[Closed] Toughest Descent

hovis corner, stainburn
coal shute, stainburn

with speed even the simplest descent becomes more difficult

Both are in this vid somewhere ton

Afan black run.

I agree with Jedi even a tame decent hit at speed can become tricky.

"Afan black run."

Yes, I believe you are pulling my leg sir 🙂

Fort Bill dh course?

Ft Bill DH track isn't really very tricky at all.

with speed even the simplest descent becomes more difficult

I agree with Jedi even a tame decent hit at speed can become tricky.

Yeah I'd agree with that. I guess that trail centres work because you can make them as hard as you want by putting in more effort or going faster.

Laggan black.

Afan black run.

The Beast, at Thetford.

I might have to disagree with Jedi there!! (sorry sorry) A number of descents will become harder without speed. Kirroctree Black reminds me of that Hissing Sid needs a bit of something quicker to get through smoothly

Laggan Black

I'd go for Stainburn...not that I can get down it!

That video above doesnt do justice to how hard it actually is.

The woods behind Natwest in Swindon?

Agree with MikeW Jedi- I am known as the slowest rider on the planet [FACT] and I make technically descents painfully slow- with momentum they'd be alot easier 😆

I'd like to say after all the trouble climbing I prefer to 'savour' the descent.

it's all relative. corners are harder at speed, drops and jumps are way harder at slow speeds.

More speed equals more face time!

As in, face in the dirt/rocks

Bits of doctors gate in the peaks are a bit tricky.

Laggan Black. But it is the only trail centre I've been to

with speed even the simplest descent becomes more difficult

You are the most zen person on Earth. Fact.
😀

It would appear, according to the news at least, that the woods behinf the Nationwide in Swindon are potentially fatal!

Stainburn looks fun. Laggan black's not that hard, it's high consequence if you screw up mind but it's just a case of spotting your line and sticking the bike down it.

Heh. I'm going with Secrets and Lies at Glentress, because I can't do that bloody left hand corner on the shonky northshore.

Can the Dark Side at Mabie be passed off as a descent? I dismally failed to find it never mind ride it when I was there but from the looks of it, that made no actual difference.

GW - Member

Ft Bill DH track isn't really very tricky at all.

Pff, don't tell them that, spoilsport 👿

Isn't Stainburn just very rocky and bumpy? For me any descent gets hard when it is steep and has drops and stuff on it with no flat run off. The need for flow and smoothness is negated by the life preservation braking I can't stop doing.

"Isn't Stainburn just very rocky and bumpy? (no) For me any descent gets hard when it is steep (tick) and has drops (wouldnt fancy falling) and stuff on it with no flat run off (tick). The need for flow and smoothness is negated by the life preservation braking I can't stop doing."

darkside at mabie is very tough to clear, not done it myself

the nant gwtheryn dh track is the toughest uk descent ive done, even on a dh bike
also has some of the nicest views too

+1 for Nant G. Everything else is child's play by comparison.

Stainburn is steep but it has not got any drops to steep.