My Track (Update: Northshore drop, pictures)

[A.Gent]

Hey,

I've been building this track for about 18 months or so now, on and off.

I'll put up some more photos of berms and jumps and other things once they're built.

Comments and criticism (constructive) welcome.

Run in

First corner

Double

Second corner

After second corner

Third corner

After third corner

Fourth corner

After fourth corner

Fifth corner

After sixth corner

Seventh corner

After seventh corner

Eighth corner

After eighth corner

Bottom jump.

End of track

 

[Ek155]

nice track
looks fair flowy

 

[tom_burford_orr]

^^^cant see the pics^^^

 

[A.Gent]

Pics fixed

 

[dezza10]

Nice track mate. how steep is it?

 

[A.Gent]

Nice track mate. how steep is it?

Not particularly steep, it's a pretty gentle hill. Steepest part would be 1 in about 7 or 8 i would guess, so pretty flat. The trail doesn't go straight down either, to get the most length in without any uphill.

 

[superflips_r_sweet]

where???

hey
where r these jumps

 

[No Skid Marks]

Looks pedaly but fun. Fourth corner burm doesn't look like you'd use it. looks smooth, plant some rocks.

 

[thompo]

nice track, did you cut some of those trees down?

 

[A.Gent]

nice track, did you cut some of those trees down?

Nothing too big, maybe the biggest would have been about 3 inch diameter, less than 15 feet tall. It's my land though, and my dad said i could cut down what I like as long as its necessary. We burn the wood in the house anyway so its cool. But I definately wouldnt cut down any big trees, I just use deadwood as much as i can. I did have to get rid of heaps of scrub and bushes though, particularly in the bottom section. That leaning over white tree in the first pic fell over a couple of days ago, across the track, so I had to cut that up.

Looks pedaly but fun. Fourth corner burm doesn't look like you'd use it. looks smooth, plant some rocks.

Yeah there's that tree sticking in the way, I might cut it down....

I'm thinking of making a rock garden in a more open part of the track, but there's no rocks in the ground that are big enough. Any tips?

hey
where r these jumps

They're at my house, outside Canberra.

 

[Smooth King]

Looks fair pedally. And tight in spots.
But looks like a fun trail.
Deffinetly has some sweet patential. perfect training ground.

Keep it up man...

 

[superflips_r_sweet]

sweet post

ok kool
they looked like a different place in canberra

 

[921812.yr10]

you should dig the berm on the forth corner into the ground, makes it stronger and gives you more dirt to work with. Thats what I've done on mine.

 

[kallman]

nice track mate
seems like a pretty fun ride
will you be building any bigger jumps or just stay with the speed jumps?

 

[A.Gent]

nice track mate
seems like a pretty fun ride
will you be building any bigger jumps or just stay with the speed jumps?

The trees are all pretty tight for most of the track, but if i do build any more jumps they will definatley have a bit more kick on them than the two that are there at the moment. I also have a plan for some northshore to get over the wire fence between the 8th and 9th corners...

you should dig the berm on the forth corner into the ground, makes it stronger and gives you more dirt to work with. Thats what I've done on mine.

I'll see what it's like once i've cut the tree down, but that sounds like a pretty good idea. The only problem would be that it is on a downhill, so water may pool inside the berm/erode the berm itself, if it't not done properly. Also the soil is terrible, but I'll give it a go, see how it works out.

ok kool
they looked like a different place in canberra

Where in Canberra did you think they were? Do you live in the ACT?


Ok, the lower part of the track wasnt much fun to ride and was a bit of an erosion problem, so I've rerouted it. Today I built the first of (at least) three berms on the new route. As it stands at the moment, this is the 11th corner on the track. Here's some pics...

First layer of rocks

Drainage pipe

Dirt comes mainly from inside the berm

Water outlet

Imported rocks

Finished product

Drainage

I haven't ridden it yet, waiting for it to rain to pack down nice and firm.

 

[superflips_r_sweet]

at the o'connor ridge, there is the same sort of terrain

nar i dont live in the act but my cousin lives near there so we go ridin there

 

[superflips_r_sweet]

do u live in the act

 

[A.Gent]

do u live in the act

No mate, but not too far out.

 

[mtbbrew]

Has it only just been you or other people help too?
Looks nice and flowy, good stuff

 

[Tazed]

Keep an off camber corner or two, just to test yourself.
And I'd be looking at cutting some criss-cross lines so you cna switch around tress and pic a route on the fly.
Just an idea, but could be fun, and could lead into multiple lines for jumps or corners.