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I ride year round, rain or shine, but not in the snow. I too do not like deep
mud pits and agree there is a place for the limited use of gold dirt. What I
protest is the smoothing of rocky chundery sections. These sections are what
keep the ride interesting and keep my mind busy as well as my lungs. The top
of Severed Dick is just one of many examples. Another would be a very small
section of Leopard about half way along. The fear I have with seeing gold dirt
spread over a rocky section of Leopard is that it will spread to the rest of
the trail. The section I'm referring absolutely did not need it.
You may think I'm being selfish here but I think the opposite is actually
true. Excellent, fun and challenging trails are being dumbed down to what
someone else likes, not what was originally intended with the style of the
trail. If you like smooth simple trails then build new ones, do not destroy
and rebuild existing ones to your suite your personal preference.
Dec. 4, 2013, 12:08 p.m. - Nanaman
#!markdown I ride year round, rain or shine, but not in the snow. I too do not like deep mud pits and agree there is a place for the limited use of gold dirt. What I protest is the smoothing of rocky chundery sections. These sections are what keep the ride interesting and keep my mind busy as well as my lungs. The top of Severed Dick is just one of many examples. Another would be a very small section of Leopard about half way along. The fear I have with seeing gold dirt spread over a rocky section of Leopard is that it will spread to the rest of the trail. The section I'm referring absolutely did not need it. You may think I'm being selfish here but I think the opposite is actually true. Excellent, fun and challenging trails are being dumbed down to what someone else likes, not what was originally intended with the style of the trail. If you like smooth simple trails then build new ones, do not destroy and rebuild existing ones to your suite your personal preference.