Gotta love a nice bike.Happy to be a pic whore with mine.
Cannondale lefty,resprayed FOCUS ST orange.Main ingredients are ally,carbon fibre and titainium.The only bike i will never sell.



They used to have a decent down hill track over cannock chase.I go about once a month but on follow the dog.

 

now i like that!!! i will have to keep my eye out for you over the chase!!! im over there most weekends!!!

they have started to plough some cash in to the dh at cannock

 

Cannock chase!? First place I won a DH race was there, years back! LOL

 

crumbs it must have been a short race lol. the chase dh 's ain't bad but all are far to short. 1min 30 max.

 

I have just built a retro bike using a 1990 unused frame. Pics to follow.

 

It was some short course series called 'year 2000 DH'

but it was in 2001 i think very odd! lol
like i said, it was a few years back lol

 

wasnt mocking your bike mate i agree 521 ceramics are damn near bomb proof i always used them on hope bulbs

 

Nice orange you got there mate, i havent rode DH for about a year now lol. Heres a pic of my brothers current DH bike.

He spent a absolute bomb on it !!

 

Been riding the full sus non stop since buillding it, loads of fun but i missed the fun that can be had on a hard tail!!

So i dusted it off n Popped out over the weeked,

Was riding at chicksands
n came acrross a little drop





Session the drop for a while but then came across this little drop


Not the best pic but im 6ft 4 so you kinda get the idea,
its actually a 8ft drop and 13ft lip to landing
(i look like a fookin muppet)



A quick eye up

Then it was time to give it a go







A propper buzz!!! problem is i now wana go bigger

 

that looks quite a cool little place to ride!
is there much other stuff about?

Im off to Les Arcs at the weekend

 

http://www.chicksandsbikepark.co.uk/ take a look its not a bad place, the 4x tracks not bad

as for going to Les Arcs in not jelous at all

 

I'm takin my cameras and ipad, so might be able to put some stuff up here while im out there,..

also took the new bike out for first time at the weekend. VERY odd, dont 'feel' like it works, but it deffo does! matey on the demo8 was gettin left for dust
just cos it works in such a strange way. but its seems very effective and it seems to like flying lol

 

it normally takes a few rides to get used to bikes but by the sounds of it you have got the set up right if your still not used to it and your flying!!!

 

Bonjour. Lol

 

i actually hate you right now lol

 

Just gonna nip up the 3 separate ski lifts, to approx 9,000ft lol

Ps you can't see it in that pic, but mont blanc is just over in that range too.. Not a lot higher than we start from either. Lol

 

dam you that's going to b 1 hell decent!!!! enjoy bud, n be careful towards the end of the run your going to b battered

 

My favourite 2 runs are the 'cachette' from 2160m
Which is a 3km dh.. That only goes down to 1600m.. But from there,
Get a route marked 'black 8'. Which is a 10km(!) proper rocky and rooty decent all the way back to bourg-st-marice. Now that is brutal. Lol
I'm having the rest of today off cos my hands are so battered. Lol

 

Bloody lightweight... strap your hands on!

 

yer man up lol

 

Oh, strange thing happened when getting here..
Going down one of the endless French motorways, and who did we see!?
Martin hadland starting his euro trip in the black rs500. Lol

 

my dads boss did the megavalanche

said he had a moment at 6k and has never wanted to DH since lol

 

how long you gone 4 pee vee

 

Been here since Sunday night, and will be back home on Monday.

 

Doin too much riding to worry about pics.. But here is a quick one of me on a cheeky wall ride. Lol

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIe6hYAdw_I

 

sweet vid

 

All about shredded jeans for riding in! 'race pants' are for fags.

 

totally agreement. i love seeing all the people dressed head to toe in race gear! with absolutely no idea

 

All the gear and no fucking idea! I've just spent money on what I needed for my bike, oh and a decent crash hat! Although, I still don't have all that much of an idea.

 

as long as you have a decent crash hat you dont need to much of a idea lol.

 

somethin i recorded out there. only first half of the run,
as it would of taken all week to upload a full run lol.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p5HJfmKrt8

 

Ah looks class in the Apls mate

Am heading back to Fernie next week .. Will get some pics if I manage to get a horse
The track in the Video looks a little open .. Was there any tree lined sections?

Any North Shore style sections?

 

dam mobile won't let me watch the video. will take a look later

 

Hi mate, the lower half of the track is more like that, with 2 tech wood sections.
And if you stay to the left after the first wood section, then you go into the north shore bit where that pic of wall ride was taken... Will try and upload part 2 later lol

 

yeah great

I must be getting old as i prefer technical sections .. I like going fast but I dont like bouncing ...

I wasnt gonna bother with the ski-hill this year round but I might just do a few runs now .. Only problem is in NA they have the brake lever round the wrong way End up in traction ..

 

Vid looks great, nice to see your not hanging around

the trails look dead, 3 mins of riding n you didnt get held up once, really need to book a trip out to france next year!!!

 

Yes, I did hit the tree! LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azc6qzjcR50

 

great thread..

I enjoy going out on the bike, as we are near to Woburn, Dunstable Downs, Heath and Reach...

I see that Chicksands is mentioned... only 20mins away so will have to check it out.

 

Wish you bastards would bury this thread

Promised worr lass I wouldnt want a bike until next season

Anyhow: Monday I shall be living a 20 minute drive from THIS place

Kodiak caranage .. Double black Diamond track .. Fucking lethal ..