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Doc00t IB Room In The Loop Project Board Offline When in DOUBT, PEDAL it OUT Posts: 1785 Location: University Joined: 05/09/12	Re: Fisher Farm "green loop" concerns Reply #60 - 03/02/17 at 4:58pm	Print Post
	Harry Balsagna wrote on 03/02/17 at 4:20pm: . to offer my two cents, i re-learned how to ride about three years ago on a 10 year old gary fisher hard tail (sweet bike, i know) taking it out to the Research Park Trail (aka The Gauntlet). first time i rode it i walked my bike at least 12 different times, thought i was going to die an equal number of times and finally finished over an hour later (yeah, three mile trail). that made me mad alright, but not mad at the trail, mad at myself for being weak. 6 months later after finally conquering that trail and cutting my time to about 24 min/lap, i said thanks to the builder of the trail for making something that made me better. Keep on rocking in the free world. "The Gauntlet". LOL. I like that, Just made my day. You all make me Smile. Everyone Go Ride a Bike and see if you can do this, (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)

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DK Small Cog Offline Work Ride Tarheel Trailblazers Posts: 348 Joined: 11/21/14	Re: Fisher Farm "green loop" concerns Reply #61 - 03/02/17 at 5:06pm	Print Post
	Per the IMBA website 4. Evaluate Difficulty Relative to Local Trails. Trails should be rated relative to other trails in the region. Don't evaluate each trail in isolation. Consider all the trails in a region and how they compare to one another. This will help you rank the relative difficulty of each trail and will help trail users select an appropriate route. Trails will rate differently from region to region. A black diamond trail in one region may rate as a blue square in another region, but the ratings should be consistent locally.

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KevinB Little Ring Offline Posts: 752 Location: Mocksville Joined: 05/16/09	Re: Fisher Farm "green loop" concerns Reply #62 - 03/02/17 at 6:01pm	Print Post
	btalley wrote on 03/02/17 at 4:41pm: This might be the wrong place but does anyone have any suggestions how to convert my 26er into a two-niner? I am trying to keep up with KevinB and now realize it's all about the wheel size. All you need is a Sawzall and gorilla tape. Oh, and a spoke stretcher.


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IntheBush Big Ring Offline Posts: 2031 Location: South of the border Joined: 10/30/09	Re: Fisher Farm "green loop" concerns Reply #63 - 03/02/17 at 6:15pm	Print Post
	AMitchell47 wrote on 03/02/17 at 1:18pm: The fastest guys on here are still learning how to get faster... I'm not. I look more like a ballerina going down the trail. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) I don't like feeling like I'm a Gerbil on a mouse wheel. Or feeling like a human bowling ball when I'm grinding out my favorite multi-use trail. I have more fun that way and it's a whole lot safer. No serious injuries either. That's important in my view. Going fast is for closed courses. That's if your smart. I can't speak for everybody. Just sayin'.
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Banjopickin Big Ring Offline Spinnin' knees & Hittin' trees since '85 Posts: 1805 Location: Pisgah National Forest, USA Joined: 08/01/11	Re: Fisher Farm "green loop" concerns Reply #64 - 03/02/17 at 6:24pm	Print Post
	I blame IMBA and plus bikes... If I see any of you Jabronis riding a plus bike Im going to set it on fire.
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	Advocat wrote on 08/22/13 at 5:16pm: ...packin some Chub in the back of the pick-up. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)
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sCvHeaVens Small Cog Offline Work Ride Tarheel Trailblazers Posts: 447 Location: Charlotte, NC Joined: 02/12/15	Re: Fisher Farm "green loop" concerns Reply #65 - 03/02/17 at 6:32pm	Print Post
	btalley wrote on 03/01/17 at 8:39pm: No Blow, #Leaflivesmatter Just one leaf? or leaves? If you had to pick one leaf's life to matter would it be one at fisher? Personally I would choose a hydrangea leaf at poston


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IntheBush Big Ring Offline Posts: 2031 Location: South of the border Joined: 10/30/09	Re: Fisher Farm "green loop" concerns Reply #66 - 03/02/17 at 7:00pm	Print Post
	In the old days there weren't any trail ratings. Heck, there weren't any mountain bike trails either. You either bushwached your own or followed some old deer run or hiking trail off the parkway. No lightweight bikes, no suspensions, no cell phones, no GPS, and no helmets.. You spent almost as much time carrying the bike as you did riding it.. Yep, those were the days.. You went around every turn like there might be a 300 ft. cliff to fall off of. Sometimes there was.

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Harry Balsagna Small Cog Offline Keep on rocking in the free world. Posts: 344 Location: PRP/South Park Joined: 12/30/14	Re: Fisher Farm "green loop" concerns Reply #67 - 03/02/17 at 7:43pm	Print Post
	Doc00t wrote on 03/02/17 at 4:58pm: "The Gauntlet". LOL. I like that, Just made my day. I recall one day talking with a guy at work about the trail and i was trying to describe the location, he finally caught on what i was referring to and was like 'do you mean Research Park Trail?' i kindly replied 'no, it's The Gauntlet'. Memories.

