me and my budy are leaving montreal tomorrow to find some palces to ride. with me ill have my bmx and my dh rig, any places to go dhing between montreal and miami that would still be open? here its all about snowboarding right now
any dhing in florida?
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Its pretty much flat in Florida, you'll probably be better off with riding BMX around there.
Florida has some of the best xc riding on the planet (for serious).
Head to Gainesville, and visit the guys at Bikes and More. Tell them Mickey said you could "borrow" one of their Darksides, and go ride your ass off. I promise, it isn't DH, but you will love it.
Head to Gainesville, and visit the guys at Bikes and More. Tell them Mickey said you could "borrow" one of their Darksides, and go ride your ass off. I promise, it isn't DH, but you will love it.
you can check out Santos just south of Ocala. Not DH, but some great DJ's, a pumptrack, some interesting xc trails and some freeride stunts.
Go right, hit Windrock.
Go to Santos (just south of Ocala, FL) - the stuff there should entertain you at least for a couple of hours - http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?p=5272113#post5272113
There's this huge trash mound in Key West, maybe hits 300 feet elevation. They actually built switchbacks up it. I say give it a go! 
I'm embarrased to admit that this exists, but I actually have a FL State DH Champion plaque at my house, so yes I guess there is DH in Florida. Of course it was won over a decade ago on an XC hardtail, so maybe there isn't really DH in FL.
Gainseville and Santos have good trails. Is Ocala still open? Brooksville? South Florida has a few places but not for DH.
Key West - years ago I found some trails out by the airport. Just don't bend over to fix a flat or you may get a surprise. There were quite a few friendly 'guys' back there that are eager to 'service'.
Gainseville and Santos have good trails. Is Ocala still open? Brooksville? South Florida has a few places but not for DH.
Key West - years ago I found some trails out by the airport. Just don't bend over to fix a flat or you may get a surprise. There were quite a few friendly 'guys' back there that are eager to 'service'.
Actually, Big Pine Key has some OK trails - XC and on broken coral though (but no surprises a la Key West public restrooms, then again it seems to be no different from a MN airport one nowadays!:biggrin
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Here are some leads on info:
This guy, Uncle Jimmie, moved from Florida to Michigan a few years ago. He reports that there is good freeriding. He talks about the place called "The Toe". I guess it's closed, but here is some info: http://outdoortravels.com/biking_fl_overview_toe.html
http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=1949
Look at this site for Florida specific riders: http://www.freeridesouth.com/
Also, go ask on the South forum. There are 4-5 people that ride Windrock that are from Florida.
This guy, Uncle Jimmie, moved from Florida to Michigan a few years ago. He reports that there is good freeriding. He talks about the place called "The Toe". I guess it's closed, but here is some info: http://outdoortravels.com/biking_fl_overview_toe.html
http://www.singletracks.com/php/trail.php?id=1949
Look at this site for Florida specific riders: http://www.freeridesouth.com/
Also, go ask on the South forum. There are 4-5 people that ride Windrock that are from Florida.
