Where would it be?
The wife and I will be moving there in May. We have recommendations from some friends, family, realtors, and such...but none of them get it when I tell them I need to be near good trails. I love basically all types riding as long as it's on dirt, but am looking to focus mainly on DH/AM in the future. In my area (the mid-atlantic), I 've been starved of anything but XC for several years now, and anything within an hour or two is mellow enough for most on a SS rigid bike.
Any opinions are welcome(as long as I agree with them:roll eyes, and here are a few things I'm looking for. I also realize there may be way too many options, so maybe places not to live?
-Somewhere between suburbia and small-town feel. I realized that every place has bad neighborhoods, and don't want to live surrounded by snooty rich people either.
-Hopefully a good riding area within a 10-15 minute drive from home. And epic riding within 1-2 hours, although it seems this ones in the bag.
-I also rock climb, and hope to buy a dirt bike and do some woods riding. 2.5 hours to the nearest off-road trails here was not cutting it, so I gave it up for the time being.
-I work in the bike industry(mechanic), so most likely will be working closer to the city, but am willing to drive up to an hour if I can come home everyday to the above things mentioned.
-The wife and I combined make about 100K yearly. She works from home.
Thanks in advance,
-C
The wife and I will be moving there in May. We have recommendations from some friends, family, realtors, and such...but none of them get it when I tell them I need to be near good trails. I love basically all types riding as long as it's on dirt, but am looking to focus mainly on DH/AM in the future. In my area (the mid-atlantic), I 've been starved of anything but XC for several years now, and anything within an hour or two is mellow enough for most on a SS rigid bike.
Any opinions are welcome(as long as I agree with them:roll eyes, and here are a few things I'm looking for. I also realize there may be way too many options, so maybe places not to live?
-Somewhere between suburbia and small-town feel. I realized that every place has bad neighborhoods, and don't want to live surrounded by snooty rich people either.
-Hopefully a good riding area within a 10-15 minute drive from home. And epic riding within 1-2 hours, although it seems this ones in the bag.
-I also rock climb, and hope to buy a dirt bike and do some woods riding. 2.5 hours to the nearest off-road trails here was not cutting it, so I gave it up for the time being.
-I work in the bike industry(mechanic), so most likely will be working closer to the city, but am willing to drive up to an hour if I can come home everyday to the above things mentioned.
-The wife and I combined make about 100K yearly. She works from home.
Thanks in advance,
-C