Dig stoke, who else likes to play in the dirt???

[evdog]

I had one more project I wanted to finish on the day which was to fix up a rock section on a re-route I built last month. The turn at the top was a chainring scraper and derailler killer and some big rocks needed to be moved on the exit.




I had a 3 ft gorilla bar with me this time and was able to move the rocks on the exit. Added a couple rocks in front of the apex to make it rollable.




Today I went back out and continued brushing. Each time out I've focused on the worst spots. Was able to get through a bunch of it. Also scoped out a couple more re-routes. I left one bad section un-brushed since a re-route will bypass it. Still some brushing left in spots, but trail is fully passable now.




There is a stream at the upper end of the trail. Not much real estate left for swimming but I did my best. Water was closer to luke warm than cool.

[forty]

strong work, respect!!!

ive been slacking on digging lately, burnt myself out and needed a recharge, think im starting to feel the itch again so maybe i will have something to contribute again soon

[toast2266]

Was riding the lift with a couple teenagers today. They were discussing the finer points of building jumps in their back yard. The older one said "we just need to get one of those tools. What are they called? A Mcleod? I dunno. The yellow one."

I guess they're Nupla fans.

[Mountainman]

We got some spray painters at a small moto trials area we ride. Is graffiti remover still the best alternative to wire brushing the rocks.

[jackstraw]

A friend just built this new feature in what is already a really fun boulder field trail.

[bagtagley]

PSA, Silky Summer sale on now.

https://silkysaws.com/silky-summer-sale

[zion zig zag]

PSA, Silky Summer sale on now.

https://silkysaws.com/silky-summer-sale

Thanks for the heads up. Of those in your link, which is your favorite to carry for trail clearing?


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[toast2266]

Thanks for the heads up. Of those in your link, which is your favorite to carry for trail clearing?


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I'm a fan of the pocket boy. It's small, so you're not cutting anything major with it. But it's small enough that it's not a big deal at all to throw it in a fanny pack or whatever.

[zion zig zag]

I'm a fan of the pocket boy. It's small, so you're not cutting anything major with it. But it's small enough that it's not a big deal at all to throw it in a fanny pack or whatever.

Thanks

[bagtagley]

Thanks for the heads up. Of those in your link, which is your favorite to carry for trail clearing?

I agree with toast about the PocketBoy for something to carry when riding. If I'm hiking out to clear something specific, I like a longer blade. I have a knockoff that's like the 240 that I recently broke. Seriously considering replacing it with a BigBoy.

[jono]

Anyone successfully swap blades between any Silky saw models?

I'm hoping I could swap the curved Gomboy 210 blade into an Accel 210 handle I already have and save about 150g of weight. On sale the Gomboy is cheaper than a replacement blade, so it's not a huge gamble but if it's definitely not going to work I won't bother.

[panchosdad]

I'm a fan of the pocket boy. It's small, so you're not cutting anything major with it. But it's small enough that it's not a big deal at all to throw it in a fanny pack or whatever.

I have both the pocket and big boy. Big Boy is what you need if you're actually thinking about clearing trees. It's also useful for swinging machete style to knock back over grown vegetation (but not bushes). Pocket Boy is useful for light pruning etc.

[toast2266]

I have both the pocket and big boy. Big Boy is what you need if you're actually thinking about clearing trees. It's also useful for swinging machete style to knock back over grown vegetation (but not bushes). Pocket Boy is useful for light pruning etc.

True. But if I'm actually thinking about clearing trees, I'm bringing a chainsaw.

[rudy]

Any input on curved vs straight and teeth count?


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[rip]

I don't get on here much anymore and I wish I could have kept some updates going on this build because It was a tough one. Stretched over two seasons thru some seriously steep terrain choked with deadfall and the bridge connecting the tech section to the jump section was the hardest part to pull off.

Now open daily at Telluride bike park

The crew crushed it on the build and also put together this edit

[grskier]

1 Looks like some fun riding
2 Great riding by whoever that is.

[jackstraw]

I don't get on here much anymore and I wish I could have kept some updates going on this build because It was a tough one. Stretched over two seasons thru some seriously steep terrain choked with deadfall and the bridge connecting the tech section to the jump section was the hardest part to pull off.

Now open daily at Telluride bike park

The crew crushed it on the build and also put together this edit

Sweet!

[jackstraw]

Since my injury I've been walking at lunch on my trail network (that I never ride anymore) so of course I started a new build.

This tree is a bit above my pay grade, but my friend is an arborist, so I think I'll bring him in to help out. I don't want to die just yet. Probably hard to see, but there is a boulder at the base of the tree where it's hung up. The boulder is a nice roll over and small drop with speed.

[VTskibum]

Rainy day hike to go clear out some fallen trees



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[raisingarizona13]

During the first week of August I helped out a local Mountain Biking Group with excavator training for a project they are doing at the Sunrise Park ski area in eastern Arizona. On day two I looked at a sweet giant slab on the alignment and a few bid rocks on sight and decided that this rock to rock double had to be built. I unfortunately didn't get a good photo of the landing but it's a small car sized slab/boulder with a perfect down side. Since the tread before the feature wan't finished I was worried that the speeds may not line up correctly and went off of a guestimations. I got word yesterday that it worked out perfectly which was a total relief for me. I hate leaving a feature that I couldn't test and fine tune.

[raisingarizona13]

I'ver spent my whole season down in this one canyon at East Zion. We started in April and should be done this week there. This has been an epic. When I finally crested the rim of the canyon it was a sort of dramatic music moment for me. It felt good to get that portion of the project completed but it's bitter sweet after completely falling in love with the area.

Step down, roll through or small drop on riders right. The step down take off is a all rock that I fit in to the natural limestone ledge that runs through there. I had a lot of fun this year getting better using the machine for these rock work projects.


I called this climb/bi-directional section F-17 as in F bomb x 17 switch back builds. It was a great opportunity to get my material management and climbing turn builds more dialed. After all was said and done with phase two I did 26 climbing turn switches in this canyon and the terrain was RUGGED. It was a fantastic learning experience but I was over climbing trails by #18 and ready to build some DH trail.






Hand built rock armoring on a very steep corner. This one hurt but we got it done in two days. I had 4 Vols help me out with this one. On day two I was completely crushed.


Doubles.

[raisingarizona13]

Stone bench with a view into Zion NP.







Weird rock skinny thing.

[raisingarizona13]

A friend just built this new feature in what is already a really fun boulder field trail.

That's dope.

[raisingarizona13]

I also did a quick tune up on Radio Flyer and some other phase one sections during the first week in April before dropping into the phase 2 canyon.

[zion zig zag]

That stuff looks awesome RA13, I can’t wait to check it out.


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