In truth I was drying my arse! Borrowdale was particulary wet this day. (I've extended my mudguard now!).I think quite lot of people suffer from Entamaphobia, who can't go through gate openings and have to climb over ...
Old blokes who should know better.....
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went to Afan forest trails yesterday, it was pretty cold and we didn't film much but did catch this final descent back to the car park
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Birthday ride for the young bloke at Bikepark Wales today, we risked it all on A470 and 'just' got away with it.
couple of quick short vids for fun !
couple of quick short vids for fun !
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LOOK !!!! a very very excitable old man !!!
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young bloke who don't know better (yet)
Are you sure this is what he meant?
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yea, I couldnt get it all day, needed to pedal more or just get better jumping skills but there were people up there that said the trail was running really slow and it was the same on A470
You're a brave man taking on all those jumps that's for sure. Looks like you both now really know your way around BPW. I may try and book some tuition soon, I'm getting fed up of regularly thumping my head on ground.
That's because it's a huge vegetable !
What's with the new avatar ? (that's not a dig, I'm curious).
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it's a funny place really, all the trails reward you for carry lots of speed and its really hard to get into that habit. popty ping definitely needs speed, same as A470. it makes safe progression a bit difficult (im finding) cos when you step outside your comfort zone onto the red trails etc its hard to carry the confidence to keep the speed and then there is judging the obstacles and the speed each feature needs. its definitely helped my riding progression a lot but its gonna be a while before I am able to send all the trails without a problem.
it doesnt help that I dont wanna do any of the blacks though, they all look a bit shit to me, all techy and no flow and thats a bit dull
they are scarecrows from a recent adaptation of Worzel Gummage. The one with the head like a marrow is is called Soggy Boggart. Him and his gang ride around on pretend bikes( my five year old son loves it)
I'll get up there soon. Maybe over February half term When I'm off work. It's only a 20 minute drive from my side of Cardiff.
Love this! From the backyard ramp to the A470 in 2 years
Showing all us oldies how it’s done
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gimme a shout when you go, if I can meet you up there I will !
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yes! thanks mate, I've thought about this a lot and of course this is exactly why I made the first ramp..Love this! From the backyard ramp to the A470 in 2 years
not only that but If I read that first post from this thread, I've learned so much since then and barely scratched the surface. I had done a lot of riding before buying my ebike but I gotta say, it was all pretty much worthless in comparison to what is considered 'normal' riding today and I have basically had to learn from scratch again, like many of us old blokes!
Jumps are awesome fun, but intimidating, and I’ve experienced all the issues you have in learning the skills. BPW has been high on the agenda given the length of the trails and quality of the jumps which look to offer plenty of repetition to help develop the skills and confidence. The trails looked in great condition for winter. Is it worth the trip now?
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yea the trails are rideable all year round although the techy natural trails are well dicey in the bad weather. I dont mind going in the rain or in the cold but rain AND cold, thats a no.. so yea its worth a visit all year round..
I learned one thing from jumping last visit, I would keep getting over the front on the lip of the jump and squashing it, I think through fear. but if I kept the legs straight and stayed perpendicular to the bike before 'standing up' at the right time at the lip of the jump I would get way more airtime and clear them easier but its really scary cos you feel like you've no easy way to bail doing that. when you get it right though, feels great.
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Sam bins (yea yea, I know) it on Surfin Bird - pretty hard !!!!
Now he's a proper MTBer! Respec!
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dont roast me too hard, I was terrified of trying the A470 as thats where most of Methyr Tydfil's hospital A&E admissions come from Sam was determined to do it, mostly because he isnt an old bloke who should know better.
people seem to usually end up in hospital when doing this line from nose casing the bigger jumps which is something I did a lot and only just got away with on a couple of occasions, we both pushed our luck and skills too far but it was incredible fun
Sam was determined to do it, mostly because he isnt an old bloke who should know better.people seem to usually end up in hospital when doing this line from nose casing the bigger jumps which is something I did a lot and only just got away with on a couple of occasions, we both pushed our luck and skills too far but it was incredible fun
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Went riding, Sam fell off, who would have thought it!
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I'm like that without crashing
Biggest off I've had for a couple of years; at speed, sprinting to hit a jump I usually cruise over and hit a tree root that spit me off the bike and into the ground. Hard. Fucked up my arm, shoulder and thigh and hit my head pretty hard too.
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sounds nasty, its that time of year though
sniper roots had me a Sam off today
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crashes and trail dogs, this video has it all !!!
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Totally rinsed after today.. Sam had to have a little moment to himself when we got back to the Van 
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are you running out of racing driver type excuses, just use some of mine !!
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