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Wayne in Powell River, BC

Most people bitch and complain, precious few actually help out. That'll likely never change. I'm an advanced intermediate rider. I build flow and deal with drainage. Beginners like my wife have a very hard time riding almost any trail here on the BC Coast. Some people even refer to taking care of mudpits as dumbing down. All I can say is, grab some tools and put your muscle where your mouth is.

Hands up, how many of you actually do a serious amount of trail work? I'm 66 and I spend about 750 hours every year building and taking care of riding trails. Mostly I deal with drainage issues but some I work on to improve flow. Others I leave alone for the DH crowd or for the younger speed demons. I have raced but after a lot of broken bones, I like to stay safe. Still love challenging technical sections but now I focus on making cool flowing trails to climb, fly along and yes, drift down enduro style. Please stop the silliness of "us versus them" and this BS about dumbing down unless you are involved in making riding happen, for example by helping build and take care of our trail networks.