Current bike set up:
Kink Lost Dutchman frame 21”, Sunday Morning forks, Colony Bloody Oath bars, ODI Longnecks for life, S&M Challenger stem (milled it out at the machine shop I used to work at, and turned the bolts hollow on the lathe), Profile cranks 175mm (hollowed the bolts on the lathe at work), Profile Kevin Porter sprocket 30t, Jim C. Trail Mix pedals, 36h Odyssey Hazard lite wheel set 9t driver (axels chopped), Odyssey Aitken 2.25 tires front and back, Shadow Little One pegs, no brakes.
Trail building tool of choice?
Brute strength and a rigid shovel.
Snack of choice at the trails?
Trail Mix, fruit- wholesome natural energy.
What are your trails called?
Hmm, they haven’t been named yet honestly. Names have been tossed around, but nothing has stuck.
How long have they been around for?
We started digging last summer (summer of ‘08), but some guy threatened to “inform the law” about us if we continued to dig there by carving a message into a lip with a stick. After a few months of observation we decided that whoever left the message hasn’t been out there since, so we resumed digging and started a small line in late January this year.
Where are they?
We’ll just say Atlanta, and most people around here would be surprised if they knew that a trail spot with this much room could exist within a mile of the city.
Who are the main crew/locals?
Jeff Vickers (head digger/unemployment is paying for him to build trails), myself (part time bike courier), and some of our close friends come out randomly to help when they can. Most notably Chris Burden, Kenyon Smith, Matt Babsky, and Jesse Jaeger.
What’s your policy on visitors?
Atlanta, and Georgia in general, doesn’t seem to have many trail riders. Kids aren’t too psyched on putting in work at the trails when they can just go to the skatepark and ride right away, and for free. So we don’t get many visitors. But every once in a while someone will come to town and be stoked on riding and digging. For now we’re cool with newcomers as long as they put in their share of work.
Any good stories to tell from your spot?
We dug the roll in out of the side of a huge hill and have unearthed some pretty interesting things. At the end of the Civil War General Sherman came through and burned the city and tore up our rail lines, completely cutting off our trade routes and such. We hit a layer of bricks, ash, and pieces of twisted iron that are more than likely a part of the destruction created by Sherman’s march to Savannah. Kind of cool if you’re interested in history at all.
What are your building plans for the new season?
Dig as much as possible, the spot has way too much potential. So much can happen out there. People dream of the types of clay we get out there, and Big Daddy even thought of a new use for our magic soil: bronzer. He may or may not have snuck a handful of red clay out of there to self-tan his Jersey skin.
