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Ride Dh Stu?
Just an old wannabe! 😉
Race Dates 2013 For the south East (not all confirmed)
[b]Bull Track Race Series - Crowborough - East Sussex[/b]
April 14th
May 12th
June 9th
June 30th
[b]Gravity Project Series - Hampshire[/b]
March 3rd - Rogate, Near Petersfield
April 7th - Gravity Project Quarry - Near Alton
May 5th - new venue 1 - Near Alton
June 2nd - New Venue 2, Near Petersfield
July 7th- Gravity Project Quarry - Near Alton
[b]Aston Hill - Wendover - Buckinghamshire[/b]
March 31st
Sept 1st Halloween night race on Black run
And PORC Winter race 25th Nov 2012 of course £20 for over 16s and 150max, sign on the day only.
What do you want to know?The Gravity Project series sounds good, I'll see if I can find any more info about it.
Both the Forest of Dean and the UKBP are within 90 minutes of me, so both of those sound excellent. I have heard of the 661 series, I know there is one coming up soon, so I might pop over and take a look around on the day and see what it's all about.The Gravity Project series sounds good, I'll see if I can find any more info about it.
I'd like to give myself the winter to work on my confidence on drops and jumps and see where I am in the spring. As you said, I wouldn't like to enter and find myself out of depth.
The Mini DH stuff at the FOD is a good starting point, as it's all quite tame. The stuff at UKBP can, track dependant be a fair bit harder if you are just starting out, they have some reasonably steep sections & decent sized jumps. It can also be a bit hairy in winter when it's wet, as it's all on a chalk base.
The gravity project stuff is all pretty tame too, probably a half decent starter point. Tracks are all short & easy. Also you only get a handfull of quicker riders at the sharp end of the catagories, so it's less intimidating if you're wobbling down a track as a newbie conscious of much faster riders bearing down on you all the time.
They are all pretty friendly series to enter, if you ike what you find, then you can venture into Wales & start riding some proper tracks then!
Yeah Devils dyke is pretty challenging in the wet.It can also be a bit hairy in winter when it's wet, as it's all on a chalk base.
What do you want to know?
Nothing specific really, I guess at some point I'll just have to bite the bullet and sign up.
The Mini DH stuff at the FOD is a good starting point, as it's all quite tame. The stuff at UKBP can, track dependant be a fair bit harder if you are just starting out, they have some reasonably steep sections & decent sized jumps. It can also be a bit hairy in winter when it's wet, as it's all on a chalk base.The gravity project stuff is all pretty tame too, probably a half decent starter point. Tracks are all short & easy. Also you only get a handfull of quicker riders at the sharp end of the catagories, so it's less intimidating if you're wobbling down a track as a newbie conscious of much faster riders bearing down on you all the time.
They are all pretty friendly series to enter, if you ike what you find, then you can venture into Wales & start riding some proper tracks then!
OK thanks, useful info again. Maybe FOD is the way forward, I ride there more often that other places so already know it reasonably well, apart from the new track.
Anyone on this thread based in the south/london/midlands area area fancy meeting for a ride this sunday?
Nice local trail in the south (west sussex) with some stuff for beginners and advanced riders. Scottfitz reckons there might be a few people riding there sunday so i'm going to head up and see whats what - haven't ridden there in ages!
It's a great trail (two of them open currently I believe) all built and maintained by locals, jumps drops berms rock gardens roots and an easy pushup. It's a proper good laugh for a lazy sunday ride and theres a pub 5 mins down the road. Chicken runs off all big features too so you dont need a dh bike. Runs used to be about 1 minute 30 when I last rode there, might be longer now, mixture of technical turns up top followed by jumps, some huge flowy berms and drops etc. And they're all real friendly up there. Free to ride, car park at bottom of trails free parking all day etc.
Who's up for it?
Stu McGroo - Just an old wannabe!
Though I am now booked on a uplift day at Arthur Stinky Dog on Sunday. With a warm-up session at Deggy tomorrow it should be a good weekend. As long as it doesn't end like my last bit of downhilling 5 week ago!
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Holy bruise mark batman. That is a beast of a bruise did you get your back checked out?As long as it doesn't end like my last bit of downhilling 5 week ago!
