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Post by Ironi on Mar 25, 2011 19:05:20 GMT -5
From the sound of it; guess I miss the old tower trails! While illegal, they were without restriction. Even though I lost my fur friend of my lifetime on the Towers to a rattler; mtn biking and fur friends together define my trail experience. My pups are professionally trained and follow right behind me. So if one of you out of control bikers hits one of my dogs, you will have injured me first. Don't blame my pup. However, I understand unleashed dogs present many a problem. Bit the problem stems from the Master. Let the dogs in the winter have a good time too
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Post by Ironi on Mar 23, 2011 15:06:55 GMT -5
Thanks, Yes, I have had some bad luck; thats why I stop bringing them after Feb/Beg of March; plus its too hot.....try to go only on less busy trails. Rather hit a dog than be hit by rattler
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Post by Ironi on Mar 23, 2011 6:30:52 GMT -5
Will FATS be open Thursday through Sunday? Are the rattlesnakes really that bad this time of year? Worry about my pups...
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Post by Ironi on Mar 6, 2011 9:51:30 GMT -5
Sorry, thought you were referring to the 8 of 10 as inclusive of Buxton and Chip, that was why i took POS in direct correlation. I apologize for my misinterpretation. I agree with your assessment of one, but I did not know Chip very well.
Anyway, anyway to delete my prior posts, lol.
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Post by Ironi on Mar 2, 2011 20:59:21 GMT -5
Chip Grant did allot with the Canal Trail if I remember....There were about 10 of us.......Then what's his name, the red headed hair dresser who had to leave town quick to Charleston (was chased out), built that crazy part of canal trail with ramps through the trees and stuff......
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Post by Ironi on Mar 2, 2011 8:06:26 GMT -5
it was about 93-94's that it was built.....I think....Augusta Freewheelers, Wes and Amy, and the guy named Chip??? that helped build the canal trail...Chip moved to New Mexico or Arizona....Obviously, we didn't have all the fancy equipment and toys Bill has now.
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Post by Ironi on Mar 1, 2011 18:33:05 GMT -5
Wes Prince, a emergency med resident, and his then wife Amy were the chief trail guru's and designers. I will have to get with Brett Ardrey or Phil to get the exact year, Wes and Amy moved from here a year after. A bunch of us, some names I can remember and some I can't.....will get more info for you; tell you how it started, where, when, and why we went where we did. It took most of the winter to do 3/4 of trail, didn't finish the far side away from Pollards Corner til the next year. Will ask my buds.
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Post by Ironi on Feb 27, 2011 13:08:05 GMT -5
Awesome house, too bad you got to be practical or sound
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Post by Ironi on May 13, 2010 14:51:30 GMT -5
Thought yall might like article from MB mag dude:
Mountain Bike’s editor-in-chief headed down south to the Carolina’s for the 2010 IMBA global conference on mountain biking.
By Lou Mazzante.
The Fats trail system in South Carolina’s Sumter National Forest offers 32 miles of swoopy, fast, purpose-built trail.
Nearly 300 trail builders, riders and mountain bike advocates traveled to Augusta, Georgia from as far away as Australia, for IMBA’s global conference on mountain biking. After two days of seminars, three days of riding and lots of passionate conversations, here’s what I learned.
1. The Forks Area Trail System (Fats), in Sumter National Forest, just across the Savannah River from Augusta, offers 32 miles of absolutely phenomenal riding. The trails here are tightly wound and offer more flow than anywhere else I’ve ridden. Elevation gains are minimal and riders can tear across the smooth dirt at high speed. Whoops, grade reversals and tight berms add enough thrills to keep even pro riders grinning. There really is nothing like a purpose-built mountain bike trail. Kudos to IMBA’s Trail Solutions, which helped build these fine trails, Bill Victor for his vision, and all the local riders who helped out.
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