Trail Building YouTuber Builds Some Pristine Berms
Riding a berm or a section of trail takes just a few seconds. Many mountain bikers take this for granted when riding through and do not think about the labor that went into that berm. In fact, building even 30 feet of trail can take an obscene amount of effort.
Mark Matthews is a YouTuber and trail builder, and this winter he has been documenting his trail build for his many followers. Watch him spend a day building two catch berms in his new video below.
In this video, Matthews continues construction on his Vancouver Island trail. This time, Mark builds a set of catch berms for the step-down drop he made last video.
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This time, he brought up a wheelbarrow. Wheelbarrows and buckets make trailbuilding far easier because they allow the digger to harvest good dirt from a pocket elsewhere and move it to the trail. That is what Matthews is able to do on these berms, and the results are two pristine-looking s-turns.
Building in the PNW has specific advantages. Though moving dirt takes a lot of grunt work, the depth of the soil allows for relatively painless dirt harvesting compared to other regions. The rocky, barren soils of my youth in New England spring to mind. For this reason, trails can be built quicker than they otherwise would.
Mark Matthews is a pro rider and YouTuber from British Columbia, Canada. Follow his channel as he brings this piece of art into existence.
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