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They used to rally in wyre forest. AFAIK one or two people got it "banned" for eco reasons.
It's odd for me - we first started riding in there about '91 or '92 - you'd never get anyone venturing more than about 200 meters from the visitor centre.
On return visits from that time, you can see a huge growth amount of cheeky trails.
However, a lot of the forest is not natural and will be managed and farmed.
Banning bikes is more about the English cancer of banning and preventing anything you dont like or agree with. We are a diseased, bitter and unpleasant race.
Pepsi Max.
thanks for the suggestions, think i know all of them, some by other names, not sure about jedi and garic and as for ankle cracker that really lives up to its name!!
Just found this post while looking for locals I could ask about current trail conditions... any good at the mo?
While on the subject though - I always steer clear of the sections that clearly state no biking, and tend to ride on weekdays and evenings to avoid running into walkers, and drawing attention to trails.
That said - it's a (relatively) big place, and due to the unmarked and generally well hidden nature of the trails, as long as people do use common sense - apart from the odd vigilante rambler, I hope we can continue to ride there without trouble for a long time to come.
Id suggest the increased traffic over the last 15 years (I first rode there back in '98) is in line with the increase in the popularity of biking generally. That said, if anything is going to increase traffic further - it's the growing number of videos showing how good the riding is, in conjunction with GPS routes and apps like Strava.
Enjoyed the OP's vid, btw - good fun, think I'll have to get back down soon
I spent some happy days seeking out some of my old favourites and some new ones last year, also put together a couple of helmetcam videos mostly for my own enjoyment (on the same trail, i think...?)
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Forest Helmetcam[/url]
just got back from riding in the forest, conditions were really good, surprised me just the odd bit of mud here and there trying to catch you out!! had a look at your vid and it looks like the same place to me!!
have you seen our other vid