If possible, the best solution is that when you build the trail, you also put in properly built ride arounds.
Our small, local bikepark built a new trail last summer. It includes both tech features and big gap jumps. I was very glad for the ride arounds:
1. They allowed me to ride a new trail, even though I was not riding the most difficult parts of it, I still enjoyed not having to lap the same 5 old trails.
2. They allowed me to check out the bigger features, and decide which ones I would hit on the next lap, or keep in mind for future rides, if my skills improved.
3. They kept the lips/landings of the big jumps in shape, and I wasn’t blocking someone riding those feature by walking them.
March 20, 2022, 9:29 a.m. - Tjaard Breeuwer
If possible, the best solution is that when you build the trail, you also put in properly built ride arounds. Our small, local bikepark built a new trail last summer. It includes both tech features and big gap jumps. I was very glad for the ride arounds: 1. They allowed me to ride a new trail, even though I was not riding the most difficult parts of it, I still enjoyed not having to lap the same 5 old trails. 2. They allowed me to check out the bigger features, and decide which ones I would hit on the next lap, or keep in mind for future rides, if my skills improved. 3. They kept the lips/landings of the big jumps in shape, and I wasn’t blocking someone riding those feature by walking them.