Forest of Dean MTB Enduro 2011

thefod

Entries now open

http://www.fodmbe.org.uk

cheers
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joec1

what a bad website... tried sending a request for more info (as they had no meeting point mentioned, and my local club were interested) and the form wouldnt send haha....

if anyone happens ot know more about it can you let me know

amt27

what would you like to know?

my club organises the event (RDFCC), however all the entries and logistics are being run by a local charity,

drop me a message if I can assist

thefod

Update - new course details now available.

http://www.fodmbe.org.uk/

joec1

got most of the answers i needed cheers

only one left:

can i enter on the day? i ride most of the SPAM rides, (similar kind of set up) and aiting until a little closer the day to enter allows me the chance to guage the weather (and the mrs' mood!!) as to whether im allowed out to play haha.

thefod

no entires close 16th Sept.

ntr4nce

Hi this was my first event I have entered.
My only complaint was the start of the 2 lap had way to many competitors all in one go, which caused a jam at the first section of single track, once on it we had to walk our bikes to the first fire track, yes that's how big the line was.

Maybe next time you can start the riders off in waves of 50, every 30 seconds.

It was a big challenge for me especially all the mud, next time I will ride in rugby boots just in case.

drjlinden

Not sure how a queue can be avoided when the riders "down speed" from the forest road to the single track... if there was a fix they would use it on the motorways!

What did work (for me anyhow) is that the climb up the forest road "sorted" the riders so that when you hit the single track you didn't find the riders in front too slow. For me after the pinch point on that first single track section the riders around me were of similar standard...

If you found that riders were blocking you on the single track climb you should have pushed harder up the forest road from the start...you were clearly better than them

pjm-84

Had the same in the 4 lap race so I wouldn't worry too much about it. I started at the back and overtook half the field up the climb but still had to wait. I got held up on the first trail behind two riders but after that there was plenty of overtaking opportunities.

Enjoyed it but took a gamble on a dry tyre set up so found it hmmmm unrideable in places and crashed on the final steep descent in the same spot a few times. Still that why we MTB.