Ok just had a quick scan on the responses here so hold ya horses before you pull ya punches. A longer travel bike set up correct will cause less damage than a shorter travel bike or hardtail, the bike should be supple so it does not "patter" across the surface, hardtails patter. Aggressive tyre's will also cause extra erosion and these are associated with longer travel bikes. Moto X bikes make a massive mess not because they have more travel but because they have huge aggressive tyre's and a throttle connected to some serious torque. THE MAIN REASON trails become eroded is because of a lack of skill from the rider and trail builder, well built robust trail lasts longer and the design at Whinlatter was 5 years old before work begun (thank the council for a lengthy planning application). Riders brake in the wrong place and set up bikes to stiff, most trail designers/builders don't jump and build inappropriate features accordingly. Want to learn how to set up ya bike properly and ride in a smoother manner just hit me up at http://www.mtbskills.eu
Cheers
Clive
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Do big bikes (AM or whatever) wreck trails??
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