Shore trails for bracketing suspension settings

I am trying to think of a few easily lappable sections of trail on the Shore for doing repeat runs to set up suspension. The trail section should be short with an easy/quick climb or push, but long enough that I have time to feel the bike settings. It should be fast and rough enough that it actually tests the suspension, but not so steep and gnarly that I'm survival riding.

Here are some thoughts I had:

- Pile of Rocks

- Second half of Executioner (from climbing trail crossing to Dreamweaver)

- Bridle Path cardiac descent

- Lower C-Buster from R&R to Bridle

The Cardiac option is probably the most efficient of these for repeat laps.

Anything else that comes to mind?

Floppy Bunny maybe? Definitely a fast lap, and has enough stuff going on that it would be a decent lap for suspension bracketing?

I thought about Floppy but in my mind, there aren’t enough continuous rough sections, which I feel are good for optimizing suspension. Ideally I’d like to replicate some of the faster sections on a trail like Lower Oil Can.

What about this section of Neds? I haven't ridden it in like 10 years so I don't remember what the very end is like but it looks like a short enough loop.

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Posted by: thaaad

What about this section of Neds? I haven't ridden it in like 10 years so I don't remember what the very end is like but it looks like a short enough loop.

Yeah, I did that one recently. It's definitely rough enough but quite flat, hard to keep momentum. It would be easy to lap, though.

Posted by: syncro

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What do you think is the best way to lap it? Just push up?

Posted by: D_C_

Posted by: syncro

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What do you think is the best way to lap it? Just push up?

This was my initial thought but didn't suggest it cuz that push would be shit lol

You could push up Corkscrew, might take 5min at most

Anything in this area could be good, short trails, easily repeatable, not a bad climb.

Maybe it's the section you mean, but bridal from the cardiac/applicator exit, west to where Blair range splits off would work.  

Rooty and fast. There are few sections of bridal around there with enough gradient to pick up some speed but that aren't too tough to get back up.

What about dales? It has a road climb - steep but efficient. Takes about 5 mins to go down and has fast and rough, couple of drops and a couple of square hits on rock rolls. If your suspension feels good on dales, it will feel good on everything!

Posted by: RAHrider

What about dales? It has a road climb - steep but efficient. Takes about 5 mins to go down and has fast and rough, couple of drops and a couple of square hits on rock rolls. If your suspension feels good on dales, it will feel good on everything!

Do you mean the lapping the powerline? That is a brutal climb! I agree Dale’s could be good, though, as could be the section of Baden that connects to that same point.

Posted by: Kenny

Maybe it's the section you mean, but bridal from the cardiac/applicator exit, west to where Blair range splits off would work.

I was actually thinking you climb that way. The descent would be the section of Bridle that goes east downhill from the 3-way Sticks and Stones/Bridle/Cardiac Bypass junction, near the east exit of Salamander. I think the descent I’m talking about is the Pinkbike impossible climb.