Why? surely it's the nature of the trails you ride, wherever they are. I've done a few blues at BPW and did not feel that full face was any more essential than for blue trails elsewhere. Having said that I have just purchased a Troy Lee Stage and intend to wear it most of the time. Even on blue trails
On Blue trails you tend to be travelling twice as fast...Why? surely it's the nature of the trails you ride, wherever they are. I've done a few blues at BPW and did not feel that full face was any more essential than for blue trails elsewhere. Having said that I have just purchased a Troy Lee Stage and intend to wear it most of the time. Even on blue trails
Why? surely it's the nature of the trails you ride, wherever they are. I've done a few blues at BPW and did not feel that full face was any more essential than for blue trails elsewhere. Having said that I have just purchased a Troy Lee Stage and intend to wear it most of the time. Even on blue trails
You could argue thou that the trails being longer could lead to fatigue quicker (terrys belly being 2.6miles long for just one example) and we all make mistakes especially after a full day on the bike
That's blue? Crikey. I take it there is no avoiding it? I don't need to be persuaded to wear FF. I've just bought a new full face TLD Stage as my Bell DH convertable was too heavy and uncomfortable. I intend to wear it for all riding from now on. Assuming of course I get on with it on a ride.
Hi, I take my Specialized SL 320 battery on the uplift and battery is fine. You can charge bike (internal battery) for an hour for free or removable battery for 30 mins.
I have been a few times recently (all at the weekend) and the queues are basically non-existant. The worst it'll get is first thing in the morning when the uplift opens, because everyone jumps straight on, then from there on everyone kinda spreads out.
Would you use turbo all the time ? . Fair ride using two batteries. I can only compare with Tarland I would get 23 miles ish out of a battery and 4000ft would not be in turbo all the time though . Not sure I could manage 2 batteries.
The middle setting on specialized. Seems pointless to me to drive a long way then not have enough battery. Plus power starts to tail off at under 3 bars, so i swap out then usually. No idea on distance/climbing etc, i don't track any of that.
I rarely use trail , eco or turbo. Never noticed it tailing offat 3 bars I would need to record and study that one.
Thanks for the feedback. I’ve got us uplift passes for Saturday and Sunday. I’d certainly prefer to use a standard bike but I’ve only got an e-bike and don’t really fancy spending a load of money hiring one from the bike park. I’m sure it’ll be fine.I have been a few times recently (all at the weekend) and the queues are basically non-existant. The worst it'll get is first thing in the morning when the uplift opens, because everyone jumps straight on, then from there on everyone kinda spreads out.
When I say "worst" I don't think we ever queued for more than about 5 minutes. Most of the time you walk into the queue section and get straight to the end before you can even catch your breath for your last run. The uplift vans run constantly and they just opened a new quicker route up the hill to allow them to run even faster. Honestly, queuing just isn't a thing at BPW in my experience.
The uplift isn't at the bottom of the hill though, it's slightly up the hill, so you do have to pedal a bit back up to the uplift. It's not far, but my unfit body was knackered from the downhills, so was pretty ruined by the time I got in the queue. Having 5 minutes to cool down before loading your bike was a blessing, not a curse and gives you a brief moment to chat to your riding buddies.
I have an ebike and a manual and personally wouldn't take the ebike here. It's more fun on a lighter bike and easier to lift the bike onto the uplift trailer. Also, the runs can absolutely batter you, so probably not ideal for the components of an ebike. That said, many do take them and it would probably be nice to have the power to get back to the uplift.
Definitely get an uplift pass though. I wouldn't want to ride back up. You'll get far more runs in with un uplift pass and enjoy the day more.
Have fun!
FOD is my local centre. The trails are not as long as BPW but long enough to be engaging. Not to be missed is the Verderers XC trail, one of the best blues in the country allegedly. I would also recommend Countdown and Launchpad. One follows on after the other to give a good length flowy and very fast blue DH trail. After these the downhills are a little more gnarly especially in the lower half where the hillside steepens. The upper halfs however are easier angled and can be "sessioned". All the trails are well mapped and signposted and the majority of the downhills start from the same place. Freeminers is another XC trail graded Red. It's recently been re arranged and a good optional downhill section added called Boneyard. Slightly outside the centre but still within pedalling distance are some very good off-piste trails but these may be difficult to find without local knowledge so I would stick to the centre, there's plenty to keep you occupied for a day. Almost forgot, there are also a few skills areas to practice specific obstacles.
Loops are Verderers (Blue), Freeminers and Adit (Red)
Confidence. Love it.
there large parking areas in the forest around 10 minutes ride to FOD trails, be less on an ebike....parked up and used the all day for free.
