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Yeah he did - ridiculous when you consider how fast you have to go to hit that. You pretty much spin out in your highest gear on the hill into it

What makes you think they are live?

I'm from Oregon (well, almost) and live on Vancouver Island. The island is better hands down when you consider the amount and quality of riding areas and the amount of time driving to get to the riding.

As far as specific locations, there are lots of good recommendations in this thread.

Another thing to consider is using sandbags filled with a free draining material (sand or gravel) rather than placed rock. It is easier to build as the bags form to each other, it just isn't as nice looking. You could consider adding a row of rock for the top row for aesthetics/extra durability. If you are building any kind of wall, keep the height minimal (probably under 2-3'), as you don't want to hurt anyone if it topples over.

I've been contemplating getting into trials for a while. There is an 03 beta 270 for sale locally - any input on these? I know it is a bit bigger than ideal for a beginner. What would be a decent price for a reasonably well kept one?

Old Cove Shocker's seem to hold up

Only the 2008+ models. All the older ones cracked - mine had a crack on pretty much every single weld on the front triangle.

I'd look for the lower end, newer bikes that haven't been ridden hard or spent time in whistler. Specialized bighits come to mind..

I saw some of the other night gopro videos on here so I figured I would borrow a gopro and give it a shot. This is my first attempt at goproing and editing footage - let me know what you think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-J-ryLOvvw

It's funny how you always want what you don't have. When I lived in van I was addicted to the loam. Now I am sick of it, often rake it off my trails (or do lots of skids in the rain) and have been looking for dirtbikers to help destroy it.

I had a set of ergon grips in about 2006 and I thought they were terrible for any kind of aggressive riding. They worked well if you had a fairly constant body position, but if you were changing your body position as you ride (e.g. pumping things, jumps, etc) they felt very limiting because you couldn't rotate your hands on the grips. I turned mine into a hacksaw guide for cutting down handlebars.

I had the same worries about the wheels when I first got my enduro. I have been riding mine since mid summer and they have taken a lot of abuse (i ride my enduro like I ride my dh bike, and I am about 200lbs) with no issues. Give them a shot - they are a sweet wheelset. They are very similar to the stans flows. I normally am tweaking parts on my bikes, but I think specialized nailed the stock build on this bike.

the urge to murder is strong.

Saw this in person yesterday and it looks sick. Might have to de-sticker the rims on my enduro soon - less logos and graphics makes for a clean looking bike.

I did one a few years ago with contact paper. Not quite as nice but a lot easier…