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pearl Little Ring Offline Posts: 542 Location: Charlotte Joined: 11/10/15	Transplant from NJ arriving February 12/08/15 at 2:57pm	Print Post
	Hello! My wife and I recently sold our house in New Jersey and are heading south to relocate. We are part of a huge forum (MTBNJ.COM) locally and this seems to be the equivalent. We are planning on moving to the Huntersville/Concord/Davidson area. We came down a couple of weeks ago and rode Sherman Branch and did a loop at Lake Norman. Awesome trails and awesome work to maintain them, I must say! Not as rocky as some of the stuff that we normally ride, but I'm sure you can get that fix somewhere else. Really looking forward to the local vibe and some of the larger races that happen in this region!

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bikermedic Little Ring Offline Swim, Bike, Run 140.6 Posts: 904 Joined: 04/07/09	Re: Transplant from NJ arriving February Reply #1 - 12/09/15 at 12:51am	Print Post
	Welcome........ One word for rockey......Pisgah..
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MTBman1127 Small Cog Offline Work Ride Drink Beer Posts: 469 Location: Concord Joined: 12/02/13	Re: Transplant from NJ arriving February Reply #2 - 12/09/15 at 1:32am	Print Post
	I thought Pisgah was just roots?!

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FredRubble Little Ring Offline Work Ride Tarheel Trailblazers Posts: 509 Location: Mineral Springs Joined: 05/28/14	Re: Transplant from NJ arriving February Reply #3 - 12/09/15 at 1:40am	Print Post
	MTBman1127 wrote on 12/09/15 at 1:32am: I thought Pisgah was just roots?! Some of the rocks have roots on em'

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catsruletn IB Room In The Loop Project Board Offline My bike demands rights!! Posts: 2262 Location: Charlotte NC Joined: 07/20/06	Re: Transplant from NJ arriving February Reply #4 - 12/09/15 at 12:38pm	Print Post
	Welcome! We have recurring group rides on Tues and Wed nights if you would like to join. The Tues night ride rotates around to different trails so you have to check the forums each week to see where it is and it starts around 6:15ish. The Wed night ride is always at Francis Beatty Park and it starts at 6:30. Also our monthly club meetings are the first Thurs of every month (we skip Jan and July) and are at Dilworth Neighborhood grill. Coming to the meeting is a great way to get involved and meet new people.

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cmowery3 Big Ring Offline I wanna ride! Posts: 2008 Location: Concord Joined: 10/27/05	Re: Transplant from NJ arriving February Reply #5 - 12/09/15 at 2:08pm	Print Post
	If you end up in Concord, Rocky River Trail & Uwharrie National forest trails are convenient options with more primitive feel. It's hard to find rocks like the northeast... Pilot Rock in Pisgah is probably most similar.

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TrillWill IB Room In The Loop Project Board Offline THTB Board member 16'-23' LKN TC Posts: 1027 Location: Cornelius Joined: 06/14/11	Re: Transplant from NJ arriving February Reply #6 - 12/09/15 at 4:00pm	Print Post
	Lake Norman is pretty sweet. It is certainly not rocky, but I really enjoy getting out to ride 30 miles of purpose built single track! Not that I normally ride it all in one sitting... The variety of trails in this area will certainly keep you busy!
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pearl Little Ring Offline Posts: 542 Location: Charlotte Joined: 11/10/15	Re: Transplant from NJ arriving February Reply #7 - 12/09/15 at 6:30pm	Print Post
	Thanks for the replies! At first I thought this place was dead or didn't like northerners

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sager Big Ring Offline Waiting for my next ride! Posts: 1343 Location: Charlotte Joined: 11/02/08	Re: Transplant from NJ arriving February Reply #8 - 12/09/15 at 6:39pm	Print Post
	pearl wrote on 12/09/15 at 6:30pm: Thanks for the replies! At first I thought this place was dead or didn't like northerners Winter time and weather tend to make this place slow down a bit. We have few all weather trails and few that allow night riding so we go hibernate a bit more.

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sager Big Ring Offline Waiting for my next ride! Posts: 1343 Location: Charlotte Joined: 11/02/08	Re: Transplant from NJ arriving February Reply #9 - 12/09/15 at 6:40pm	Print Post
	And if we didn't like northerners we wouldn't like 1/2 to 3/4 of the population.

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pearl Little Ring Offline Posts: 542 Location: Charlotte Joined: 11/10/15	Re: Transplant from NJ arriving February Reply #10 - 12/09/15 at 7:27pm	Print Post
	sager wrote on 12/09/15 at 6:39pm: Winter time and weather tend to make this place slow down a bit. We have few all weather trails and few that allow night riding so we go hibernate a bit more. Ha! On our forum the winter brings out everyone along with the banter of being stuck inside with no riding

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BudLeach Small Cog Offline Posts: 394 Location: Gastonia Joined: 09/09/14	Re: Transplant from NJ arriving February Reply #11 - 12/09/15 at 7:51pm	Print Post
	I'm from CT originally. Being from the Northeast, I have to say, I was shocked the first time dug a hole down here and realized I could sink a spade to full depth with out hitting a single rock! The geology down here certainly allows for some nice smooth and flowy trails. I spent one summer up north putting in fence posts for a horse field. Each hole ended up being a 5 ft wide crater with a pile of boulder next to it... On the other end of the spectrum, I was helping a buddy armor a perpetually wet section of trail a couple weeks ago, and the hardest part was actually finding the rocks. Never would have thought I would struggle to find rocks in the middle of the woods!

