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Corstorphine trail building

Jan 6, 2009 at 11:23
by James Robertson  
you have all ridden corstorphines latest trail (well most of you have) and so far everyone has enjoyed it...well nows your chance to contribute to it to make it better than before!On Saturday the 17th i will have a day devoted to building / bedding in, the trail. Anyone can come, all you need is food and water for the day and appropriate clothing and footware. It would be nice if you could supply your own spade/shovel because quite alot of ours recenly have been stolen or broken but if not i shall find another job for you. The main aim is to get the whole trail groomed from top to bottom so that it is in a good enough state for the 24th which is going to be the third corstorphine invitational. Up for discussion is a big double or table on the long flat peddaly middle section, mabie a berm to replace the long offcamber turn after the bomb hole? The bottom of the bomb hole is in need of somehelp because the has been reports of animals up to the size of small horses disapeering in the mud (well not really). Anyway, also from the "pump" bumps down i would like to know what riders think about it and what should be done to prevent it from being so hated by a few people.
Basically though, it will be a day for building and inproving the track for your own benafit tup

now i myself cant make it for the moment but i am entusting you guys to do a good job...up untill then i will start taking up more digging things

hope to see a few faces there
cheers from James

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28 Comments
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 yeah ill probs only be able to make it to the actual race if thats what it is again but dont get rid of the slugey off camber turn after the bombhole its great ,suppose u will have to to fix the straight after it tho Frown
  • 1 0
 the race is in 2 and a bit weeks, this thing is trail building (no timing)
  • 1 0
 We need to do something with long flat pedally bit. Like if we had proper berm before it we could hit the strait quicker and it might not be as bad.
  • 1 0
 yeah thats what i thought, but making a berm would be a bitch, because you cant dig down on that bit because its all rock, and it would have to be all mud or it would be wrecked unless it was rockhard
  • 1 0
 too right,no more shall the hardtail be faster!haha
  • 1 0
 Well then it look like we are going to have to make it rock hard lol.. Also i was thinking u could put like wood like a sort of low platform and bottom of bomb hole to get out of mud lol
  • 1 0
 haha, i dont think the hardtail was faster, it was just cammy, look at the top 5 after cammy Razz
  • 1 0
 i like it allan, but whare could we get wood from, and also for the pressure it would have to hold, craftsmanship and screws
  • 2 0
 we could build it down 2 the right w a big 500ft huck after the drifty corner,sort the men from the ross's haha
  • 1 0
 i dunno lol it was just an idea
  • 1 0
 to beav. i love it! haha, and to allan. i thought it was a good idea but just how?
  • 1 0
 AND we could have a foam pit,and a slide,and a bounce castle(so you can w8 for your run in fun)and a chairlift, and a shop, and a platipus!
  • 1 0
 lol we should get a mini moto for uplift! like every one chip in!!!!
  • 0 0
 Theres an idea, i properly marked out and easyish push up,
beav what do you think about the one we used?
  • 0 0
 prety gnar
  • 1 0
 Is the 24th the friday or saturday?
  • 1 0
 saturday
  • 2 2
 have you heard of a callender??.....yes... well use it!!
  • 1 0
 so what date is it james ????
  • 0 0
 17th Blank Stare can you not read? Razz
  • 0 0
 oh yeh lol forgot to read that bit =p em yeh what would you like to do to the bottom
  • 0 0
 i dono, tis up to you guys, mabie make it a bit easier so everyone doesnt fall, and mabie add in a couple new lines
  • 0 0
 "has been reports of animals up to the size of small horses disapeering in the mud (well not really)" i lol'd
  • 0 0
 haha i was quite proud of that Big Grin
  • 0 0
 A big table!
  • 0 0
 well feel free to find the mud Razz
  • 0 0
 yeh that would be cool
  • 0 0
 good good good Smile







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