"We prefer the Forest of Dean trails to South Wales, it's far too rocky there" - from someone on a few thousand quid worth of fully suspended loveliness 
Are the South Wales trails considered rocky?
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Overheard at FOD today
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Posted 4 months ago #
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I live in South Wales and love rocky trails.
I'm not a fan of these smooth wide bmx style trails like FOD but each to their own.Posted 4 months ago # -
Haha, not suprising really. Alot of mountain bike riders tend to be **** useless these days.
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Here's a thought, maybe they prefer smoother trails. They might even enjoy them more.
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Here's a thought, maybe they prefer smoother trails. They might even enjoy them more.
Nah. Some people are just crap.
Posted 4 months ago # -
the flow of smooth trails can be more satisfying sometimes.
Personally I like a mix, the smooth, flowing trails can feel too easy after a while, rocky tech keeps you focussed and helps stop you getting complacent.
Ullswater lakeside path is an example of a rocky path that frankly can feel like a bit of a beasting after spending most of the year in the Surrey Hills. But it shakes me up and makes me think about technique.And to the OP, you may well get flamed for apparent snobbery but personally I think flowy trails are more fun on a hardtail. A full suss will be used more to its full potential on rock and tech, so kind of wasted if you only use it for smooth trails IMO
Posted 4 months ago # -
LOL at the singletrack riding gods!!
Get over yourselves boys,are you really all that??
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Welsh trails are, IME, quite rocky. I love it, nothing better than a rocky technical trail - most trail centres are a bit soft on that front, but they're fun for high speed flow.
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Was it Tollah?
CaptainFlashheart - Member
Here's a thought, maybe they prefer smoother trails.
Then why buy an all singining all dancing full susser? A rigid/hardtail would be much faster on a smooth trail.
How many full suss BMX's do you see? Posted 4 months ago # -
Hang on I wasn't commenting either way, I'm certainly not a bike snob, apologies if it came across that way.
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If people want to spend their money on flash rigs for smooth trails then that is entirely their business and noone can say it is right or wrong.
However, they also need to understand that this behaviour makes them 'fair game' for a right slagging.
That's the rules.
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understand that this behaviour makes them 'fair game' for a right slagging.
That's the rules.
that's total bollox, just let people enjoy their riding rather than acting like a tit.
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If you're good at big air time, manuals and generally all the skills you see at 4X races you probably like these places.
I'm crap at those skills but like picking ridable lines through steep rocky puzzles. Thats what I get off on.
Its just personal preference and what skills you have.
Doesn't mean one is superior to another.
Its just a different skillset and taste.Posted 4 months ago # -
Now I like rocky trails, and I like smoother trails, but which is best?
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To the OP, natural S Wales e.g. Gap could be considered rocky. But personally I don't find the trail centres that rocky.
Lakes and Peaks are rocky. You'll lose your fillings without some boing at some end of the bike
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How many full suss BMX's do you see?
that's total bollox, just let people enjoy their riding rather than acting like a tit.
+1
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that's total bollox, just let people enjoy their riding rather than acting like a tit.Another vote for this ^
Posted 4 months ago # -
that's total bollox, just let people enjoy their riding rather than acting like a tit.
Did you all get your sense of humour bypass on the NHS did you go private?
Posted 4 months ago # -
explain how slagging someone off is humour?
it's not exactly a cowardian level of wit now is it?
Posted 4 months ago # -
pastcaring.
That's almost as awsum as it is pointless.
Posted 4 months ago # -
Try riding the rock gardens on the Mega course - thats rocky!!
Everything else is garden path after that!
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explain how slagging someone off is humour?
it's not exactly a cowardian level of wit now is it?
I'm loving tazzy up today, I also agree with this ^^
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Each to their own.
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That's almost as awsum as it is pointless
awesome check, pointless check, fun to ride check
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fun to ride check
That is the only thing that matters.
Posted 4 months ago # -
That is the only thing that matters.
you'd have thought so, but on here i think people would rather slag each over off than actually ride bikes!
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Then why buy an all singining all dancing full susser? A rigid/hardtail would be much faster on a smooth trail.
Perhaps because it's fun to ride, after all,
That is the only thing that matters.
Posted 4 months ago # -
Get into the natural trails in the FOD and some of those can be rocky. Rode two tracks today, both were rocky in places.
Posted 4 months ago # -
I know guys who only do GT red but then we took them to Dalbeattie they could not understand why its only a red grade
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I don't like rocky trails either. I'd rather ride something fast, flowy and jumpy than clatter through a load of rocks.
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CaptainFlashheart
Perhaps because it's fun to ride, after all
You're just trying to justify your love of riding a blue trail on your all singing all dancing armchair bike.
Maybe you should take your BMX down it? Might be even more fun.
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"We prefer the Forest of Dean trails to South Wales, it's far too rocky there" - from someone on a few thousand quid worth of fully suspended loveliness
Are the South Wales trails considered rocky?
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I live in the FoD, so assume the person who said it thinks the Verderers is the only trail, sorry motorway in the Forest, if only they really new Posted 4 months ago # -
theye wernt by anychance on a old whyte full sus with mavric usd forks?
i had some mates go over today lolPosted 4 months ago # -
explain how slagging someone off is humour?
It's not humour as such. We call it banter up here. Perhaps you know it as ribbing? 'sjust a bit of fun.
Posted 4 months ago # -
Whiter. Its knew.
Sloppy spell checking.
MattPosted 4 months ago #
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