Posted trailwork days?

How about set a meeting place where we could all carpool from for a big workday and party out at Dixie when you have some machines for digging and need many hands to shape and groom some fast lines and big jumps?  Need to get a Neko bus for trailwork assault team strike missions!  New Year's Party? New Year's Resolution:  Gonna build the biggest jumps in NC by spring?

Sweet video, look like it is really coming along nicely there. The big hip jump on A-line is something i have not been able to figure out yet. Looks like this may be a better starting jump:)

Any workday posted so folks can come and help the inside crew working on DRT?  If planning to visit to check out the scene and take a ride, what are the directions?  Thanks

Shhhhhh, secret mountain bike trail.  Be very very quiet.

Yep, you nailed it.  The Dead Poets Trail Building Society.  You may be in the club but you're not really in the club.   

NC Kingsting wrote on 02/04/19 at 12:25pm:


Referring to people who are offering up time to help build the trail as trespassers is kinda douchy.

Let's all simmer down here.  For those readers out there, discontinuing support for the Trailblazers because of the way this project is unfolding is absolutely a knee jerk reaction.  I don't know if explaining any more than has already been said will help the dissenters in this forum, but for the others out there here is some info straight from the source.  Straight from your volunteer board member who guided a massive master plan partnership with Crescent and the County, who convinced Crescent to pony up serious $$$ to have a pro build ~5 miles of what will be some of the best single track in our region, who applied for and received REI grant funding to build a sick expert jump line for the project, who... You get the picture, I  know what's going on with the project, I've been working on it for multiple years behind the scenes to bring it to life.  More meetings that I wish on anyone... 

There was never supposed to be as many folks accessing the property as there are right now prior to a parking lot being built.  Somewhere along the line the keys to the gate got passed around farther than they should have and now we're in a situation where folks are feeling left out, I can see that side of the story.  We've been working on a relatively limited scope "phase 1" of the project while the parking lot stuff if getting figured out so we can have something ride when the lot is done.  There is soooo much more to build as this project develops over the next 5 years.  Yes, it's that big of a project that it won't be fully built out for likely more than 5 years (between the city parcel and all of Crescent's open space trails).  When we need and can handle more volunteers we will get you out here.

With that said, the Trailblazers will be coming to the community for support to raise substantial funds to build out phase 2.  We will also be seeking grants to leverage our fundraised dollars further.  Hang tight folks, there is no secret society, just your friendly neighborhood volunteers spending all of their free time to expand our mtb opportunities.

A mountain bike park is coming to Charlotte and we can't wait to give the community a full presentation and overview when the time is right.  That's all from me for now, back to the grind of making sure we can get this project in line for a "soft opening"

-Will Washm (Trailblazers Board Member)

Unfortunately what makes it worse is everyone posting videos on social media. I would send out a message to all responsible to stop posting videos of Whiskey Tango jumping through the lines.

Cant wait to officially come out and ride it with everyone else. Thanks for everything Will and crew!

How about everyone just chills and waits until we (the club) get the parking lot situation sorted out.  Crescent was bought out by a Japanese Timber company last year but not sure if that's had an effect on getting the parking lot in place or not.  Either way, the board (especially Will ) have been working diligently for the past couple of years to make this come to bear.  It's been and incredibly frustrating process but we are at the mercy of the land owners for the time being.

When it all gets worked out we will be the first one's to post up and let people know.

Mark
Past Treasurer