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That’s a good idea. Quite like the idea of splitting them up by region too to see if there is anything interesting going on there.
If you need help with that let me know.
Tbh I don't even think the health of the gravity scene can really be measured by race numbers. Most of my riding mates have been through the whole SES race calendar, but don't generally bother anymore, but all still ride those types of trails at Ae, inners etc, as well as stuff we've built locally.
And the likes of Inners muddies the waters, you'll very rarely see many actual dh bikes on the uplift any more, but plenty single corners riding the dh tracks.
Joe Barnes was 6th in the national dh at the weekend on an enduro bike....
Aside from the Enduro discussion, I read the conclusion.. and the apostrophe error (What a twonk: [i]Apostrophe fail and I closed the page. If you can’t be arsed to do it right, I can’t be arsed to read it.[/i])
I like the site. 🙂
I take that back! Your logo - the one above "Because Mountain Biking is Shit" - you spell 'Dissapointment' [sic] wrong 😆
From some of the comments in this thread you do start to wonder if there's space for a slightly less "full on" version of Enduro.
A single day event, no practise sessions, no prescribed order for the times stages or cutoffs, just passive timing, course opens at say 08:30, closes at 15:00 results and podiums 15:30 everyone off home by 16:30... *
*To note I've not done any UKGE or other Enduro racing myself so what I described may already exist, but the impression I have is that you have basically to give up a whole weekend and it's quite a tightly controlled format...
Tbh I don’t even think the health of the gravity scene can really be measured by race numbers
That's why i specified 'gravity race scene'. The number of 160mm bikes and sold out uplifts suggests that gravity riding as a whole is healthy enough, but the challenge for event organisers is getting these riders to part with their money in advance.
From some of the comments in this thread you do start to wonder if there’s space for a slightly less “full on” version of Enduro.
A single day event, no practise sessions, no prescribed order for the times stages or cutoffs, just passive timing, course opens at say 08:30, closes at 15:00 results and podiums 15:30 everyone off home by 16:30… *
Cookeaa, you've just described the Southern Enduro QECP Mash Up
From some of the comments in this thread you do start to wonder if there’s space for a slightly less “full on” version of Enduro.
There's plenty of options for that, Southern, Welsh and Pedalhounds are all single day events with varying formats and the ones I've done are definitely far from "full on". It's the national series they're struggling to get right.
Cookeaa, you’ve just described the Southern Enduro QECP Mash Up
Oh interesting, and actually I do remember doing a similar format "mash up" event at Afan about a decade ago, of course that was before "Enduro" was really a thing... I might have to sign up for one next year. Cheers.
I think Mark88 hits the nail on the head there.
Ard Rock is a stand alone festival rather than part of a series. The old DH series required a commitment over weeks or months to race each event. The festival events don’t encourage this to continue. I think a lot of riders will go to a uk Bike park a couple of times a year that suits them their mates family or work commitments plus Ard Rock and that’s them “travelling” to ride. Rather than driving to the four corners of the earth to race on fixed weekends. Which require a more fixed commitment.
Aye, I agree on quite a lot too tbh, but I'd say dh was definitely more of a commitment, enduro is something that can be dipped in and out of, as it's so close in nature to our 'normal' riding.
SES over the last few years had became a bit of a boaby waving contest tbh, who could put on fastest steepest descents, looks to have eased off a bit, but that will put some off as well.
Maybe another reason ard rock is as popular, if you're a fairly decent rider, it's not really difficult, just flat out fun. Lots of guys that race AR would shit a brick at the tweed valley or Dunkeld steep stuff in rainy season!
Data, smata!!!
If you're going to completely ignore Northern Ireland then i'd officially like to ask you to replace all references to UK with Great Britain. 😀
Just had a look, Roots and Rain puts NI races under Ireland.
https://www.rootsandrain.com/event-map/filters/2018,ie,en/
Ill update the data with these!