NYCMTB hit Trumbull, CT vid...

[jbogner]

Got some footage of our ride at Trumbull, CT last Saturday. Here's a link to the google video:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6151362112704439796

Good stuff. Loved Trumbull. Can't wait to get back...

[ktmsx]

cool ....I liked the log ride.....

[kramonut]

Cool vid! Looks like a fun place to ride.

[Jim Mac]

Is Bunkerchuck in this vid? I think I saw his droopy Azonic helmet?

[jbogner]

Is Bunkerchuck in this vid? I think I saw his droopy Azonic helmet?

He's not in that one, but he liked what he saw, and came out with us last Saturday back to Trumbull. That vid's here:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-9089171489816578126

We're hooking up for some shuttle runs this Sunday in NJ...

[Tai]

Nice video. I'm a little surprised that I didn't see anyone ride The Green Monster (also called The Wall); your crew looked pretty hardcore. Edited to say "Oh, second video - nice capture. Shows the steepness nicely."

I'm a bit concerned about all the skidding that I saw... I know, some people ride like that, and sometimes it just happens. However, I spent several years as one of the Trail Stewards for Trumbull and repaired more bad lines, or lines eroded from skidding, or shoddy construction on illegal stunts, than I care to remember.

Honestly, I'm curious - why is it that people feel the need to skid to a stop? It's much less efficient than a controlled stop, and does much more damage to the trail.

This isn't a troll. Thanks for any serious, thoughtful answers.

Cheers,

Tai

[jrfor0]

hey Jamie, i really need to get out there the next time you guys go. i can show you some stupid stuff.

-ford

[jbogner]

I hate skidding, and it bugs me to watch the guys I ride with do it. Although, the thick leaves down this time of year do mitigate the damage, and make skidding unavoidable in some spots.

As a trailbuilder, it makes me cringe to watch people skid in dirt on trails that I've put many hours into, knowing the kind of work it takes to repair that damage.

Ford- on our second trip, we got the local tour, and saw your Valley Drop- it looked big on video, but in person, that's just stupid big. Unfathomably big. Would love to see (and film) you riding in that place...

[hooples3]

sweet riding

[jcook90]

Ford- on our second trip, we got the local tour, and saw your Valley Drop- it looked big on video, but in person, that's just stupid big. Unfathomably big. Would love to see (and film) you riding in that place...

what is this "valley drop"? i've been to trumbull once, sweet place, just dont have a car to drive there nor a license. the drop in the start of the 2nd movie is fun, the landings decent enough, just the leaves kinda mess everything up (i took a nice digger off it)

[Graphics]

ever go to Mianus in Greenwich/Stamford? Trumbull looks sweet though...nice video. When the weather's better give me a holler...i'm always looking for bikers to practice my camera shots.