Today's Ride

[Face4Me]

tremendous ride at Graham Hills with face4me
real fun place

yeah ... that place is amazing ... really good trails for someone like me who's still learning ... a good mix of terrain to work on building skills and confidence!

Wish it was a little closer to home!

 

[Harvey]

Time to switch to dry oil

 

[raisingarizona]

I’ve been working on this flow trail line in southern Utah this past few weeks. It’s been extremely fun and challenging.

 

[jasonwx]

I’ve been working on this flow trail line in southern Utah this past few weeks. It’s been extremely fun and challenging.

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You can’t have enough flow in your life

 

[Harvey]

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Time to switch to dry oil

ha I posted that pic because I "washed" my bike before the ride to see how dirty it would get. Didn't do a very good job washing, I didn't want to re-oil the drivetrain.

That bike is pretty basic and crappy compared to what all you guys ride, but it works for what I am using it for.

 

[raisingarizona]

You can’t have enough flow in your life

Some purist types claim to hate new school flow trail. Right now I can’t get enough of them. I’m a huge fan of modern day machine built trail. I still love a good hand built trail too but a well built flow trail is like a powder day, they both make you feel like a super hero!

 

[Harvey]

Some purist types claim to hate new school flow trail. Right now I can’t get enough of them. I’m a huge fan of modern day machine built trail. I still love a good hand built trail too but a well built flow trail is like a powder day, they both make you feel like a super hero!

I've been thinking a lot about this. I kind of assumed that flow was automatically better, until @BRLKED asked me to reconsider.

I have been working on some singletrack here in the flats. Obviously not using a machine on public land, but using loppers to cut down on some of the most intrusive roots. It's definitely getting easier to ride, but some sections will have to remain. I think I like the variety, having some of both.

Those pics you post RA do look fun, like you can experience some of the weightlessness of bump skiing.

 

[jasonwx]

I equate a great flow trail
To a perfectly groomed slope the u can carve for days
But I love a chunky trail with drops and jumps too

 

[raisingarizona]

I've been thinking a lot about this. I kind of assumed that flow was automatically better, until @BRLKED asked me to reconsider.

I have been working on some singletrack here in the flats. Obviously not using a machine on public land, but using loppers to cut down on some of the most intrusive roots. It's definitely getting easier to ride, but some sections will have to remain. I think I like the variety, having some of both.

Those pics you post RA do look fun, like you can experience some of the weightlessness of bump skiing.

I’d describe it more like pow skiing. It’s built smooth and fast. With a machine you can move much more dirt than by hand and sculpt massive rolling features or jumps and drops. You can also turn a bench into a super highway of buttery smooth dirt so it develops confidence for the bigger moves.

 

[Harvey]

Kayak bassin'