A little peak at dhbuilder in action...

[profro]

Here's some of the new stuff the trail crew is working on. This stuff is going to be bigger and faster than anything else at Windrock.

This is a new hip that can be launched 5 feet to 40 feet.

http://www.frontiernet.net/~hdferguson3/WR1.jpg

Hip lip.

http://www.frontiernet.net/~hdferguson3/WR2.jpg

Infinite backside into a chicane followed by another jump to a natural backside.

http://www.frontiernet.net/~hdferguson3/WR3.jpg

Can you picture a narrow goat path. Look down in the valley and you can see the parking lot. Thats steep and a lot of elevation to drop.

http://www.frontiernet.net/~hdferguson3/WR4.jpg

Pictures can never truley capture how steep a trail is, but try this...

http://www.frontiernet.net/~hdferguson3/WR5.jpg

[ChrisKring]

Nice work

[MTB_Rob_NC]

If the dog can do it, can I bring my hardtail?



I am KIDDING... please for godsake know I was kidding.


It looks really good

[DHracer1067]

Looks like some sick new trails there. I definitely need to try getting out there more often now I have a car and everything.

[FCLinder]

Nice Doug, thanks for the pics.

[jvnixon]

looking good. maybe it'll be a dry winter in TN and it can open up early :banana:

[dhbuilder]

brian and i kept working on that second jump after you split.

we built it up another rock layer and then raked all the loose dirt from that whole area down onto it and packed the s... out of it.

tommorrows rain will do that whole area nice.
and we'll get back up there saturday and build the jump out complete.

that whole section has turned out so nice.
thanks for the help and adding a new set of eyes to the building process.

[JeffD]

(grabs hand lotion and ecuses himself to the bathroom for five minutes)

[Wndrckr]

Here's a little variation on Doug's last pic. You just don't get that :eek: "Holy crap" effect on film like you will in person.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v631/M-Webb/WR%20CONSTRUCTION%2006/chute-2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v631/M-Webb/WR%20CONSTRUCTION%2006/chute-1.jpg

[rapp]

Without riding it, that llooks like it coulld be one of the best trails I've ever wanted to ride.

[dhbuilder]

that last shot was good to show the length of that section.

but there's just no way to grasp how much elevation loss there is, nor the off camber, nor all the loose shale stones.

we figured the other day, that there's at least 80-100ft. of drop there.
if not more.

[dhbuilder]

also.
in the picture that doug calls the "goat path".

take a real good look.
all of ya'll who have yet to grasp the theory of "slow in-fast out"
are going to get a crash (pun intended)course in it right there.

if you go off the side of that trail, we'll never see you again.
you'll just be the skeleton we find during next winters building season.
and we'll auction off the bike to fund the trails.

(hmmmm. we should have thought of that a long time ago.)

[drkenan]

Is that last picture of the chute that you were talking about?

[WSR Crash]

that is sick cannot wait to see it in person. GREAT JOB:clapping:

[Peete]

Wow, I can't wait.

Amazing, you guys can improve on near perfection.:clapping:

Jeff, can I borrow the lotion when you're done?

[JeffKill]

Looks like the best DH on the east coast is only getting better......

[spoke80]

"like the movie Riding Giants.
only our waves break every day."

:cheers:

[Squirreldh]

I really cant wait to get up there again. The new stuff looks excellent. Thanks for all the hard work, It must be really rewarding knowing you guys have the best in the east! See y'all soon.

[bizutch]

also.
in the picture that doug calls the "goat path".

take a real good look.
all of ya'll who have yet to grasp the theory of "slow in-fast out"
are going to get a crash (pun intended)course in it right there.

if you go off the side of that trail, we'll never see you again.
you'll just be the skeleton we find during next winters building season.
and we'll auction off the bike to fund the trails.

(hmmmm. we should have thought of that a long time ago.)

Off topic - Several years back in Linville Gorge, a man my family knew went missing on a hiking trip in August. He disappeared in the gorge and they found no evidence of foul play or anything. No scent trail, etc. In December, once all the leaves fell off the trees, another hiker spotted his body. It was in a tree 75 feet off the ground. He'd fallen off a ridge and into the crown of a poplar.

[bizutch]

Back on topic ;
Hip jump....to hip jump....??
Just let me know when.....

[dhbuilder]

"like the movie Riding Giants.
only our waves break every day."

:cheers:

that movie relates so closely to what we're doing on our bikes.
every time i'm sitting around channel surfing and that comes up,
nothing else gets done til it's over.

the last segment with laird hamilton is probably the best thing my television has ever brought into my house.

[dhbuilder]

Off topic - Several years back in Linville Gorge, a man my family knew went missing on a hiking trip in August. He disappeared in the gorge and they found no evidence of foul play or anything. No scent trail, etc. In December, once all the leaves fell off the trees, another hiker spotted his body. It was in a tree 75 feet off the ground. He'd fallen off a ridge and into the crown of a poplar.


WOW.

there'll be plenty of opportunity for that up here in the future.
we've already scoped out enough area for building the next couple of years.
and alot of it may run along sheer drop edges.

[Tmeyer]

Are you building on private or state land? The terrain looks amazing! Well worth the drive from VT this spring if I can get some riders together. Props to you guys and I can't wait to check it out...

[Greyhound]

Pictures can never truley capture how steep a trail is, but try this...

http://www.frontiernet.net/~hdferguson3/WR5.jpg

No........that pretty much conveys it quite clearly--Holy Crap!!!. Nice shot. Now that I've wet myself over the e-vertigo....

Now for a serious question......and I know the word "crazy" isn't a clinical term----so stay with me here..............

