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Post by barffy on Oct 6, 2014 8:29:29 GMT
I went to the Wrekin me! Ridiculously tough climbs as you would expect and some of the downhills were too steep to walk down, god knows how we rode them! It was made worse by the fact that we are now in autumn and the whole trail was covered in a thick blanket of leaves. All of us had offs yesterday, thankfully nothing major but we all had a great time. There is a really cool jumps section towards the bottom of the hill with step up gaps and berms which was a lot of fun! Not much footage/photo's as I left that up to my mate with the action cam, but here are a few: 1 second of me doing a little drop, that's all my mate could manage to capture apparently!  Here is a vid of the other guys:  I was excited to get to the top after 25 minutes of climbing:  The bike wearing it's new shock, very impressive compared to the monarch:     Danny who?    All in all a great day, we spent much of it pushing back up though and 'session-ing' sections as it took 25 minutes to get up and about 3 minutes to get down! |
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Post by hodgy on Oct 6, 2014 8:51:17 GMT
Looks good...
I spent mine walking around with right index finger pointing upwards following surgery to re-stitch the tip ...and answering way to many posts on here ..bored out of my tits.
Roll on Friday when the bandage comes off ..and hopefully the stitches out!
How you guys with broken collar bones etc don't top yourselves having to wait 12 weeks or more ...is beyond my comprehension ....
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Post by wolfenstein on Oct 6, 2014 9:16:23 GMT
Nice photos there barffy, Me...Was just about to buy a mug, and was told they give it for free if i ride my bike.  |
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Post by Jimbo on Oct 6, 2014 9:18:05 GMT
 I took my lad up to Baggeridge when it eventually stopped raining. Saw your Wrekin write up on fb. Looked fun. |
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Post by hodgy on Oct 6, 2014 9:21:01 GMT
Which part of the country is Wrekin ?
Don't think I have ridden that far south
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Post by barffy on Oct 6, 2014 9:22:25 GMT
Still need you to show me some of your lines around Baggeridge Jim!
Wolfie did you do the CYB Enduro? if so how was it? Enduro's are on the 'to do' for next year.
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Post by barffy on Oct 6, 2014 9:23:28 GMT
Hodgy the wrekin is in Telford, Shropshire. It's LITERALLY 2 minutes off the m54 yet still beautiful.
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Post by hodgy on Oct 6, 2014 9:38:26 GMT
Barrfy.. Looks very nice ..don't think I have ever seen any write-ups in any mags for that area..god knows if I will ever get to visit though as there is just so much North & West of me still to do !
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Post by wolfenstein on Oct 6, 2014 9:45:59 GMT
Wolfie did you do the CYB Enduro? if so how was it? Enduro's are on the 'to do' for next year. It's a good day out all in all, plan to do the long route actually as it is the same distance for the short in the brecon beast, but surprise surprise too many technical black and red in CYB they mixed up.. Legs were knackered at the decision point and decided just to collect my Mug. 640 riders very fun  |
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Post by barffy on Oct 6, 2014 9:57:35 GMT
Sounds great! I really want to try out some Enduro format stuff. I'm tempted by the FOD one next month...I think they ran one at Hopton (or was it Eastridge) this year and I'm off there next week and praying for good weather.
Hodgy it's unlikley you will see anything about the Wrekin, If you live up north it's probably not worth the visit due to all the great stuff you have up there anyway. It's only half an hour for us Midlanders though! It's a great day but it's one of those places where local knowledge goes a long way. The 'trails' are all hush hush end up with logs blocking the entrances to some of them. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone with a low level of fitness though to be honest. It's a lot of VERY steep climbing and could be a bit dis-heartening.
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Post by barffy on Oct 6, 2014 12:05:14 GMT
Check out the video! I told you it was steep! We all know how much Go Pro's take off too!
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Post by hodgy on Oct 6, 2014 12:21:33 GMT
Well crafted natural looking trails ..how do they ride when soaked .. Looks like they could get really gloopy?
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Post by barffy on Oct 6, 2014 12:37:19 GMT
I've only been there twice and both times were dry-ish. Like you say they are natural trails with no drainage dug in so I imagine they don't fair well in the winter months. It's a big enough hill for them to run down though!
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Post by Chris on Oct 6, 2014 20:17:10 GMT
Managed a trip to the Chase last w'end    At work this Sunday but managed to get me new tyres fitted, and gave the cave a bit of a tidy. Front 2.35  Back 2.25  Nice pair ooerr  |
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Post by barffy on Oct 7, 2014 6:41:37 GMT
Dem forks |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2014 6:52:08 GMT
Check out the video! I told you it was steep! We all know how much Go Pro's take off too! Nice video.. May have to visit myself.. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2014 10:39:33 GMT
Looks great that H!
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Post by dirkpitt74 on Nov 14, 2014 20:03:18 GMT
Looking to do the Wrekin on Sunday.
What's the trail up like?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2014 21:11:56 GMT
Check out the video! I told you it was steep! We all know how much Go Pro's take off too! Nice video.. May have to visit myself.. Keep thinking I must go my self as I drive pass it a fair bit .. Rite a cannock chapter meet up I think .. Apart from sick note as he will let us down , and yam will be at work so looks like me and sarky   |
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Post by getonyourbike on Nov 14, 2014 21:18:53 GMT
Nice one. It really is brilliant over there. Best riding in the Midlands, IMO. I need to get back over there soon. A mate has been building a new track and I need to hit that big step up at the bottom as well. The top half of the new track has an average gradient of -35% and the bottom is -50%... *gulp*
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Post by dirkpitt74 on Nov 16, 2014 16:34:22 GMT
Cracking ride up the Wrekin today. Very misty and muddy along the base which we did after the climb/descent.   |
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