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."
I'm not trying to ruffle feathers or get into heated debates/arguments on what and where the club is doing. I am just a younger rider still looking for that NEXT LEVEL without having to travel to other clubs' trail to do so and there are plenty out there. I'd like to have them here, AT HOME BASE. Being a new FORC'n member, it's hard to know just what the "CLUB" wants or has tried in the past. FREERIDE is a huge genre (sp?) that I feel could bring MAJOR attention to our parks. MOST EVERYONE, or at least the ones I talk to, want to hit drops, hucks, dips, berms, obstacles, etc.
speak up, you are paying members of a club and you should have a voice in what is happening within that organization. if you want more and bigger, speak out. no personal attack intended here, just a bit of ranting and raving on my part.
for those that might have missed this, i just want to reitterate -
Originally Posted by
Vibrato
We need some things to help us advance our skills since the riders who won't advance their skills keep taking out all the fun stuff- like the cool root/tree jump on stonehenge on Sylvan.
That tree was alive and the trail was specifically put there to go over that as an obstacle and now it was all a wasted effort. Once again- A great technical trail is being dumbed down because of someones inability to ride and refusal to just skip the trail. Dumbing down the trails makes them faster for EVERYONE. Learning riding skills makes you faster COMPARED TO OTHERS. If you just want to go fast, why not just ride the paved paths? Sheesh I wish people who refuse to work on their own skills and want to go fast would ride the paved paths- we'd all be happier- and faster. :burnout:
Last edited by dru_b; 05-14-2009 at 11:23 AM.
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