Directions to Beacon
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theres a parking lot and a gravel road goes up to an open field, there is a little free ride/jump spot up a hill to the left, and there is a dirt road that goes up the hill, hike to the top, bomb down, repeat
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The last two weekends they've been pretty dry, I don't think spokane's gotten much rain since then, so the conditions should be pretty sweet. I'm tempted to head up, but I think 4 weekends in a row may be a little excessive when it comes to gas money. Well, that and moscow mountain is calling, and it's been a few months since I've ridden the cabin trail.
Did anyone make it? We were there... were you?
Beacon was a blast. We got 4 laps in and the trails were PERFECT. I just switched to flats from clipless so I had some problems but it was still fun. If I would have had my clips I might have done a few more drops and jumps. Oh well. Ill learn to ride flats....
Beacon was a blast. We got 4 laps in and the trails were PERFECT. I just switched to flats from clipless so I had some problems but it was still fun. If I would have had my clips I might have done a few more drops and jumps. Oh well. Ill learn to ride flats....
glad you had fun!!
beacon is always a blast, i wish i had been up there but i need to get done with school...
maybe we can meet up this spring though for some fun riding up there!!
beacon is always a blast, i wish i had been up there but i need to get done with school...
maybe we can meet up this spring though for some fun riding up there!!
If I'm not kayaking on the 20th I'll be up there in the afternoon. Goin to a ska show up in spokane that night.
kanter
if you could hold off i think we are heading up sun or monday
if you could hold off i think we are heading up sun or monday
i dont know if i can rip myself away from the dirtjumps....
40th and dishman mica.. in the valley
Ouch, hope he has a quick recovery. I missed out on beacon this weekend due to car troubles (my gf's car broke down in spokane, so we had to head back sunday night with some other friends), but may be able to go ride next weekend if we pick her car up then. Did get the mountainboard out today for some ramp work, but it didn't quite make up for it.
several of us went up today, Mon it was a blast! I am able to do more things now! did the upper and lower waterfall! on the old course. I am proud! we'll get some pics up soon!
cool dude, i rememer my first time nailing them... big huh? are you refering to the rock jump to ladder landing?
no he is talking about the jumps at the bottom of the course, down from the cabin kinda
this wooden jump starts it out
(not me but Rob, aka wsu'dher)
this wooden jump starts it out
(not me but Rob, aka wsu'dher)
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oh.. ****! the ghetto booter!
Thats one but there are a few others above it.... I finally did the wood ladder above that and then the big step down gap right before the getto booter. Any pics of the step down gap right before that???? Its fairly big, maybe 10-12 foot drop with a 20ft gap.
oh the drop off the rock? this
i must be out dated, lst time i went there was last year... im so confused
i recall the booter (the peice of wood that drops into the hill fallowed bya tabletop/hip... then 3 doubles) but i only remeber old ****ty tables around the booter
ok the upper part is new very new...there is a 7-8foot ladder drop(more like 10 if you have any speed) and then a booter that flows to a stepdown onto the flat area where the wood launch is. the stepdown is like 6 ft down and 12ft our or so out..landing is almost flat...
ok, thanks for clarifying, i'll have to go up and check it out
yeah the new part is a new trail they are making from the top
there is a couple new stepdowns by rushmore between the old and new courses but its not complete
and on the new course there is a 6 pack before the berm to berm that is kinda challenging
there is a couple new stepdowns by rushmore between the old and new courses but its not complete
and on the new course there is a 6 pack before the berm to berm that is kinda challenging
what kind of six pack, like a steep dirt jump one, or a long lofty one
The wood drop is as big as you want to make it. I thought the step down was bigger than 6ft drop and 12 ft gap..... I thought more like 10 ft drop and 20ft gap, anyway its super fun. The 6 pack is real nice but you really have to carry speed on a DH bike. The last gap is about 8 ft or so maybe a little more.
Speaking of dropping to flat. There is a 5-6 foot drop right at the biginning of the trail at the trailhead where everyone parks. The tranny is a small rock with dirt. I dropped off the rock blind and completely missed the rock and landed flat just to the right of it. ouch. The bike soaked it up so well. I love the 888 and AVY.
Speaking of dropping to flat. There is a 5-6 foot drop right at the biginning of the trail at the trailhead where everyone parks. The tranny is a small rock with dirt. I dropped off the rock blind and completely missed the rock and landed flat just to the right of it. ouch. The bike soaked it up so well. I love the 888 and AVY.
so kind of like the ones afer the booter
haha i came in there on the 6-pack on the new course and cleared the first one... thought i was goin to slow and pedaled into the middle one, landed couple feet past the tranny and noticed my chain was dropped and popped all i was worth of the last one, made the tranny and costed into the berm to berm and threw a nice whip into the landing...scarry as hell....verdict!!
i need to fix my chainguide...
and yeah the drop onto the rock by the parking is fun
i have never missed the landing but its funny when people do hehe
i need to fix my chainguide...
and yeah the drop onto the rock by the parking is fun
i have never missed the landing but its funny when people do hehe
im kind of sick, but a few buddies and i may be going up this weekend