Thursday Mountain Biking - 6:30 - Peaslake
Discussion
For those for whom I don't have an email address who want to come out mountain biking tomorrow.....
For those who want to ride tomorrow, we're planning on riding Pitch Hill, which is the next hill over from Holmbury Hill heading towards Guildford.
The meeting point will be in Peaslake, behind the Hurtwood Inn. Instructions on how to get there can be found here --> http://www.hurtwoodinnhotel.com/html/directions.ht...
Assuming everyone is coming in off the A25, you'll see the pub on your right when you come in to the middle of Peaslake, with another road on the right just next to it. Go down there and you'll come first to the pub carpark and then to a public carpark. That's where we'll meet.
For those who want to ride tomorrow, we're planning on riding Pitch Hill, which is the next hill over from Holmbury Hill heading towards Guildford.
The meeting point will be in Peaslake, behind the Hurtwood Inn. Instructions on how to get there can be found here --> http://www.hurtwoodinnhotel.com/html/directions.ht...
Assuming everyone is coming in off the A25, you'll see the pub on your right when you come in to the middle of Peaslake, with another road on the right just next to it. Go down there and you'll come first to the pub carpark and then to a public carpark. That's where we'll meet.
anonymous said:
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Nothing hugely scary. I'm not stunning (or stupid) when it comes to going downhill myself either. My experience on Pitch Hill which we're riding this evening has all been on winter nights with helmet lights, so in broad daylight it should be fun rather than difficult.As Swerni and Morebeanz can attest, as a general rule, there's usually an easier way round. In the highly unlikely event that there isn't, then just walk! I've certainly done that before now. The other guys I ride with have 15 years experience on me, so I'm not going to risk serious pain just to try and keep up everywhere.
Seriously, don't worry about it!
Swerni and Morebeanz didn't even have suspension on their bikes, and they survived to smile about it.Kermit power said:
anonymous said:
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Nothing hugely scary. I'm not stunning (or stupid) when it comes to going downhill myself either. My experience on Pitch Hill which we're riding this evening has all been on winter nights with helmet lights, so in broad daylight it should be fun rather than difficult.As Swerni and Morebeanz can attest, as a general rule, there's usually an easier way round. In the highly unlikely event that there isn't, then just walk! I've certainly done that before now. The other guys I ride with have 15 years experience on me, so I'm not going to risk serious pain just to try and keep up everywhere.
Seriously, don't worry about it!
Swerni and Morebeanz didn't even have suspension on their bikes, and they survived to smile about it.Dizeee was crap!
He refused to even fall off once! I will be expecting him to try harder next time.
As it was, I felt honour-bound to stand in for him in the going-over-the-handlebars stakes. Annoyingly, I only made it as far as just above my knees. Hopefully they'll have stopped hurting by Monday.
He refused to even fall off once! I will be expecting him to try harder next time.
As it was, I felt honour-bound to stand in for him in the going-over-the-handlebars stakes. Annoyingly, I only made it as far as just above my knees. Hopefully they'll have stopped hurting by Monday.
anonymous said:
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Whilst there is a pretty big difference with full suspension, it's nothing compared to technique.You need to be dropping off the back of the saddle on the way down. Once it gets bumpy, the only parts of you which should be in contact with the bike are your hands and feet. If your back wheel hits a bump while you're sat on the saddle, then you're stuffed.
You then use your arms and legs as suspension, react to the bumps and try to minimise the movement of your head and torso whilst actually using as little suspension travel as you can.
With regards to the above and my knees on the handlebars, do what I say, not what I do!
Changing to a full suspension bike will not make you a better rider. What it will do is mask the deficiencies and let you think you're a better rider, so when you do stuff it, you'll be moving faster because the bike could cope with more before you exceeded its limits.
Kermit power said:
Changing to a full suspension bike will not make you a better rider. What it will do is mask the deficiencies and let you think you're a better rider, so when you do stuff it, you'll be moving faster because the bike could cope with more before you exceeded its limits.
Think of it as like buying an Impreza Turbo or Bitsaremissing Evo... 
(runs for cover from the Japanese rally special crowd)
Pete
pete said:
Kermit power said:
Changing to a full suspension bike will not make you a better rider. What it will do is mask the deficiencies and let you think you're a better rider, so when you do stuff it, you'll be moving faster because the bike could cope with more before you exceeded its limits.
Think of it as like buying an Impreza Turbo or Bitsaremissing Evo... (runs for cover from the Japanese rally special crowd)
Pete
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