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Post by kylekirkman on Jul 9, 2009 20:47:20 GMT -5
If one wants mud then go pour a couple of hundred gallons of water in your personal backyard mud pit, roll around in it, and then jump on your bike.
I have a real problem with people purpously riding in sopping wet conditions, because when you put work into trials to make them fast and flowy and people do irreprible damage........
you get real miffed.
****** Quality sustainable trails. period. Ricdix is certainly correct in closing and rerouting portions of the angel trails....... I propose closed and rerouted, AND THEN BUILT CORRECTLY to avoid future problems, and to make it a better, faster, much mo better trail. ****** In any event I could give a turd about climbing. I do it but I could care less about it. I want to fly, rip, and bomb. That's why I ride certain trails in certain directions..... And that's how it's going to be at Harmonie for the advanced section....Long sections of overall grade down, or up depending on how you look at it.....
Look at Brown county- trails are divided into levels and have different features incoorporated into them. That design and should be the benchmark- and it is the benchmark for the entire midwest. We should follow suit.
for angel- keep it simple. Keep it from becoming a scales littered with poor design, blown ridge and valley "trail", and keep the poor quality features away. rather than incoorp technical features, go somewhere else and make a technical trail....
IE Bike Park, IE Harmonie upcoming sections
Remember people are coming in the next month to the area to lend a hand...........
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Post by kylekirkman on Jul 8, 2009 21:53:07 GMT -5
Here's my op. and it's not a favorable one.
Angel Mounds needs to be completely re worked, if not scrapped altogether. Trails on a marsh is a dumb idea. Silt plus organics has never made a smart soil type to build anything on.
However if trails must exist at angel, I propose a massive reworking and structural overhaul.
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Post by kylekirkman on Jul 4, 2009 23:34:31 GMT -5
thanks man. Gotta get the doors on it and some info/flyers up, and get it painted.
phew. glad it's mostly done with.
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Post by kylekirkman on Jun 29, 2009 21:38:11 GMT -5
Calling Team Extreme Injury: I'll be out breaking my face at Burdette Wednesday 7.1.9 track opens for practice at 530pm till whenever people leave. peace- Kyle
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Post by kylekirkman on Jun 29, 2009 21:25:56 GMT -5
kiosk is up... I still have to paint it, and add the lexan and door to it. i'll notify when i'm going back up to finish it. Peace- Kyle
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Post by kylekirkman on Jun 29, 2009 21:24:21 GMT -5
welcome steve!
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Post by kylekirkman on Jun 26, 2009 21:52:15 GMT -5
Saturday June 27th Kiosk roof raise is at 130 ish... not 10 am. Park employees will be at the trail head to assist at 1p-2p ish...
call 204.0551 if you need- Kyle
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Post by kylekirkman on Jun 25, 2009 21:45:17 GMT -5
the video of me smashing into the camera "How to Crash Gracefully" evvemabike.googlepages.com/picturesThe seat rammed into my pooper. That pain was like trying to $hit a Chevy S10........ sideways. ************* I almost should have died once. I was up in Terre Haute on a camping trip and was moving at a clip down a hill... Which was not a trail, just a hill with trees all over the place. Came to the bottom and Suprise!!!! a creek bed that had a 7ft drop. Nose first into the ground, completely vertical. luckily I landed the front wheel with my arms extended and lessened the blow. Tried to roll out of it but went face first into the ground. Somehow my head was at angle and whipped it to the side instead of straight back. I so should have had a c spine fracture. *************** I do hope that everyone comes out of MTBing alive and well. I've had a few calls on the ambulance where it was so bad. MTBing does have the potential for multisystem trauma but large scale injuries tend not to be the norm. In fact it almost seems that slow speed injuries can be even worse than the high speed stuff- as long as one is able to roll out of it. In any case- if you or someone else gets injured try to stay cool, calm, and control your breathing. I hope that we can go over all of this stuff in Patrol Training in the near future.
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Post by kylekirkman on Jun 25, 2009 1:58:37 GMT -5
FYI HMBA is in the market for a bike park type facility at Town Run.... There is a lot of backing up there and will probably make it to fruition in the future.
Yay HMBA. see the HMBA forum town run threads for info.
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Post by kylekirkman on Jun 25, 2009 1:48:21 GMT -5
THese are from the Bike.com DYI link from the previous post...
Gu 2.0
1. Mix 3 parts corn syrup with 1 part honey. 2. Nuke for a couple of seconds until warm. 3. Stir, then pour into a reusable gel container. Hint: If you like any flavors besides “cavity,” add fruit flavored syrup or raspberry jam.
