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Unfortunately i had to work today, what a waste of a great day. Was just wondering what the new trails are like at Cannock Chase as it was the opening day for the Monkey Trail i think. Any reviews of trail, how long it is? How technical? Any info would be good as this is where i would of been today if not for work.
Cheers
i'll be having a go up there on Monday so i'll let you know , initial reports on the chasetrails website are pretty good though 😀
I'm going Thursday night. S'all arranged and everything. Looking forward to it.
I'm gonna head up tomorrow first thing to try and miss the masses of riders that will flock and flatten it out haha i'll let you know how the whole thing rides .. i've done most of it already and its pretty amazing.
some good reviews there, gonna give it a blast on friday i think
Just been today and done 1.5 laps (guy pringled his front wheel round the first half lap!)
feels awesome for a beginner like me. Really fast swoopy bits, nice berms everywhere, really nice jumps which you don't have to launch but can pump or jump if you want to. Some fairly tricky bits for more advanced riders than me, rocky bits and bigger jumps etc. One complaint i would make, the path is very narrow in parts from switchbacks etc, and the sides are already degrading and getting soft, which means if you go slightly wide, your front wheel just dips into it and gets stuck, contributing to the previously mentioned pringled wheel, and 3 offs from me. However, this could just be me being shit, and I'll appreciate it being tight when I improve. Also you now have some serious climbs to contend with! It was fairly up and down, but nothing compared to what it is now! Both really flow well, and you maintain speed nicely so you can really enjoy the downs. Last section truly is ace, absolutey amazing.
Summary: before, FTD (for me) was worth the 1.5 hour drive just to get some practise and have a laugh in places whilst on a nice trail. It really is now a thoroughbred trail centre, would really recommend travelling from afar to visit, worth it for me. Takes about 2 hours to do the full loop at a guess.
Been today, thoroughly enjoyed it. Great addition to FTD.
Two of us went today with newly single speeded steeds... It was bloody fantastic (hard going though, fair bit of up), some brilliant flowing and fast trails that were more than enough reward for the climbing .
Chapeau to all those that built the new trails and maintain them. Fantastic!