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Specialist Little Ring Offline The rider formerly known as "Trekker1" Posts: 694 Location: Charlotte Joined: 05/11/12	Re: Transplant from NJ arriving February Reply #12 - 12/09/15 at 9:02pm	Print Post
	We like Yankees... just not "damn Yankees..." Were you born in NJ?

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pearl Little Ring Offline Posts: 542 Location: Charlotte Joined: 11/10/15	Re: Transplant from NJ arriving February Reply #13 - 12/09/15 at 9:13pm	Print Post
	Ha! We have places by us that are sand pits too, easiest trail days ever. Others that take 50 man hours to make a 5 foot section of trail... Those are hard days for sure! Specialist wrote on 12/09/15 at 9:02pm: We like Yankees... just not "damn Yankees..." Were you born in NJ? Yup! Born and raised. I'm 29 and hoping I'm escaping the trap that is NJ. $7000 in taxes for a cape cod versus what looks to be $2800 (THE MOST) for taxes for a 4 bedroom 2 car garage brand new house? Talk about a breath of fresh air!
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BigBikeMike Project Board Offline Work Ride Tarheel Trailblazers Posts: 1593 Joined: 06/14/09	Re: Transplant from NJ arriving February Reply #14 - 12/09/15 at 11:25pm	Print Post
	I hope you and your wife enjoy this area when you move here. The only loop at LNSP that has rocky sections is the Laurel loop. I was in the navy and went to A-school in Lakehurst, NJ. in late 70 and early 71. Only thing I miss is the pizza and subs. I am retiring in 3 weeks from tomorrow and my wife and I will be moving to Snowshoe, WV. in April. Maybe we can ride some before the move.

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MountainCycle Big Ring Offline Unelite p***^. Heartbreak lover. Posts: 1062 Joined: 02/05/09	Re: Transplant from NJ arriving February Reply #15 - 12/09/15 at 11:56pm	Print Post
	Lots of people trying to escape the trap that is NJ round' here lately. Seriously I was a transplant to the Buffalo NY area for 8 mths (for my now ex wife) last year and hated it and I get it on the taxes. Please just change your plates when you get here. Tired of those milky yellow plates. NYs were worse and it killed me to mount that putrid colored metal on my front bumper....Charlotte barely feels like NC unless you get out of Meck County nowdays and our taxes will soon mirror the Northeast's. Welcome.

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Specialist Little Ring Offline The rider formerly known as "Trekker1" Posts: 694 Location: Charlotte Joined: 05/11/12	Re: Transplant from NJ arriving February Reply #16 - 12/10/15 at 3:56am	Print Post
	The reason our taxes (and way of life) will soon mirror the northeast, is precisely because of the "damn yankees" I previously mentioned. They bring their politics and their values with them. My aunt (who lives in CT) came down for thanksgiving - she and her husband spent the whole time making fun of the south (country music, the Dallas cheerleaders, the number of churches, Republican politics, etc.) This is, of course, followed by "We're thinking of moving down here - everything's so cheap..." I spent a lot of time sitting out in the garage...

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johnski Small Cog Offline Posts: 379 Location: Concord, NC Joined: 07/10/11	Re: Transplant from NJ arriving February Reply #17 - 12/10/15 at 3:01pm	Print Post
	Pearl, welcome to nc. It's great here. I promise not everyone is angry that us northerners are coming down here to ruin it.

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sager Big Ring Offline Waiting for my next ride! Posts: 1343 Location: Charlotte Joined: 11/02/08	Re: Transplant from NJ arriving February Reply #18 - 12/10/15 at 4:25pm	Print Post
	johnski wrote on 12/10/15 at 3:01pm: Pearl, welcome to nc. It's great here. I promise not everyone is angry that us northerners are coming down here to ruin it. Agreed. I'm born and raised here and don't identify with Trekker's thoughts at all. Welcome.

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Specialist Little Ring Offline The rider formerly known as "Trekker1" Posts: 694 Location: Charlotte Joined: 05/11/12	Re: Transplant from NJ arriving February Reply #19 - 12/10/15 at 6:57pm	Print Post
	Don't misconstrue me - I'm aware not everyone who moves to NC acts like that. Just saying it's why "Charlotte barely feels like NC unless you get out of Meck County nowadays... and our taxes will soon mirror the northeast." I lived near Boston for a long time, and it's great (but the taxes and housing costs are ridiculous). At any rate, Welcome Pearl.
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