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 Post subject: FoD 22 and 23rd Jan
PostPosted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 11:20 pm 
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Cockernee Paul and I are heading to the Forest of Dean for a spot of uplift assisted DH on Saturday (22nd Jan) - and noticed that there's a mini-DH race on the Sunday - so thought I'd let the race heads out there know ....it's about 3 hours drive from Loughton and has a lot of short but really fun DH style tracks (+ some decent singletrack trail riding if that's your preference).

Anyone else planning to be FoD way at the weekend?


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 Post subject: Re: FoD 22 and 23rd Jan
PostPosted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 11:29 pm 
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Location: Chingford
:( if only I knew about it earlier, I'm brakeless at the moment!!

Have fun, have you rode FOD before?

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 Post subject: Re: FoD 22 and 23rd Jan
PostPosted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 11:45 pm 
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Nice one - FODs on my list of to do's - give us a shout next time ur doing an uplift as im keen to check it out.


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 Post subject: Re: FoD 22 and 23rd Jan
PostPosted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 7:44 am 
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Bit of a last minute thing now cockernee paul's big bike is fully functional again.

We did the uplift there in October and even though it pissed down fall day it was a really fun venue - definitely up for more trips down there later in the year (I'm aiming for at least an uplift trip each month this year) - could easily chuck Cwmcarn in and make a weekend of it.


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 Post subject: Re: FoD 22 and 23rd Jan
PostPosted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 7:50 pm 
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Location: Billericay
How long are the DH Runs on average? About Aston Hill length? i.e. 1m40s?

Tim


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PostPosted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 8:55 pm 
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Yes - pretty similar to Aston Hill in terms of time once you know the tracks

It felt a lot like Aston when we were there in October but has a bit more variety in the style and feel of the tracks and the rain / wet seemed less of a problem. If you like riding at Aston hill, you'd love it at FoD


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 Post subject: Re: FoD 22 and 23rd Jan
PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 7:22 pm 
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Location: Billericay
So Aston Hill without the push back up the hill...

Awesome!

I'll be hitting that up in the next few months then!


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 Post subject: Re: FoD 22 and 23rd Jan
PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 7:46 pm 
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I think i am doing the uplift up at FOD on the 29th to meet a few mates for my B DAY, as its reasonably close to descent gear and i can buy my neckbrace.
let us know how the conditions are up there

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 Post subject: Re: FoD 22 and 23rd Jan
PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:20 pm 
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There's some good FOD video coverage over at pinkbike to give you an idea of what it's like - although as always the camera makes everything look less steep than it feels when you're there and riding - amazing how that happens!


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 Post subject: Re: FoD 22 and 23rd Jan
PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:23 pm 
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Hey Adam - what's the travel time and best route from round here to FOD


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PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 10:37 pm 
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It took us two & a half hours last time - we went M25, M4 and M49(?) over the old Severn toad bridge to chepstow and then various A ad B roads.

May try a different route on Saturday via Cirencester as suggested by googlemaps


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 Post subject: Re: FoD 22 and 23rd Jan
PostPosted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 12:08 pm 
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northern wrote:
There's some good FOD video coverage over at pinkbike to give you an idea of what it's like - although as always the camera makes everything look less steep than it feels when you're there and riding - amazing how that happens!




great video there :P !! look s like great place ! with uplift as well . deffo gonna go !


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