Freeride Mtn Biking

This is what I do when I have an off weekend. I heard about an old freeride park in cullman and had to check it out. This is the only freeride park in Alabama and it is badass. It was number 6 on the top ten places to ride before you die in single tracks magazine. John the guy that manages the place put a ton of work into the course and it shows. Sad thing is that the state wants to come in and make this area a parking lot......... Atleast I got to ride before they bulldoze it. John also makes vertical cave diving systems. Where the ascend into 100' or more vertical caves. I plan on making a trip to video that sometime soon!

Enjoy.
HURRICANE CREEK PARK 2013

I knew about the biking area.....I hadn't heard they were turning it into a parking lot

Nice park for Alabama. Looks like you missed the wood drop to the right...

B Gillespie said:

Nice park for Alabama. Looks like you missed the wood drop to the right...

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That's the 6 footer. The trails haven't been groomed in a while and the banked turn before that is rough. I wasn't able to get enough speed to hit that drop or else I would have. :****:

I live about a mile from that place and have never been.

kmcminn said:

I live about a mile from that place and have never been.

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Me and you both!

What are they wanting to build a parking lot for??? From what I have seen the one they have is adequate for the amount of people that go there

Sweet editing Matt, especially like the near fatal wipeout at the end. . Think you need to build one of them at the BK compound.

Love the vid editing! Looked like an awesome time. I bet I couldn't peddle 50 yds before falling over and going into cardiac arrest lol.

Only losers ride bikes

1300zuk said:

Only losers ride bikes

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Yeah, bunch a homo's!

My outa shape self at the skate park last spring

TacomaJD said:

I bet I couldn't peddle 50 yds before falling over and going into cardiac arrest lol.

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yeah as I was watching I was thinking i wish I could still ride a bike

This **** is crazy , I just saw the red bull version for the first time last week

Thanks yall it is a rush and a good way to stay in shape. Took Veterans day off yesterday to go to Blankets Creek in Georgia with a Veteran Friend of mine. and hit up the Freeride section there. It was pretty crazy. Video on the way.

Mountain biking is a lot of fun, just started back into it myself after 10 years

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Do you just freeride or do you do single track or random trail riding at parks?

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BustedKnucklefilms said:

Thanks yall it is a rush and a good way to stay in shape. Took Veterans day off yesterday to go to Blankets Creek in Georgia with a Veteran Friend of mine. and hit up the Freeride section there. It was pretty crazy. Video on the way.

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That's where I first started riding. Great place to ride

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tonybolton said:

Do you just freeride or do you do single track or random trail riding at parks?

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I ride single track too. Its just usually to boring to video. If I had the option I would ride a freeride course all day over some trails. Unless they are super fast flowy downhill trails. The Van Michael trail at Blankets Creek is awesome in either direction.

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BustedKnucklefilms said:

I ride single track too. Its just usually to boring to video. If I had the option I would ride a freeride course all day over some trails. Unless they are super fast flowy downhill trails. The Van Michael trail at Blankets Creek is awesome in either direction.

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Cool....im kinda the same way, but I do like some nice relaxing scenic stuff every now and then. If you're every up this way video at Windrock / Coal Creek OHV, there is a place called Haw Ridge Park within 20 min that has some great trails. Some are goat trails(get off and push up to enjoy a nice downhill), most are peak and valley trails with some difficult climbs but you get rewarded with some good down hill stuff.

I agree on the video/boring part....kinda like video'ing "crawling" vs. "bouncing".

The course I usually take at Haw Ridge is called the Perimeter Loop. You basically get to ride right by the water line / lake. Very nice in the spring / summer months!

I've got some video of some good downhills there i'll try to post up later. Twister, Roller Coaster, Soccer and Low Gap are some good ones. There's a short very steep downhill section called "911" that you can go from 0 to 35mph in like 2 seconds thats pretty sweet.......if you don't crash out.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1K-6_lSSpQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkTmmHDcRh0

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tonybolton said:

Cool....im kinda the same way, but I do like some nice relaxing scenic stuff every now and then. If you're every up this way video at Windrock / Coal Creek OHV, there is a place called Haw Ridge Park within 20 min that has some great trails. Some are goat trails(get off and push up to enjoy a nice downhill), most are peak and valley trails with some difficult climbs but you get rewarded with some good down hill stuff.

I agree on the video/boring part....kinda like video'ing "crawling" vs. "bouncing".

The course I usually take at Haw Ridge is called the Perimeter Loop. You basically get to ride right by the water line / lake. Very nice in the spring / summer months!

I've got some video of some good downhills there i'll try to post up later. Twister, Roller Coaster, Soccer and Low Gap are some good ones. There's a short very steep downhill section called "911" that you can go from 0 to 35mph in like 2 seconds thats pretty sweet.......if you don't crash out.

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If I am up at Windrock again Im gunna bring my pressure suit and bomb some of the ridiculous hills they have for sure.