Taff- Ride with caution because its not official open but it will be fine if you have a little test on the berms that are complete.

Snakebits are open and now one of my fav bits of the park :)

Edit from the big finish.

Pics from this weekends dig:

Really good fun, 20+ people both days.

Is that last section above the ‘horsebox’ car park ? Sort of below the fast rooty end to the old orange trail.
Looks almost mud free , rode round last weekend and it was claggy . Good workout tho.

Yes it is and there was no clag, is so dry for Feb is mad!!

This weekends Dig & test!

ok thanks, im after the one with Sliding dropouts.

Did you not like the pipedream, why change to th soul?

What drop out does the pipedream have?

Why?

And here the link to first race:
http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/77137/Gravity-Project-Honey-Series-Round-1

There a 4h enduro near portsmouth:
http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/78220/MBUK-4-hour-Enduro

The Queen Elizabeth Country Park Collective would like to invite you to the launch of the new red (yet to be named) mountain bike trail at Queen Elizabeth Country Park near Petersfield in Hampshire on Saturday 19th May 2012. By that time the Collective would have added nearly 2km of extra trail to the existing orange trail, as well as tidying up and improving bits of the old trail. By then the Collective will have been working on the trail for one year, with thousands of hours of planning and digging done by volunteers with the assistance of one of the Park’s Rangers. The budget for all the work is £0 and at the moment we are still within the budget!

This is not the end of the work. There are still many years of digging ahead but we would like to invite you to celebrate with us the remarkable achievement made by a remarkable group of volunteers that are focused on building mountain bike trails that everyone can use. At 12 noon on 19th May at the park visitor centre there will be a presentation made by members of the collective where the trail will become officially “open”.

That weekend Hargroves Cycles have organised a cycle festival at QE park, which will include a kids race, enduro race, live music and a demo day on 20th May. We have scheduled our launch so as not to clash with the activities Hargroves are putting on. There will also be camping facilities available should you wish to stay overnight.

Queen Elizabeth Country Park is situated on the A3, 45 minutes south of the M25 and only an hour from south london. If you would like any more information on the launch then please contact qecptrailbuilding@yahoo.co.uk or check out the QECP mountain bike trail build facebook page.

Many thanks,

The QECP Collective

Viva la trail revolution!

Vista=Poo

Do you have windows 7 because you can open and edit in movie maker.

I bought a bike for the alps, 2009 glory for £800 Would do this every time or renting one i will sell it this spring for £800, bike or a year for free ;)

You can link red and blue in two ways
Three ways :
3) Carry straight on along fireroad at top of final red descent and after 1.7Km turn up another fireroad to the right which after 1.5Km will bring you out at the top of the blue descent on your left. The blue descent is definitely not to be missed !

Or you could go on the black for a bit.

Blue & Red Would be best.

Bonty Mud X 1.8 TLR (or XR Mud as it’s apparently now called)

+1

As above, Mud X, good mixed conditions winter tyre, IMO not as mud specific as the name suggests, but it’s pretty rare you want a 100% mud specific tyre..

+1

Mud x, great in slop, cookie dough and sorbet mud and roll surprisingly well on tarmac too

+1 no idea why they are good on the road but they are.

Good all rounder in and out of the mud ;)

Not everyone wants to be guided in a group! We stayed here for a few nights

http://www.leversoyen.com/

our group is 15 peeps some are staying at that campsite, not sure why cos it cheaper to club together and get a chalet.

Scottfitz – how did you find/book the chalet?

We went on same website as we did for our Chatel Trip last year, most of the people on here are brits and its really cheap to rent them in the summer ;) ours worked our at £45 per person for a week.
Link:

http://www.holiday-rentals.co.uk/bourg-st-maurice/s/19331/fa/find.squery#gc=45.601998493320515:45.64071766205245:6.729726436279293:6.790494563720699:45.6213614200973:6.760110499999996:14:19331

My DIY chatel trip last year cost me £400 for everything including beer ;)

Going on 30th june, staying in Bourg-Saint-Maurice, Driving from portsmouth to les arcs via the channel tunnel. Can’t wait!!!!

or http://www.rootsandrain.com/series230/2012-alpine-winter-series/

More info on the Rogate race, there at only 16 spaces left online so sign up quick. I think there are 40 ish spaces on the day but is first come first served.

http://www.facebook.com/events/303085339735182/?ref=nf

I you want a trip!

http://www.tribesportgroup.com/tribeevents/index.php?lang=en

For 2011 the Enduro of Nations arrives in Italy and dresses SuperEnduro

Will you be ride the DH stuff?

So if i bought these:
http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/Bike+Shop/MTB++Parts/Brakes/Disc+Brakes/Magura+Disc+Brakes/Magura+MT4+Disc+Brakes+-+Front++Rear+Set_MAGURA-MT4.htm

Would they be under Magura warranty. Not sure how you tell if the OEM?

But There is a comment in bike radar review that everyone runs them differently to the arrows isn’t there (or did I make that up!!)
Anyone with experience?

I run them as designed.

Is like the people that run a Minion DHF front tyre on the rear. They will work best how there dsigned.

More info on the Rogate race, there at only 16 spaces left online so sign up quick. I think there are 40 ish spaces on the day but is first come first served.

http://www.facebook.com/events/303085339735182/?ref=nf

Epic fail!!! Tomorrow night I will be refitting my NN’s the right way round, doh!!!

Brilliant or just ride backwards?

Link???

So out of curiosity what are the Maxxis and Continental equivalents, ie. all rounder, to Nics which I’m running at the minute and have never used anything else.?

Never used Continental but i do use maxxis high rollers and minion, the super tacky one are brilliant but don’t last only put them on for alps, afan, brechfa trips etc…

And the pump track there to is ACE!!!

http://www.pinkbike.com/video/238781/

One of the locals I ride with now and then has mentioned the Gravity project, said it was a good venue, well run I couldn’t find much on it before, I might take another look cheers…

Here vid of the race at Gravity project

Results of the last race.
http://www.mikrotime.com/mtb/grav2011/grav1101.html

Just bought one. I have always wanted a stem that cost more than my bike.

The Captain

they don’t like the Chalk/Roots in the south downs. tried the on a demo day, you can tell the designed in California, I’m sure there good in sand or stony soils.

never tryed Purgatory.

@scottfitz
which version is that? mine just say ‘rotation’ with an arrow, so the same front or rear

Evo’s, front one and back one run different ways.

I do like maxxis but the good ones only last me 4/5 months (i ride alot)

Slight hijack, can’t find any directional arrows on mine, which way do they roll, are they different front and rear?

its embossed in the rubber about 10mm off the tread. not in white.

Theres one for sale in the For Sale section of the forum.

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/maxx-d-960-lumen-very-little-use-reduced-125-posted

I just never felt confident with the rubber.

Did you have the triple compound Evo ones?

i’m waiting for mine to arrive to replace the rubber queens.

Will work well for when you come to QECP in may Jedi :-)

Nobby Nic Evo’s only xc tyre i will run in Spring/Summer, Light, Fast rolling and grippy. What more do you want but make sure you buy the evo ones.

No side wall issued been running them for 2 years but not that rocky the i live just monster root and its great on them ;)

Chest mount is by far the best, in my opinion.

+1 Got mine for my GoPro2 for £25.
One of the best thing about the GoPro.

Also seat post looking back is good.

check out some of the veiws