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Post by sngletrkstar on Sept 19, 2006 16:10:37 GMT -5
Having ridden FATS and been very dissappointed with the overall smoothness of the trails, has there been any discussion about paving the loops? Maybe not all of them, but 3 of 4 would be nice. That would leave 1 unpaved for the hardcore full suspension rockers. Also it would be nice to have some sort of tow rope available on some of the hills.
Happy Trails - Sngletrksuperstar
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ec494
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Post by ec494 on Sept 19, 2006 16:16:01 GMT -5
I think i saw you out there did you have on the pink tights and the streamers on the handlebars.
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Post by mtbazhiker on Sept 22, 2006 13:51:57 GMT -5
This is a mountain biking trail. Paving it would be pretty ridiculous.
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Post by seenvic on Sept 24, 2006 19:14:35 GMT -5
Which one should we not pave?
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Brandon
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Damn I ask some STOOPID questions!
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Post by Brandon on Sept 24, 2006 19:17:47 GMT -5
maybe he ought to stick to the greenway in north augusta...
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Post by seenvic on Sept 24, 2006 23:14:26 GMT -5
This first post is sarcasm right? My reply above was.
If not sarcasm, I don't know what to make of it. Niavety (sp?) would be my next guess. I can't imagine it (paving a trail in the Sumter NF) being a serious topic for discussion.
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Post by azdrawdy on Sept 25, 2006 7:35:17 GMT -5
I personally can't believe we haven't paved the entire trail. I think a good 4" layer of concrete would do us all proud. After we do that, I propose cutting ALL the trees within 200' of the trail, so we won't have to worry about any potential non-riders. Once that is complete, we need to fence the entire trail system. There was a SNAKE on the trail yesterday. Horrors. I also saw two deer and numerous squirrels. Those really make riding dangerous. Whatcha think?  |
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Post by oddcouple on Sept 25, 2006 21:12:10 GMT -5
no cracks cause i don't want to break my mothers back!
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ec494
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Post by ec494 on Sept 26, 2006 15:20:51 GMT -5
i think i know who this guy is and he is very serious and slightly insane
i realy do not know how the tow rope would work
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Post by sngletrkstar on Oct 2, 2006 16:20:39 GMT -5
Nice EC494...You must be one of those hardcore punk rockers who bully people of the trails. You don't know me. Your mom did not love you enough when you were a kid. All I want is to make it fun for everyone. I believe that paving the trails would help in the overall satisfaction of riding. By the EC494, the village called, they want their idiot back.
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Post by chileanrastabilly on Oct 2, 2006 16:51:51 GMT -5
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Post by ted on Oct 2, 2006 17:49:44 GMT -5
Could we please stop with the pavement talk. It got old after the first two posts.  |
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Post by seenvic on Oct 3, 2006 10:16:28 GMT -5
Nice EC494...You must be one of those hardcore punk rockers who bully people of the trails. You don't know me. Your mom did not love you enough when you were a kid. All I want is to make it fun for everyone. I believe that paving the trails would help in the overall satisfaction of riding. By the EC494, the village called, they want their idiot back. You'll have a better shot at trying to get the Augusta Canal Towpath paved. Although I don't think it should be paved, some in the cycling community do think it should be paved. I can't believe you are serious about paving a trail in the forest. I thought at first you were so "hardcore" that you were using sarcasm to make the point that the FATS is pretty smooth now. But I couldn't reconsile the "towrope" comment as that implied you thought the trails had big climbs. For the record, I think they are relatively smooth and the climbs are right on for a trail that never gets above 550' in elevation. I wish the climbs were longer and in places, steeper. But you can only do so much w/ the land you are on. Brother, I know folks that ride FATS with a fully rigid singlespeed. No suspension at all, one gear. I see no need for a F/S bike at FATS, but do ride it w/ a suspension fork. The above doesn't make me a punk rocker. Actually I am a 40ish year old accountant! Your concept of trail riding has it's place. But it is not in a national forest, IMHO. I am trying to be respectful here, and respectfully ask you to go ride the North Augusta Greenway. As it fits your needs a little better than a natural surface trail. Perhaps a trip to the Bartram Trail up at the lake would give you a positive experience of riding on the dirt. |
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Post by azdrawdy on Oct 3, 2006 10:51:36 GMT -5
Gotta agree with you on the f/s comment Bill. Full suspension is not needed on FATS. We rode DuPont this weekend and I felt the exact same thing.
Maybe I need a good hardtail, eh? With that said, I was over at Chain Reaction yesterday and was checking out a new 29er hardtail. Reba front fork. Sweet! Hmmmm...Christmas is not too far away!
Michael
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