MSalvatore
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So with the no can ride anywhere notice I am wondering am i the only one building backyard trails? I'm up to 3/4 of a mile loop and am halfway done. hope to get over a 1 mile loop.
Backyard trails
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Please check calculations...
You're either 75% done, or will have a 1.5 mile loop.
You're either 75% done, or will have a 1.5 mile loop.
I have a few loops that look like a chain - it takes a minute to ride the whole thing. Going to build one more loop off the furthest one out and pop in some more wood/built features (only have one bridge, and one skinny and a couple obstacles).
MSalvatore
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Lol, I am currently using half the property and the trail is twisty, I am going to yuse the other half of the property for a large loop so I won't get the same distance from it.Please check calculations...
You're either 75% done, or will have a 1.5 mile loop.
one piece crank
1pc Cranky
My backyard is currently a swamp. When we used to get snow, I groomed a nice BMX style loop with snow bumps on 4.5 acres...
knobbyhead
Next off the Island.
Hmm, my backyard is small. Think the wife would agree to a pump track?
JonF
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That shit infested my yard when i lived by the bay. Stalks would grow from sprout to damn near 20' high in just a single season! Took me years of yanking it out and constant weed wacking to keep it minimized.
Pour a little glyphsate out on the curb for you homie. ?
Fire Lord Jim
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I have been building for years. Not enough straight lines
to build up speed, but plenty of obstacles. Here is my Strava map for a 2.4 mile ride.
gpTron
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I actually did a good job with the area we built our kids' swing set on top. Pulled as much out as possible, tarp on top, dirt on top of that. Been 3 years and never came back. Other parts I just mow it down no problem, and honestly if i cleaned up the rocks and debris where the rest grows I could mow that too. Maybe one weekend i'll clean the debris up so I can just continue mowing it. Idk. Sucks because it blocks my view of the lake too.
The Kalmyk
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This is my son cutting a trail to the neighborhood behind us. We will pick it back up in a couple of weeks..
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MSalvatore
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So I walked the lower property perimeter and looks like i'll get to 1.1miles. Not a bad backyard loop. Nothing like a bit of quarantine to get you motivated.
Rocksrgood4u
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Well it’s in my backyard... sort of... this was a mud pit...
don
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Video: Garage Check with Eric Porter - Pinkbike
Eric Porter's garage has a place for everything, even a kid's work station.
It is more of a garage tour but the backyard looks sick! I love how his drop-in is right outside his office. And his garage tour might give us an idea or 2 in this time of home quarantine.
PS. crazy that his hardtail frame from IH is from 2002. I remember when that came out and thinking that era was new school. Back in the Hcor.net days.
Here is his backyard setup tour:
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MSalvatore
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don
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Nice work - I am very jealous of that terrain and especially the T650!
