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9:55 pm
February 13, 2008
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Perhaps this should be stickied?
Know of a wood pile somewhere we as a club can gain access to? Post it here.
Give detailed location, date of sighting, and whether or not we need to get permission to gain access. If a contact is required, please don't post that info on the internet. Keep it to e-mail or PM.
I'll start.
Hang a right on westlake rd off 97 on the westside…on the left just past stevens rd is a large pile of concrete form wood on the side of the road.
It's free pickings.
I was there wed. night (feb 27th)
4:44 pm
February 24, 2008
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I might swing by next time I'm over in that neck of the woods. I'd be willing to drop off a truckload somewhere on postil if you want?
9:27 am
June 23, 2008
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I have a truckload of palettes if that'll work? Some of the wood is pretty substantial, some of it's pretty thin and weak…. but you're more than welcome to it!
6:45 am
February 21, 2008
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Don't forget about the Bridge Wood that's stacked at the end of Kyle Rd. on the Westside. Get it before it's taken up to Powers and dropped off for a huge bonfire!
10:19 am
July 2, 2008
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Actually, down on Knowles road in the Mission (Off of lakeshore) thare are a bunch of cut-down trees, and a sign that says free firewood. Get it before it's gone. It used to be a site for some DJ's, now it's being developed.
I'm behind the wallrides, sniping your dudes.
10:58 am
June 24, 2008
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I have a guy who is willing to trade out some of his rough cut fir planks for flats and cases of "Barley Soup" This would be as he accumulates his cull material but if someone is interested in it let me know and we can work something out with him.
10:33 pm
August 30, 2008
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I have some wood laying around that I'm not using. There are some 4x4 railing pickets and 3x1 pine in six foot lengths. Its not much but if it's needed..
7:20 pm
October 14, 2009
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We have pallets at my store. only down side would be the nails/staples in them. Thot I'd offer tho. Their stacked in behind Napa Parts in Westbank.
2:27 pm
June 21, 2010
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Wood Thieves!!!
This goes out to the trail builders that stole my pile wood. Myself and a few buddies are building a new trail up at powers. We dropped the wood of on sat June 19 2010 and came back on Monday to put the finishing touches on our trail, only to find it missing.
After all the work of removing nails from the building materials and transporting it up the mountainside, we were very frustrated to find it gone. I could understand some kids using it for a bonfire, but to have fellow trail builders rip us off was very disappointing.
If you want to build a trail, GO GET YOUR OWN WOOD. Do not take the wood of other trail builders!
9:55 am
May 5, 2009
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The person who took part of your wood is me.I say part because I was told that a guy in a truck pulled in and grabbed the majority of it.So i figured Id grab the rest before it was all taken.Since you and your building buddies decided to not talk to the main builder up there before you started building then its hard to know where or who the wood came from.People have dropped wood off 4 me before.As far as your trail goes I have a few problems.First its only respectful to talk to excisting builders when you build in there area or attach your trail to someone elses. 2 your building is a bit lacking,you attached to way to many live trees,and us current builders have spent alot of time and effort to deactivate steep unmaintainable lines that will turn into 1 big rut like yours will.All your line is doing is putting other peoples hard work at risk.This could have been avoided if you were respectfull enough to talk to me and tell me what your plans were.I guess jumping on band wagons is alot easier then making your own trail network.
2:23 am
July 16, 2008
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If you want a challenge, build your lines so that they include a whack of natural rock features, only using wood when you have to span chasms / creeks etc., and then only employing forest lumber cut with a hand or chain saw. Rock lasts forever, hardly needs any maintenance and does not look out of place in the forest – unlike commercial / dimension lumber.
Check the Dead Horse Extension, Bone-Yard, Bronco, Southern Dancer etc. in the Mice (Penticton) for examples of trails at the technical end of things, without a stitch of dimension lumber.
In these parts, most cats have gravitated away from wooden structures dues to the constant maintenance required, and instead, have dug in heavy with rocky lines and cool rock drops.
I‘ll be the first to admit: I am biased – I love riding rock and think dimension lumber is ugly and out of place in the forest.
If you want some great trail building ideas / basics, check out the excellent info available here:
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/enviro…..06/toc.htm
Andrew D.
9:12 am
May 5, 2009
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Id love to be able to stop using dimenension lumber but since I dont live on the shore nor can I afford a $1500 saw that will probably need rebuilding every season I have to use what I can.As far as no wood stunts I think it depends on the trail.Nice natural rock drop lines sound fun if you have the terrain.Powers use to have very few stunts before and guess what.Hardly anybody rode it.Why? Cause wood is fun to ride.Thats why we build it.If built well it will last but will unfortunatly have to be rebuilt over time.Kelowna has an awsome freeride seen and its because of the wood.As far as it being ugly well thats ones opinion.I think my wood stunts are beautiful and are far less of an eye sore then the clear cuts that are up there.
3:37 pm
February 8, 2008
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yeah Andrew D,
I ride both areas a lot, and I gotta say there's no comparison. Those areas you listed are nice blue XC trails, not black diamond freeride trails. I like them a lot, but they're not going to get anyone on a DH sled too excited.
If you'd like some tips/basics on how to build Canadian mountain bike trails, maybe check out the Whistler Trail Standards. Because you know…CANADA is where we live.
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