[vibiker]

Just got this off of NSMB. Maybe old news to some, but bummer.

http://www.nsmb.com/shore_news/nojoke_08_06.php

 

[Liquid10]

Damn! glad I rode it last weekend

 

[Snacks]

I'm confussed Why is it closing? Yes, I read the report

 

[PoserNewbie]

They're clear cutting the area to build the DH course for the 2010 olympic. So, it is not just gone for the season but it is forever.

 

[Five]

I'm glad I got to ride it this weekend.

 

[Gex]

What!@!$!@$

 

[DHRracer]

Anybody know where (Bear Cub) is?Open from the top to Bear Cub.

 

[TtotheJ]

The start of Bear Cub is off the road where you started the section of No Joke to link Upper and Lower Freight Train. The trail is mostly double track from what I've heard. Looks like Original Sin/Goats Gully is going to see alot more traffic now. Maybe that's why they dumbed it down a bit?

 

[Toshi]

The start of Bear Cub is off the road where you started the section of No Joke to link Upper and Lower Freight Train. The trail is mostly double track from what I've heard. Looks like Original Sin/Goats Gully is going to see alot more traffic now. Maybe that's why they dumbed it down a bit?

yup, bear cub is the left off the road. what did they do to dumb down original sin? it definitely was my favorite trail up on garbanzo but i haven't been up all season to check out the changes.

 

[TtotheJ]

Actually I'm pretty sure Original Sin hasn't changed much but they've made some sections on Goat's Gully easier.

 

[downhillracer]

They're clear cutting the area to build the DH course for the 2010 olympic. So, it is not just gone for the season but it is forever.

that is crap, damn olympics

 

[fuzzycatnuts]

Makes me very sad, I reamber when no joke was just built . Hope they make a even better trail next year.

 

[seand]

yeah well, the trainwreck trail is getting touched thanks to the highway widening.

hella lame.

 

[scbiker06]

that's gay... that trail was fun. olympics should of never came./

 

[Snacks]

Sucks the trail is getting closed down, but at least with the Olympics coming the road is getting improved probably a lot faster than it would have without them.

 

[zmtber]

no joke was thrashed up in early aug after it was raced!

is it for good or for repair?

 

[scbiker06]

For Good.

 

[Dan89]

so is freight train going to still be open?

 

[TtotheJ]

Yeah Freight Train is still open, but where you used to ride the section of No Joke to link the trail, you now have to ride Bear Cub. I haven't had the chance to ride this route yet so I don't know how bad it sucks but from what I understand Bear Cub is double track and not much of an MTB trail, at least compared to what its replacing.

 

[Liquid10]

Bear cub is rutted out double track, but you can bypass most of it by riding the lower part of original sin to goats gully, from here follow the rest of bear cub to get to middle freight train. Great route, saw a lot of traffic there though (not many other options with no joke gone)