CrownKing Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 27 minutes ago, olddbrider said: No, our contact's name was Mark. Address for the place we stayed was 1202 NE 2nd St. Ah ok, ours is about 3 houses down across street. Seems like a popular area! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Txduc Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 4 hours ago, CrownKing said: Just booked a house (2nd St) for first weekend in November, the host said it is just a couple houses down from Rich Drew. Couple questions, good location? Besides Slaughter Pen, what areas should not be missed? Rich Drew offers trail experiences as well as clinics, anyone done these? Worth the cost? Favorite Restaurant, brewery, bars (that provide Covid precautions)? Thanks in Advance. Hoping weather will be good that weekend. Just a couple of things to add to the responses above. I would recommend the new trail next to Ozone that's called Hammer Down. It's got a a drop, fun jumps and a big wood bridge that you can jump or catch air on the backside if you choose to. it meets up w/ ozone so you can use that to climb back to the start if you want to do loops. If you choose to continue down Ozone look before you hit the line with the drop as it's not small and you'll want to scope the landing and run out. Also I really enjoyed the red barn area in particular Barn burner (gap jumps and berms). Masterpiece is short but fun and an easy climb back up to session. I did take the Rich Drew Jump clinic. It takes place in a park using the MTB hopper ramps. The class lasted 4hrs 8-12 and everyone got a ton of reps on the different ramps. It's not cheap (~380 w/ taxes) but I highly recommend it if you want coaching and lots of practice. As far as restaurants go. be aware that most of the restaurants in Bentonville are closed on Sunday's. Last Sunday the choices were pretty much Peddler's Pub, Tavola, 8th street market or Tusk and Trotter (great brunch and bloody mary flights). The speakeasy in the basement of Preacher's Son was pretty empty on Friday night but I had a great old fashioned there. Most places are doing indoor and outdoor seating. Oh and the bartender at Pressroom said that Monday's are even quieter than Sunday and did say there were a lot more options in Fayetteville on those days. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cafeend Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Man I can't wait to get outta here. After having to cancel a couple trips since all this Covid fun. The place we booked is in Bella Vista and is on The Ledges section and on Back 40.I'm already packed and we aren't leaving until Thanksgiving Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheX Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 I have almost 6 weeks of time off to use before the end of the year. Going to hit this place up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATXZJ Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Don't forget to check out the Eureka and Ponca DH trails with shuttles. Worth the drive and a hell of a bargain for the smiles per miles you can get in. https://bikeeurekasprings.com/trails-maps/eureka-springs-downhill/ https://www.buffaloriver.com/pages/hiking-more/upper-buffalo-bike-trails-imba-epic/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 We did the Eureka stuff in the morning, grabbed burgers and beer then hit the shuttles in the afternoon. Half price on the shuttles after 3:00. Let's just say that was a total beat down day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamsloan Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Bike Rumor just did a whole article on the area, getting me even more stoked for my next rip up there than I already was! Sugar Creek sounds like a must try. Where to Ride: Bentonville AR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cafeend Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Bike Rumor just did a whole article on the area, getting me even more stoked for my next rip up there than I already was! Sugar Creek sounds like a must try. Where to Ride: Bentonville ARI'll be hitting this up as well. Came across some pretty sweet videos of this trail on YT today. Thanks for the articleSent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cafeend Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 10/10-10/11I’ll up there with my family. With some planning, a group ride could be put together though if anyone happens to be up there.Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkHow was your trip up there?Little sugar? Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamsloan Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 It was good. We've stayed in better Air BnB's but it was in a great location (J St and Central Ave.). We were super close to the entrance for Crystal Bridges, just up the street from 8th St. Marketplace and the new 8th St. Pumptrack, and a short drive (or ride) to Downtown. My parents were with us and not super in to the idea of eating out with large crowds yet, so we did a lot of take out but that's probably what we would have done anyway. The family loved the Sat. morning farmers market, and the North Forest Lights was one of the coolest things I've seen. Saturday, I pretty much hit as much of Slaughter Pen as I could or wanted to. I made sure to hit the new stuff. -Masterpiece is an industrial work of art. The first half of it including the trail surface itself is fabricated from iron; industrial chain links, giant spokes and nipples for the railing supports, metal grating for the trail surface shaped in to pump track-like rollers ending in an iron table top. This leads in to a dirt roller followed by a larger table top and then a dirt lip-to iron mesh tabled hip-jump with optional giant iron cog wall ride. It's amazing. -Then FlowZone is the new progressive line down the power line easement that the upper part of Ozone used to be before heading south to the sewage treatment plant. The breeze was from the south that morning and the smell going up Ozone had me dry heaving any time I opened my mouth to take a breath. It was awful. Flowzone starts at the top by the Apartments with a rock slab drop to transition that they've decked the "gap" so that it's totally rollable which leads in to a nice sized table followed by a right handed berm. This sends you in to a fast paced rock garden and then a huge wooden platform roll-in. This sets you up to either a hip on the right side or a big roller on the left. Either way you gain ton of speed before step up to left turn back down another rock garden. The garden sends you in to a big sweeping righthand berm followed by another big roller and a bigger step up jump to the end. Take the old Ozone trail back to the top to session. I'm not a jumper but that