Proposed changes to Swinley Forest

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  • snowjho
    snowjho Posts: 108
    Where is the beat place to park for ceases camp. Always wanted to try but never a clue on best trails
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Idiots are still trampling fences and riding on unsurfaced muddy trails
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    Some idiot even posted a Youtube video riding closed trails but took it down after some hefty abuse.

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  • gregwari
    gregwari Posts: 230
    Are these t**ts affecting the works schedule / do they still think they'll have the trails ready for April??
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Yeah, they are closed for a reason, but hopefully not. Still expected to be April.
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  • natrix
    natrix Posts: 1,111
    Whilst not excusing those who have ridden on the closed trails, what do you expect?? Whenever Gorrick/BOB were building trails people tried to ride down them when they were closed off and Mr Sorrell (current trail builder) was warned about this. Instead of closing one trail at a time and working on it, he decided (against local advice) to close lots of trails all at once. Now people act surprised that 'idiots' are riding the closed trails, probably the same 'idiots' who always used to ride the closed trails. C'est la vie........................
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  • cooldad
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    Except they are not just surfacing the existing trails, they are building a whole series of new loops, incorporating some of the existing trails.
    Do try to keep up, or people might think you are what you call an 'idiot' and what the rest of us call an idiot.
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  • natrix
    natrix Posts: 1,111
    I'm quite aware of what they're doing...........

    Are you just narked because I corrected you on the permit issue???
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  • cooldad
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    I'm glad, now I can sleep easy.
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  • brindlescoops
    brindlescoops Posts: 465
    Get a room you two.
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  • brindlescoops
    brindlescoops Posts: 465
    http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/news/bra ... -finished/
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  • brindlescoops
    brindlescoops Posts: 465
    I'm getting all moist with excitement.
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Yeah, saw that - hopefully it's right. The building is coming along well, but would be nice if we get some dry weather so the surface can harden a bit before we do our best to destroy it.
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  • brindlescoops
    brindlescoops Posts: 465
    cooldad wrote:
    Yeah, saw that - hopefully it's right. The building is coming along well, but would be nice if we get some dry weather so the surface can harden a bit before we do our best to destroy it.

    We should put signs up before every potential braking point which says a locked rear wheel incurs a £5 fine as well.
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  • natrix
    natrix Posts: 1,111
    BrindleScoops wrote:
    http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/news/bracknell/articles/2013/02/09/86567-improvements-to-bike-trails-almost-finished/

    I wouldn't believe everything that you read in the papers...................
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  • cooldad
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    You are such a happy cheerful optimist.
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  • brindlescoops
    brindlescoops Posts: 465
    natrix wrote:
    BrindleScoops wrote:
    http://www.bracknellnews.co.uk/news/bracknell/articles/2013/02/09/86567-improvements-to-bike-trails-almost-finished/

    I wouldn't believe everything that you read in the papers...................

    Why.......................?
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  • natrix
    natrix Posts: 1,111
    cooldad wrote:
    You are such a happy cheerful optimist.

    You bring out the best in the me..........

    But on a genuine optimistic note, have you had a careful look at the proposed new route map? Have you seen those straight bits of trail? Maybe, in a few years time the Crown Estate could be persuaded to let the straight bits go squiggly, i.e. more new singletrack being built in Swinley as part of the existing loops :lol::lol:
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  • cooldad
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    Those straight bits are fire roads. I'm sure we can find some sneaky alternative routes.
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  • natrix
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    cooldad wrote:
    I'm sure we can find some sneaky alternative routes.

    Oh dear, Crown Estates were rather hoping that people would stop building 'sneaky alternative routes'.
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  • cooldad
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    Who said anything about building?
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  • BloggingFit
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    A lot riding closed trails yesterday in the nice weather. Chatted to a few and the majority were from out of area, were unsure what was closed due to fences being down, so rode them anyway as they saw others doing the same.

    Has dried up quite well in 2 weeks considering the weather.

    Do the guys from BOB still ride?
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  • benpinnick
    benpinnick Posts: 4,148
    BloggingFit wrote:
    A lot riding closed trails yesterday in the nice weather. Chatted to a few and the majority were from out of area, were unsure what was closed due to fences being down, so rode them anyway as they saw others doing the same.

    Has dried up quite well in 2 weeks considering the weather.

    Do the guys from BOB still ride?

    Same old excuses eh? 'We'll the fence is on the ground and that sign saying the trail is closed is partially obscured by tyre marks, so it must be open. I am guessing that these people are the same kind of people that would join in looting with the excuse that everyone else was doing it so I thought that burglary and criminal damage must somehow have just become legal through the repealing of age old laws... or something like that.
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  • benpinnick
    benpinnick Posts: 4,148
    natrix wrote:
    cooldad wrote:
    You are such a happy cheerful optimist.

    You bring out the best in the me..........

    But on a genuine optimistic note, have you had a careful look at the proposed new route map? Have you seen those straight bits of trail? Maybe, in a few years time the Crown Estate could be persuaded to let the straight bits go squiggly, i.e. more new singletrack being built in Swinley as part of the existing loops :lol::lol:

    I believe the straight bits are there because of future logging plans that will fark them very soon. Once the loggers have logged off, wiggly bit building can commence.
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  • stumpy_dan
    stumpy_dan Posts: 46
    Hey swinley has hit the BBC :) Just saw this on BBC Berkshire New Swinley Forest mountain bike trails protect wildlife
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  • cooldad
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    Bugger, was supposed to be our little secret.
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  • natrix
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    BloggingFit wrote:
    Do the guys from BOB still ride?

    As far as I'm aware they're still riding, just not in Swinley at the moment.
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  • natrix
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    As of 5pm tonight Whole 9 Yards, Stickler, Tank traps and Deer Stalker will be open for riding. :D:D
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  • cooldad
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    None of the new stuff yet though, but it's a start.
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  • benpinnick
    benpinnick Posts: 4,148
    Well, W9Yrds is pretty new, the whole bottom section of the first part is completely new anyway.
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  • cooldad
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    Picking nits are we?
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