When Green trails turn Black

[DR ◣◢]

That little bump gave me one of the hardest falls of my life. I drifted left towards those trees and yanked the front brake mid air. Eina. 9 months later my shoulder still aches!

 

The like was in support of your recovery just to be clear.

 

Some of the "jumps" in that line can easily send you into the trees. Ive had close calls. Scary!

[Hairy]

That little bump gave me one of the hardest falls of my life. I drifted left towards those trees and yanked the front brake mid air. Eina. 9 months later my shoulder still aches!

 

Funny how many of the hard fall stories I hear usually start off with a description of how things were starting to look bad and then the rider hits the front brakes .......

[RocknRolla]

 

My eldest, he was on a mission to clear the little double, at the local track. eventually did it while i was filming.

 

If you wanna see how to make a regular looking trail more interesting, ride with an 11 year old - the see little jumps and berms where we see rocks and stumps...

[Vetseun]

Emmarentia tree line is another one. You come out of the trail you bust a move over that little kicker followed by going back into the trees.

 

Inside that section you can link up different mound and kickers to create some nice jumps with some tight landings.

 

 

Crappy quality due to screen grab from video. And I am no Christmas Tree either.

Last time I tried that, I woke up two days later in Medi Clinic with a pipe in my throat.

[DR ◣◢]

Last time I tried that, I woke up two days later in Medi Clinic with a pipe in my throat.

 

WHAT!~!~!~!~!~?

[Vetseun]

WHAT!~!~!~!~!~?

Serious Mate, was trying to show off. Made my name gat

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[BikeBailing]

So once in a while, when riding coloured trails (blue, red, green) some riders find a way to make these seemingly harmless trails into double black diamond type stuff.

 

For example, here is Mr Christmas-tree on a green trail (Rust Preventer) at the PWC bike park, and he has taken some simple rollers and decided to turn them into a 7m gap with a narrow landing, hard up into a berm.

 

 

My point being, that with some skill, and imagination, one can take what seem to be the easiest trails (like the Spruit for example) and turn them into something insane, purely by the way one rides them. (No trail modification needed)

 

 

This reminds me of this same xmas tree hitting the rocks next to the scout hall at that drop off. He was on his little Da Bomb play bike and the other guys trying with him where on DH rigs

[DR ◣◢]

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I preferred the blacks and coloureds

[DR ◣◢]

This reminds me of this same xmas tree hitting the rocks next to the scout hall at that drop off. He was on his little Da Bomb play bike and the other guys trying with him where on DH rigs

 

That was a good day. Insane amount of skill

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I preferred the blacks and coloureds

 

Whilst it did catch ones attention, it may also attract the wrong kind.

[DR ◣◢]

..it may also attract the wrong kind.

 

The spandexers?

[Guest Omega Man]

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I take exception to that place using the word bikepark to describe itself.

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I take exception to that place using the word bikepark to describe itself.

 

I know, I know

 

It's more like a park where one can ride a bike

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The spandexers?

 

hey! We shall have none of that here!

 

Besides, you will be wearing lycra if you take part in the mix-IT-up ride

[DR ◣◢]

hey! We shall have none of that here!

 

Besides, you will be wearing lycra if you take part in the mix-IT-up ride

 

Well... NO!