No Bake Energy Bar
Ingredients: 2 1⁄2 cups rolled oats 1⁄2 cup wheat germ 1⁄2 cup non-fat dry milk powder 1⁄2 cup dried fruit 1⁄2 cup salted nuts 1 cup peanut butter 1 1/3 cups honey 1 tsp vanilla extract 1⁄4 tsp salt
Line 9x13 inch pan with foil and cover with cooking spray. Heat peanut butter and honey over medium heat, stirring frequently. Add vanilla and salt. Mix remaining ingredients into the peanut butter-honey goodness, and press the mixture into the pan. Cool completely, then chow down.
Deliciously Cheap Energy Bar
Dry Ingredients: 1 cup whole wheat flour 2 cups rolled oats1⁄2 cup oat bran 1⁄2 tsp baking powder 1⁄2 tsp salt 1⁄2 cup shredded coconut (unsweetened) 1 cup lightly salted chopped nuts 1⁄2 cup dried fruit
Wet Ingredients: 2/3 cups peanut butter 1⁄2 cup milk 2 eggs 1⁄2 cup honey 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
Line a 9x13 baking pan with plastic wrap and coat with cooking spray.
Mix together the dry ingredients, then use a mixer to blend well with wet ingredients. Press the uber-sticky mixture into the pan. Cool for 30 minutes in the fridge.
After cooling, remove the concoction from the pan and cut into bars (or go buck and make a create a huge energy bar). Place bars on a greased baking sheet (sans plastic) and bake at 300 degrees for 20 minutes, or until firm to the touch. Let cool, then chow down on your deliciously cheap energy bars.
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Post by kylekirkman on Jun 25, 2009 1:38:01 GMT -5
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Post by kylekirkman on Jun 24, 2009 21:57:59 GMT -5
ok kids.... Here's Ben's site..... benblitch.blogspot.com/ I can't view the page from work, but if you get to look at it tonight- call or message me back the names of the parks on the right hand side of the screen and I can help locate all of them and get you maps and give them to you tomorrow before you leave..... At work till 6am so call if you'd like. Sorry to make it sound like "You have to ride a pump track for me or else" , but you really need to ride a pump track for me or else.
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Post by kylekirkman on Jun 21, 2009 18:55:07 GMT -5
Calling Team Extreme Injury- Burdette 530-10 pm if people are still riding..... I'll be there for sure...
If you don't own a BMX you can rent a helmet and a bike for quite cheap.... You'll still need thave a trial membership $30 or go ahead for a full NBL membership at $50.... This allows you to race and or practice at any NBL track in the country.
I don't think I'll ever race- But I'll sure ride tracks... If you care to check it out call - Kyle
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Post by kylekirkman on Jun 21, 2009 18:40:17 GMT -5
International MTB Assiociation- National MTB Patrol........ www.imba.com/nmbpPatrols can form anywhere at any level...... Paul Arlinghaus, the HMBA President would like to see this program at the state level, and I concur. What we will do is have 1 statewide patrol program, with different subsectors, regions, or districts based on local groupings of trails with local/disrict leaders and instructors... The overall program is called the Hoosier Trail Patrol... training is easy.... and or as complex as people want to make it. Please view the NMBP site and also evvemabike.googlepages.com/hmbahoosiertrailpatrol also if you weren't aware , please view evvemabike.googlepages.com for the EMA team which is exactly like the HTP but is integrated into EMS/Emergency Management . The EMA team is open to the General public..... If you would like to join us please do. There's only 4 people on it currently, and 3 of them ARE the Hoosier Trail Patrol, as we are the only 3 people certified in the state. I paid out of pocket for the Hosier Trail Patrol to be registered with NMBP, and if you go floating around the NMBP site, the Indiana Trail Patrol is not the right, or even an existing group FYI. Also- Spencer Powilson, the IMBA, NMBP Field Coordinator is developing a new instructor program, as there really wasn't one previously. The program should be released mid late summer and at that point Patroller certification programs will begin around the state, and large scale organization will follow. I hope to see HTP as a whole integrated into statewide emergency management and playing a support role in disaster response.... It's too much to type out- so please give me a call if you want to check out such places as the Vanderburgh EMA and how bikes and you can play a role in all of it.....
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Post by kylekirkman on Jun 21, 2009 3:26:14 GMT -5
I'd just wait and save up. $20 a week for a year is $1040
Hello Jamis Parker.
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