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btalley Big Ring Offline aka "Lil Bill" or "Squatch" Posts: 1483 Location: Mooresville, NC Joined: 08/03/10	Re: Fisher Farm "green loop" concerns Reply #68 - 03/02/17 at 8:37pm	Print Post
	sCvHeaVens wrote on 03/02/17 at 6:32pm: Just one leaf? or leaves? If you had to pick one leaf's life to matter would it be one at fisher? Personally I would choose a hydrangea leaf at poston #Allleavesmatter

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btalley Big Ring Offline aka "Lil Bill" or "Squatch" Posts: 1483 Location: Mooresville, NC Joined: 08/03/10	Re: Fisher Farm "green loop" concerns Reply #69 - 03/02/17 at 8:40pm	Print Post
	KevinB wrote on 03/02/17 at 6:01pm: All you need is a Sawzall and gorilla tape. Oh, and a spoke stretcher. Sawzall and large monkey take I have. Where does one acquire a spoke stretcher? Does The PyscoPath perform such services? Also will it be Fish Stix Green Trail approved?

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NC Kingsting Small Cog Offline Veni Vidi Vici Posts: 279 Joined: 06/04/16	Re: Fisher Farm "green loop" concerns Reply #70 - 03/02/17 at 9:18pm	Print Post
	Check out Lowes for the spoke stretcher. Should be over by the left handed smoke shifters and garden snipes.


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Doc00t IB Room In The Loop Project Board Offline When in DOUBT, PEDAL it OUT Posts: 1785 Location: University Joined: 05/09/12	Re: Fisher Farm "green loop" concerns Reply #71 - 03/02/17 at 9:28pm	Print Post
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btalley Big Ring Offline aka "Lil Bill" or "Squatch" Posts: 1483 Location: Mooresville, NC Joined: 08/03/10	Re: Fisher Farm "green loop" concerns Reply #72 - 03/02/17 at 9:32pm	Print Post
	NC Kingsting wrote on 03/02/17 at 9:18pm: Check out Lowes for the spoke stretcher. Should be over by the left handed smoke shifters and garden snipes. Garden section?

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IntheBush Big Ring Offline Posts: 2031 Location: South of the border Joined: 10/30/09	Re: Fisher Farm "green loop" concerns Reply #73 - 03/02/17 at 11:29pm	Print Post
	Doc00t wrote on 03/02/17 at 4:58pm: You all make me Smile. Everyone Go Ride a Bike and see if you can do this, (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) Wow. Yeah, all you power rangers.. Let's see you do that s....
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Robert C. Big Ring Offline Leaves are the ultimate trail maintenance tool Posts: 1806 Location: Available upon request Joined: 11/22/04	Re: Fisher Farm "green loop" concerns Reply #74 - 03/03/17 at 12:19am	Print Post
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KevinB Little Ring Offline Posts: 752 Location: Mocksville Joined: 05/16/09	Re: Fisher Farm "green loop" concerns Reply #75 - 03/03/17 at 12:37am	Print Post
	btalley wrote on 03/02/17 at 8:40pm: Sawzall and large monkey take I have. Where does one acquire a spoke stretcher? Does The PyscoPath perform such services? Also will it be Fish Stix Green Trail approved? All warranties are null and void once green trail is attempted. Nothing is green trail approved. Now I have heard rumors of 1 guy that did make it through the whole trail. But he had an unobtainium frame, shock filled with unicorn sweat and had a road tire mounted inside his mountain bike tire filled to exactly 88 psi and then filled the MTB tire with gargoyle farts. But that's just folklore.
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Boilermaker Coaster Bike Offline Work Ride Tarheel Trailblazers Posts: 53 Location: Huntersville Joined: 02/02/10	Re: Fisher Farm "green loop" concerns Reply #76 - 03/03/17 at 12:54am	Print Post
	OP - if you are still reading this, I am very surprised Jetton ( (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)) hasn't been mentioned yet. It's a 1 mile beginner trail in Cornelius, this is where I took my wife when she was first starting to mountain bike. After riding here for about a month she was ready to try Fisher.


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btalley Big Ring Offline aka "Lil Bill" or "Squatch" Posts: 1483 Location: Mooresville, NC Joined: 08/03/10	Re: Fisher Farm "green loop" concerns Reply #77 - 03/03/17 at 2:25am	Print Post
	KevinB wrote on 03/03/17 at 12:37am: All warranties are null and void once green trail is attempted. Nothing is green trail approved. Now I have heard rumors of 1 guy that did make it through the whole trail. But he had an unobtainium frame, shock filled with unicorn sweat and had a road tire mounted inside his mountain bike tire filled to exactly 88 psi and then filled the MTB tire with gargoyle farts. But that's just folklore. Damnit KevinB, STOP sharing my secrets! It's taken years to perfect that formula. And it's 88.31 psi. Do you know how hard it is to capture gargoyle farts and unicorn sweat?

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jonesn Big Ring Offline Posts: 1112 Location: South Central Charlotte USA Joined: 03/16/11	Re: Fisher Farm "green loop" concerns Reply #78 - 03/03/17 at 2:42am	Print Post
	IntheBush wrote on 03/02/17 at 11:29pm: Wow. Yeah, all you power rangers.. Let's see you do that s.... Starmount Rules!!!

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IntheBush Big Ring Offline Posts: 2031 Location: South of the border Joined: 10/30/09	Re: Fisher Farm "green loop" concerns Reply #79 - 03/03/17 at 3:48am	Print Post
	jonesn wrote on 03/03/17 at 2:42am: Starmount Rules!!! Class o' 1974. My oh my, how things have changed.. Not always for the better.

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