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Rocks @ Rocky River Trail
04/27/14 at 8:27pm
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Over the past month or so the folks at RRT have been busy touching things up.  Some of the stuff they have been doing is very reminiscent of Poplar Tent.  Making use of the terrain and rocks to add some technicality.  Here is the first rock option on the first "Downhill to the River" which is probably my favorite section of trail in Charlotte right now.

The entrance
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What you can roll or drop down
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With a little clean up of the area between where I was standing for the picture and the rock it would make for a cleaner look at a landing zone to drop off the higher side, or even use the front of the rock as a launch.  It has a nice smooth transition and you can carry some speed.

The second one is after you climb the "River Climb" and are descending/traversing your way down to where the "Gorge Climb Starts"

The entrance sneaks up on you, it is a hard left.  It helps when you know when it is coming because you want to keep some speed
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The Spine - you want to stay right on the apex.  I would imagine its slippery when wet
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The landing, I am not sure if it is rollable or not,  I have always dropped it
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The landing is still a little soft, someone other than me needs to start packing it down.

Thanks again to Steve and his crew for making the trail better almost every day.
  
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Re: Rocks @ Rocky River Trail
Reply #1 - 04/28/14 at 2:05am
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RobP wrote on 04/27/14 at 8:27pm:
"Downhill to the River" which is probably my favorite section of trail in Charlotte right now.

x eleventy billion

Glad to see the new options being added to this already awesome trail.  Makes me miss Poplar Tent a little less.
  
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Re: Rocks @ Rocky River Trail
Reply #2 - 04/28/14 at 1:55pm
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johnski wrote on 04/28/14 at 2:05am:

x eleventy billion


There is just one little tree close to the top after the first jump as it veers left that either
a) makes it interesting to lean in
b) if it were not there would allow you to really hip that little berm/lippy thing


I am undecided everytime I get to the bottom.   Huh Huh


Oh and with the new Rock addition I am now never going to over take Jerry's Strava time on the descent.  Angry
  
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Reply #3 - 04/28/14 at 2:24pm
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Awesome, I've been waiting to see some of the rocks get added to the trail.  Haven't been there in a while, maybe it's time to get back out there and see all the changes!
  
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Reply #4 - 04/28/14 at 3:30pm
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RobP wrote on 04/28/14 at 1:55pm:


There is just one little tree close to the top after the first jump as it veers left that either
a) makes it interesting to lean in
b) if it were not there would allow you to really hip that little berm/lippy thing

I'm thinking I don't attack the flight opportunities with as much enthusiasm as you.  My hardtail 29er, big body, and general fear of the penalty for failure prevent me from leaving the ground more than a few feet.  However, I love carrying some dangerous (for me) speed and carving through the tress on that downhill.  It gives me perma-grin every time.  On top of that, there's other mini-runs like it later in to keep me motivated through the climbing.
  
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Reply #5 - 04/28/14 at 3:42pm
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johnski wrote on 04/28/14 at 3:30pm:

My hardtail 29er, big body, and general fear of the penalty for failure prevent me from leaving the ground more than a few feet.



I have highlighted the issue.   Cool  I know its not the others, because well... I resemble them.
  
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Re: Rocks @ Rocky River Trail
Reply #6 - 04/28/14 at 3:50pm
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RobP wrote on 04/28/14 at 3:42pm:



I have highlighted the issue.   Cool  I know its not the others, because well... I resemble them.


You can handle drops on a hard tail.  I watched Jeff Lenosky at Tuck Fest drop off his 8 foot trailer to the ground from a wheelie directly onto the rear wheel of his hardtail.  That was a great show!  He bunny hopped to land on a platform 44 inches off the ground!
  
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Reply #7 - 04/28/14 at 4:03pm
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sager wrote on 04/28/14 at 3:50pm:


You can handle drops on a hard tail.  I watched Jeff Lenosky at Tuck Fest drop off his 8 foot trailer to the ground from a wheelie directly onto the rear wheel of his hardtail.  That was a great show!  He bunny hopped to land on a platform 44 inches off the ground!



