steve_sordy
Wedding Crasher
Meet at 10am ready to ride Sun 13th June by the side of the cafe veranda, overlooking the big field.
Postcode for Sherwood Pines is NG21 9JL, but switch off the sat nav when you turn off the public road and just follow the signs for the car park. Your reg no will be scanned on the way in and and you pay £6 at the pay station before you leave (Edit its now £8!). Don't forget or you will get stopped at the barrier, get blocked in and have to walk all the way back to pay! (And then back again).
For those of you who have already been to Pines and done the regular trails, you won't see much you recognise. A few of you have been with me off-piste before and have seen some of the more interesting and stretching stuff there is. Yes there is some fast flowing singletrack, but also lots of technical stuff. I have at least two descents that will make most riders think before attempting. I won't do either without some stretcher bearers, just in case. Anything that is tricky has a way around it. Nobody will have to ride outside what they are comfortable with just to stay with the group.
Last Sunday I put together a circuit that is about 19 miles long (plus any sessioning). Today I rode it with two mates, one of whom had never seen any of it before. They both loved it. The vast majority of the obstacles are avoidable, all are roll-able. If you don't fancy the alternative route then do what I did at first, walk the bike down the worst bits! I'm hoping that the camaraderie of many supportive riding buddies will give everyone a skills boost, including me!
I have done a few of these rideouts in the Pines area and they have always been good fun. Allow 3.5 - 4 hours as there is a lot of piss-taking and general chit- chat taking place.
The Pines forest clearance teams have been active and there is a lot of shattered wood about, so those without tubeless tyres and sealant, come prepared. For part of the ride, we will be leaving the Sherwood Pines area and into the area owned by the National Coal Board. The NCB seem to neither know nor care about who rides there, but they don't look after it either.
Postcode for Sherwood Pines is NG21 9JL, but switch off the sat nav when you turn off the public road and just follow the signs for the car park. Your reg no will be scanned on the way in and and you pay £6 at the pay station before you leave (Edit its now £8!). Don't forget or you will get stopped at the barrier, get blocked in and have to walk all the way back to pay! (And then back again).
For those of you who have already been to Pines and done the regular trails, you won't see much you recognise. A few of you have been with me off-piste before and have seen some of the more interesting and stretching stuff there is. Yes there is some fast flowing singletrack, but also lots of technical stuff. I have at least two descents that will make most riders think before attempting. I won't do either without some stretcher bearers, just in case. Anything that is tricky has a way around it. Nobody will have to ride outside what they are comfortable with just to stay with the group.
Last Sunday I put together a circuit that is about 19 miles long (plus any sessioning). Today I rode it with two mates, one of whom had never seen any of it before. They both loved it. The vast majority of the obstacles are avoidable, all are roll-able. If you don't fancy the alternative route then do what I did at first, walk the bike down the worst bits! I'm hoping that the camaraderie of many supportive riding buddies will give everyone a skills boost, including me!
I have done a few of these rideouts in the Pines area and they have always been good fun. Allow 3.5 - 4 hours as there is a lot of piss-taking and general chit- chat taking place.
The Pines forest clearance teams have been active and there is a lot of shattered wood about, so those without tubeless tyres and sealant, come prepared. For part of the ride, we will be leaving the Sherwood Pines area and into the area owned by the National Coal Board. The NCB seem to neither know nor care about who rides there, but they don't look after it either.
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