IMO, no. A 575 is on the xc end of the all mtn spectrum. Your head angle is to steep, and your riding position too xc'ish. You may spend some time going over your handlebars!is a 575 appropriate for keystone?
575 at Keystone = no bueno. Bring all the bounce ya got (assuming you have an ASX).is a 575 appropriate for keystone?
where are you living these days? Are you in Co?Ca? Or are you living in your car? What I'm getting at is, come out here and ride it yourself!©2001;2578974 said:hmmm. oh well, i guess.
Anyone ride Eastern Forest? That trail is killer. Some rad jumps and real technical lines but super fun. Can't wait till it opens from the top (where ever that is).
Coming down the fire road we went past the spot where you exit to get into the Drop Zone. We followed the fire road for a bit longer and there was a double-diamond sign on the left side of the trial. Just jumped in there. It looks like the trail starts way above there though. We had bumped into a trail builder at those new jumps on Mosquito Coast who told us to check it out. Reminded me a bit of Garbanzo at Whistler. Can't wait till it gets ridden in a little and opens from the top. One of the jumps is super scary looking but also looks wicked fun. One of my bros took a picture so if I can get it from him I'll post it.Eastern forest??? where was it? how did you hit it?
yeah, big ol' step down--take off is a big rock. landing was pretty steep w/ a nice berm at the bottom. i could definitlely be wrong on the trail name though so it may be jam rock. the trail builder we ran into was describing a trail over that area called eastern forest so maybe i was in the wrong place. whatever it's called it was rad, that i do know.it sounds like lower jam rock. Is the jump you're describing a huge step-down?
It is A-line style. It's 21 or 22 table top jumps and some poorly placed berms and other sh1t that make this trail gayer than fine cheese.©2001;2578927 said:cool, thanks for the updates. so money trail isn't like an A-line? is it just too new/fresh or is it the design? i thought it was supposed to be A-line-style.
So does that mean it's open top to bottom now? No more fireroads?And you can add High Speed Dirt to the trails that opened today, leaving Girls Scouts, Sue's, Milky Way and upper Paid in Full as the only closed trails(I exclude 11-7 because well, Ive never even tried to ride it)."
A-line is wider, has more space between jumps, has longer tables with gradual landings and has more potential for speed. IMO the jumps on Money are too small and narrow. The trail crew did say they are going to brick some of the berms to prevent them from blowing out in 3 days like last weekend. I have ridden several mountains that try to build A-line type trails, including a few in BC, and I have realized A-line is amazingly well built and hard to duplicate.©2001;2578927 said:cool, thanks for the updates. so money trail isn't like an A-line? is it just too new/fresh or is it the design? i thought it was supposed to be A-line-style.
they really aren't muddy at all at the top. Theres about a 30 foot section of cowboy up where you go thru mud, but thats it. Nothing bad.Anyone been up there in the last day or two? How muddy are the trials at the top?
Was up there yesterday... only 1 really muddy berm in the woods section of cowboy up. Other than that, pretty good stuffAnyone been up there in the last day or two? How muddy are the trials at the top?
and rebuilt..I liked Money, but I thought the burms should be a little more spaced out. Really though, its pretty damn good.
Agreed. But there are not a lot of people that can flow steep DJ's on a 45 lb DH bike. That trail takes some practice and it certainly doesn't suck, but it's also not as good as it could be. Anyone that's ever ridden A-Line had a certain expectation and Money obviously did not live up to it.By the way, money only sucks if you aren't a great dirt jumper. If you can flow dj's on a hardtail, then money is...money.
Talking directly to one of the builders up there, I was informed that bricking the berms on money was the plan down the road.Oh, and Money was easy to ride/clear everything, even chainless. Not incredibly fun, but a good time nonetheless. And guys, look around keystone, none of the berms are concreted/bricked in. Do you really expect them to change that for one trail?
best combo possible at keystone: milky way to motorhead to high speed dirt to jam rock to mosquito coast then to the base via the usual wildthing route. Simply amazing.
Not a fan of the bush booter? I personally think that thing is rad. Jam rock has some other good gaps as wellIm kinda hopin' after all this small stuff goes in we get some booters. Now that the cheesewedge plywoods gone we got nothin'. A lip there and how about a lip to road gap before entering the woods at wildthing off the high speed? Easily 45's.
Which one is the bush booter?Not a fan of the bush booter? I personally think that thing is rad.
It's the gap off the rock to a stepdown landing with a rock on the right... shoots you into a left hand berm at mach 10.Which one is the bush booter?
Fantastic jump that one is.....not to bad on the little bike either. Too bad that money trail seems to be such a big let down....It's the gap off the rock to a stepdown landing with a rock on the right... shoots you into a left hand berm at mach 10.
I beleive it's off of jam rock...but we had to take the fire road to get to it last time
Definitely. So freakin' good.best combo possible at keystone: milky way to motorhead to high speed dirt to jam rock to mosquito coast then to the base via the usual wildthing route. Simply amazing. Keystone knew what they were doing when they added all the large doubles, hips, and steeps to those trails. Very fun times.
Also....update
Money isn't a perfect world class run, but it is well made and a lot of fun.
Even flow, on the other hand, is a piece of dog poo (In all fairness, it was still under construction).
Once again I met a handful of nice people (dh) at keystone and saw some sweet new stuff. For anyone going up, enjoy yourself and remember to say hi to others.
PS, the little asx park at the base of river run is a freindly little finish.
cheers and balls out!