[Closed] Help QECP future development by answering some simple questions.

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and if i'm allowed to expand my response here....

my wife's parents live in Fareham, i've been to QECP a few times. i like it. The red's great, but a bit too tricky for my wife. The blue's too short and easy, it's not 'enough' to temp her out.

i know some people are never happy, but you did ask...

Seemed to hang on completion, have I. It seen this before ? Thanks for all your work

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ahwiles - the blue has been extended, and a new finish is underway now - thanks to Scott and the Collective. Lots of berms, flowy sections - all really good.

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It would be very easy to answer that survey from a very 'selfish', what would be good for me perspective. I tried to answer from a 'what would be best for cycling in general' perspective. If most people answer 'selfishly' and the survey is only promoted on places like here full of a certain type of rider you will get very skewed data. You need to find a method of getting the opinion of the people who almost don't think of themselves as cyclists but would/could be be interested.

I'm currently damaged goods so cycling a bit restricted. I went around the blue for the first time in ages at the weekend - so much better than it was and really beginning to bed in well. Also good for fitness training style loop in the winter for folk not wanting to take to the road - it looks a bit more weather proof than the red. I did however come across 3 families with quite small kids all pushing up hills. It didn't look fun - all dressing in normal type clothing and almost a bit like they had been mis-sold a family friendly ride. I think a green nice simple track with the very minimum of ascents would be a real bonus for the place - the tricky bit is that QE is one great big lump and designing a route with no stiff uphills and mostly flat is tough to achieve.

I think a green nice simple track with the very minimum of ascents would be a real bonus for the place - the tricky bit is that QE is one great big lump and designing a route with no stiff uphills and mostly flat is tough to achieve.

Its good to take the kids to if you have never been, My boy loves the farm animals http://www3.hants.gov.uk/staunton

I think a green trail would be better placed at Staunton Country Park (QECP's sister Park) they have a lot better gradient for a green/blue starter trail then people could progress to QECP when ready.

Staunton is nice for that sort of thing and you are right about the gradient. It's just a shame QE can't be the whole package. Thinking about it again I think you could make a good but short Green route at QE if you based it at the top - starting and finishing at the top car park. Doesn't work so well for the cafe up there though I guess.

The new cycle path to link QE to Petersfield looks pretty awesome - seems like a hell of a lot of work is going into it. A off road route that linked up with it just as it leaves the A3 and dips down to the car park would be good too.

I suspect this is to get more Enduro events:
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Than to get more Endurance events:
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I suspect this is to get more Enduro events

Oh, I thought the 4hr endur(ance)o from a couple of years ago was great. Loads of racers/riders, half at night, really hilly, good boozy support/heckling in the arena - bang-on 🙂

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Oh, I thought the 4hr endur(ance)o from a couple of years ago was great. Loads of racers/riders, half at night, really hilly, good boozy support/heckling in the arena - bang-on

The 4hr endur(ance)o is actually easier and cheaper to organise but much harder to sell.

Ah well - seemed busy enough on course. I guess you've got to go with something you are guaranteed to sell out.

On another issue - are southern xc thinking of a round at QECP next year?

On another issue - are southern xc thinking of a round at QECP next year?

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I rather selfishly voted for more DH trails like Rogate, more Enduro events and a skills/drops/jumps freeride area.

That'd be awesome cheers.

Thanks for trying Scott.
Not really thought about Staunton Country Park. I only know the animal bit. I'll have to go and have a look.

done - keep up the great work!

bump (sorry). apparently we need more results or something.

QECP riding great last night.. get it whilst it's dry and leafy 🙂