I grew up near the FOD and did a lot of riding out from peddleabikeaway in the 90's.
I haven't been there for ten or more years now but am heading that way this coming weekend.
I have seen a number of posts mentioning the FOD but wanted to find out what the consensus was on the amount of riding to be done there?
What be your findings?
I love riding in the Forest, and Cannop Cycle Centre has some solid tracks [url= http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=h&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=101378758141447101792.000467dad0c4904e59621&source=embed&ll=51.787595,-2.565651&spn=0.083462,0.167542&z=12 ](MAP)[/url] - that probably wern't there 10 years ago, but there's plenty of good riding nearby too; Dr John's and Dowies (both near Parkend) to name just two
I know around 70odd miles worth of fantastic trails there. My favorite place to ride in the UK.
Unfortunatly to get the most out of a trip to the FOD you'll need to be shown some of the trails. I will be there on Sunday but not available to show you about this time ;-(
Maybe another time drop me a mail a few weeks in advance and I'll be more than happy to share some the secrets with you.