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« Reply #300 on: Friday, December 28, 2012, 20:52:41 »

So has anyone managed to get out for a spin in this lovely winter weather? Had all manner of good intentions but apart from a very wet 30 mile on Boxing Day its been a right off - just red wine and more red wine sadly!
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« Reply #301 on: Friday, December 28, 2012, 21:00:04 »

Got out on 23rd for a soggy MTB ride but thats it. I am now part turkey, part roast potato, part minature heroes and need to get out.
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« Reply #302 on: Friday, December 28, 2012, 21:05:35 »

Got out on 23rd for a soggy MTB ride but thats it. I am now part turkey, part roast potato, part minature heroes and need to get out.
Have you been out on the new wheels yet? Have been looking at Fulcrum, so would be interested to hear how you get on.
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« Reply #303 on: Friday, December 28, 2012, 22:35:35 »

Did a few laps of the Croft MTB trail on Xmas eve. Was a tad muddy.

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« Reply #304 on: Friday, December 28, 2012, 22:39:38 »

Have you been out on the new wheels yet? Have been looking at Fulcrum, so would be interested to hear how you get on.

Racing 5's are great and cheap, cannot recommend highly enough!
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« Reply #305 on: Friday, December 28, 2012, 22:58:48 »

Have you been out on the new wheels yet? Have been looking at Fulcrum, so would be interested to hear how you get on.

Not yet, very eager to but the weather and the roads have been awful. I shall report back when I have
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« Reply #306 on: Sunday, December 30, 2012, 22:13:27 »

Did a few laps of the Croft MTB trail on Xmas eve. Was a tad muddy.

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Little bit of mud hurt nobody. What are the trails like at Croft?
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« Reply #307 on: Monday, December 31, 2012, 08:50:30 »

Little bit of mud hurt nobody. What are the trails like at Croft?

Good fun. Obviously never going to match a proper trail centre built on the side of a mountain, but still plenty of jumps and technical bits.
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« Reply #308 on: Monday, December 31, 2012, 10:22:31 »

Good fun. Obviously never going to match a proper trail centre built on the side of a mountain, but still plenty of jumps and technical bits.

I know I've asked before, but where exactly does it start?
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« Reply #309 on: Monday, December 31, 2012, 10:33:14 »

http://www.mbswindon.co.uk/croft-trail/

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« Reply #310 on: Monday, December 31, 2012, 10:40:57 »

http://www.mbswindon.co.uk/croft-trail/

Everything should be in there Batch.

Ta. On the map:
http://www.mbswindon.co.uk/croft-trail/croft-trail-maps/

There isn't much blue shown. Is blue really follow the red but use blue where shown?
Could an 8 year old do blue?
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« Reply #311 on: Monday, December 31, 2012, 10:47:08 »

I haven't taken my 8 year old there yet as it could be too difficult in places. The blue bits just bypass the harder red bits.
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« Reply #312 on: Monday, December 31, 2012, 12:10:33 »

Little bit of mud hurt nobody. What are the trails like at Croft?

If it's mud you want, then there's plenty down that neck of the woods. It's very much a local low key affair, done by volunteers.

Not really something you'd want to make an expedition for....the best I've done in a neighbouring county, is the network of old rail tracks etc in the Forest of Dean, something for eveyone and easily a days worth of pedalling.

I walk the paths up Ladder Lane and around the back of the golf course to Coate, from the Great Copse fairly regularly and they're absolutely swimming in mud and water....usually a bit damp, due to the presence of the fledgling Ray, but proper hard going atm.
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« Reply #313 on: Monday, December 31, 2012, 12:48:51 »

There isn't much blue shown. Is blue really follow the red but use blue where shown?
Could an 8 year old do blue?

Red is the main trail. Blue just avoids the trickier bits. As long as your boy can keep his balance well he should be ok. Most of the jumps have a 'chicken run' next to them. Those that don't you can just roll over them slowly; they're not sheer drop-offs.

I walk the paths up Ladder Lane and around the back of the golf course to Coate, from the Great Copse fairly regularly and they're absolutely swimming in mud and water....usually a bit damp, due to the presence of the fledgling Ray, but proper hard going atm.


I went down Ladder Lane on my bike a month or so ago and it was bad enough then without all the rain we've had lately. The bridleway that runs from Ladder Lane, alongside Croft Woods and up to Pipers Way was pretty much a stream then, it must be well under water by now. Parts of the trail are flooded at the moment, but that adds to the fun.

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« Reply #314 on: Monday, December 31, 2012, 13:00:43 »

 Yep....that's how it looked last week, must be proper inundated now. I need to go for a walk, to get ready for tonight's debauchery....would like to do Ladder Lane, but think it will be virtualy impassable. Best bet seems the cycle track from Coate to Chiseldon, which has a proper surface.
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