What are northshore and fireroad????

davidmiller

Hi, new to the scene. Reading around and seeing terms like northshore and fireroad. Can someone please explain?? Any others I'm likely to come across?

Cheers,

DM

Andy B

roughly...

northshore = wooden structures that you ride on

fireroad = double track, loose surface (not tarmac) forestry roads

nonnac85

This is what northshore looks like and how not to do it!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA0B2JucDuc

iajo

Fire roads are routes through the forest that the firebrigade can use to put out forest fires. generally as wide as a fire engine and are gravelly loosed type surfaces.

dave_hill

iajo wrote:

Fire roads are routes through the forest that the firebrigade can use to put out forest fires. generally as wide as a fire engine and are gravelly loosed type surfaces.

Not to be confused with fire breaks which are the large gaps between forestry plantations, designed to stop fires from spreading.

North Shore structures get their name from the North Shore of Vancouver Island in Canada where they first appeared. Trail builders would use deadfall to build bridges over difficult or boggy ground. These bridges gradually evolved to incorporate berms (banked corners), wall-rides (vertical banked corners), kickers (steep fly-off jumps) and drops.

BoardinBob

nonnac85 wrote:

This is what northshore looks like and how not to do it!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA0B2JucDuc

That's not Northshore, THIS is Northshore

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxEoVAo6 ... re=related

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deadliest

Love that opening section of Roam.

BoardinBob

It's just stunning.

The section at 2:35 just after the music kicks in after the sudden silence :shock: :shock: :shock: