QE Park. Pics from today....

XxxBFGxxX
XxxBFGxxX Posts: 1,355
edited May 2009 in MTB general
Went out to Queen Elizabeth country park riding today. This is the Slalom section on the advance trail.

Had a brill day.

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Just at the point i relised my brakes were sharp and almost came of strate down to the lad that was taken pics lmfao.
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This is the piont i did come of was pushing a little to hard the susspension seemed to kick me of down the track. lol
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My mate hitting some of the burms on his way down
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Trying hard to catch my mate the sod. he took advantage of me coming of.
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almost at the bottom
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This is why we ride to get muddy as F**K lmfao
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I know we had a god ride, as i came of 4 times and almost hit 2 trees. NOTE to self must try harder lmfao

Comments

  • mongoosed
    mongoosed Posts: 315
    looks like fun :D
  • XxxBFGxxX
    XxxBFGxxX Posts: 1,355
    mate it was. its only the 6th time i have done the trail. so i aint that good but had a laugh. there is another section that is realy fast and rutted to hell but its fun.
  • Eranu
    Eranu Posts: 712
    Did you make it up the other side :)
  • XxxBFGxxX
    XxxBFGxxX Posts: 1,355
    Eranu wrote:
    Did you make it up the other side :)

    if i said yes would you belive me. ok then no i didnt mate lmfao. in my defance i onl have the fox float R so dont have the pro pedal lock out i will be looking into getting one tho so i will in the future do it. Couple my mates have done it tho
  • Eranu
    Eranu Posts: 712
    It's a nasty little climb that the desent after it is well worth it though. Have you tried the new bit on the purple route yet? Well worth a look when ou're next up there.
  • XxxBFGxxX
    XxxBFGxxX Posts: 1,355
    isnt the purple route a steady slow one chap will have a look will be there the weekend. i love the decent after that climb get a buzz every time i come flying down it lmfao
  • Eranu
    Eranu Posts: 712
    It is/was mainly firetrail but now the singtrack goes from the top of the park down to where the advanced climb goes down by the A3. It also crosses the advanced just before the desent into the snakebite switchback section in your pics. It's not sign posted yet but it's hard to miss, go left from the snakebite up the fire road keep left climb to the top and it's about 20 meters after the bridal path on the left.

    As for slow and steady, yeah maybe but I would say it has the longest climb out of the two official routes in the park. The new advanced climb is much easier now it's not straight up the side of the hill :)
  • XxxBFGxxX
    XxxBFGxxX Posts: 1,355
    will lok into that chap cheers. I take it you ride there alot. If ya free sunday i will be there with my mate if ya up for meating up chap. always happy to ride and meet new ppl
  • Eranu
    Eranu Posts: 712
    I live about 6 miles away from there. I won't be about Sunday, it's my birthday so out with the mrs and kids, thanks for the offer though maybe some other time.

    You should try going out the back of the park too, there's some good riding off the sdw.
  • XxxBFGxxX
    XxxBFGxxX Posts: 1,355
    will try it cheers budd. deffo upfor riding some time give me a shout.
  • Eranu
    Eranu Posts: 712
    Here's a video of that singletrack I was on about.if you go right at 3.55 instead of down on the grass you can pick up the orange route again down past the A3 then do the climb and go down the switchbacks afterwards, makes the loop a bit longer.
  • jsussex
    jsussex Posts: 118
    XxxBFGxxX wrote:
    if ya up for meating up

    Would that be something to do with meat pies? ;)

    nice pics, you might want to get some more padding and protection if you're coming off that often. Last time I came off I broke my wrist and was off the bike for 2 months :(
  • geordiefreerider
    geordiefreerider Posts: 888
    That marin is gorgeous !!!
    http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak- ... 230783.jpg
  • XxxBFGxxX
    XxxBFGxxX Posts: 1,355
    geordiefreerider wrote:
    That marin is gorgeous !!!

    which one geordie
  • XxxBFGxxX
    XxxBFGxxX Posts: 1,355
    jsussex wrote:
    XxxBFGxxX wrote:
    if ya up for meating up

    Would that be something to do with meat pies? ;)

    nice pics, you might want to get some more padding and protection if you're coming off that often. Last time I came off I broke my wrist and was off the bike for 2 months :(

    yer think it is somit to do with meat pies lol cant spell to well chap lol.

    dont need padding lol got lots naturely. lmfao
  • XxxBFGxxX
    XxxBFGxxX Posts: 1,355
    Eranu wrote:
    Here's a video of that singletrack I was on about.if you go right at 3.55 instead of down on the grass you can pick up the orange route again down past the A3 then do the climb and go down the switchbacks afterwards, makes the loop a bit longer.

    ya will have to show me chap if ya fancy meating up there budd. didnt relise it was yo that posted in y marin build thread
  • Eranu
    Eranu Posts: 712
    Will probably have to be either this weekend or June. Just got back from the park now, nothing beats "working" whilst riding tbh ;)
  • XxxBFGxxX
    XxxBFGxxX Posts: 1,355
    Eranu wrote:
    Will probably have to be either this weekend or June. Just got back from the park now, nothing beats "working" whilst riding tbh ;)

    what o ya do for a living chap.

    and this sun am hoping to be there with a few of us aswell. prob about dinner time but depends on how much i drink sat night lol
  • Eranu
    Eranu Posts: 712
    what o ya do for a living chap

    IT :) I wasn't doing much work whilst I was riding. Did answer a couple of emails on the old blackberry when I got to the top though :)

    Sunday should be ok. I normally ride up butser then come down the front into the park, so let me know what time and which car park you'll be in and I'm stiop and say hi if nothing else :)
  • XxxBFGxxX
    XxxBFGxxX Posts: 1,355
    i have herd butzer is good need to have a look at it my self. i have pm'd you my mobile mate.
  • geordiefreerider
    geordiefreerider Posts: 888
    XxxBFGxxX wrote:
    geordiefreerider wrote:
    That marin is gorgeous !!!

    which one geordie
    the red quad xc, I used to have a 04 marin rift zone and that was a smart bike too, i just found it a little flexy on the back swinging arm for my liking so i swapped it for a kona dawg matic but I love the new marins - a quake would be my choice if i had the money !!
    http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak- ... 230783.jpg
  • XxxBFGxxX
    XxxBFGxxX Posts: 1,355
    geordiefreerider wrote:
    XxxBFGxxX wrote:
    geordiefreerider wrote:
    That marin is gorgeous !!!

    which one geordie
    the red quad xc, I used to have a 04 marin rift zone and that was a smart bike too, i just found it a little flexy on the back swinging arm for my liking so i swapped it for a kona dawg matic but I love the new marins - a quake would be my choice if i had the money !!

    i have sorted that mate by fixing a maxle into it and better rims. aint to bad now.
  • geordiefreerider
    geordiefreerider Posts: 888
    no i wasnt saying yours was flexy mate apparently they sorted that out the model after mine but my 04 was, still a nice bike mind just didnt feel hardcore more epic xc rides, fair play to you though mate that back end aint goin anywhere, mind you no offence your a lot bigger lad than i am im just a skinny whippet so you probably done the safe bet there if yoour downhilling it !! It is a smart bike like I LOVE that colour !! :D
    http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak- ... 230783.jpg
  • XxxBFGxxX
    XxxBFGxxX Posts: 1,355
    er i have aliitle more weight on the bike than most ppl its stil light but at 23 stone i dont wanna brake it lol.

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