End of March Progress

Updated Links

I updated the link section and added some I check out regularly and removed some that had not been updating.

March update

NBL Line with the boosted transfer landing on the right and the old last berm missing. New landing on left for not transferring and future easier line to be named.
New lip in NBL Line after transfer set.
The start of the new hipped left landing before heading into the planned big right berm / jump "shark fin" in the NBL Line.

The Roller Line is ready for some jibbing and the winter digging on it is drying out nicely.

Contest Line, Geronimo, Revolver.

Hip landing berm thing has seen some much needed love.

Roller Line berm between Revolver's ready to go 3rd set.

It has been a while since a real update on the trails, but that's because works been getting done at the trails. It was an awesome winter for getting digging done at the trails and Brad and me got more done then we were hoping for. Everything is untarped right now trying to soak up whatever water the jumps can find. The place is drying out quickly and a plan is in action to build a reservior near the center of the trails to store water transferred from the creek. We are betting on an extremely dry spring and summer, because of the dry winter and planning on doing what we need to do to have dialed trails no matter what rain we get.

Roller Line is raked out and ready to ride in. The Main Line is raked out to the long-n-low and buttering is taking place. The Left Lines need some work, but can be going quickly.

Our weekday trail local from Cleveland has been putting in a lot of work. Dan P. has the newly renamed Revolver Line looking the best it ever has. If he can find a bike, I think it is ready to be sent up through the 4th set then onto un-charted territory on the 5th and 6th set.

Get to the trails, you're a couple 100 wheel barrow loads behind before you can ride. Just kiddin', get to the trails and enjoy the weather. Blog updates should start becoming regular again. Get on your bikes and ride.

Sunday Trail Squad Video

Near future, Farmboy Trails dad's club member #2, Chevy T-Bog from '09 jam. Less then a month to go before his little devil arrives and my Digga turns 9 months old today. Pumped on the future Farmgirl BMX racing team gaining another member soon.

Check the link below for the Sunday Trail Squad video when they came thru town this Fall. I have been checking everyday for the video to post and they snuck it in on the only day I have not checked in the last couple of months. Always enjoy watching Bobby D. ripping it up.

http://www.sundaybikes.com/2012/01/27/trail-squad-fall-trip-2011/

Winter trail digging has slowed to a craw in the last 2 weeks, but todays looking good with the snow melted again and temps higher then normal. No pics from the last month of digging, but people are going to be shocked and pumped when they see what Brad and I have hammered out in only a couple of sessions. Pumped on the trails and now even more from the video.

December Digging

Top to bottom the pics show the progress of the Roller Line expansion project from late November thru end of today. Not too many people have seen any of it yet, because you are suppose to be indoors riding the ramper ramps and Brad and me are still hiding in the woods. We have been kicking the shit out of the Roller Line any chance we get. Early into today's digging session on the new step-up landing we called it good until next spring. A new set, left berm and step-up need ridden and dialed before we dig anymore on it. The completion of the Roller Line is in sight and I think we should re-name the line Barbwire. It's only fitting since the line follows the old fence perimeter from when the place was barbwired for livestock and there are now sets.

We moved over to the NBL line near the transfer left landing and right berm after it and started the next mass digging project. The new plan for the NBL Line will use a pushed out and boosted up transfer left landing to top secret unique stuff. I'm not saying much more about it besides the right berm is 60% gone. Come on down and dig and maybe we will spill the beans. If this awesome December weather continues to hold out the next lip should go up fast. Build your own fun, get to the trails.

Thanksgiving 2011

I'm thankful for Brad and X-ups. I was relatively MIA compared to the last couples of years. Without Brad this year, I don't think the trails would have gotten running. The next time you see Brad say "thanks" for busting his ass so there is a cool place to ride in the woods. Even better, lend a hand when it is time to dig.
I'm thankful for the 4 girls in my life.
Wife, Gabe, baby Alivia and my bike.
Rip it up baby "A"
I'm thankful when we have a digging crew. It happens a couple of times a year if we are lucky, but it's awesome how much work we get done when it happens. I can't complain though, because Brad and me get shit done when it comes time to move earth.

