cheers mate thanks, just check your frames not cracked AGAIN! on that orange 🙂

cheers chopchcop have emailed trek

from superstar

bearing puller

+1 Scud
Got one of these from Superstar too, easy or what and no damage. Took me only a few minutes to remove all 8 from my trek remedy

Hope the weather improves, not happy some 300 riders will be riding some of our treasured trails like Dowies and causing damage. 👿

Rode it sunday, tis sweet. Its been cleared again near the bottom, opposite back of hopewell colliery. Agreed the jump’s nice too.

I hope that google map is wrong and your not taking +200 riders down Dowies! That’s hallowed turf 😉 . I hope its dry if you are, otherwise you’ll trash it.

For the newbies, I would say riding around/down the Verderers/Cannop area and then expect them to ride via Parkend,Coleford and finally onto Staunton/Redbrook is to far even on the road/cycle path.

Would suggest the newbies and regular riders have a good full day together at Cannop,it can cater for all and there’s enough to ride XC and DH.

Then the following day you could have a full session at Staunton/Way valley.
It terms of finding the DH stuff,I’m not going to give them away 😉 Just go explore

Ridden the 2011 model a lot around my patch in the FoD. Also have a 2009 Trek Remedy 9. The Alpine doesn’t climb as good, and really no better on the descents, but that’s just my view. Can’t fault the build quality and single pivot set-up for easy maintenance. If I had the choice though would probably get a Five instead. All depends on your ride preference I guess.

I’ll ask him tonight :D, depends if he’s out on our Wednesday night ride from the Tufthorn, mind you he dont like the rain. Wanna see if he’s got that new Trek Slash yet

Seen him about a few times here in the FoD with the Monmouth crew.
He sure can ride a bike way better than most and drink like a fish 🙂
Top bloke then if you ask me

Did a http://www.cycleactive.co.uk in Malvern the other year which was good. James richards (T Moseley) partner was top bloke.

“We prefer the Forest of Dean trails to South Wales, it’s far too rocky there” – from someone on a few thousand quid worth of fully suspended loveliness

Are the South Wales trails considered rocky?
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I live in the FoD, so assume the person who said it thinks the Verderers is the only trail, sorry motorway in the Forest, if only they really new 😉

Conditions are very good

Thefod.co.uk seems to agree also

Hopefully your lights will scare them off early enough 🙂

+1 psling
Not saw one bit of harvesting last year that the Fc / contractors removed here in the FoD and the brushwood. With the value of wood so low they take cheapest option and leave it like bomb site. And we still get blamed for making a mess!

It had one, as I replaced mine with BB chain guide

Had 2009 model from new, awesome, top spec x0, xtr , equivilant spec now needs a mortgage. No plans to change, ultimate all mountain, up and down. Love it 🙂

26″ or 29″? who cares! Just ride what you whatever floats your boat!
Don’t knock it until you try it maybe?

let everyone have the verderers so it keeps the masses away from all our best hidden stuff 😉

So had a call yesterday from Evans , SRAM has repaired the seat post already and free of charge. Picking up Monday / tuesday. Happy with that 🙂

Just dropped mine back into evanscycles today under warranty request, hose broken off the seatpost barb. mk1 version which has the crap original rubber cover (not the new metal one).

Will keep you posted on how they and fisher/sram deal with it.

try
justgoride.co.uk
thefod.co.uk
google maps
some pdf’s but also gpx,pictures,maps etc.
just go explore and save yourself some cash, there’s plenty to find. Otherwise tag along with some others, us foresters are friendly folk. 😀

some FoD classics there mate, staunton,dowies,murdock’s to name a few 😀

Glad I did’nt enter then matt 😆

Had four 4 lights from them over 4 years ( just love exposure products) had first ever issue last week with six pack. No problem phoned them up, sent it off, back already , fab service.

I dislocated my hip two years ago, was back on the bike after 8 eight weeks. Never the same again though 😥

think its this friday 22nd

A tip to prolong its life which ever model, I had a i950 and now the reverb . Use a small cut piece of inner tube over the post. Helps keep lots of the crap out of the seals, especially over winter time. Worked a treat for me

Yeah and my family tree goes in a straight line 😀

Matt
my Satmap is fab, works 100% on all the stuff you know we do. 😉
Problem I have is remembering to use it , too much spitfire me thinks. 😆

try some of these links:
http://www.fountaininnandlodge.co.uk/biking_family_cycle_trail.html
http://thefod.co.uk/

I’ll email you some Gpx routes too

Is the edge really Sacha Cohen Aka Ali G in disguise

Wot no mother Teresa save the world speech yet, come on Bono your late 😉

Saw them Joshua tree tour 87 thanks , now that was class for a lot less

Damn right

yep some great trails over there, like you said some lesser known parts of the FOD and some of the best.

rode them aswell yesterday, it sure was slick in the morning all the way down to the river.

Agree with psling, should wait until its officially opened to preserve lifespan.
I hope the new trail will become a success too, hopefully it will keep the masses entertained and leave all the best bits to the Foresters. 😉

because the GPS/route of the course will be availble in Aug from the site

The start and finish has just been created, same location as the free miner trail. You can,t miss it really

some information and updates on thefod.co.uk website
they state it should be open ready for the school hols.