How bad do you want it? By BdJ

Jan 14, 2012

Written by Bart de Jong

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Over the last few years I've attended meetings regarding the Flame Trails, the Helm Trails and also the upcoming concrete skatepark in Brandevoort. It kinda feels weird to meet up at night with the riders, the youth workers and people from the local council, but you get things done that way so it's all worth it.

Last Thursday we had a Flame Trails meeting and the boys were complaining that the current dirt spot had suffered a lot from the rainy December month and people were itching to ride. Today I decided to take the shovel and head over there. No one was there but I got to work. To my surprise a pile of dirt had been placed in the middle of the line but I shaped this into a new roller. The take-offs and landings had suffered from the rain but with a little bit of shaping and moving some dirt, they're now in good shape again. I piled some extra dirt on the landings of the big line because some of it could be found at the bottom of it. Jumps don't pile up by itself so you need to keep adding to it. I shaped a few turns, created two tracks in the roll-in

and four hours later the place looked a lot better than it did when I rolled up.

When building trails you can use all the help you can get. But as usual, you're out there doing it by yourself. Nothing wrong with that, but it could be so much better if others would be into it just as much. I'm completely knackered now but will make it back there tomorrow for some riding. It might be cold outside but that didn't bother m

e one bit today. Most important thing was to get the jumps back in shape so some riding can be done on the days that it stays dry during the winter. The weather report says -2 tonight and +3 tomorrow afternoon and sunny. That will work for me. Will it work for you? If it does, I'll see you at the trails tomorrow. By the way, I need to take some pictures for some new FATBMX ads (DIG and RIDE UK) so make sure to bring your A-game. 3PM. OK?

BdJ