[Closed] BPW - Sept, STWer daytrip ?

i'm there on the 24th August. all the uplifts are sold out but some of my group were a bit lazy and missed out on the uplift so will be riding to the the top or trying to cadge an uplift on the day...you're more than welcome to join us then if you can.

Thanks buddy, but I'm on holidays in France till the 26th.

I've just got back from 4 days in Wales, including 2 at BPW. I kept off the blacks, but loved the blues and reds. Rim Dinger was my favourite.

When are you thinking?

Whatever dates in Sept have enough places for however many say yes and sign up I guess.
There's no weekend slots free, but plenty through the week, i'll do any really.

I'll be there somewhere between the 22nd et 29th, have'nt fixed a date yet but will be leaving from Stroud.

I missed out on the last one, so yes, I'm potentially in, depending on the date. Midweek works for me in September. Weekends don't.

I've a spare pass for the 28th of this month if anyone's interested..

I'd still be up for a late-ish September STW BPW onslaught..

 I kept off the blacks, but loved the blues and reds. 

I've said this before but I'd implore people not to be scared of the blacks. You don't need to be some kind of riding God - they are great fun.

Keep em coming guys... you know you want to !

I'd be up for this on a Thursday / Friday.. coming from north Hampshire..

Right,

8 spaces Thurs 18th Sept.
19 spaces Thurs 11th Sept
20 spaces Thurs 25th Sept.
9 spaces Fri 5th Sept

That's the options as we see them lads....

Any of them are good for me, so lets pick one and go for it..

I'm in - can currently do any of those dates. Will probably be up for staying over (there's a decent bunkhouse nearby) and doing a bit of riding on the day before/after as well if anyone fancies that.

Hopefully dabble will drive me all the way there and back again. 🙂

How about Thursday 11th then? Plenty of spaces to fill and hopefully before the weather turns..? 😉

Thurs 11th Sept it is then. Lets get it booked up.

Done! 8)

Booked and paid.

Come on then you Orrible lot.

I'm working 11th :-(. Have fun Y'all!

I could be tempted actually, annual leave and passes from the missus are at a bit of a premium though at the minute... I shall consult the boss tonight...

come on then.

Booked and paid.

Top man, Dave in too ?

I emailed you y'day to profile address.

Just emailed him (and you). 🙂

Booked on the 11th, i'll be the one on my new hardtail i've just built up....wishing i'd brought my full bouncer instead no doubt!

Brilliant !

I am booked - haven't managed to get there at all this year so looking forward to it!

Nice one. We'll update for meeting up etc once we get more riders.

Booked it 😀 had a good do last time 8)

Excellent, nice one mate.

9.00am at the Café for a coffee then before heading out ?

I'll be on the big Commencal, scouse accent and wearing my Les Gets mountain bike jersey and 400 tonnes of body armour 😉

Sounds like a plan 🙂

Sounds good.. Salsa Horsethief clown bike.. and head-to-toe waterproofs 😆

Been away for a few days at racetrack on the 750, back now. 🙂

We all still playing? What's people's plans for meeting up? Car park about 9.30am?

Still in.. anyone staying on for Afan on Friday?

I can't I'm afraid as I have child duties etc.

Who's still going to this?...i have double booked Antur on the same day but can easily change it, however if people cant make BPW then i may give Antur the nod instead.

Myself and 3 others. Only 1 posts on here but the other guy was there for last one we did too.

Cool, I'll rearrange Antur then and see you all at BPW.

make sure you ride the A470 line...its awesome!!

Elaborate Gonzy....

edit:

Oh my... that has air ambulance written all over it. !

Oh my... that has air ambulance written all over it. !

its not that bad weeksy if you take it easy on the first run.
they opened it up on the 23rd, the day before we rode there as that weekend was the 1st anniversary for BPW. you have to give the run a fair amount of respect as even though it is fast, flowy and has stacks of grip...if you get it wrong it will chew you up and spit you out.
one of the drivers told us that another driver had had a blast on it the week before and come off with a broken collarbone.
when we rode our first run it was our second to last run of the day and blasted down it so we could get back to the pick up point for the last uplift of the day. when we got back to the top we did it again but in the rush of the first run i hadnt really taken notice of my line choices so on the second run i got spat off the bike on the 5th jump coming out of the trees. i landed on my head with legs up in the air...back is sore and so is shoulder...but this can be avoided if you get the correct line. coming out of the trees try to stay central and dont drift off to the left too much.
after the first couple of jumps you can tell its going to turn a bit to the left so you automatically try to hit the apex to get the fastest line but the landing puts you right on the edge and trying to correct yourself can be tricky due to the speed
if you watch the video you posted the rider nearly goes off the track after the 3rd and 5th jump.
i got spat off on the 5th one but so long as you stick to the centre of towards the right for this section you'll be fine

if you watch the video you posted the rider nearly goes off the track after the 3rd and 5th jump.
i got spat off on the 5th one but so long as you stick to the centre of towards the right for this section you'll be fine

I did notice that part... he looked VERY erratic... and I expect he's a lot better a rider than I am.

I did notice that part... he looked VERY erratic

its erratic because you exit the trees at a low speed and as soon as it opens up the temptation is to give it the beans straight away

you'll be fine as long as you take it easy on the first run and give yourself time to figure out the jumps and turns properly

you'll be fine

Quote for use later from hospital 🙂