| Regardless of where you live, you can find a | | | | for moving debris and dirt and a hammer and nails |
| place to ride your bmx and mountain bike. Dirt | | | | if you will be building wood structures. Be careful |
| jumps, freeride drops and bridges, mountain bike | | | | to not cut down any live trees more than 2" in |
| trails and bmx tracks are all great places to ride. | | | | diameter, this can be very detrimental to the |
| If you don't have any trails or jumps, you can | | | | environment and how others will look at your |
| build them. All you have to do is find the right | | | | project.You can get wood from a number of |
| spot and get to work.If you are fortunate, your | | | | places the obvious of which is the local lumber |
| city may have trails or parks developed | | | | store. But, if you don't have funds you can |
| specifically for riding. Many times the city or | | | | always work with scrap. If you see a house being |
| county can provide you with access to land if | | | | built, ask the contractor for any scrap wood. |
| they do not. You just have to use a little tact in | | | | Make sure you only do this while the contractor |
| getting this done. If you don't have any luck this | | | | or owner is present or you may be arrested for |
| way, there is always your backyard or you may | | | | theft or vandalism.Once you have the right place |
| be able to find an empty lot or some woods near | | | | the next step is to get busy. Get your friends |
| by. Many trails have been made on abandoned | | | | and design something you think will be fun. You |
| lots or in desolate wooded areas. Be careful here | | | | can borrow ideas from places you've been or you |
| because most landowners do not like people riding | | | | can be creative. This is what makes it fun, but |
| on their property. If you want to do it the right | | | | you also want to make sure that what you build |
| way you can try and convince the landowner to | | | | something that is functional. If you've never built |
| lease or loan you the land for riding.On to the | | | | anything like this before you definitely want to |
| building. Depending on what kind of riding you | | | | pay close attention to places that have been |
| want to do, you can build a track or trails in the | | | | successful. Once your spot is built you will enjoy |
| woods. You can rent or borrow equipment if you | | | | hours of countless fun here as well as take pride |
| have major land clearing to be done or you can | | | | in what you have built. Have fun! Barry PageDig |
| start with the basics a shovel and some clippers. | | | | and Build Part II Page is an avid bmx and |
| These tools can also be helpful; A handsaw for | | | | mountain biker with over 25 years racing |
| cutting up downed trees, a chainsaw for cutting | | | | experience and multiple state, national and |
| up downed larger trees, a hatchet for roots, a | | | | international titles. |
| yard rake for clearing and smoothing, a iron rake | | | | |