why western nc sucks
- Thread starter biggins
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even east central nc has some stuff
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Damn, dude, that sucks. Lemme get my ass moved and situated and I'll make to haul up there to help. But we gotta ride, too.
well, unless you live in a-ville...everywhere else is a hell of a drive. the day that i have more than 3 hours at one time to do something is the day my kids are out of the house 
They helped clear the trail of those bumpy old rocks and we "built something".
http://www.pambamtb.org/terry/thechimney.jpg
http://www.pambamtb.org/terry/thechimney.jpg
If I were only in Asheville Ben............good luck though, I know it ain't always easy finding help. Luckily I have a nice small but reliable support group that is always willing to do a day's work out at Zod's Stunt Ranch 
Maybe you are just targeting the wrong audience. Why not join an existing trail work group (I know insert all the W__dy K__n hatred here). But then.......
Start sucking away people in that existing group that want to be a little more agressive?
Start sucking away people in that existing group that want to be a little more agressive?
manimal said:well, unless you live in a-ville...everywhere else is a hell of a drive. the day that i have more than 3 hours at one time to do something is the day my kids are out of the house
Amen Copper!
well i know most of those guys and they are not interested. Furthermore i am not into the woody keen hatred thing. That was a while ago and i may not agree with his methods or some of his ideas, but whatever, the guy does build nice sustainable trails.Mtb_Rob_FL said:
You know most of the regulars I bet... But I also bet that they get a pretty good showing of noobies (I mean that in the Trail Work sense, not rider sense). What I mean is, peeps looking to get into TM would be more likely to show up to one of their workdays, so you might be able to make some new friends so to saybiggins said:
W.W.W.D
Have you figured out why they are not showing up?
It took me a couple of years working at Wolf, before it
clicked for me why people in Asheville don't show.
Its because Pisgah already has a gazillion sweet trails.
And most people would rather be bombing down Black Mountain
whenever they get some freetime off work as opposed to
building new stuff. It sucks but whatcha gonna do?
Basically if you want to build stuff, get a couple of good friends and
have at it, because that is about the only help you are gonna get.
It took me a couple of years working at Wolf, before it
clicked for me why people in Asheville don't show.
Its because Pisgah already has a gazillion sweet trails.
And most people would rather be bombing down Black Mountain
whenever they get some freetime off work as opposed to
building new stuff. It sucks but whatcha gonna do?
Basically if you want to build stuff, get a couple of good friends and
have at it, because that is about the only help you are gonna get.
I worked with that cat one time at Du Pont (which is funny considering that I had never ridden there before that day).biggins said:
Anyway, it was sweet. We built a rock garden for "erosion" reasons. It was nice. People tooling around could just bang through it, or you could come cooking into it and jump out.
Everything we did that day, we made the trail more fun and also repaired it as well. But I don't know the guy other than that.
well, i understand that completely i love pisgah as well but i am looking to build more flowy, bermy kinds of trails. I only really have one riding friend here that might help dig but he is always busy doing something else. I just dont understand the lack of interest.I tried to take the situation into my own hand and went and worked a little by myself but i did not get crap done.
Biggins, I would love to help you build out there. I even have access to some wood that you can use for stunts. The only issue I have is that where you want to build is about 7 hours away from Columbus GA.
What Would Woody Do?biggins said:huh?
bro, contact William Wallace at Asheville School right down the road. His little grommets can build BIG STUFF and would love to not be limited by their campus goons. Do you know who I'm talking about. If not, I'll give you his email. They're back in school and I guarantee they'll dig like inmates
Good call Butch, Wally (William) has got a horde of kids @ Asheville school that build all the time. If you could get Wally into it, you could get lots of help. If I see him at the shop, I'll mention it to him for you.
who are you "los jefes"?los jefes said:
I work at the "evil empire" Liberty with Tom V. and Stiles. I've been there for 5 or so years so I've made your aquaintance a time or two. I ride an orange DHR with an Avy and a world cup fork, just thinking you may recognize my bike if not myself.
hmmmm...never even knew. weird. email me your info so we can do some runs bro!! bizutch@hotmail.com
Jeremy R said:
This is true, all our stuff is pretty much a couple regular guys that are up for building whenever.
Yep, it is a double edge sword. If we did not have anything to ride everybody would be getting together and building stuff. But since we have so many great trails, all building seems to be done in small groups. Oh well,T-Pirate said:
this area is still a super sweet place to live for mountain biking. Its January, and I rode in Brevard this weekend in short sleeves.
Sorry we missed you guys up there Andrew. We could have all rode together. Maybe this week.