Wet Trails
What should you ride if trails are wet?
Ride on the road
What should you do if you are wanting to pass someone?
You should say “passing on your left” and then pass on the left
What is bench cutting?
Making a rideable slope (almost flat) on the side of a hill
What is the most flowy and fun trail at Lackawanna state park?
Bear Paw
what does GRiT stand for?
Girls Riding Together
Why should you not ride wet trails?
because it creates and digs in ruts and eventually makes the trail unrideable.
If someone has indicated that they want to pass you on the left what should you do?
You should move to the right and give them space to pass.
Who should you share your trail ideas with if you wanted to make a new trail.
Check with the park trail crew president Whats His Name? (Joe Tiereny) to see if you can make the trail.
What is the newest trail Keystone Composite helped build?
The Tunnel Trail
What do you need to earn the Avery Endo Award?
Have the biggest crash (usually an Endo) of the season.
How can you help wet trails and help the biking community?
Participate in trail work days.
Who do bikers yield to?
Hikers and horseback riders.
What is a pile of dirt building up the trail that you can ride on called?
A berm
What is the name of the trail at Merli-Sarnoski Park that has a super tight rock formation that you have to get through?
Squeeze Play
What does the phrase “death cookies” mean?
Fist/cookie sized rocks that knock your bike in every direction then the one you want to proceed on.
How is a trail built to handle water?
A trail has to have certain angles in order for water to go off the trail. Ex. A 5 degree out slope. The bench cut should be 45 degrees. There should be no build up to the other side of the bench cut.
If someone is going uphill and someone else is going downhill then who should yield?
The downhiller should yield to the uphiller.
What is the worst way to build a trail on a hill
Straight up
What do bikers call the trail that is connected to the tunnel trail?
The Trail of Death. Because it is super easy.
What does the phrase “flying trapeze” mean?
When you endo into a clothesline
What is a Knick?
Shaved down section of trail (about 10 feet in diameter) with an exaggerated outslope used to shed water off trail.
Who do Horse riders yield to?
No Body
What two tools can be used to confirm the trail grade?
Clinometer and Abney Level
What trail is the most technical at Lackawanna State Park?
North Woods
What is a Wild Pig?
poorly adjusted brake pads that squeal in use.