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Lol. You obviously don't know Peter. He loves old school tech, janky log rides and the such. If he took that log ride out it was because it needed to go. I'm sure he misses it and has ridden it far more than most of us.

Peter also loves his rockhammer and I think that was actually a smart way to drain that puddle. But if you would like to ask him about it be prepared for a 45 minute talk about rockhammers, armoring and riding. He won't be upset that you asked; he'll just be stoked to tell you all about it!

Yeah and to echo what others have said. Peter is an amazing person and deserves to be treated with respect for all the things he has done for the community over the years. This post may have been a knee jerk reaction but nonetheless it smacks of poor taste and lack of consideration.

Matt Preston

Have used the dakine bag and really don't like it. It is really awkward and offers no support. I really think that bag is only appropriate for a small saw and for riding with a saw. The bag is so uncomfortable for my 362xp that I was on the verge of buying a smaller saw for carrying in to trails more than a 15 minute hike. My back and shoulders would just kill after hiking more than 10 minutes with it loaded up.

I them tried putting it in the arcteryx hiking pack and was amazed at how easy the saw carried. I forget the model but it's a 65 litre bag which is able to fit the entire saw inside (20 inch bar). I then stuff my chaps etc beside it to keep it snug and off you go. I've done 2 hour plus hikes with it easily. The extra nice part is the bag can be cinched up to fully enclose the saw which keeps it dry especially if I stash it overnight.

Highly recommend trying a good hiking pack over the dakine bag. However I'd be happy to send the dakine bag to someone who'd like it as I'll never use it again.

And in case you were wondering I build 5 days a week and carry my saw in each time so I'm speaking from experience.

Matt Preston

Ironic you say that…

Lol. +1

I will second Synchro's method.

Having used this technique to build on the Grouse Grind and other steep alpine trails I think that the key is to make the deadman part of a box structure that ties everything together.

To further cantilever the structure inwards we have used large boulders placed on top of the deadman to prevent the structure from sloughing off the steep slope. Without something to hold it in place the slope forces are often too great for the crib to stay in place.

In this case the milled logs were put in to save time/money while keeping the work in character with the trail. There are a few other sections where that type of woodwork was done in the past and we thought it would be appropriate to do something similar.

I personally like ladder bridges more in terms of the ride and aesthetics, but milled logs let you build through straight sections easily and quickly. We used ladder bridges for all the turns and only used milled logs for straight shots so that people hopefully won't get skidding off janky logs in the wet!

Totally agree that it needs some armouring… and luckily Peter has already done it ;)

The Chain Lakes traverse is intermediate level rolling fun. But once it turns downhill at the Trapper's descent…. well…. it's definitely double black in most spots. Very steep sustained fall line sections, the bench cut in places is super narrow with a super soft shoulder and lots of exposure. Switch backs are tight and techy with little room for error. Big mountain riding for sure, be prepared.

We rode up from the bottom of Owl Creek FSR (not fun!!) and it took us 5 hours to finish the loop back to the car. Definitely recommend setting up a shuttle as the road up is 10k of pretty hard climbing and will sap you for the trail.

Some really great ideas are getting generated here, but please remember that we are talking about smallish projects. Climbing trails and a new DH trail are all way beyond the scope of this wish list.

Try to come up with ideas that a 2-3 man crew could bang off in a week or two. Replacing rotten woodwork, cleaning up braided sections of trail, improving drainage, etc…

Yeah it would really be nice to see people respecting the trail designation. LSCR is very supportive of mountain biking and seeing tracks down the fresh gravel on Mystery Creek trail is really disappointing.

LSCR has put a lot of time and money into fixing up that trail, and if they have to go back in and redo it because bikes just groove it out again they are not gonna be impressed.

Plus it just means more time and money spent on things other than bike trails……..

Yeah, I gotta agree. I'm not saying that you should run your dog at full speed down Ned's or WBP. But most "normal" dogs are more than capable of going for a couple hour rip. Most trail riding has enough slow sections that the dogs get lots of breaks and aren't just running full tilt the whole time.

All I know is that if I asked my dog, "Would you like to come for a rip and maybe get some arthritis in your old age, or go for a nice casual walk around the park?"

well…. he's a rider at heart and I know what he'd say.