Hickory Mountain Loop (CCW)
Summary:Â A recently built trail near the top of Ridgeline that provides a loop opportunity, adding a bit of distance and elevation, but...
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- Oct 21, 2019
- 2 min
Hooker Creek Trail
Summary:Â A great connection on the way to Ridgeline, Hooker Creek starts with a wide open fast, flowy descent that ends in a narrower...
- Oct 21, 2019
- 2 min
Ridgeline Trail
Summary:Â Likely the most well known trails in the area, Ridgeline is a mellow grade flow trail that swoops through the forest with few...
- Oct 19, 2019
- 2 min
Daniel's Ridge (Descending CCW - "Rocky Side")
Summary:Â A popular intermediate/advanced segment that consists of numerous off camber root sections, large rocks, a moderate staircase,...
- Oct 19, 2019
- 2 min
Butter Gap Trail (Upper)
Summary:Â A fast, fun, and varied trail that starts with an eroded, rooty section, following into several wet, awkward segments, and...
- Oct 19, 2019
- 2 min
Bennett Gap Trail
Summary:Â A recent favorite Pisgah trail that consists of several steep sections along a ridgeline, technical rocky sections, many roots,...
- Oct 19, 2019
- 2 min
Avery Creek Trail
Summary:Â Mostly reworked in 2019, Avery is now a wide trail combining a multitude of flowy sections, chunky bits, rock gardens, and a...
- Oct 19, 2019
- 1 min
Pilot Rock Trail
Summary: A classic, but difficult to access, Pisgah trail with numerous technical sections consisting of large rocks, moderate drops,...
- Oct 16, 2019
- 9 min
Hayes Dominion A4 Brakeset Review
What it is: Hayes' powerful and adjustable 4 piston Enduro/DH brakeset Overview: I generally find myself agreeing with the other reviews...
- Oct 8, 2019
- 9 min
Flexx Enduro Suspension Handlebars Review
What it is: An innovative and adjustable set of suspension handlebars, providing compression and rebound adjustment, similar to what...
- Oct 7, 2019
- 4 min
Demo Review: Santa Cruz Megatower C S
What it is: Santa Cruz's long travel 29 bike specced with their mid level component build. Thoughts: I will caveat this: I only spent...
- Oct 2, 2019
- 4 min
Thrift Cove (Climb)
Summary:Â A relatively smooth, but steep climb that ends in a fast downhill to the intersection with Lower Black Mountain...
- Oct 1, 2019
- 4 min
Lower Black Mountain
Summary:Â The final segment of the Black Mountain trail consists of some fast, flowy bits along with rock armoring, bridges, wall rides,...
- Oct 1, 2019
- 4 min
"Upper Upper" Black Mountain
Summary:Â Reworked in 2019, this downhill segment of Upper Black Mountain connects the left side of Clawhammer Rd to Avery Creek,...
- Sep 30, 2019
- 3 min
Grassy Rd Trail
Summary:Â Often climbed to reach either Upper or Lower Sycamore, Grassy has a few steep climbing chutes, but is mostly smooth aside from a...
- Sep 15, 2019
- 4 min
Ride Concepts Livewire Flat Pedal Shoes Review
What it is: A flat pedal shoe from newcomer to the industry, Ride Concepts. The Livewire is their closest offering to the FiveTen...
- Sep 11, 2019
- 5 min
Spencer Branch (Upper)
Summary:Â Recently (~2015) reworked, Spencer Branch is a great combination of flowy trail with some chunky rock armoring sections and...
- Sep 8, 2019
- 6 min
Spencer Gap (Climb)
Summary:Â Not to be confused with the Spencer Branch trail, Spencer Gap is typically climbed from Wash Creek Rd as a way to access Trace...
- Aug 26, 2019
- 4 min
ANVL Tilt v3 Pedals Review
What it is: A 105mmx105mm flat pedal developed by ANVL components (Transition's component brand) with double concavity and 10 pins in...
- Aug 22, 2019
- 9 min
DVO Sapphire 34 D1 29 Review
What it is: A 34mm stanchion 'trail' fork from DVO that combines wide range of adjustment and great performance with ease of service,...
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