Pic of the Day

[Doomanic]

It's no Trek Rail

Holy crap, you're not kidding!

 

[StuR]

Is that the new trail that starts in the same place as Y2K? If so, it's a cracker, we rode it a couple of weeks ago. It's not as bad as it looks; I wasn't going to ride it the first time I saw it, but Windy hit it first and it's pretty benign really. The off camber turn after it is worse and took us all by surprise.

Not sure what it's called
It starts a few hundred mtrs above the 3 dot DH trail which are on the corner of the fire road bend , the ones with the little slab jump right at the start
If you carry on up the fire road towards Broadwell a few hundred metres there are some jumps on the left and the bottom of the steep smooth chute
A little further up is the entrance to a trail which is almost concealed. Go in there , it a bit lumpy and you will find the top of the steep smooth chute
Directly behind it is another trail, that's the start of it , its about a hundred mtrs to the rocky chute

 

[Doomanic]

Yeah, that's the one.

 

[Healy]

Some rock slab action at the Forest of Dean yesterday
It's even more Gnarly than it looks
Have to admit I wimped out but my mate in the picture cleaned it - 2 out of 2

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My 3 mates have done it and I keep backing out of it. They all say the same as Dom. Got to get it done. Windy is a good rider to be fair

 

[StuR]

My 3 mates have done it and I keep backing out of it. They all say the same as Dom. Got to get it done. Windy is a good rider to be fair

It was probably harder for me to walk my bike down it than if I'd ridden it ?
I agree, I need to man up and get it done
It is a bit scary though

 

[Healy]

It was probably harder for me to walk my bike down it than if I'd ridden it ?
I agree, I need to man up and get it done
It is a bit scary though

It does look horrible.hopefully this week I will do it

 

[wildsau2]

Only my third time using strava but this is really weird. My max speed is apparently 144k/h?? View attachment 65314 View attachment 65315

maybe your watch or whatever you use for recording is crap. not strava ?

 

[StuR]

It does look horrible.hopefully this week I will do it

Do it , do it , do it - my wife is right I really do have a mental age of 13

I find a bit of goading from mates always ends in something spectacular either way

 

[Jimbo Vills]

Do it , do it , do it - my wife is right I really do have a mental age of 13

I find a bit of goading from mates always ends in something spectacular either way

nothing like a lil peer pressure to force a man into the unknown and an act of complete death or glory status ?

 

[StuR]

Couldn't have put it better myself

 

[Healy]

Will report back when I have done it….if

 

[Doomanic]

my wife is right I really do have a mental age of 13

13? Old fart! My wife reckons I'm about 5...

 

[Doomanic]

Have you ridden the rest of the trail after it crosses the fire road?

 

[Healy]

Have you ridden the rest of the trail after it crosses the fire road?

I have yeah. Your right about the corner. And you have to scrape your balls on the back wheel on the last bit

 

[Jimbo Vills]

Will report back when I have done it….if

If we don’t hear back. We will just assume it wasn’t glory ?

 

[StuR]

Have you ridden the rest of the trail after it crosses the fire road?

"Riden" is a very loose description of my attempt to get down it
Bailed that ridiculous drop gap as well , that is Nuts !!

 

[Healy]

"Riden" is a very loose description of my attempt to get down it
Bailed that ridiculous drop gap as well , that is Nuts !!

Yeah me too, looks like death

 

[Doomanic]

Drop gap? Is it at the start of the last section?

 

[Healy]

Drop gap? Is it at the start of the last section?

Yeah. By y2k bombhole

 

[StuR]

Drop gap? Is it at the start of the last section?

It is towards the end
Initially it looks like a steep chute but a section of embankment is missing so it's not rollable

 

[Healy]

It is towards the end
Initially it looks like a steep chute but a section of embankment is missing so it's not rollable

That’s what I was talking about. You have to sit on the back wheel

 

[Doomanic]

It was an eye opener the first time I hit it, but it's fine.

 

[steve_sordy]

Will report back when I have done it….if

Make sure that you take five other riders with you.
Two to act as your stretcher bearers and three to walk back two bikes each!

 

[Healy]

It’s fine. My parents live up the road in broadwell and are the local funeral directors. It’s rollable apparently

Make sure that you take five other riders with you.
Two to act as your stretcher bearers and three to walk back two bikes each!

 

[Mcharza]

Droppin' in

 

[The Hodge]

I have taken the day off to get in the mood for the England v Germany game tonight ...
Cheers everyone..
C'mon ENGLAND !!
p.s...at this rate I may not be focused enough to see the match as Im pretty lightweight when it comes to drinking these days ..??

 

[billwarwick]

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I have taken the day off to get in the mood for the England v Germany game tonight ...
Cheers everyone..
C'mon ENGLAND !!
p.s...at this rate I may not be focused enough to see the match as Im pretty lightweight when it comes to drinking these days ..??

You could have given the table a coat of Cuprinol whilst you were sat there. And the fence.

 

[The Hodge]

Nah ..Bill ..
The table will shortly be "re-cycled" and replaced ..as far as the fence is concerned we leave all of that fancy painting lark to townies with nowt better to do ..
As the bro-in -law has a sawmill on his farm and supplied that fence 15 years ago we will just replace it when neccessary ..??

 

[Tonybro]

...and there was me thinking you were just going for the 'rustic' look...

 

[Pigin]

Stocks Brow, Tintwistle. Lunch was of the packed variety sat under the shade of a tree. The Bulls Head pub there use to amazing but haven’t been this century ?

This was all in aid of trying to find something flat to ride on and so I jollies off up to Woodhead Station off the Woodhead pass along the Longendale Trail. Needless to say there’s no longer a train timetable available.

34miles around 3000ft of climb and 55% of a 625 used. Now it’s beer o clock and time to watch Engerland Nil. Lets hope I’m proved wrong. Bring on Fat Les. “We’re going to score one more than you!. Na na nah etc”