[metalMTB]

3 new drops we built. actually 2 finished, one being finished tomorrow







this drop (take off not built yet) is going to land in to a berm where you shoot out into a jump or you can jump it 10 feet down to the backside of the berm and hit a 10+ foot creek gap

 

[Nick]

excellent ... looks like fun!

I hope you don't mind some advice/criticism, cause I'm going to give it anyway. I think you are going to regret nailing or screwing your supports into live trees. Not because of any enviromental reasons, though that is reason enough, but because those trees will sway and move with the wind and sooner or later your nails or even screws will start to pull out and get loose.

Get your supports UNDER the stunt, not attached to trees on the sides, and make them stand-alone. It isn't much more work, and well worth your time to do so.

I know this from experience. My friends and I have been building stunts at a park for 5 years and have gone through this every time, especially after Winter for some reason. Sketchy, unsafe stunts aren't fun.

Now, everything that we build is 'free-standing' and not attached to a living tree in any way. (1) it makes for a stronger, safer stunt and (2) it looks much better, imo.

 

[metalMTB]

everything we build is sketchy, its how we roll.

 

[metalMTB]

but seriously, its sturdy for now and we always check our stunts every once in a while and fix them up. we've never had a problem

 

[downhill66]

nice.

 

[foxfreerider11]

everything we build is sketchy, its how we roll.

yup pretty much

those stunts are looking amzing by the way, keep on keepin on

 

[wood-dog]

Looks great boys! How lucky you are to be able to bulid stuff like that and not get it torn down, I'm jealous!

 

[spacemanspiff06]

everything we build is sketchy, its how we roll.

i live for a good challenge. i used to built skinnys out of old busted chairs, firewood and random bits of wood. no nails. you had to balance your self and the stunt. extra props if the stunt didn't fall down after your run. yeah got some good scars from those days.

 

[metalMTB]

lol. our stuff is on land owned by a land developer that hasn't done anything with the land for the past 5 years probably because it runs along a creek.

 

[metalMTB]

crappy vid quality and bad angle

http://media.putfile.com/437580664_ORIG

 

[wishihadmoney]

nice...ive got a pretty long section at my house ill get up pretty soon...im gonna start building drops though

 

[JYETI]

Hey Brandon, I live in gainesville and would love to ride some of that stuff. Please let me know if its ok to come ride it. Shoot me an email or something. Also I have access to plenty of building material and tools. Let me know.