Yes. 5 years ago I said you could cut out 5000 roots and there'd still be too many out there but it's pretty well blown out now.

And here I am thinking Beatty is the best it has been in years. 

Could be the old age or that I ride a 160/150 bike. 

You need to expand your riding horizons if you think FJB is "good",  as there are many better options around.

Nothing against the TCs, as they have done the best job possible with just a plain mess.  It can't be fixed without a significant dedication of resources.   

Raise the pump track that's always closed and nobody knows about and use the dirt to armor the main trail

The Cycle Path wrote on 05/29/19 at 1:03pm:


Not sure who did the ROI calcs on that one.   

NC Kingsting wrote on 05/29/19 at 2:10pm:

Well said!  +1

Four full days after what seemed like a controversial post (col beatty is in the trash) and only a handful of comments. I haven't been to beatty in a couple years, but it's either so bad everyone agrees, or not many people here care.

Hell, "green loop concerns" get more interest.

Actually, I do agree with some of your points. Beatty has been rode hard and put up wet for years. Cutting out roots is a lipstick/pig situation. It makes it smoother for a time, but doesn't fix the underlying design issues and speeds up erosion. We cut out 100s of roots on the blue trail a couple years ago, but you'd never know it. 

I had more aggressive plans for fixing up the singletrack, but taking on Trailblazer prez means I needed to pass Beatty along. I know the new TCs Eric and Daniel have been spending time out there, and we have been discussion some larger projects to take on big priorities: the mud bog back by the giant chess set, the green reroute that has severely eroded, and the green trail in general. Once we have all the pieces in place, there will be some big workdays out there.

People don't care unless it's on Facebook.  Funny there are no references to any active trailwork at Dixie River here, yet on Facebook equipment doing work at Dixie gets stolen.

Oh and FJB sucks.  Not for lack of trying, it's just horrible soil or lack thereof.  Sherman and BYT are sustainable, FJB is not.

Limited resources.  Time to give FJB back to Char Mech Parks and Rec and deploy club resources to trails worth riding.

Robert C

Do you really think a couple of volunteers can even began to make FJB anything other than what it is. I ride it several times a week with a lot of friends who enjoy it and really don't see the need in trashing it. 
Prompts to all who built it for us and to those who choose to maintain it. I hope you will contribute anyway you can.
I'll keep doing what I can

DAH wrote on 05/30/19 at 3:32am:


Exactly.  Was it in better shape 7-8yrs ago when a ton of work was done, sure.  Would I rather ride Sherm or Purser or RRT if I have time to fight traffic, definitely..  but Beatty is what it is and and I still ride it at least once a week.  I don't get people that complain about it who aren't out there maintaining it.  We all make choices and no one is forcing anyone to ride it!?

BTW, the pump track is awesome and has held up really well considering the weather we got after it opened, throughout the fall.  It isn't everyone's cup of tea but my kids and I (and a heck of a lot of other adults and kids) LOVE IT.  If you put in the time to learn how to pump, it rips.