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I’m from the Sandhills in NC, home of the longleaf pine. My best advice: move to Arizona, cactus don’t produce giant yellow clouds of pollen.
When you’re breaking the law, don’t break the law.
Most of you take yourselves waaaaay too seriously. It’s almost like there’s a competition for who can be the most caring, considerate mountain biker. Recognize that many people out in the woods are there to do it their own way, maybe that includes wearing earbuds and not hearing your bell. They’re not being inconsiderate, just doing their own thing.
Just one opinion from a dude who like to hike, mtb, and even *shock* ride one of those noisy internal combustion 2-wheeled bicycles that destroy trails, ruin it for everyone, and kill unicorns.
Also, no, I don’t wear them. Never liked them during any form of exercise, even weight training.
Two words: dirt bike
Meaning shop dirt bike gear. Much higher level of protection. Yes, you pay a weight penalty, but you get to keep riding.
You, my large friend, need a steel bike. And Plus sized tires! Honestly, a great option at your price point is a Jamis Dragonslayer Sport. It was on my short list when I was doing my shopping. Definitely recommend getting a hardtail if $1500 is your budget (as it was mine,) you’ll get a much better set of components at that price point. Best of luck, I started a couple of months ago at 6’3″ 255 lbs, I’m now south of 240 and did my first race last weekend!
My home trail is the one that is….at my home! I have about 5 miles of single and double track on my property. I discovered an old network of quad trails when I moved there a couple of years ago, I wasn’t riding MTB back then, just dirt bike. Slowly I cleared the existing double track and I’ve just about doubled my mileage with a ton of single track loops and connectors I’ve added. The property has a creek running through it so I have a nice gully that gives me great elevation change (for Massachusetts) and I’ve focused on making all of the new stuff flowy and fast. I only have a few laps in on the MTB, but hundreds of hours on the dirt bikes.
So yeah, my favorite trail is the one that affords me easy access that I built and cleared myself. It’s not the best…hell it may be close to the worst by some standards…but I can gear up, roll the bike out of my barn and go for a rip anytime I want. Hard to beat that.
