Hi all,
My first proper post here, so just saying hello. I’ve only just got back into mtb after a break of nearly 10 years, so I’m a bit rusty but getting there. I enjoy xc, mostly riding around Woburn, but would like to do some dh stuff.
Aston hill is quite near me, and I paid a visit there last week to check it out. I met bagstard there in the car park who very kindly offered to take me down the red run and dh3. (So if you read this, thankyou very much for your time and I hope my crashing technique kept you amused!!) . . Well, after 4 crashes, I realised that I don’t have the skill for Aston hill, so I need to find somewhere more suited for DH noobies.
What would you guys / gals say is a good easy place to start off? The problems i had with AH is its quite steep, the tracks are quite narrow and rooty, and some of the turns are quite sharp. Somewhere a bit less steep and slightly wider tracks would be ideal.
I’ve narrowed it down to Cannock (DH run), swinley forest (but don’t know where the dh runs are and have never been there), or FOD (never been there either). What would you wise folks suggest??
Thanks in advance
Pete