rain after it't poured rain for days and still no mud. Trail route choice is key tho. The trick to trail building is to build during wet season so you know where any trouble spots might be. Spring, right after the snow melts and ground thaws is best build time, IMO.
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09-13-2016, 07:55 PM #893Registered User
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09-13-2016, 08:21 PM #894Banned
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You did great! It is hard tho, especially if you're not pussy footing around. If you keep the pressure on it's like one big long chunky techy climb with no breaks. Well actually if it were one long climb it would be quite easy as you could settle in, so scratch that. It's just hard. Like a herd of little people yanking at each one of your limbs while you try to make forward progress . So when you coming back?
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09-13-2016, 08:25 PM #895
Another taco night ride in the Mrv! So good.
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09-13-2016, 08:34 PM #896Banned
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Gawds country^^^^^^^must get back up there.
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09-13-2016, 09:22 PM #897Registered User
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I was so wiped. Need to try it in the daylight.
Hoping for the last week of the month. My car is in the body shop until at least the middle of next week and I have no way to take my bike with me with the rental car they gave me.
Dave - I noticed a lot of ratty stone walls up there. I think they just piled the rocks up to get them out of the way when they tried to turn areas into farm fields.
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09-13-2016, 09:38 PM #898Banned
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09-15-2016, 05:33 AM #900
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