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Building a skills area, and perhaps paging Penny?
I've decided to build some obstacles in my back yard so that I can
build some skill when I have 30-60 free minutes, as opposed to spending time driving to and from the trails when I don't have much time to begin with. I'm also thinking it will give me somewhere to use the MTB when it's nice but all the trails are too muddy, as should be the case for the next couple months. In searching I found some stuff from CDB building in his back yard, and Penny mentioning a folder full of digital pictures available to anyone interested. It's 2-1/2 years later, but I'd love to see anything like this. My yard is small and I want to keep it usable as a spot to hang by the fire, so I'll be looking to build the stuff that'll keep me the most entertained without taking too much space. So far I'm thinking a double-hinged section of ladders (thanks CDB) that pivot as I ride over them parallel to the back fence, with perhaps a teeter-totter and/or an elevated sharp turn leading into or dropping onto the ladders? Any articles, books, pics or tips I should check out are appreciated. TIA, Dan |
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Building a skills area, and perhaps paging Penny?
On Mar 27, 12:35 pm, " wrote:
I've decided to build some obstacles in my back yard so that I can build some skill when I have 30-60 free minutes, as opposed to spending time driving to and from the trails when I don't have much time to begin with. I'm also thinking it will give me somewhere to use the MTB when it's nice but all the trails are too muddy, as should be the case for the next couple months. In searching I found some stuff from CDB building in his back yard, and Penny mentioning a folder full of digital pictures available to anyone interested. It's 2-1/2 years later, but I'd love to see anything like this. My yard is small and I want to keep it usable as a spot to hang by the fire, so I'll be looking to build the stuff that'll keep me the most entertained without taking too much space. So far I'm thinking a double-hinged section of ladders (thanks CDB) that pivot as I ride over them parallel to the back fence, with perhaps a teeter-totter and/or an elevated sharp turn leading into or dropping onto the ladders? Any articles, books, pics or tips I should check out are appreciated. TIA, Dan I just gave most of my stuff to a buddy, who has incorporated my ladders & teeter totter into his pump track & skills area of his back yard. I found I wasn't riding it as much as I thought I would, and he has 3 crazy kids who love to ride that stuff with him. And I go over there all the time anyway. Penny's pictures are great. I used mostly 2x4's and 2x6's scrounged from construction sites and crap I had laying around. Make sure you screw the boards, not just nail them. And be careful letting people walk on what you build. A 300lb well-meaning galoot named Sam busted a stair-step section I'd made by putting all his weight down on one section. Have fun. CDB - formerly of North Shore Extreem |
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It's not real hard to search the web for images and ideas. But here is
this. http://www.specialtyoutdoors.com/pen...um2/index.html "Paladin" wrote in message oups.com... On Mar 27, 12:35 pm, " wrote: I've decided to build some obstacles in my back yard so that I can build some skill when I have 30-60 free minutes, as opposed to spending time driving to and from the trails when I don't have much time to begin with. I'm also thinking it will give me somewhere to use the MTB when it's nice but all the trails are too muddy, as should be the case for the next couple months. In searching I found some stuff from CDB building in his back yard, and Penny mentioning a folder full of digital pictures available to anyone interested. It's 2-1/2 years later, but I'd love to see anything like this. My yard is small and I want to keep it usable as a spot to hang by the fire, so I'll be looking to build the stuff that'll keep me the most entertained without taking too much space. So far I'm thinking a double-hinged section of ladders (thanks CDB) that pivot as I ride over them parallel to the back fence, with perhaps a teeter-totter and/or an elevated sharp turn leading into or dropping onto the ladders? Any articles, books, pics or tips I should check out are appreciated. TIA, Dan I just gave most of my stuff to a buddy, who has incorporated my ladders & teeter totter into his pump track & skills area of his back yard. I found I wasn't riding it as much as I thought I would, and he has 3 crazy kids who love to ride that stuff with him. And I go over there all the time anyway. Penny's pictures are great. I used mostly 2x4's and 2x6's scrounged from construction sites and crap I had laying around. Make sure you screw the boards, not just nail them. And be careful letting people walk on what you build. A 300lb well-meaning galoot named Sam busted a stair-step section I'd made by putting all his weight down on one section. Have fun. CDB - formerly of North Shore Extreem |
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On Mar 27, 1:50 pm, "Penny S" none wrote:
It's not real hard to search the web for images and ideas. But here is this. http://www.specialtyoutdoors.com/pen...um2/index.html Penny! Shame on you for top-posting... BTW, I'll be getting that item to you in the mail probably later this week. I need to get a seat bag before sending it so I can carry a spare tube & junk on my rides. I've been in such a steady groove for riding lately, having it has overridden being sent away for replication. JD |
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Building a skills area, and perhaps paging Penny?
in a freaking hurry - massive gis data project going on for our open space
project... sooo busy..... "JD" wrote in message ups.com... On Mar 27, 1:50 pm, "Penny S" none wrote: It's not real hard to search the web for images and ideas. But here is this. http://www.specialtyoutdoors.com/pen...um2/index.html Penny! Shame on you for top-posting... BTW, I'll be getting that item to you in the mail probably later this week. I need to get a seat bag before sending it so I can carry a spare tube & junk on my rides. I've been in such a steady groove for riding lately, having it has overridden being sent away for replication. JD |
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Building a skills area, and perhaps paging Penny?
On Mar 27, 3:19 pm, "Paladin" wrote:
I just gave most of my stuff to a buddy, who has incorporated my ladders & teeter totter into his pump track & skills area of his back yard. I found I wasn't riding it as much as I thought I would, and he has 3 crazy kids who love to ride that stuff with him. And I go over there all the time anyway. Penny's pictures are great. I used mostly 2x4's and 2x6's scrounged from construction sites and crap I had laying around. Make sure you screw the boards, not just nail them. And be careful letting people walk on what you build. A 300lb well-meaning galoot named Sam busted a stair-step section I'd made by putting all his weight down on one section. Have fun. CDB - formerly of North Shore Extreem- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Thanks for the pointers. That's unfortunate about Sam, and I know exactly who the "Sam" is in my life, so I'll keep a cautious eye. I'm excited to have something for the mud season, but imagine I'll get bored with mine as well. It may very well end up being 3 or 4 obstacles that are always changing, time will tell. It'll at least give me something do to for the thaw between snow riding & the end of mud season. Thanks again. On Mar 27, 5:50 pm, "Penny S" none wrote: It's not real hard to search the web for images and ideas. But here is this. http://www.specialtyoutdoors.com/pen...um2/index.html I've found some stuff with google, but searching these groups led me to believe your pictures were better than most. Thank you for the link, my reasearch stage is now complete! For now, at least. Dan |
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