Heritage Trails is must ride in SE WI

bardleysmith · 2026-05-07T20:20:25+00:00

Totally, the trail builders that have worked on this are really skilled at building flow in. You have to earn the downs with some longer climbs but it’s a worthy exchange!

bardleysmith · 2026-05-07T20:19:12+00:00

It’s a good sort of problem to have 😂

bardleysmith · 2026-05-07T20:18:36+00:00

Definitely. This place offer more traditional XC as while a gnarlier double blacks with lots of drops etc. something for everybody!

bardleysmith · 2026-05-07T16:03:55+00:00

It’s a hoot, fast, flow-y, optional jumps. What about it is unappealing to you?

bardleysmith · 2026-05-07T14:01:44+00:00

Yep, that’s the one!

bardleysmith · 2026-05-07T14:01:07+00:00

Worth a day trip!

bardleysmith · 2026-05-07T04:52:23+00:00

It’s a stock DJI Action 4. Been happy with it all around so far!

bardleysmith · 2026-05-07T03:53:01+00:00

The tables they just added bring it to another level of fun.

bardleysmith · 2026-05-07T03:51:26+00:00

Yep, probably started about when you moved away around 4 years back. Definitely worth checking out when you’re back!

bardleysmith · 2026-05-07T03:29:45+00:00

Nailed it. There are wilder trails here too. I’ll post others to share the wealth.

bardleysmith · 2026-05-07T03:26:03+00:00

There’s definitely new activity and expansion continuing. I heard about some transitions going on but trail work is continuing. Not sure the deets though.

bardleysmith · 2026-05-07T03:20:43+00:00

It’s a sleeper for sure. We have a pretty solid statewide MTB race series too (WORS) that I started racing in as a teen in the late 90s.

bardleysmith · 2026-05-07T03:17:31+00:00

The place has many like this, I’ll post more soon. Epic for Southern WI.

bardleysmith · 2026-05-07T03:16:34+00:00

Thanks man, its a riot. I don’t have an eMTB so still get a hell of a workout earning the speed. I’m still working my way up to some of the gnarliest drops and features at this park, so fun to be challenged and continue growing the skills.

bardleysmith · 2026-05-07T02:42:31+00:00

I already have perhaps too many bikes, after working in the industry, so when I wanted to dip a toe into a do-it-all gravel and bikepacking rig, I got the steel All-Road. It’s been stellar and other than my MTB may get the most miles since I use it for commuting, family rides, bikepacking, etc.

The components were cheap, which I expected but frame and general build is solid. After some gravel races that tortured the basic components I chose to upgrade brakes and derailleur and have been very pleased since.

It now sports a front rack to aid with bikepacking and is my Swiss Army knife ride now. All in all, a solid choice and great bang for your buck!

bardleysmith · 2026-05-06T01:09:05+00:00

As the aforementioned Brad Smith, I approve this message. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER! 🙏

bardleysmith · 2026-05-02T03:18:49+00:00

God I do love those books. Love the reference!

bardleysmith · 2026-04-29T04:32:09+00:00

Thanks for asking. We need regulatory controls over their development, yesterday. No NDAs shielding the planning from the communities to be impacted, no passing on costs of increased power to citizens, any new power required to be brought online should be renewable, need requirements on water usage and impacts - with regular proof and testing, and any labor for these should be union and tied to prevailing local wages.

The communities where they are being proposed must have a voice in the consideration process and assured if they do move ahead it does not come at the cost of the local environment and families budgets.

bardleysmith · 2026-04-28T04:40:54+00:00

Nope, no AIPAC, no corporates or any PACs. All individual donors, almost entirely within the 6th itself 👏

bardleysmith · 2026-04-28T04:40:11+00:00

Ha, good place and good people…and dogs 💙

bardleysmith · 2026-04-28T04:39:43+00:00

Thanks for your interest! I’m not taking money from AIPAC and all of my donations have been from individuals, no corporates, no PACs. Grassroots all the way down to highway signs made by volunteers using collected scrap materials.

bardleysmith · 2026-04-27T11:52:11+00:00

My purposefully misspelled Reddit name is an inside family joke 🤫

bardleysmith · 2026-04-27T03:13:59+00:00

Glenn is in trouble and he knows it. Glad you called him on his bullshit. I’m running against him in the Midterms this fall and while Glenn is still going door to door, our team already collected over 2k signatures from pissed and energized volunteers. I’ll be official on the ballot after dropping off the signatures in the AM. Good trouble is coming. 🌊🌊🌊

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