Man that stuff is awesome! Here at Melrose in South Australia, we're just about to get our very first IMBA Epic trail. It's going to be a 40 odd km rocky mountain climb / descent. I can't wait to ride it. Good stuff guys 😉👍🏻
I regularly ride here and on the coopers gap side of the forest on a hardtail - and I don't think it is any LESS fun! Choose a good high volume tire you can run nice and low, absolutely have a dropper post (if you EVER want kids), and have a good system for keeping your dang chain on! Screaming down long mountain trail though coming up on the "tree trunk jump" - absolutely terrifying though. That's a wheel lockup for me!
These actually aren’t State Gamelands, this is a State Forest. I make that distinction because it is an important one in PA. The Pennsylvania Game Commision manages the State Gamelands and they do not like mountain bikers and can fine you for riding on Gamelands. State Forests are multi-use, so you can ride, hike, or whatever, but it is still smart to wear orange during hunting seasons. I wish the Game Commission would be more reasonable with the mountain biking subculture. There are a lot of trails on State Gamelands...
Good wrap-up. Fully agree on the tires and suspension. That would be ugly - but still possible - on a hardtail. Raystown has the flow blue and green if that’s your preference.
So I'm not new to biking but I am new too mountain biking but one of the things I don't understand is why more of these trails aren't one way? I used to ride side by side for a lot of years as well and often wondering why a lot of those trails weren't one way. And a perfect example in your video right at the beginning you guys go up long burger trail. And I know it's allowed cuz they're two-way trails but I don't understand why you'd want to go up it in the first place it's a far more fun trail to come down but secondly that just seems so dangerous that's a great downhill trail why would they allow people to go up it
A lot of us locals grew up in Rothrock riding those trails on rigid forked hard tails !
Great video of the rock, Seasons of Rothrock race is tomorrow, there will be a keg at the beer tap!
Loved the video! I've ridden Rothrock many times and I share Emily's feelings on John Wert...it's a Rocky beast!
Nice video, thanks.
Man that stuff is awesome! Here at Melrose in South Australia, we're just about to get our very first IMBA Epic trail. It's going to be a 40 odd km rocky mountain climb / descent. I can't wait to ride it. Good stuff guys 😉👍🏻
I regularly ride here and on the coopers gap side of the forest on a hardtail - and I don't think it is any LESS fun! Choose a good high volume tire you can run nice and low, absolutely have a dropper post (if you EVER want kids), and have a good system for keeping your dang chain on! Screaming down long mountain trail though coming up on the "tree trunk jump" - absolutely terrifying though. That's a wheel lockup for me!
These actually aren’t State Gamelands, this is a State Forest. I make that distinction because it is an important one in PA. The Pennsylvania Game Commision manages the State Gamelands and they do not like mountain bikers and can fine you for riding on Gamelands. State Forests are multi-use, so you can ride, hike, or whatever, but it is still smart to wear orange during hunting seasons. I wish the Game Commission would be more reasonable with the mountain biking subculture. There are a lot of trails on State Gamelands...
Thanks for that distinction, Matt.
Good wrap-up. Fully agree on the tires and suspension. That would be ugly - but still possible - on a hardtail.
Raystown has the flow blue and green if that’s your preference.
I did this on a hard tail xc bike and it was awful.
Nice vid - think a Honzo could hack it? I think my Process would be overkill. Thanks!
So I'm not new to biking but I am new too mountain biking but one of the things I don't understand is why more of these trails aren't one way? I used to ride side by side for a lot of years as well and often wondering why a lot of those trails weren't one way. And a perfect example in your video right at the beginning you guys go up long burger trail. And I know it's allowed cuz they're two-way trails but I don't understand why you'd want to go up it in the first place it's a far more fun trail to come down but secondly that just seems so dangerous that's a great downhill trail why would they allow people to go up it
Where's the flow! Not my cup of tea but thanks for filming so I never have to experience it.
😁 It's important to have trails for all tastes!
too rocky for me....Raystown Lake is more my place