Has anyone else sen the new berms they are puttin in on the mark of Zorro descent? One of them looks as though it is finished and we rode it last night. Its huge and looks quite out of place at the moment.

It rides nicely, but does look a little odd and doesn't quite feel right there as it is just too artificial. What do you reckon?

Al.

Excuse my ignorance Al, what is a Berm?

here you go, courtesy of Wikipedia

# In corners on Motocross tracks. A 30cm (1') high wall of dirt around the outside of the corner allows riders to enter faster and exit with a 'sling-shot' like effect, which results in maintaining higher speeds.

# In Bicycle Motocross (BMX) bicycle racing and mountain biking (MTB), a berm refers to a banked turn made from dirt with a relatively tight radius.

# In Snowboarding, a berm is a wall of snow built up in a corner.

Al.

i just thought they were called banked turns, now i know, cheers Al. You out on the bike this weekend?

LOL... You live and learn.

Not out this weekend I'm afraid, but we'll have to organise a big day out on the bikes sometime soon.

Happy birthday for tomorrow BTW.

Al.