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Do you think he requires a USADT license?
Dave Taylor would be happy to give you a tour
Here’s a question…what is the general consensus as to what constitutes a “technical trail?” For me, it’s flat or uphill tech. Trails like Tigers Blood and Black Magic have virtually no elevation but they are hard as fuck. I have cleaned them both but it’s super rare. With the bikes we have today I feel like it’s an overstatement to call certain downhill trails technical just because there are some rocks. I guess my point is one person can say this is the gnarliest trail ever, but another person is daily riding trails that would make it look like a cake walk. I always take a grain of salt when someone says they found a super tech downhill. I have no problem throwing the bike over my shoulders and basically rock climbing to get to the gnar, but it’s gotta be worth it.Well... that probably not a bad thing. Some of us will read this and go, "Yeah! I gotta ride here!" with some assumption they have experience on very technical natural trails and others will think, "Eh... maybe not..." Personally, I'm envisioning something similar to the "push trails" at the Shed down in Fredrick, MD.
this is a harder question to answer than politics . just stay moderateHere’s a question…what is the general consensus as to what constitutes a “technical trail?” For me, it’s flat or uphill tech. Trails like Tigers Blood and Black Magic have virtually no elevation but they are hard as fuck. I have cleaned them both but it’s super rare. With the bikes we have today I feel like it’s an overstatement to call certain downhill trails technical just because there are some rocks. I guess my point is one person can say this is the gnarliest trail ever, but another person is daily riding trails that would make it look like a cake walk. I always take a grain of salt when someone says they found a super tech downhill. I have no problem throwing the bike over my shoulders and basically rock climbing to get to the gnar, but it’s gotta be worth it.
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Here’s a question…what is the general consensus as to what constitutes a “technical trail?” For me, it’s flat or uphill tech. Trails like Tigers Blood and Black Magic have virtually no elevation but they are hard as fuck. I have cleaned them both but it’s super rare. With the bikes we have today I feel like it’s an overstatement to call certain downhill trails technical just because there are some rocks. I guess my point is one person can say this is the gnarliest trail ever, but another person is daily riding trails that would make it look like a cake walk. I always take a grain of salt when someone says they found a super tech downhill. I have no problem throwing the bike over my shoulders and basically rock climbing to get to the gnar, but it’s gotta be worth it.
It'll depend on the rider and their perspective and experience. I had a similar conversation yesterday looking at the TrailForks map for Brandywine. One of my friends thought some of the blue trails should be blacks, but after riding them I disagreed. While they were tricky in spots, they were not severe consequence trails. Conversely, some of the black natural trails at Mtn Creek will have severe consequences if you mess up and it doesn't matter what kind of bike you're riding, even a full-on DH bike.Here’s a question…what is the general consensus as to what constitutes a “technical trail?” For me, it’s flat or uphill tech. Trails like Tigers Blood and Black Magic have virtually no elevation but they are hard as fuck. I have cleaned them both but it’s super rare. With the bikes we have today I feel like it’s an overstatement to call certain downhill trails technical just because there are some rocks. I guess my point is one person can say this is the gnarliest trail ever, but another person is daily riding trails that would make it look like a cake walk. I always take a grain of salt when someone says they found a super tech downhill. I have no problem throwing the bike over my shoulders and basically rock climbing to get to the gnar, but it’s gotta be worth it.