There were multiple variables identified in the initial assesment, none of them resembled Jeff Lenosky.  I stand by my analysis
  
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Re: Rocks @ Rocky River Trail
Reply #8 - 04/28/14 at 5:00pm
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RobP wrote on 04/28/14 at 4:03pm:



There were multiple variables identified in the initial assesment, none of them resembled Jeff Lenosky.  I stand by my analysis


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Re: Rocks @ Rocky River Trail
Reply #9 - 04/29/14 at 1:01am
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Rode it today both were pretty fun. It's nice to have a few bigger tech moves. I get bored of  the normal lets just throw a bunch of little rocks in the trail you have to pick through with no momentum just for the sake of making it harder.

The rock section at Fisher Farm by the road falls into the good category as well. Its nice to have walk a section before plowing through.
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Reply #10 - 04/29/14 at 11:15am
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sager wrote on 04/28/14 at 3:50pm:


You can handle drops on a hard tail. 

I can handle hits from JJ Watt if I've got full pads on. Doesn't mean I want to try.  Grin
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Reply #11 - 04/29/14 at 1:51pm
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Great new Add's indeed for RRT!
  
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Reply #12 - 05/12/14 at 2:36pm
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MTBman1127 wrote on 04/29/14 at 1:01am:
Rode it today both were pretty fun. It's nice to have a few bigger tech moves. I get bored of  the normal lets just throw a bunch of little rocks in the trail you have to pick through with no momentum just for the sake of making it harder.

The rock section at Fisher Farm by the road falls into the good category as well. Its nice to have walk a section before plowing through.


That section on fisher is good.  Last time I rode it thought about "wall riding" the big rock on the right of the last drop.  It's smooth and flat for the most part and looks doable as a wall ride.  Maybe with a little filler dirt between the drop and that huge rock you an create a smoother entry into it.  Just not sure if you'd be able to get enough speed to wall ride it with the current lines but I bet there's probably quite a few on here that can pull it off easy.  As it is it seems very doable.  Maybe with another line down would make it easier??  Just need to watch out for those two tree's depending on how it spits you out.  There's another big/huge rock on the other side of that big rock and looks to be roll-able with it's incline and the transition down and looks very easy to get on top of.  Maybe Mark and gnomes will add a line over to it?


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What it would look like where it spits you out.  Sorry about the Derail Rob!  But, yes... RRT is coming along with some nice features!

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Re: Rocks @ Rocky River Trail
Reply #13 - 05/12/14 at 4:58pm
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This Fisher Farm gnome has taken note of the technical feature request and will work accordingly to make sure said wall-ride is included into future trail improvement plans  Wink.  

RRT looks rad, I'm sad to say I haven't been out there.  I'll make the trip down that way soon!
  
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Reply #14 - 05/12/14 at 5:23pm
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TrillWill wrote on 05/12/14 at 4:58pm:
This Fisher Farm gnome has taken note of the technical feature request and will work accordingly to make sure said wall-ride is included into future trail improvement plans  Wink.  

RRT looks rad, I'm sad to say I haven't been out there.  I'll make the trip down that way soon!



Sweet!  If you guys want to add a run into the other big boulder on the other side it's quite easily reachable via the exisitng lines.  That's a rollable feature too.  Much thanks for all the work you guys do out there.
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csquared wrote on 05/12/14 at 2:36pm:
  Maybe Mark and gnomes will add a line over to it?



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Just get up on top of that rock and drop off it
  
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Reply #16 - 05/12/14 at 5:47pm
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RobP wrote on 05/12/14 at 5:26pm:



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Just get up on top of that rock and drop off it


I don't remember there being a good way to get on top of it.  But yes, thought about that also but the wall ride just looked cleaner/better/safer... lol.  That said, it'd be a decent size tech move with a very small landing (almost flat landing also)... the top I believe is thin like a skinny on the top (maybe even slightly off cambered) and the sides just both slant down... so, would be quite interesting... think I'll need a follow in behind someone first!   Wink Takers?
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Reply #17 - 05/13/14 at 12:42am
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I'd like to see a jump with a tranny on that rock. That'd be tech.
  
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