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There used to be a great series called Destination Showcase which seems to have all but ceased after last year. Really great beta, photography and highlights for each region they covered. I still reference them when planning a trip somewhere I haven't been to. Sadly, with all the gatekeeping that exists here I wouldn't be surprised if they put a halt to it due to user complaints.

Not sure why you'd leave Revy/ interior BC to hit Pennsylvania anyway? Sounds like you're just looking for a reason to stir the pot here, which plenty of other folks have done enough of on PB. Trust me, most of us hate him more than you do.

You sound pretty "hard-hatted" yourself. If you'd ever done any trail work in your life, you'd probably understand that this is often done just as a simple measure of safety, despite a comparatively low risk of head injury compared to a more formal construction site.

I'm headed there next week and will be sure to tell all my friends to come too! Thanks for letting me know it's a sick spot with the half-@ss attempted "this place is terrible" schtick. That stopped being clever well over a decade ago.

Went last year and had a blast, would highly recommend! I know some of the locals might hate the influx of people and crowds, but it never felt overwhelming to me and riding during peak hours at Galby and Chuckanut were just fine in terms of trail traffic. The one thing I must advise if you dare camp in the VanLife area - don't. We were unaware that it's right next to a train track with trains rolling through all hours of the night and seemingly maximum horn usage. Barely slept and were a little peeved that this wasn't even mentioned upon checking in. They've got a note about it on the site this year but again, it is about as bad as you could imagine.

Knowledge Health Strength I first became familiar with the brand during a summer mountain bike camp in middle school. Like a lot of other folks, some of the more suggestive names caught my attention at the time and I remember thinking they were badass for this Later on when I swung away from mtb for a bit and got more into BMX, I lusted after Free Agent bikes and had my dad drive me almost an hour away to see one at a shop. Ultimately it was a bit over budget and I went with another brand.. Years later I had a cousin hook me up with an old GT LTS, and that re-sparked the mtb interest. When that sh*t the bed I was looking to build up something from scratch and a KHS XC104 frame from eBay did the trick. Great bike for the time, and they were cool enough to warranty the rear triangle when I sheared it after riding the bike way harder than it had business being ridden. Will their exit make a big impact on the industry? Doubt it. Are they a legacy brand that I've got a strong attachment to and will always admire? Hell yea.

@valrock: will add to this hopefully without jinxing myself… The bike has been SOLID for me, no broken parts at all. Also big props to their wheels- mine is kitted with RW30’s I race enduro a few times a year in addition to riding pretty hard in general, especially some bone-rattling rocky tech here in Utah.

I'm entering my fourth year on a Rail 27.5 and feel the exact same! After 3 years I usually start looking for something new.. while other bikes obviously pique my interest at times, there is nothing out there that could convince me to replace the Rail at this point in time. That's saying a lot!

if they cleaned up the top tube and shrunk the logo on the downtube a bit this bike would look twice as good!