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San Diego young guns build trails and shred them!
Posted: Dec 15, 2008
Many people might think kids just ride and don't put in the time to maintain and build new trails, but these San Diego young guns are really making a difference at their local riding spots by changing this stereotype...
Local San Diego DH riders Luca Cometti, Dakota Goulder, Sami Gowdy, Lucas Cowan, And Alex Silverman age 13 to 16 decided, last summer they were going to change their selfish ways of riding without ever maintaining or building new trails. They realized if so much time was spent riding their local spots why not put some time into maintaining trails, as well as building new trails for their fellow riders.
Local San Diego DH riders Luca Cometti, Dakota Goulder, Sami Gowdy, Lucas Cowan, And Alex Silverman age 13 to 16 decided, last summer they were going to change their selfish ways of riding without ever maintaining or building new trails. They realized if so much time was spent riding their local spots why not put some time into maintaining trails, as well as building new trails for their fellow riders.
The first local spot they decided to build a trail at was Ted Williams, located in Poway CA. Known for big hits and fast technical DH, it was a perfect place for a new trail. The second location is right in the neighborhood where all of the riders live. It was burned in a recent fire so there is endless opportunity for new trails. The First trail in the video is called 4gies and the second trail is named The Arbors. Hope you like the video...
All photos from Ted Williams (Not the trail).
Thanks for reading!
-sandiegodownhill.pinkbike.com
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nwfr24
(Dec 17, 2008 at 0:16)
some cool pics
good to see locals getting good rep!
speaking of building-friday and saturday after this rain everyone get to teddys and build!!
speaking of building-friday and saturday after this rain everyone get to teddys and build!!
sean were to old to get articles about us, and we dont flaunt about our trails, we like to keep the crowds to a minimal
i resent that stereotype and who ever started it im sure every kid who started of riding will of built there own jumps. Quite frankly when don't they, i have always built or helped out at trails or jumps as we where not aloud to ride with the "big boys" lol.
im not having a go at the atricle i think its great, cool vid bdw, im having a go along with the article at the stereotype that kids dont build trails.
i'm talking about the guys above you who are whining that they don't have an article about themselves.
i was just down there thanksgiving break, some of these guys showed me around the place, it looks great, theres a lot of trails and even more riders
didnt see the new stuff though i only got to ride for a few days
didnt see the new stuff though i only got to ride for a few days
Yeah they're saints cos they build, they live near there so they CAN build, trust me if I lived anywhere near anywhere where I could build and not either have chavs knock it down or the forestry commission knock it down......
Exactly man!
If i lived anywhere near anywhere that I was allowed to build trails, I would and I would build and build and build!
But..
Every field around me is used for cattle so has piles of hoof holes.. anywhere else close to me i have asked and I am not allowed!
If i lived anywhere near anywhere that I was allowed to build trails, I would and I would build and build and build!
But..
Every field around me is used for cattle so has piles of hoof holes.. anywhere else close to me i have asked and I am not allowed!
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=chavs&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=iw
Basically. just be glad you don't have any in the US (i wouldn't have thought you do anyway.)
Nice trails guys and sweet riding!
Basically. just be glad you don't have any in the US (i wouldn't have thought you do anyway.)
Nice trails guys and sweet riding!
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Whoever said that dance was stupid, your stupid, that was a sweet jig and good riding, San Diego has some nice DH trails
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and what's the song?
Trail building for me is as rewarding as the riding , we tend to build for an hour and add 20-50 meters every week , before you know it you got a new trail
i counted 10 jumps in that vid... if ur gunna say that u guys built jumps then show them in the vid... im not trashin ya but more jumps then DH riding if u say that u guys built jumps and shreaded em...
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Hey I've ridden with you guys. Thanks for showing us a few good runs when we visited Ted Williams a while back. Then I ran into one of you out at the ATT. Good Riding and Good Building - I need more hits to test out my LEATT brace on. Just Kidding I wouldn't of known about that brace if I didn't see you riding with one. Great Vid, better than the probuiltwheels vid on youtube. If your ever down at the beach bring your rigs, there are some jumps and good drops at Sunset cliffs south of OB
sick trails, I might be stationed out in San diego soon and looks like the trails are gonna be a lot different then what I'm used to here in colorado. still looks fun tho
no offence and all, at all; but the artical makes it out that these kids are some sort of prodigies because they are building trails at the age of about 16? Theres a lot more young people out building trails other than just these guys? and theres trails built that are a lot better too?! can we not get a universal shout out instead of just picking out a medeocre example and worshipping it like some godly act?
shut up he took the time to write it about us. so stop bitching and take some action. you want one make one.
ive made several, and worked with the scottish forestry commission on the whole east highland network...
bunkey0207 r u tarded man like cmon these guys take there time to make an ad and u trash it well then get the f*ck of this site...
Stoked to see San Diego freeriding going off. It was all still just DH singletrack there when I moved away in 2000. Now the bottom of Noble Canyon, Ted Williams Pkwy, Anderson Truck Trail, and several other spots are truly worthy spots to GO BIG. Keep it up, guys!!
They arent just mindless huckers. They have skill. And if you want to keep SD trails open talk about them less. Personal pet peve sorry if it miffed ya
That made no sense. Freeriders are "mindless huckers" if they don't race? As to San Diego trails, I grew up in El Cajon and I was riding most of those trail spots before you were born, so I'm well aware of what's up. All the more reason to do it legally...
What about Alpine; how is that area coming along? Isn't that close by? I went riding up there once, 10+ years ago and it was cool.
