Sure, okay. I wasted a bunch of time today looking for a more in-depth explanation of a **North Shore** Blue trail so I could really illustrate what I’m talking about when I say geo/parts/etc I think a budget MTB should be Blue-capable but short of filming my kid riding down Griffen I’m at a bit of a loss - hence posting the IMBA rating.
I still maintain the answer is a more robust rating system. It would be nice to differentiate trails like Bobsled v. Griffen (Blues), or Pipeline v. Expresso v. Lower Crippler (Blacks) without just shuffling trails between five existing ratings.
Say three categories within each colour. Blue 1, Blue 2, Blue 3. Follow a core hardest mandatory feature designation and then differentiate.
But what do I know? I’m just trying to explain what an entry level bicycle should be capable of without requiring an advanced skillset.
July 19, 2022, 8:15 p.m. - Andrew Major
Sure, okay. I wasted a bunch of time today looking for a more in-depth explanation of a **North Shore** Blue trail so I could really illustrate what I’m talking about when I say geo/parts/etc I think a budget MTB should be Blue-capable but short of filming my kid riding down Griffen I’m at a bit of a loss - hence posting the IMBA rating. I still maintain the answer is a more robust rating system. It would be nice to differentiate trails like Bobsled v. Griffen (Blues), or Pipeline v. Expresso v. Lower Crippler (Blacks) without just shuffling trails between five existing ratings. Say three categories within each colour. Blue 1, Blue 2, Blue 3. Follow a core hardest mandatory feature designation and then differentiate. But what do I know? I’m just trying to explain what an entry level bicycle should be capable of without requiring an advanced skillset.