How is the Mountain biking in your area?

Question

Where do you live and how are the trails around your city?

And while we're at it? What kind of bike do you own?

Answer 1

You name it, we've got it! I live in the foothills of Colorado, just west of Denver. I'm about 1/2 mile from a 14-mile easy ride around Bear Creek Lake, and within 5 miles of me there is also Dakota Ridge, Matthews Winters, Mt. Falcon (one helluva climb),Green Mtn and the trails around Ken Karyl Ranch.

Go just a bit further, and there is Apex (sick!), Lair 'O the Bear, White Ranch, Chimney Gulch (you can link it with Apex & Enchanted Forest), Deer Creek, and Waterton Canyon to the Colorado Trail.

Don't forget about Fruita and Crested Butte, both within a half-day's drive!

You want smooth singletrack? Fire roads? Technical lung-busters? Big air? We've got it all. In fact, the XTR disc brake ad in a lot of 'zines that shows a tan trail with rock "stairs" is part of Dakota Ridge, and the trails start at 6,000' or more (Californians are easy to pick out).

As for the last part, I ride an Ellsworth Isis, manitou Black Super, full X.9 & RaceFace, Avid mechs and Hayes/WTB wheels.

Answer 2

southern California has some amazing areas to ride MTB
the Santa Monica Mountains are very popular, and the views of the Pacific are awesome
many miles of trails, singletrack and fire roads
also the mountains above Santa Barbara are also beautiful
but of course if you want elevation, the mountains around Big Bear, Mammoth, and the other major ski resorts are excellent in the summer!

Answer 3

Bike = Giant XTC 4 SE (05/06)

My area = Northants and Market Harborough.

As an area it is not too bad. We do not have many mountains. However, good hills. We have a canal (Good tow paths) and a few old railway lines. Primarily though we cycle around bridal ways etc. If you want to see the routes that I ride with my club:

http://members.lycos.co.uk/catsmbc/

Luck

Answer 4

nothing round hear buddy my trails hav been took down n the skate park sucks the closest thing to me is sutton park that place rocks theres still sum xc and dh stuff 2 ride in my lolcal forest i own a saracen exess 1 (dirt jump / all moantain hard tail)

Answer 5

New england -

You want flat? we got it - cape cod, rhode island

you want hills? we got 'em - most of connecticut, eastern mass, southern new hampshire, downeast maine

you want mountains? we got 'em - white mountains, green mountians, berkshires, central maine.

you want rocks? we got'em - pretty much anywhere you go,

you want mud? we got lotsa mud - especially right now

New england points of special interest
*Lake Massabesic - over ten miles of the gnarliest twistiest rocky rooty single track you'll find in the entire country NO HILLS! www.fomba.org

*Vietnam - rock hoppers paradise, big drops off old granite boulders Here's one review from www.singletracks.com "This place is SICK!! Excellent freeriding, some really good downhill, wallrides, drops."

Most ski areas in new england also have their downhill runs open to bikers in the summer and fall. Many of them have the lifts operating to get the hard core downhillers to the top.

Answer 6

well i live in utah and there are a lot of trails because theres a lot of mountains and stuff here. its pretty cool.