........are y'all crazy? :brows: :thumb:

[dhbuilder]

Are you building on private or state land? The terrain looks amazing! Well worth the drive from VT this spring if I can get some riders together. Props to you guys and I can't wait to check it out...


these are totally legal trails on private land.
a land access fee is required.

[dhbuilder]

i'm with ya greyhound.

the non d.h. locals who see us inevitably cut loose with the same phrase over and over again.

"Y'ALL R CRAZY"

[manimal]

Here's a little variation on Doug's last pic. You just don't get that :eek: "Holy crap" effect on film like you will in person.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v631/M-Webb/WR%20CONSTRUCTION%2006/chute-1.jpg

wow, my eyes are watering from the speed just looking at it! i've got to make the trip out there this year.

[Tattooo]

Now my keyboard is all sticky...

[jvnixon]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v631/M-Webb/WR%20CONSTRUCTION%2006/chute-1.jpg

So what do you think is gonna be the high speed on that? Might need to get a bigger chainring...

[JeffD]

More like bigger rotors.

[jvnixon]

edit -

[profro]

Sorry man, I completely forgot about it.

You coming to the Icecyle?

If you are pedaling in that section, then you have HUGE balls. :)

[jvnixon]

Planning on going. Not sure if i'd prefer a snowy race or what exactly... How fast do you reckon one could get going if they were to pedal there :)

[Jeremy R]

Planning on going. Not sure if i'd prefer a snowy race or what exactly... How fast do you reckon one could get going if they were to pedal there :)

If the weather stays like it has been, just bring your bathing suit and sunscreen.

[dhbuilder]

that's pretty funny right there.

i was actually in short sleeves while i was building today.
and sweatin like a building pig.

"Moto trail" is taking shape nicer every day.

[bizutch]

I got re-inspired to dig today. Buddy of mine is staying in a shack in the middle of nowhere and the owner is letting him dig.
He's an old moto buddy and always creating dirt!

We build a step down to a step up to a right handed booter up a huge bank that falls off into a wide berm...such fun. Not one rock in site made it a little easier to pull off than digging at Windrock though...

[profro]

Butch,

Whats the story with Wolf in '07?

[bizutch]

Butch,

Whats the story with Wolf in '07?

N8


Just kidding. More info next week.

[wannabeabonedoc]

Just out of curiosity, lets say I'm a......more advanced than beginner, but still not up for the super burly DH trails. If I come to ride windrock, will I be returning home, or should I just bring a pinebox and a will?

[profro]

No one here wants to be an exclusive snob, because I've meet so many good friends through biking that can barely ride XC. However, because of the danger beginers present to others while on these DH trails, its best to learn to DH elsewhere.

Unless you can race DH in at least the Sport class, Windrock wouldn't be much fun anyway.

Check the Rules for Windrock Sticky in the South forum.
http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=158403

[dhbuilder]

Just out of curiosity, lets say I'm a......more advanced than beginner, but still not up for the super burly DH trails. If I come to ride windrock, will I be returning home, or should I just bring a pinebox and a will?

i highly suggest snowshoe mt.
there a true public facility that caters their trail system to a wider variety of skill levels.

to be brutally honest.
this place is built by windrock riders for windrock riders.
we have only local talent in mind as we layout and build.

absoluty no thought is given to anyone other than us.
it's not meant to be snobbish by any means.
that's just the way it is.
but like in the rules sticky.
we're not presenting this place to the public as a place to come learn.
if you already posses downhill riding/racing skills and have made that commitment by spending the $$$ on a single purpose downhill bike.
then by all means come ride and have fun.
this isn't where you come "dabble" with a less than worthy machine.


the hilarious thing about all this is.
we'll get the usual rush of visitors when we open back up in a couple of months.
and we get a rush just about two to four weeks before we close.
the rest of the time there's usually just four of us up here riding the crap out of this place on a regular weekly basis.

[Tattooo]

Think my Demo 9 or my raced out Morewood Izumu would better for this show?

[profro]

I prefer my Izimu to my DH9 and local ripper Terry switched out his Demo9 for a SX Trail. However we have done a couple runs here before and we know every rock and pebble. I would say the Demo9 would be a good bet. Since its stable and very forgiving.

[profro]

the rest of the time there's usually just four of us up here riding the crap out of this place on a regular weekly basis.

Amen to that. :clapping:

[mattmtb]

Ohh man I can not wait to ride the new stuff at Windrock. It seems like you guys are looking for some serious speed. It like it.

[missiongravity]

Glad I have high speed internet, dont think dial up could keep up with the speed of those pictures

[grom-dom]

i think i may up there in the summer for a bit. ive ridden dh for 4 years now.think id be ok? btw i gots a balfa 2step

[profro]

i think i may up there in the summer for a bit. ive ridden dh for 4 years now.think id be ok? btw i gots a balfa 2step

Come on and ride, but try and line up a shuttle before you show up.

[krazydher1]

from the angle of the hill compared to the trees that hill looks like it could be about 70 degrees steep.....whoa...i need to buy a bike asap.

[grom-dom]

Come on and ride, but try and line up a shuttle before you show up.
yeah that's what im planning on. i dont drive, but i have some friends with cars/vans/pickups who do. hopefully gonna see y'all this sumemr then
!

[bizutch]

So Doug...why the heck haven't you bought one of these yet?
http://www.garmin.com/products/edge205/gallery/pt-edge205Gal01b.jpg
http://www.garmin.com/products/edge205/index.jsp

[Raaar]

Thank you for the pics of the trails and providing hope...

I will be getting off my ass now and riding my bike.


See you in the spring.

-Chip