*excited*
remember coffeeking's thread, massive anticlimax
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riding steps, what's the best technique for these?
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thanks for the map link, without that i wouldn't know there was a place called 'bell end'!
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[quote]thanks for the map link, without that i wouldn't know there was a place called 'bell end'!
How about Lickey , Lickey End and Rubery?
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thanks for the map link, without that i wouldn't know there was a place called 'bell end'!
Look even closer and you will find a road up the Lickey Hills is called Twatling Road........
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What tyres? That'll decide the line choice, that and your preference for either a superman no-hander or a tail-whip on the 7th step
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i filmed the steps, not me riding them, i'm not doing that alone!
bell and lickey end are about as exciting as it gets around here
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video still uploading, but here is a pic from the bottom
bike and bemused dog walker for scale
from the bottom by rOcKeTdOgUk, on Flickranother maybe better angle
bottom II by rOcKeTdOgUk, on FlickrPosted 1 year ago # -
Write to chipps, this should be a feature. 'the forum shows its hand(to the dirt)' who would be brave enough to turn up? Or jedi could do a 'fish out of water' of old with a jeyboy to do the steps.
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that actually looks a lot more tame from the bottom
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Is this like the 'guess where the football is' competition you get in newspapers but instead we have to put a dot where we think you'll land?
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I've got a set of steps near me that are PROPER tricky. Can't grab any pics till the w/end tho
Anyone else know the ones at the Sandhills, in Sandy, Bedfordshire?
Heading north from the viewpoint, east of the railway line & south of Sandy lane:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Biggleswade,+United+Kingdom&ll=52.128759,-0.280023&spn=0.006376,0.016104&z=17Posted 1 year ago # -
Hit the first step too fast, ram on the brakes and OTB.
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schrickvr6 - Member
Hit the first step too fast, ram on the brakes and OTB.
Pretty much my approach.
Second attempt, too slow, so you end up pogo-ing down the first 2, before going OTB.Personally I think TheBrick has the best plan, and it's one that I've since had to explain to my colleagues as to why I'm loling
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"Hello Emergency, which service do you require?"
Walk and live.
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Ermmm! So what was the trouble with those again?
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i know, they don't look anything do they? until you get to the top at saddle height and look down, i think the easiest wat is to bypass the steps as they are all uneven height and spacing and all are lower than the wooden lip, but hey i'm rubbish at riding as you can see
www.vimeo.com/20531684Posted 1 year ago # -
We have already trademarked another "Steps of Doom" in the NW Alps RD. These are the steps at the bottom of the bridle path from the Lickeys Visitor centre down to the B4096 road...the steps double back upto the visitors centre and involve carrying the bike. I wouldn't fancy attempting to ride those ones.... (disclaimer - I've not rode the ones in your video/photo either!)
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Good work rOcKeTdOg.
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Don't look too bad really, bmxable I'd say. Should be fine with 26" wheels.
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Yep, they look steeper in real life, I have only ever walked them RD
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Don't look too bad really, bmxable I'd say. Should be fine with 26" wheels.
So he's going to be fine on his clown bike then!
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I was half expecting that last video to end up in the canal or the hedge. Bit disappointed
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100mm Hardtail? I'd start right, weight over the back of the bike, roll down the right side, light front brake, heavy back, until the steps start to cut in from the left back over to the right, brakes off, rejoin the path and pop a wheelie off the last step.
Feel a bit bad that it's mess that path up though.
This is all theory, I think i'd end up not far off "thebrick"s
suggested route.EDIT: I've just seen your bike / tyre combo... forget what I said, except the bit about agreeing with "thebrick".
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Good choice in Shoes RD.
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I'd be worried about catching my tyre on the lip of each step - wrists nice and low me thinks.
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completely avoid the steps and cycle down the muddy but at the either side?
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have you actually ridden them yet? or do we have to wait until p16 like the last thread like this.
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I hope the meet takes place and that it is video'd.
Personally I'd like to see all the "jump them" brigade go first but the trouble with that is; 1. The place will be shut down once the ambulance is called for the first "jumper", 2. How many jumpers will turn up? My estimate - none.
Can't wait to hear how you apply the advice on adjusting your spring rate/damping to your bike!
When giving advice on STW: ALWAYS assume that the rider is one of the Athertons or at least has their level of skill/gnarr and assume that the bike to be used will be the latest in full suss tech.
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As the first few steps are straight and a way a part, practice on them to get a feel, before running off onto the chicken run.
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+1 for missing the steps out completely, RHS looks best to me.
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we have already trademarked another "Steps of Doom" in the NW Alps RD. These are the steps at the bottom of the bridle path from the Lickeys Visitor centre down to the B4096 road...the steps double back upto the visitors centre and involve carrying the bike. I wouldn't fancy attempting to ride those ones.... (disclaimer - I've not rode the ones in your video/photo
I know them as "the hundred steps" and I've attempted to ride them a few times, never clearing them all the way though
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I was just about to post something almost identical to Wozza! Steps are crap so go down the side!
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If you miss them out they are not steps then.
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