Suggestions needed - building MTB track/ramps

[_BBi]

Jump building 101:

 

1. Find a suiteble peice of ground:

 

2. Build the base:

 

Will post the completed jump tommorrow, as I seem to have misplaced that picture.

 

 

 

[Hog_]

The dog is there to break your fall after trying to ramp a pile of rocks?

 

Oh, if you need help keeping the trails clear, I'll be happy to offer my services in exchange for a few beers and a braai...

 

I'll even bring my own bike!

 

 

 

[Thug]

BBi, you need to pay a visit to the Braamfontein Spruit where a lot of trailbuilders have been busy building FreeRide jumps, skinnys, bridges and causing general consternation and terror amongst those with inferior skills.

 

Daemon, Dirt Rider and others had blast a couple of weeks ago.

 

 

 

 

[_Daemon_]

Yup the spruit is turning into quite a fun route to ride.

 

Here is a couple of photo's that have been floating around on the spinman list. This is really just a couple of the stuff, there is a new bridge where the mudhole is, Thug you know the spot, with a jump off the right side. Then there is also the skinny onto a log with the drop at the end, then there is the forest section with a couple of bridges etc. Have to say the guys have been doing a great job.

 

Here is a NS bridge onto a log that's still being built. Looks like it's going

to be quite fun when it's done.

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/8710/07022008108ut0.jpg

 

Easy straight bridge next to a road

http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/8382/07022008109ja9.jpg

 

Fun little bridge around a tree

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/661/07022008110ph7.jpg

 

Sign board before a skinny that ends on a small rock drop that you can roll

if you want.

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/9835/07022008112pu1.jpg

 

 

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/3900/07022008114wp9.jpg

 

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/3908/07022008115vy7.jpg

 

http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/9890/07022008120le1.jpg

 

 

[Hog_]

 

Yup the spruit is turning into quite a fun route to ride.

 

Here is a couple of photo's that have been floating around on the spinman list. This is really just a couple of the stuff' date=' there is a new bridge where the mudhole is, Thug you know the spot, with a jump off the right side. Then there is also the skinny onto a log with the drop at the end, then there is the forest section with a couple of bridges etc. Have to say the guys have been doing a great job.

 

Here is a NS bridge onto a log that's still being built. Looks like it's going

to be quite fun when it's done.

 

 

Easy straight bridge next to a road

 

 

Fun little bridge around a tree

 

 

Sign board before a skinny that ends on a small rock drop that you can roll

if you want.

 

 

 

 

 

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/3908/07022008115vy7.jpg

 

 

 

 

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Was that mask on the tree there when we did the ride last weekend?

I didn't even see it

 

 

 

[AndreZA]

All of this is on the William Nicol side of the trail right?

 

 

[_Daemon_]

 

Yup the spruit is turning into quite a fun route to ride.

 

Here is a couple of photo's that have been floating around on the spinman list. This is really just a couple of the stuff' date=' there is a new bridge where the mudhole is, Thug you know the spot, with a jump off the right side. Then there is also the skinny onto a log with the drop at the end, then there is the forest section with a couple of bridges etc. Have to say the guys have been doing a great job.

 

Here is a NS bridge onto a log that's still being built. Looks like it's going

to be quite fun when it's done.

 

 

Easy straight bridge next to a road

 

 

Fun little bridge around a tree

 

 

Sign board before a skinny that ends on a small rock drop that you can roll

if you want.

 

 

 

 

 

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/3908/07022008115vy7.jpg

 

 

 

 

[/quote']

 

 

Was that mask on the tree there when we did the ride last weekend?

I didn't even see it

 

 

 

HAHAHA dammit, only noticed the mask now that you pointed it out!!

 

[Hog_]

 

HAHAHA dammit' date=' only noticed the mask now that you pointed it out!!

[/quote']

 

So we gonna see if it's still there this weekend?

 

 

 

 

 

 

[_Daemon_]

 

HAHAHA dammit' date=' only noticed the mask now that you pointed it out!!

[/quote']

 

So we gonna see if it's still there this weekend?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Would love to but going sandboarding at mount mayhem on sat and sun is a road ride.

 

[MintSauce]

causing general consternation and terror amongst those with inferior skills.

 

 

My kind of trail then

 

 

 

[_BBi]

The dog is there to break your fall after trying to ramp a pile of rocks?

 

Oh' date=' if you need help keeping the trails clear, I'll be happy to offer my services in exchange for a few beers and a braai...

I'll even bring my own bike!
[/quote']

 

Thanks a lot, say 1 beer per hour for your services is ok? If you do more than 3 hours, a boerewors roll will be provided for free as a bonus.

[_BBi]

BBi' date=' you need to pay a visit to the Braamfontein Spruit where a lot of trailbuilders have been busy building FreeRide jumps, skinnys, bridges and causing general consternation and terror amongst those with inferior skills.
[/quote']

 

I will do so, it is just I find it difficult to comute into town to do MTB when I have lots of riding space at my doorstep.

 

You are talking at the route that starts at Paulshof, I presume?

[Hog_]

 

The dog is there to break your fall after trying to ramp a pile of rocks?

 

 

Oh' date=' if you need help keeping the trails clear, I'll be happy to offer my services in exchange for a few beers and a braai...

 

I'll even bring my own bike!

[/quote']

 

Thanks a lot, say 1 beer per hour for your services is ok? If you do more than 3 hours, a boerewors roll will be provided for free as a bonus.

 

As long as I can redeem the beer at the end of the ride, not during