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bikulture edspratt's article

Jan 10, 2023 at 3:22

Jan 10, 2023

Video: Brad Simms Hits Creative Gaps in 'Good Times in Madeira'

@campfreddie [answer to original post] If only...! We wish the government would support this.. Unfortunately, 80% of the trails are still illegal/unofficial. And although many are tolerated, forest police regularly create stress for mountainbikers and trail builders/maintainers. But there is an ongoing dialogue to legalize all existing trails, and update an outdated law requiring every person going offroad with a vehicle (motorized or not, i.e. bikes included) to ask for special permission (that day, during those hours, with that many people, on that route..), which is just not feasible.

bikulture BamHill's article

Sep 30, 2021 at 5:43

Sep 30, 2021

Video: Airtime & Riding Along Steep Cliff Sides in Madeira

Hey! ;) The trails we have built on the island are more targeted towards the 'gravity' end of the riding spectrum. Enduro (or Freeride/Downhill, however you want to call it). Van shuttling up, then riding the descending trails. Most of them are not too steep, but require a certain technical level, intermediate to advanced. With more resources, we could also build easier trails for xc, but so far it wasn't our top priority. We also helped build with Velosolutions a trail center in Fanal, the magical laurel forest in the North-West (laurisilva, Unesco heritage), that has a singletrack XC loop, and enduro trails ranging from blue to black, very flowy and playful.