New trails at Buxton

[big gags]

I spoke to his dad yesterday. He said he had a concussion, but apart from that I think he was ok.

Must have been a couple of crashes - a mate of mine (Mat) had his son crash on the new jumps at Buxton on Sunday and ended up getting taken by ambulance to hospital with concussion and two broken arms!!!

 

[fphmtb]

How big are the gaps?

 

[Timbot]

Gaps are 5 metres at a stretch with nice big landing ramps with good approaches and good out runs.The trail is well thought out and constructed.

 

[Boom King]

Gaps are 5 metres at a stretch with nice big landing ramps with good approaches and good out runs.The trail is well thought out and constructed.

If you enjoy Stockyards at the Youies (Cressy, Boulder, Trav's), is Buxton worth the trip?

 

[Timbot]

Yes it is...

 

[slowmick]

depends on what you are looking for. it is about the same driving time to both for me. i enjoy you yangs more. you yangs is long down hills followed by talking shit with your mates while you climb up the road. Buxton is more shorter ups and downs - less time to talk with your mates and less time spent going "weeeeee".

 

[The Duckmeister]

Saw posted on Farcebook yesterday that Buxton will be closed for the season from June 11th (the Thursday after Queens Birthday) until September 19th. Be nice to the place & stay off it while it's closed.

 

[Boom King]

Saw posted on Farcebook yesterday that Buxton will be closed for the season from June 11th (the Thursday after Queens Birthday) until September 19th. Be nice to the place & stay off it while it's closed.

Saves me a trip then.

 

[crim 87]

Saw posted on Farcebook yesterday that Buxton will be closed for the season from June 11th (the Thursday after Queens Birthday) until September 19th. Be nice to the place & stay off it while it's closed.

any ideas why ?? didn't give people much time to check out the new trails

 

[The Duckmeister]

Saves me a trip then.

There's still a month to go before they close it, so you haven't missed out just yet. :wink:

any ideas why ?? didn't give people much time to check out the new trails

The bulletin didn't give any specific reason, just "seasonal closure".

 

[Timbot]

Think about it

any ideas why ?? didn't give people much time to check out the new trails

So you can get involved with your local club/trail builders to help maintain and improve whichever trail network you support instead of ruining someone's hard work on the trail by you riding all winter regardless of trail conditions.

 

[The Duckmeister]

Thinking back, the place did cop a hiding from storm damage last year; high rainfall saturating & softening the soil, reuslting in a propensity for trees to just decide to fall over randomly, occasionally ripping out or falling across big chunks of track. So I guess as much as anything it's cutting out the risk of peole having trees fall on them by not letting them in....

 

[OCD'R]

Soil doesn't hold up with sustained rain that we cop North of the spur. It is already very slippery and looking a bit sorry for itself...

 

[rvhilst]

Buxton - worth riding now, or too wet?

Soil doesn't hold up with sustained rain that we cop North of the spur. It is already very slippery and looking a bit sorry for itself...

Hi all
can anyone advise if Buxton is worth riding this weekend, or is it too wet from the past week's rain?

Cheers
R

 

[beardi]

^^^ also keen to hear info on this....

 

[waldog]

^^^ also keen to hear info on this....

Also interested to hear what beard wants to hear on this subject.

 

[Boom King]

Anyone ridden Buxton since it re opened?

What are the trails riding like?

 

[crim 87]

its dry as actually dusty in spots

 

[sundy]

its dry as actually dusty in spots

Thanks for that. I was keen to hear about this too.

 

[Ezkaton]

Excellent, hoping to take a squiz next weekend if I can get some ridebros together.