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Our Trail Bosses have spent countless hours putting in serious, thankless work. Building and maintaining dirt jumps is basically a part-time job that nobody pays you for. As a Trail boss, going to dig after working all day, and not even getting to ride is all in a day’s work.
Building: Digging trails from scratch means moving thousands of pounds of dirt by hand. Shovels, rakes, water, heavy machinery: you name it, it costs money. Shaping lips and landings to exact specs takes real skill, and an eye developed from years of riding.
Maintenance: Never stops. Rain can ruin a set of trails. One good storm can wash out lips or erode entire sections. A Trail Boss is out there the next day patching, re-packing, and re-shaping. With the advent of e-bikes and surrons, a few uncaring individuals can also undo a lot of hard work. Regardless what is going on, a Trail Boss is out there to fix it.
Reasons the Ohio BMX Trail Series is so welcoming:
Accessible Land (‘politics’): Finding and keeping a legal or tolerated spot is half the battle. Trail Bosses deal with landowners, city complaints, neighbors, and the constant threat of getting shut down. A lot of them spend years building a spot only to have it bulldozed. (Thankfully, the spots at the OH BMX Trail Series are not subject to most of these scenarios, which is why our Trail Series of Events is so welcoming)
Etiquette: Dirt trails has a few unwritten rules — ‘no dig, no ride’ and “don’t ride when it’s wet”. e, don't ride when it's wet, put in dig time if you want riding time.
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