We went on another building binge today. Not as much work done, but we DID manage to build a few ramps. “Master of Slag” is essentially rideable now.
Oh yes, we did our Remembrance thing too. Can’t think of a better tribute than buffing up the playground that we call Canada.
…but we’re STILL riding. A random hookup on the PinkBike bulletin boards got me in touch with Ryan from Onterrible. He won’t be afraid of a little snow.
It was hardly more than a skiff anyway. Oh yeah, that’s our buddy Chuck D. Railer there. Figures he’s the only local dumb enough to charge the Bog when it’s icy.
If you’re wondering what the current standard for trail building is these days……it’s something ABOVE the following shot.
A friendly word of advice to the new trail builders out there. Use fresher wood for the framing. Don’t be afraid to overbuild it. A small sledgehammer and 10″ spikes are great choices for tying it all together. Also, angled cross-braces on everything, and try to pick lines that are actually practical.
We’ll fix it later. Blue skies and a bit of dust are too rare a commodity right now.
I HAVE to show you Ryan’s grandparents’ pad. I am going to buy this place one day (any investors out there want to take a chance?).
Log cabin, ten acres, trail access, and a crap view.
I’m not telling you how much either. Find your own.
Dirty Dave is on another mission. Tis time he’s extending Builder’s Only another mile to add to the already impressive trails up Powers Creek.
Today was the hard part. We had some thick bush to get through now.
Luckily, with a bunch of motivated guys and chainsaws, it’s pretty quick. We put in at least 400m of trail today.
Lunch, and some philsophical meanderings from the “Master of Slag.”
There’s also some other work going on up here, like these jumps called “Daryl, Daryl, and Daryl”. Typical, they’ve all got names and only one’s been built so far.
