It’s awful. If I never ride there again it will be too soon.
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It’s awful. If I never ride there again it will be too soon.
Tubby G
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We went for a day at Cannock and weren’t too impressed, it’s just a long XC trail centre peddle with a few tasty descents, but not worth driving to especially.
However, we then discovered Stile Cop, and had a right blast. Definitely worth a visit if in the area:
Stile Cop Downhill Trails - Cannock Chase
Located on Cannock Chase in the Midlands, Stile Cop is home to a small selection of excellent downhill trails with a vibrant local community.
stilecop.com
Stile Cop is ace, racing there in a few weeks
bull track
bluebell hill chatham
boxley +westfield woods - near maidstone (crazy steep)
warley (essex but close)
cyclopark in gravesend (pretty crap)
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Thanks, have done bluebell and Boxley, not tried Westfield woods though. Saw cyclopark and thought it was like a snooker table :-D, where is the Bull track?
westfield woods is pretty extreme. Doesn't do well in the wet though. Wont be usable until probably april or may I'd say. Similar with BBH.
Bull track is in crowborough near tunbridge wells. https://thebulltrack.co.uk/
You're only a few miles from the Bull track there.
Bikeparkwales tomorrow.... but likely to be on manual bikes not Eeb. Dyfi next weekend. Stile Cop the weekend after, FoD the weekend after that 
but like I said on Sunday, ride up, don't do the uplift and it becomes a very enjoyable, chilled out, do your own thing kind of day. I hated getting on the uplift, but riding up changes it completely and you stay away from all the crowds......
My plan was to Eeb it this weekend as my lad is there with team/coach, so i was flying solo. But then a mate jumped on it who's on his manual, so i got the uplift. TBH i don't mind it at all, i've done it dozens of times.
Pretty sure they hire e bikes, trek rails i think
They do yeah, but i like riding my manual anyway, i only bought it a couple of weeks back.
Beast of Burden
Bikeparks at the weekends are my kind of hell. Too busy.
Fortunately I decided to take early retirement so can ride any day of the week I choose when the sun is out.
Fortunately I decided to take early retirement so can ride any day of the week I choose when the sun is out.
Apart from having to ride up that damn hill.
Less risk of getting Covid/trenchfoot than in the van thou
I ride with my boy who's still at school so can only be when he's not at school. Well, i say 'ride with' that's a very loose term these days as we're very very different levels of skillBikeparks at the weekends are my kind of hell. Too busy.
Fortunately I decided to take early retirement so can ride any day of the week I choose when the sun is out.
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That would be my worry in a busy park. Im not used to folk behind me. My Tarland trip Tuesday was ideal nobody there at 8 30 and 5 cars when I came back.Bikeparks at the weekends are my kind of hell. Too busy.
Fortunately I decided to take early retirement so can ride any day of the week I choose when the sun is out.
You'd be surprised, last time i rode Dyfi i was with the Athertons, Kerr, Dunne, Partland, Seagraves etc on busses all day... You don't see anyone on the trails, unless you want to. You take 30s for a gap in front and it's desolate behind you... BPW is the same even with more people and bigger buses, you just don't see them. I'm far from fast but i don't recall the last time anyone caught me up (apart from my son)
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Ok when I was at Glentress it was empty as well . In fact most of the ones I have done I haven't met much people.
Zed. (Justin is short)
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Bpw on a monday or friday (not school holidays) is quiet, sundays are not too bad either as it seems long-distance visitors drive home on sundays
hopefully
e-pedalup is good as you can loop sections and not governed by uplift taking you to a central point with distance to your chosen trail
there are plenty of 'hidden' fireroad links to the interesting areas
Rich.
hopefully
e-pedalup is good as you can loop sections and not governed by uplift taking you to a central point with distance to your chosen trail
there are plenty of 'hidden' fireroad links to the interesting areas
Rich.
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That's the thing as well I mostly ride alone so walk some bits I know I'm well capable of. But you can fall on the simplest of trails easier on a Ebike I have found. Remember about to do Ayres rock in Laggan 5pm on my own I thought really and missed it . Still be lying there in the morning.
Pickle1970
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Did someone say Swinley??
MTBs only go there to die
Great cure for insomnia though
MTBs only go there to die
Great cure for insomnia though
Zagora
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There's some great riding at Cannock but it's not easy to find and is well away from the red and blue runs.
Lots of off piste from Penkridge Bank Road.
The worst thing is the fees they charge for parking.
I’ve ridden the off piste at Cannock and “great” is doing a lot of heavy lifting…
Zagora
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Risca Bike Park, on the other side of the hill at CwmCarn, is indeed mega. It's a tiring climb back up, but not a problem on an ebike. The trails are brilliant - steep in places and quite techy too. Once you're ready for lunch/home, ride back along the canal to the car park at Cwmcarn.
My favourite area to ride is Golfie and Thornielee, in the Scottish Borders. Amazing trails, being nearly all steep, rooty tech. In my opinion, they are better than the majority of the trails at the bike parks, but probably because I'm not a fan of jumpy trails.
Revolution Bike Park was amazing, and I hope they make a comeback. Their Far Side track, was one of the best, anywhere.
And a shout out for Torridon. Those massive rocks with amazing grip. A must.
My favourite area to ride is Golfie and Thornielee, in the Scottish Borders. Amazing trails, being nearly all steep, rooty tech. In my opinion, they are better than the majority of the trails at the bike parks, but probably because I'm not a fan of jumpy trails.
Revolution Bike Park was amazing, and I hope they make a comeback. Their Far Side track, was one of the best, anywhere.
And a shout out for Torridon. Those massive rocks with amazing grip. A must.
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