Whoa Whoa Whoa Cranx chill out. I already said that I would be willing to do what I wanted to do through legal channels. Yes, XC is a huge part of the sport but you will notice a move away from that. I don't know many mountain bikers with light ti frames and 80mm of travel and Austin is a pretty big cycling community. So yes, the progression of the sport is to more technical, aggressive riding.

Second, I found Austin's only trail thats open during rain. It's a moto-cross trail thats shared by bikers. It's an AWESOME, technical trail. Lots of drops and real sketchy downhill sections, I'll say that wetness really make a technical trail even more technical, with the baby heads all wet and slippery and the wet leaves not giving you any grip; quite a different experience but I enjoyed it.