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Progressive Park or Section
06/16/14 at 2:54pm
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Wouldn't be great to have a Progressive section on one of our trails or maybe some land? I'm talking about drops, jumps, rollers and berms for ALL riding levels. I think it would really benefit us and even though there are some great features on most of the trails they just don't cater to everyone out here. Think something like the Santos Vortex section in Ocala, FL, it does have some crazy gnarly stuff but it also has progressive parts where you can start from the easiest drop and then move up. Needless to say, I'd be stoked to help something like this become a reality. I think the CLT lacks a park like this.



  
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Reply #1 - 06/16/14 at 3:04pm
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something like this would be great.
  
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Reply #2 - 06/16/14 at 3:11pm
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at sherman theres that place where u have maybe 2 drop options, what more could u want?
  
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Reply #3 - 06/16/14 at 3:14pm
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isitwinteryet wrote on 06/16/14 at 3:11pm:
at sherman theres that place where u have maybe 2 drop options, what more could u want?


Preferably something over 2 feet high?
  
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Reply #4 - 06/16/14 at 3:20pm
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At Shermans? ?? Where show me...
  
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FPO wrote on 06/16/14 at 3:14pm:


Preferably something over 2 feet high?


cant help u srry
  
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M08380M wrote on 06/16/14 at 3:20pm:
At Shermans? ?? Where show me...


i might try to ride this weekend if u need me to show u around
  
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Reply #7 - 06/16/14 at 3:29pm
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I ride sherman every  weekend there's no need
  
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Reply #8 - 06/16/14 at 3:33pm
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isitwinteryet wrote on 06/16/14 at 3:11pm:
at sherman theres that place where u have maybe 2 drop options, what more could u want?


All I want is more.

Also, having to worry about a turn after landing is sometimes not ideal.   
  
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Reply #9 - 06/16/14 at 3:37pm
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FPO wrote on 06/16/14 at 3:14pm:


Preferably something over 2 feet high?


Exactly! Stuff that goes from 2ft to 4, 6, etc. 

And Isitwinteryet, I don't think that with two drops on Sherman you'll be "progressing" much! Would be nice to have this type of stuff in just one trail or section.
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M08380M wrote on 06/16/14 at 3:29pm:
I ride sherman every  weekend there's no need


sorry not sure what you're asking!
  
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renoirbud wrote on 06/16/14 at 3:33pm:


All I want is more.

Also, having to worry about a turn after landing is sometimes not ideal.  



YES!

AND YES!
  
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PirateBike wrote on 06/16/14 at 3:37pm:


Exactly! Stuff that goes from 2ft to 4, 6, etc. 

And Isitwinteryet, I don't think that with two drops on Sherman you'll be "progressing" much! Would be nice to have this type of stuff in just one trail or section.


well it would help some people i think there are also clinics locally to help improve your skills?  dirt divas do stuff occasionally look into that?
  
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Reply #13 - 06/16/14 at 3:54pm
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I have ridden Santos many times.  That largest drop is ~3' tall in that picture  You can send it further down the transition, but the actual drop is not that big.  The smallest one is 12" maybe.  Sherman has one that probably falls right in the middle and the biggest one at Sherman is bigger than that one at Santos.

What makes that work so well is WIDE fall away transition.  You need a lot of space to build those, just look at each picture in either case it is probably 25-30' wide on the approach and landing.

I was actually talking to Lee from the WWC on Saturday about this very thing.  It would be great as you exit the green loop and instead of taking the gravel road back just build those progressive drops on the powerline cut back to the parking lot.


On a side note Lee seems like an good dude and has been putting a ton of work out at the WWC.  He has built some cool stuff out there.  There is even an existing step down jump that is perfect for learning on.
  
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Reply #14 - 06/16/14 at 4:17pm
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RobP wrote on 06/16/14 at 3:54pm:
I have ridden Santos many times.  That largest drop is ~3' tall in that picture  You can send it further down the transition, but the actual drop is not that big.  The smallest one is 12" maybe.  Sherman has one that probably falls right in the middle and the biggest one at Sherman is bigger than that one at Santos.

What makes that work so well is WIDE fall away transition.  You need a lot of space to build those, just look at each picture in either case it is probably 25-30' wide on the approach and landing.

I was actually talking to Lee from the WWC on Saturday about this very thing.  It would be great as you exit the green loop and instead of taking the gravel road back just build those progressive drops on the powerline cut back to the parking lot.


On a side note Lee seems like an good dude and has been putting a ton of work out at the WWC.  He has built some cool stuff out there.  There is even an existing step down jump that is perfect for learning on.


Agreed. Reason why we need an open area for something like this. I'm just thinking about riders who are getting into the sport and riders like us that would appreciate bigger hits (maybe I just miss Santos, lol). WWC is looking great and they do have lots of space!
  
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Agreed, we need some jumps that people can learn on and build confidence on, as well as some larger jumps to step up to.  I am willing to help make it happen  Smiley
  
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FPO wrote on 06/16/14 at 3:14pm:


Preferably something over 2 feet high?

U gotta be kidding me. ..
  
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M08380M wrote on 06/16/14 at 7:47pm:

U gotta be kidding me. ..


You don't think it would happen?
  
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TrillWill wrote on 06/16/14 at 7:16pm:
Agreed, we need some jumps that people can learn on and build confidence on, as well as some larger jumps to step up to.  I am willing to help make it happen  Smiley



We started talking about progressively higher drops and now we are talking jumps?

Have you been to the WWC recently?  There are 2 sets of jumps.  
One is on the new(er) jump trail that is located near the top of the Wedge trail.  You can also access it off of the main powerline cut starting at sign #93.  That line is very begginer friendly as there really isn't a penalty for coming up short on any of the jumps.  The first and second step downs are really fun and then it flows into a few (3 I think) smaller tables.
The second is the old DS course near the toilet bowl loop has been some what recently redone.  There are a few doubles there that are a decent size.
  
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isitwinteryet wrote on 06/16/14 at 3:11pm:
at sherman theres that place where u have maybe 2 drop options, what more could u want?



You don't get it. ...
  
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