Cole
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Where was that gav
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gavin18787
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Ahhh the days of racing XC.
That rocky decent looks like a tame version of Hadleigh Farm! 
after riding hadleigh its tame, very tame haha
did you used to ride xc. ive gone from doing trials comps to this haha.
Nick Codham park in Braintree
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Jamie Walby
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What are the xc races like up your way? Doing my first one in the new forest end of may. No idea what to expect really
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gavin18787
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Pritty good to be fair. Alot of good riders and its well organised with some good courses. this series is the mudsweatgears south eastern champs. im also riding the local national xc round at hadleigh farm and a few enduros.
Have to let me know what the new forest is like for riding in holidaying there later in the year
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Jamie Walby
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I've not done any MTBing out there but loads of road riding.
What category you ride in?
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gavin18787
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I ride sport this year as open wasnt that challenging and as im riding in my mates shop colours i might as well do it proper and go for the bc points too
il have to take my road bike with me too then :-)
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deano87
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did you used to ride xc. ive gone from doing trials comps to this haha.
Yeah, years and years ago. Must have stopped when I was about 18 and got into DH/freeride. Used to be a local race series run by Marshalls Cycles. Also entered a few at Thetford and the race series run at Bracknell/Swinley. Plus done the odd 24 hour and the HONC a few times.
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gavin18787
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I did dusk til dawn thetford and am doing the summer enduro. i like their events :-)
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Jamie Walby
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Originally posted by gavin18787
I ride sport this year as open wasnt that challenging and as im riding in my mates shop colours i might as well do it proper and go for the bc points too
il have to take my road bike with me too then :-)
I'm gonna go in at the bottom and go for the fun category for any xc races I do this year then look at sport or ope next year when I've figured it all out.
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Simon
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snapped a chain going downhill this evening
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Ian W
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snapped a chain going downhill this evening
Did it myself recently, as the memory from snapping one riding up hill is forever engraved on my brain, down hill is the preferred snap point
[Edited on 23-04-2013 by Ian W]
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Simon
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Engraved in your brain or bollocks? I've only ever snapped whilst putting pressure on pedals before. I was ragging it down some steps so imagine chain was slapping all over place and got caught up. I kept going cause I thought it was just a stick stuck somewhere, ruined my strava time These newer mechs with clutches are designed to keep more tension in the chain for moments like that I think? Maybe I need one of them!
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ed
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I snapped a chain last week too, I have DMR V12 shaped imprints in both my calves and was slightly violated by my saddle. Was going downhill too.
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Simon
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Offft! Been impaled by DMRs a few times!
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Nath
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Dusted off my bike today and cycled to work, I think it's about 4 or 5 miles each way. Feel quite awake for it too, bit of fresh air in the morning 
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Jamie Walby
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After I ride home today I am going to have to take a few days off the bike. Got a disgusting cough and the lung capacity of a flea and I dont think my normal way of 'getting on with it' is helping. 
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mwg
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Was out last Tuesday night for a short ride near my house. Lovely night for it.
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Nic Barnes
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Is the trail at grizedale ok mwg?
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mwg
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It's not as good as Whinlatter but worth doing if you haven't done it before. When I go I stay on the bridleways then do the last couple of descent sections of the North Face down to the visitor centre. That's the best bit of the North Face. The rest of it is a bit worn out unless it's been repaired since I was there last.
There's a new trail there now a bit more downhill style but I haven't been on that yet
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Nic Barnes
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Might go have a bash at it one day.
Have you done ae forest? That's quite a good trail about 14 miles long.
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mwg
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No not done that, heard it's quite jumpy?
Done Glentress, Mabie and Kirroughtree though. All good. Never got round to doing any more than that
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gavin18787
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quote:
Originally posted by Jamie Walby
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Originally posted by gavin18787
I ride sport this year as open wasnt that challenging and as im riding in my mates shop colours i might as well do it proper and go for the bc points too
il have to take my road bike with me too then :-)
I'm gonna go in at the bottom and go for the fun category for any xc races I do this year then look at sport or ope next year when I've figured it all out.
just make sure you get to the front of the pack for the climbs and teccy bits on the first lap. as the open/fun ones often have aload of muppets that get off and push getting in the way......
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Nic Barnes
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No not done that, heard it's quite jumpy?
Done Glentress, Mabie and Kirroughtree though. All good. Never got round to doing any more than that
last bit has a few jumps on it yeah and quite fast. Decent though definitely doing it again soon. Mabie is ok although not enough descent really, middle bit is good however.
I'm going to do the rest of the 7stanes bits in the next couple of months hopefully. Way more fun than cars, and cheaper.
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mwg
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I know which bit you mean on Mabie, nice flowing corners. After that it just seemed like a slog to get back to the car and it was really deep mud on one of the last parts. I wanted to do all the 7Stanes but after I face planted at Glentress I've never been back
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Nic Barnes
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Suppose for you there are plenty of non trail centre routes nearby to get on with. Whinlatter is the best one for being maintained anyway, and a decent ride out really.
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