From the new issue of Bike Magazine and their "Best of 2007":
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Enemy No More
They might be the 3 most important miles of singletrack built in the past decade. The construction of legal trail on Manhattan's north end is a watershed for our sport–not just because it reflects changing attitudes toward fat-tire riders, but because the state of New York was so happy with the project, they footed the bill. Thanks to lobbying from Gotham-based bike clubs NYCMTB and CLIMB, the state granted $100,000 for trails and jumps, hoping it would ameliorate the criminal activity that had long consumed much of the park. While the expert XC loop is only 3 miles long, crime is dropping, and the IMBA-designed trails are quick and gnarly.
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More validation for all the hard work we've all put into Highbridge. If you've helped build or maintain the Highbridge trails, please pat yourself on the back!
"They might be the 3 most important miles of singletrack built in the past decade." Wow.
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Enemy No More
They might be the 3 most important miles of singletrack built in the past decade. The construction of legal trail on Manhattan's north end is a watershed for our sport–not just because it reflects changing attitudes toward fat-tire riders, but because the state of New York was so happy with the project, they footed the bill. Thanks to lobbying from Gotham-based bike clubs NYCMTB and CLIMB, the state granted $100,000 for trails and jumps, hoping it would ameliorate the criminal activity that had long consumed much of the park. While the expert XC loop is only 3 miles long, crime is dropping, and the IMBA-designed trails are quick and gnarly.
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More validation for all the hard work we've all put into Highbridge. If you've helped build or maintain the Highbridge trails, please pat yourself on the back!
"They might be the 3 most important miles of singletrack built in the past decade." Wow.