The artist is : ATMOSPHERE and i think the song is called "you don't know", just go to their MYSPACE
www.myspace.com/atmosphere
www.myspace.com/atmosphere
kids do build.. but its usually harder for us to get the right equipment and money.. im 15 and me and my buddies built a bunch of dirt jumps and this year i will be helping the builders work on the trails..
lots of kids do build...
lots of kids do build...
Yep. I think if more youths were suported in their building, then there wouldn't be very many screwed up, unmaintained trails anywhere!
i build alot i am 14 just finished a snow jump but it is also nice to see extensive trails mantained like that
you have a valid point ThePoe
you have a valid point ThePoe
WOW awesome article, ted williams is one of the most fun, if not the most fun place to ride in San Diego. i think that although this article might've been only about a few kids, when there are lots of riders in Poway, the real article is about Ted williams, because lots of people help out with the building up there.
If i were you i would shut the f*ck up!!! youknow i should be on the list.. Your the f*ggot ass bitch. You dumb ass.
I just think its stupid to be posting spots on a web site that could potentially get closed down. 90 % of thos trails have been built before these young guns started riding. If only they just gave everyone mapquest directions to it and were to park. Good job.
How so? Building illegal trails is dumb all by itself. Maybe if all of the builders down there united and got organized and went about establishing legal ride spots and stewarded the trails on a regular basis, you'd actually WANT to get the word out about spots like this. And newsflash: even people up here in Oregon know where those trails start and where they end, so it's no mystery. The whole "my beach, my wave, my trail" attitude is just weak. Just my 
Thank you i have dug there for years and helped maintain trails there and now it might be done. POWAY IS DEVIL ON THIS CRAP
Somebody should slap these kids on the back of head. Maybe I'll do it tommorrow, since I NOW KNOW WHERE TO FIND THEM. Pink bike better edit this article, they should know better too about posting locations.
there has been directions to ted williams on dirtworld.com since 2004 it has reviews, detailed discription of the area and directions. That is how i origonally found out about tw so if people wanted to get there they would have even without this article
i wanted to build some trails here in Sea Otter land (ford ord)
and the ranger people say i can't
so i think im secrete
and the ranger people say i can't
so i think im secrete
should give the bay area riders a sick article too. Guys from Cmont would turn every head that looked.
for the record its not illegal yea its gay they posted a trail that the didnt build the whole thing. but this post can be a good thing that people actuelly need to start taking care of it. Me and my freinds will be there this weekend to fix all the wear everyone does.
all the shit people are saying about this should stop.
I live in little old ashland, oregon, and as we fight just to keep our trails legal, the community gets angry at local bikers and post articles in the newspaper about "how we don't show respect for the mountain" for making what they can out of the area that they can legally make trails on.
and being that i'm 13 as well, it's really cool to see other guys out there putting a lot of effort into making the trails more enjoyable for everyone.
good job guys.
I live in little old ashland, oregon, and as we fight just to keep our trails legal, the community gets angry at local bikers and post articles in the newspaper about "how we don't show respect for the mountain" for making what they can out of the area that they can legally make trails on.
and being that i'm 13 as well, it's really cool to see other guys out there putting a lot of effort into making the trails more enjoyable for everyone.
good job guys.
me and my mates build all our tracks, the closest decent DH track is hour and half away and we dont want to get driven there every weekend cause is not worth the trip,
so we have put many days worth of work into our tracks and we are changing them all the time, so the work never stops.
so we have put many days worth of work into our tracks and we are changing them all the time, so the work never stops.
Too bad, the mountain bike community is too weak and unorganised to make this kids able to build legal trails. Unfortunately, even if in a short term it's sweet to have new trails, this kind of trail creation on a private property and without any ecological considerationwon't help to promote freeriding in the SD area. BTW the secret spot attitude is just completely stupid, maybe it can help you to keep your spot one more month but you're sure it's going to be wiped out at some point. The only successfull way to keep a trail system for a long term is buil legally with the community agreement. An article about the legal opportunuty to build trails at the future SDMBA skill park at Mission trails or at Vail Lake.
As an example, watch what happened to the "secret trails" at Flightline and how new trails can be build and preserved at La costa when builders work with the different organisations and agencies... I'm not (yet) member of the SDMBA but I thing you guys would better try to be massively involved in a local organustion to work together instead of wating your time on internet (like me)
As an example, watch what happened to the "secret trails" at Flightline and how new trails can be build and preserved at La costa when builders work with the different organisations and agencies... I'm not (yet) member of the SDMBA but I thing you guys would better try to be massively involved in a local organustion to work together instead of wating your time on internet (like me)
I see alot of jealosy rearing its ugly head. Give the kids their props, and keep the downhill ride movement going. We're in this together!
very good, here in my country we don't have support for this sport so we build everithing and organice our own races..wich has more disvantages than adventages :S ... by the way..can anyone tell me the name of the song? thanks
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I am a member of SDMBA and def do trail work in order to get rangers and the city behind our sport and let us build better trails (not just horse trails or SDG&E fire roads).
I ride Ted's at lunch a couple times a week (I'm prob the only guy you'll see riding UP on my hardtail so I can enjoy the DH) I love the place but fear that if people build unintelligently (some of the trails are horrible and unridable at this point as the grade was bad and the water just created 3' deep ruts in the trail.
Please build intelligently and don't piss off land owners or Ted's will be the next tunnels.... I miss the tunnels
I ride Ted's at lunch a couple times a week (I'm prob the only guy you'll see riding UP on my hardtail so I can enjoy the DH) I love the place but fear that if people build unintelligently (some of the trails are horrible and unridable at this point as the grade was bad and the water just created 3' deep ruts in the trail.
Please build intelligently and don't piss off land owners or Ted's will be the next tunnels.... I miss the tunnels
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