Quote Originally Posted by dru_b View Post
when and where does a "freeride park" come into play in the FORC organization then? it seems that all we want to promote is FAST FLOWY SINGLETRACK and if it gets too technical, dumb it down, just like ray says. i am completely in agreement with the trails and systems that we support and maintain, but the younger generation is looking for "MORE."
FORC doesn't specifically have a "freeride park" purpose, but (as noted above) we are definitely interested in providing additional challenging options via well design technical features. Ray was commenting about unauthorized trail modification - that root was not removed as part of a FORC sanctioned maintenance activity.

We also must remember that we are essentially guests at each of these parks, and must work with the land managers to gain approval for freeride-type features. And we are doing that, but it takes time. With the few features developed at Sunderbruch, we've been able to demonstrate to the Davenport Parks Dept that technical features do have a place in their trail systems.

It takes time man, and we've already made good progress over the past few years. We certainly don't want to jeopardize the progress we've made by building whatever, wherever we want. And it's not just the younger generation who's looking for "MORE", many of us geezers are there as well.

Rg.

ps. regarding the club purpose, this is listed in our bylaws:

The primary purposes for which the corporation is formed are:
a. To build, improve, and maintain the mountain bike trails in the Quad Cities area.

b. To take appropriate actions to prevent the ecological degradation of the lands touched by the trail and the trail users, including influencing trail closure decisions and enforcement of trail closures, subject to the authority of the land manager.

c. To organize competitive events and group rides.

d. To promote mountain biking in general and open access to other trail systems wherever they may be found, with particular emphasis on developing the mountain bike trail system in the immediate Quad Cities area.