I am going next wednesday for an introduction into Down Hill racing and its held at Stile Cop Cannock Chase, anyone been there that could give me a heads up as i have never done downhill in my life, only do XC.

Cheers

Dan

 

Should be interesting if you've not done downhill before, have you got a proper downhill bike or are they supplying?

 

I live only down road from stile cop and regularly ride the xc routes around there and have also rode some of the downhill routes on my hardtail bike - but must admit i used to go round the big jumps as im a chicken about going **** over tea kettle and breaking either me or my bike.

But when i am around that area i see how busy it gets so im guessing plenty of local riders enjoy downhilling there.

Hope you enjoy your ride there.

 

I just have a XC bike its a Giant Trance X4, it can take jumps but nothing big. I am chicken too i am hoping i can get around the jumps until i can get some confidence. It should be an interesting day, i am looking forward to it.

 

Chrispy, i see you are from Guildford, do you cycle around there, i am at aldershot and am looking for some routes you see.

 

I wish you luck anyway. Hope you have a high capacity braking system.

Les

 

Go to a few places locally, swinley forest, ash ranges, newlands corner and peaslake are the normal ones, plenty to do at all of these with Swinley having some downhill stuff

 

When I first went to cwm carn on my meta 55 I cooked the brakes in about three runs, bike felt like it was going to fall apart as well, got a proper downhill bike afterwards.

 

Good thinking!

Les