The Highly Anticipated And Much Awaited Ride At Cannock If Only We Can Find A Date We All Agree On And It Isn't Chucking It Down.

[Peaky Rider]

Wow! we might need name tags.

 

[All Mountain Coaching]

The weather today has fked the trails right up, so much rain fell. Going to scope it out tomorrow.

 

[JetSetDemo]

Yes it’s been a crap day I think it’s going to be muddy as hell

 

[Peaky Rider]

Two days to dry out and anyway, mud is fun.

 

[JetSetDemo]

Bring the girl I am I might bring my old Levo instead if the trails are proper ?

 

[Trail Doug]

The weather today has fked the trails right up, so much rain fell. Going to scope it out tomorrow.

Thanks for making the effort to plan this and even more thanks for pre riding them!
I'll be awaiting the recon reports before making a final commitment. I've been on enough off piste Chase rides to know that I enjoy them much more when the trails are drier.

 

[Doomanic]

Bring the girl I am I might bring my old Levo instead if the trails are proper

I’ll ride your new bike for you. Might even take it off some drops.

 

[Kangr]

I’ll ride your new bike for you. Might even take it off some drops.

You are the king of drops at cannock. and of taking other peoples bikes down them.

 

[Kangr]

I’ll ride your new bike for you. Might even take it off some drops.

Perhaps you could offer this as a small service. maybe payed in food at the cafe after

 

[Doomanic]

I'd rather be paid in tows up the last hill after my battery dies.

 

[Doomanic]

You are the king of drops at cannock. and of taking other peoples bikes down them.

I should have ridden yours down it too.

 

[All Mountain Coaching]

I’ll ride your new bike for you. Might even take it off some drops.

You are the king of drops at cannock. and of taking other peoples bikes down them.

King of drops? Let's see on Sunday then. I've got some beauties that'll stop people in their tracks.

 

[Doomanic]

Have you scoped out the trails since the rain?

 

[All Mountain Coaching]

Ok, so the recce is done. I've changed a few things after the downpour, picked a few of the drier trails.

It's an 18 mile loop with the scope to be up to 25. There's everything you could want in one ride. My friend came with me, said it's the best day he's had on a bike. We had a blast.

I've tried to eliminate as much fireroad as possible. Cannock regulars will know a good portion of the trails but there's new ones and new challenges thrown in.

Really looking forward to it, meeting new and old faces. Just a matter of a days coaching tomorrow to get out the way. So it'll be third day in a row (get the excuses in now)

 

[All Mountain Coaching]

Have you scoped out the trails since the rain?

Yep, if you're expecting dry pumps then this isn't the ride for you. It's not a slop fest either. Such a shame about Thursdays weather, they were running so sweet prior.

 

[Doomanic]

Such a shame about Thursdays weather, they were running so sweet prior.

Tell me about it. I actually enjoyed the last ride I did there with @JetSetDemo and @Kangr which is a first for me.

 

[All Mountain Coaching]

If you want me to take a picture of the bike in the morning to show how muddy before I wash it...

 

[Doomanic]

If you like, I'll be OK as long as it's not a slop fest. I just can't be arsed with them at the moment.

 

[Doomanic]

It's an 18 mile loop with the scope to be up to 25.

At what point do you need decide on distance?

 

[All Mountain Coaching]

If you can manual over puddles you'll be fine, there's just the odd ones and if you can't most are avoidable. It's when every dip is full and you can't even do that. No, it's far from that. Hopefully stays dry tomorrow and Sunday.

 

[All Mountain Coaching]

It's an 18 mile loop with the scope to be up to 25.

At what point do you need decide on distance?

There are plenty of marked exit points for anyone that doesn't want or can't go on. I didn't note distances as I was more concerned about distance battery and directions today.

The main route is 14 miles. I was feeling it, my friend too.

Got some fun challenges, ballsy challenges, tech climb and grunt climb challenges.

 

[Doomanic]

Are the climb challenges avoidable? The only thing they do for me is flatten my battery.

 

[All Mountain Coaching]

Are the climb challenges avoidable? The only thing they do for me is flatten my battery.

The first one isn't, but isn't hard, it's a warm-up. The second is, but you've still got to go up a fireroad. You've still got to go up hills to come down them The other 3 are optional. So majority yes. The tech climb you have to do but can walk it.

That's part of the fun though, doing things you can't do on a normal bike and managing your battery level.

 

[Tunny]

? Oooh i cant wait for this ride!! By the sounds of it @Doomanic is going to have a great time ?

I like a good climb challenge but we've got to get the bloopers caught on gopro.

 

[Mad Mark]

18 miles sounds better than 25, especially if we are going to be using plenty of emtb mode ?.....me and my mate will be there, just don't expect to much ability ?....but I have always liked getting dirty, so the conditions sound perfect and the floor is a little bit softer when you fall off ?
See you all tomorrow

 

[All Mountain Coaching]

Ok, so I never talked about battery, as not to scare you off.

My friend on his maiden voyage kenevo, had to walk the last bit home and never completed the loop. After nearly 14 miles, he had 12% battery.

We had to limp fire road home. I was at 37%. I think he maybe used a bit too much trail mode being new bike day. He did the maths and worked out he could do the last few miles in trail because he was tired, simple maths don't apply.

You'll definitely need turbo for some sections, so battery management comes into play.

I've put a few videos of what some of the sections look like on my Instagram, check em out. Same as ID on here.

Plus here's a few features off just 1 of the trails.

 

[Tunny]

Looking forward to having a play on these, they look like my sort of thing ??
I've seen them featured on a few Facebook groups and wondered where they are.

 

[Kangr]

this is going to be a great one

 

[Mad Mark]

Perhaps need to book in at A & E for about 2pm then, saves waiting around in the reception too long........have you pre-booked the air ambulance.....don't think my battery will be an issue, looking at them features, so long I've got a couple of miles in it - that should see me to the end of my ride ! ?

 

[JetSetDemo]

Should dry out a bit today and I. The plus side looks like it will be a tad warmer also, proper looking forward to this tomorrow.