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