Thanks for all the replies. I have to say, the trails around here don't seem quite as exciting anymore. Or maybe they are exciting in a different way. Trails in Florida are mostly narrow and twisty and flat, so you have to pay attention all the time, and tires and suspension setup are important. There's no climb longer than a couple hundred feet, so you just keep going fast and try to bunny hop over the logs.
The trails we rode in GA weren't particularly narrow or twisty, instead the challenge was maintaining control on the downhills and maintaining speed on the uphills.
One of the guys I went with keeps talking about going to the ski slopes in Colorado. He says they have trails out there that don't go straight down the ski runs, but instead sweep back and forth, so you are going downhill at a fast, but still controllable speed for a long time. Is there a name for that particular kind of riding?
Dave
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