I'm thankful for lips, landing, berms and the people that can build them correctly. I just wish more riders would be interested in creating what they ride and making cool things.

I'm thankful for the landowner, Dave letting us have a private dirt paradise in the woods that he owns. Most people are not that understanding, especially when it comes to little kid bikes and dirt jumps.

With winter slowly approaching digging is continuing. The Roller Line expansion project has been making good progress. The 1st bigger set is done until spring and the berm after and the step-up back up onto the plateu is growing every digging session. This weekend should see some more getting done. Come on out, we will be digging until the ground freezes.

Last Session before Winter???

Brad & Cole training each other 2 weeks ago

It's really funny, I get pissed when people don't update there trail blog. Here it is almost a month after my last post and I finally found a couple of minutes at lunch to do it.

The weather is not look good after this weekend. It might be the last session before winter, but hopefully the weatherman is wrong with all of the rain next week. Leaves and pine needles have been falling like crazy and the clean up before snow comes is in progress. Everything under tarp is good to go, but flat bottoms might start acting weird with the rain and temps in the 30's. Hopefully everyone can make it out for the Sunday session and it's not the last ride for the year.

Embrace the Squirell Day 2 Photos

Railing the berm in Main Line
Lee, Turndown 5th set Main Line

Dave, turndown

P'Simers turndown transfer

Brad, ripping

Bobby D, Tweaked

Pittsburgh train

Cole twisting it up

Embrace the Squirell Day 1 Photos

Jordan, Un-turndown
Dinger, Suicide one hander

Dinger, with some Brad influence

Lee with a sweet T-Bog that I snapped late

Will, getting flat without a foot

Brad, twisted on the hip

Bob, moto-whipped

Sam, hauling over the long-n-low

Embrace the Squirrel Weekend is On

The chance for rain keeps going down for the weekend and it is perfect weather outside right now. Hopefully it continues to hold out and everyone makes it to the trails to get some riding in, see some old friends and enjoy the 1st weekend of fall. Fire pit will be going all weekend, so bring your favorite campfire food to cook up and legal beverages. To the trails.

Jordan / Main Line Run 091811

Trying out the new video camera on Jordan.

Embrace the Squirrel

We are not calling it a jam, because it always rains when we call it a jam. Still might rain, but we will give it a shot, everything is tarped and we will see what happens. Any ideas for a contest out there that would be fair to all levels of riders? Talks of best ET combos, highest air on the dirt quarter, oldest bike part on a bike?

Sunday Trail Squad

The Sunday Trail Squad made it out last Thursday between rain showers to get in a quick afternoon session. Brad got out of work real early to get things ready with all of the rain that we had at the beginning of the week. I made it to the trails a couple of hours earlier then normal to find Brad had most everything ready. The Squad showed up, did a quick tour and Bobby D showed everyone how to ride the trails. Main Line was sessioned hard with the NBL Line receiving the same amount of attention. All of the normal locals made it out along with some of the absent locals. Aaron was ripping up Main Line after a couple of runs from what I heard. I had to leave for a meeting for a while and returned to witness the "night goggles" competition. No cool riding pics this time around, but the wife's new camera is awesome and can't wait to get some action pics.

The trails are getting more dialed everyday and almost everything feels better then it ever has. Work is continuing on the Roller Line, Left Line (needs name) and changing where the 360 berm heads to. Any suggestions out there for getting it back into the Left Line or away from crossing the Main Line and Geronimo? It looks like the weather is turning around again. Brad and me are talking about having a riding get together soon with other riders from other areas. We will not call it a jam, because it always rains when we call it a jam. The Heathen's Halloween Train Trail Jam on October 1st is on the calender and a couple of us are planning on going. Want to go, let me know. Get to the trails, snow is coming sooner then you think.