Nice local trail in the south (west sussex) with some stuff for beginners and advanced riders. Scottfitz reckons there might be a few people riding there sunday so i'm going to head up and see whats what - haven't ridden there in ages!
Whereabouts Nuke? I'm West Sussex.
Nice local trail in the south (west sussex) with some stuff for beginners and advanced riders. Scottfitz reckons there might be a few people riding there sunday so i'm going to head up and see whats what - haven't ridden there in ages!
Is this north of Rogate? I'm loathed to mention the place as it's not meant to be public knowledge...
Whereabouts Nuke? I'm West Sussex.
Kingley vale area. nearest post code is PO18 9JQ. Street directions are fairly simple.
From the b2146 You head through Walderton and then Stoughton village - both have lovely pubs in them. Continue straight through Stoughton and past the Hare & Hounds pub on the left, and follow the road straight ahead. Ignore all turnings until you go up the hill through the trees and come to a large bend in the road going left, Straight ahead you will see the gravel car park for stoughton downhill. There were no signs when I last went but there might be these days. There is a steel bar with a height restriction across the entrance.
Anyone who is interested, we'll meet in that car park. From there - Looking down the gravel footpath from the car park, you push up the *2nd* track - in between the gravel path and the muddy trail that goes from the right side of the car park and straight up the hill. Keep pushing up that path until you see the track.
About 14miles south of Rogate so probably a different track ;pIs this north of Rogate? I'm loathed to mention the place as it's not meant to be public knowledge...
Ah, I know about KV!
Fancy it then mikey, hob nob et al?
Can't this week unfortunately, I think we're going to upset the locals at Peaslake this Sunday 😉
I can't on Sunday now, I'm afraid. I'm heading to Rogate tomorrow, instead.
Stoughton boys will be there from 10.00.
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A photo of my new glory as promised.
That is gorgeous, love the blue wheels.
Loving the look of the Kaisers - can't help but wonder how I they'd do on me covert....
Cheers deviant. Banks the kaisers are properly good tyres however these wire versions weigh around 6.6lb for the pair. The BC versions would be light though.
Nice Glory, always liked how they look in that silver/blue colour scheme. Here's the newest incarnation of my "DH" bike. Hoses need trimming but I'm happy to be back with Avids actually, they feel right straight away unlike the SLX brakes I had previously. Now I just need a Thomson stem for blinginess 🙂
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This is mine.
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Hoping it'll get me into racing for next season. I've come from a past full of HT bikes.
I'm just hoping for some 40's to replace the Shivers. I can't really get on with the USD forks. Though they are brilliant too use.
Yes, incase anyone says. I do know that SC say I shouldn't use a guide with a Taco but it's my call in the end.
Another downhiller here, only just seen this thread. Live in Bucks, so Aston Hill is my usual riding spot, but FoD, Cwmcarn, Fort Bill, Hamsterley are all places I've ridden/plan on riding again. I ride a fairly old/battered Orange 224, did my first race last October, got a fair few planned for this year. I'm by no means fast, but it's a good crack and I can dick about since we don't have the snobbishness of road riding and stuff. If anyone in the south east area/midlands etc fancies a ride out some time gimme a yell, there's a few of us ride most weekends.
Andy
I wouldn't say I was a downhiller, but some of the best days on the bike in the past 12 months have been in Morzine and with the DH youngsters at home.
I don't have a full on DH bike anymore, having sold it after a trip to Morzine, but a 160mm Lapierre Froggy was good fun in Morzine and is more than capable of ensuring the youngsters only have a short wait at the bottom of our local trails.
Just booking this year's Morzine trip now!
The "DH" bike:
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This bloke isn't a downhiller either, but that didn't stop him giving the Les Gets trails a go on a €500 hardtail, complete with basket and picnic. It didn't end well!
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This is what i will be Race/Riding DH this year.
Nukeproof what's Gawton like trail wise for the lesser biker?
@archibald come along tomorrow and find out! its good fun there with 4 track to choose from, you will not die!
uplift service about to start in february.!
New Bike 😀
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very nice scruff!