trail is a blast. You get going SO fast. Sunday, I rode from the house to make my way to Little Sugar. The freeway end between B'ville and Bellavista is under construction. So the paved path is closed. I had to ride the shoulder of the highway to make it up there. I started in at the Dairy Queen and started climbing up Tunnel Vision. At the first fork in the trail I chose to head counter-clockwise. The ENTIRE TRAIL is a flow trail. It's all machine cut with rollers, berms, optional jumps, and some massive mandatory gap jumps sprinkled in. Essentially the trail climbs from the bottom to a neighborhood road and then bombs the other side back to the bottom, rinse, repeat. It doesn't matter which direction you go CW or CCW, you're either climbing up a flow trail hoping no one is bombing down or you're the one bombing down. Climbing back up the rollers help make the climbs not as bad, but the whole system as the locals claim has the most elevation change of any trail in the NWA area. My legs were shredded when I got back to the house (I didn't do the whole thing). I could see 40miles of it getting a little tiresome as it's kind of the same trail features over and over (at least the part I rode). Monday morning on our way home we hit the Runway Bike Park for the kids. They love it and I love the pump track there. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cafeend Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Sweet, Thanks for the run down , The Wife got tickets to the light show one night when we are there. Looks cool. Looking forward to my trip next month , glad you enjoyed yours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamsloan Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Glad you got tickets to the show. Make sure you take your time at each one. Each installation has a cycle that repeats about every 5-7 min. I didn’t spend enough time in the first one.Also, get tickets now if you plan on visiting the museum. They have an Ansel Adam’s exhibit there right now that we missed because we waited too long. Really disappointed we missed that.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browndog Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Video I put together from my trip two weeks ago. I already can’t wait to get back. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cafeend Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 36 minutes ago, Browndog said: Video I put together from my trip two weeks ago. I already can’t wait to get back. Is the part at 3:25 still at Slaughter Pen? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browndog Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 With all the “paved” berms? That is Choo Choo in Slaughter Pen. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browndog Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 With all the “paved” berms? That is Choo Choo in Slaughter Pen. Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkThe metal structure in the frame just before is the “Masterpiece” in Slaughter Pen. Wal-Mart money, bruh.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cafeend Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Browndog said: With all the “paved” berms? That is Choo Choo in Slaughter Pen. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Cool,, My son is really wanting to ride with me and wants ANYTHING curvy and without the chunkage of Cen Tex. That looks like he would love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 31 minutes ago, Cafeend said: Cool,, My son is really wanting to ride with me and wants ANYTHING curvy and without the chunkage of Cen Tex. That looks like he would love it. Closer to home Flat Rock Ranch's newish green loop may work out for family friendly rides as well. Much of it is machine or hits the easier bits of the XC loop. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browndog Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Cool,, My son is really wanting to ride with me and wants ANYTHING curvy and without the chunkage of Cen Tex. That looks like he would love it. He’ll love All American in Slaughter Pen. All very smooth with tons of little bonus features throughout (kickers, rock bridges, wooden things, etc). Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmc4130 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 (edited) I'll be back in Northwest Arkansas on the weekend of November 13-15. We're going to be going to stuff outside Bentonville-proper this time. STOKED! Edited October 16, 2020 by cmc4130 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moc 5 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 14 hours ago, Cafeend said: Cool,, My son is really wanting to ride with me and wants ANYTHING curvy and without the chunkage of Cen Tex. That looks like he would love it. Choo choo does have a substance on the berms that feels paved. It's pretty nice because it doesn't have loose dirt. Leopard Loop is a much smaller trail with treated berms (hell, the whole trail may be treated.) It's super fun and non-intimidating. Your son would probably like it. It's located at the corners of Tiger Blvd, NW A street, and NW Leopard Lane. We use it as a connector to get to Tristan's Trail--which s also super fun. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 We stayed at a house that backed up to Tristan's and Red Barn. Great location. There was a pump track-type of trail on A street that we would mess around on while waiting for Welton to get his act together. They're up there now, wish I could have made the trip this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olddbrider Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 17 hours ago, Cafeend said: Cool,, My son is really wanting to ride with me and wants ANYTHING curvy and without the chunkage of Cen Tex. That looks like he would love it. Definitely hit up Blackbird at the north end of Slaughter Pen Phase 1. Don't let the signage scare you. There are no mandatory gaps, everything is smooth and flowy with the exception of one section that is a big berm made of flat rocks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 58 minutes ago, olddbrider said: Definitely hit up Blackbird at the north end of Slaughter Pen Phase 1. Don't let the signage scare you. There are no mandatory gaps, everything is smooth and flowy with the exception of one section that is a big berm made of flat rocks. Is this Blackbird? They were building this trail last year, near Medusa, did not have a name. Mandatory gap signs, no gaps encountered: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamsloan Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 That’s the one. Blackbird is amazing. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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