East coast off road shoot out

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I realize most publications are west coast, but who would like to see some east coast off road shoot outs? Gncc type stuff! Most of us don’t ride/ race high speed desert stuff, 

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JoeWV 6/25/2023 6:45am
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Agreed

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That is the reality of most dirtbike end users. 
  Off road is great bang for your buck as well. 

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There used to be a Cycle News East

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sandman768 6/25/2023 8:03am
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Just do everything at Glen Helen, we can all relate….

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sandman768 wrote:

Just do everything at Glen Helen, we can all relate….

I almost made the same post. I just can't relate any of their bike test to the tracks I ride. It's like I'm watching an episode of the jetsons

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sandman768 wrote:

Just do everything at Glen Helen, we can all relate….

dedi684 wrote:
I almost made the same post. I just can't relate any of their bike test to the tracks I ride. It's like I'm watching an episode...

I almost made the same post. I just can't relate any of their bike test to the tracks I ride. It's like I'm watching an episode of the jetsons

I’m sure they must be rougher than they look but the tracks in California look like riding a road with big jumps. Looks fun but definitely can’t relate to bumps, rollers and ruts that form on tracks I ride

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I’m sure they must be rougher than they look but the tracks in California look like riding a road with big jumps. Looks fun but definitely...

I’m sure they must be rougher than they look but the tracks in California look like riding a road with big jumps. Looks fun but definitely can’t relate to bumps, rollers and ruts that form on tracks I ride

Image stabilizing Go Pros will give the impression of smooth tracks. You need to experience Mt. St. Helen to believe.

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endurox wrote:

There used to be a Cycle News East

We don't care how the hell they do it in California. 

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A friend of mine runs this small format magazine and he does do tests. The tests and photo shoots are in sweet riding areas in New England.

http://trailrider.com/

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sandman768 wrote:

Just do everything at Glen Helen, we can all relate….

What? Glen Helen is nothing like the tracks in the north east. I haven’t hit a real square edge since I moved east. Flying down St Helen’s and Budds creek are just two different beasts. 

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What? Glen Helen is nothing like the tracks in the north east. I haven’t hit a real square edge since I moved east. Flying down St...

What? Glen Helen is nothing like the tracks in the north east. I haven’t hit a real square edge since I moved east. Flying down St Helen’s and Budds creek are just two different beasts. 

Sarcasm…..I have ridden Glen Helen a few times… It’s gnarly…

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Crossup wrote:
A friend of mine runs this small format magazine and he does do tests. The tests and photo shoots are in sweet riding areas in New...

A friend of mine runs this small format magazine and he does do tests. The tests and photo shoots are in sweet riding areas in New England.

http://trailrider.com/

I checked out the link you shared. I am genuinely interested in subscribing as I am a PA trail rider. But, all the posts on the website are from 2020. Is it still being published?

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endurox wrote:

There used to be a Cycle News East

McG194 wrote:

We don't care how the hell they do it in California. 

welcome to Florida.  now go home.

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Crossup wrote:
A friend of mine runs this small format magazine and he does do tests. The tests and photo shoots are in sweet riding areas in New...

A friend of mine runs this small format magazine and he does do tests. The tests and photo shoots are in sweet riding areas in New England.

http://trailrider.com/

Great magazine, subscribe now. Thank me later. Real world tests, real world product reviews.

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Crossup wrote:
A friend of mine runs this small format magazine and he does do tests. The tests and photo shoots are in sweet riding areas in New...

A friend of mine runs this small format magazine and he does do tests. The tests and photo shoots are in sweet riding areas in New England.

http://trailrider.com/

ktm300xcw2018 wrote:
I checked out the link you shared. I am genuinely interested in subscribing as I am a PA trail rider. But, all the posts on the...

I checked out the link you shared. I am genuinely interested in subscribing as I am a PA trail rider. But, all the posts on the website are from 2020. Is it still being published?

I don't think he's keeping up with his website, but if you look on their Facebook page it's up to date.  They were just out at the KTM 2024 launch and he's doing some tests right now on the xcw's.

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057620733063

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endurox wrote:

There used to be a Cycle News East

McG194 wrote:

We don't care how the hell they do it in California. 

yota wrote:

welcome to Florida.  now go home.

If you know, you know. You must not know. 

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sandtrack315 wrote:
What? Glen Helen is nothing like the tracks in the north east. I haven’t hit a real square edge since I moved east. Flying down St...

What? Glen Helen is nothing like the tracks in the north east. I haven’t hit a real square edge since I moved east. Flying down St Helen’s and Budds creek are just two different beasts. 

sandman768 wrote:

Sarcasm…..I have ridden Glen Helen a few times… It’s gnarly…

My bad. Glen Helen is a great place to test--if it works there, it probably ain't bad elsewhere. There is varied soil and the layout is great. But a bike could be great at Budds Creek or Southwick and scary at Glen Helen.

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ama530 6/27/2023 9:53am
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Moto is one thing. This post was about off-road. Aka GNCCs, Hare Scrambles, Enduros, etc... Very little on the east coast resembles anything out west. I have had this gripe for years. What works for out there does not work on the rocks, roots, and slimy crap we ride on in the eastern mountains. The bike shootouts tend to have a bias to the dry desert areas and that's it. Even most suspension companies have no clue how to setup for our conditions.

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DB505 wrote:
I realize most publications are west coast, but who would like to see some east coast off road shoot outs? Gncc type stuff! Most of us...

I realize most publications are west coast, but who would like to see some east coast off road shoot outs? Gncc type stuff! Most of us don’t ride/ race high speed desert stuff, 

Would love to see something more east coast focused. When media tests off-road models at places such as Cahuilla Creek it does almost nothing for me. That is the farthest from what many of us ride. 

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