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yeah was a sweet place to explore, will be heading back to find more

was a great place to visit, pretty close to home too, willl def be back looking for more trails we saw plenty we didnt try

yeah the woods isnt the only great scenery here either, didnt catch it on the vid but theres great views of the cliffs on the coast and you can see wales on the horizon! Its a lovely bit of the coast.

​@@midlife_mtb nice! I had no idea there were any trails near Minehead.. although tbg ive only been to Butlins 😀

TA24, if you turn off hopcott rd theres a carpark called lower hopcott, the first bit of woods isnt where all the best trails are though, but you can see them on the usual apps (trailforks, strava), its quite a big area with trails scattered about.

Yeah was a good, glad my brakes didn't give out on the steeper bits! Didnt find anything too sketchy on this trip but we will def be back again to find more, want to find the trail usd for the southern enduro

@@midlife_mtb took me a while to find those, if tou head towards Bratton dh they begin around there, the easy way is park by the lay-by by the southern enduro field, there is a track going up to a fire road for those trails, check out Google maps, but officially that's off limits as its a gated separate wood.

indeed 😳 and i am only a youtube spectator

​@@midlife_mtb those damn brakes !! seems a bit sketchy ... i just got laxed and went back to suspension seat post and rim brakes 😂

@@DonAltopio yeah I need to service stuff more, they are about 3 yeasrs old now n I dont do much to em 🤣, its thier first failure so not too bad 😅

Cheers man, jumping gaps has took a long time coming, feel like Im starting to get there though, need to improve my technique and rely on speed a bit less I reckon, wish Id started when I was younger 🤣, these jumps or jumps like them have been near me since I started riding 3 years ago, glad I can finally hit em (ish 😁)

@@midlife_mtb I feel that's the motto of MTB "wish I started earlier" 😂😂. Your jumping seems to be on point!! Yeah it's just gaps that do the head in.

Cheers, I dont really know what Im doing but trying to work out how to get better 😁

Oh damn, gutted, If Id have known Id have got up ther for a ride before hand

@@midlife_mtb You might be able to sneak a ride in, they've just started.

Cheers man, I've been riding nealry 3 years now, been building jump confidence slowly. Starting to get there now though but it took a while to hit a gap! BPW is great fun.

yeah theres still things there, looks like its been looked after recently too, new jump, new landing on another one, very ridable atm

Cheers man, not got much tips except get someone to lead you in, makes it much easier to follow someone who knows and not worry aobut the speed. It is very smooth as long as you dont go to fast, a bit more speed and its more air time and a rougher landing, still fine though.

thanks man!

always good to have more to ride, Im not up to speed on em yet though, but Im liking the look of that tree stump jump one day!

​@@midlife_mtbYou've probably jumped bigger step-downs at bike parks, however trail features are scarier to commit to I find

yeah not been out in a while though as the rear shock was a bit broken, its back in action now though so heading bpw later in the week!

Hey, I remember you, was a bit slippy n slidey out there today!

was fun riding there, wish it was closer to me to get some practice on regularly

Im related to mark, so out with him quite often, cliff drop and the smaller road gap in my sights next time Im there

yeah some good features, couldnt find the hip jmps Ive seen in older vids, and Im hitting the cliff drop next time!

@midlife_mtb the cliff drops fairly easy once you drop in. Just a hard one getting yourself towards it for the first time. Good luck dude

@@jameslines9794 yeah I suspected it looked worse than it is, its nearly just a roll in, wont really have to do much for the drop, just looks a bit grim from the top, wasnt feeling good on the bike that day

Yeah Im regretting not doing it, confidence is down a bit atm bike feeling like I have less grip, but it doesnt look too bad, just looks scarier than it is from the top!

I agree does look intimidating from the top. I reckon you've got that all day long! Hilarious how small it looks on camera!!

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Cheers man, yeah it tickled me watching him stop each time!

Floaty with a hint of panic 😄. Felt super smooth though, the landing didnt even make a sound! Only did it once though, should of hit it a few more times to get comfortable, next time...

Yeah theres plenty to try up there, a bit of exploring to find them all, theres quite alot I havent done out there, all the ones Ive found are quite techy, eeb will help with the pushups as getting back up is a bit savage in places, Im shocked I could cycle up it last year after having to push up this year 😆

yeah no damage done at all, peak bounced off the floor!

Kings Cliff Woods, down in Somerset

Cheers, not been there, looked around for info and sounds like the locals n land owner arent keen on riders

@@midlife_mtbYea they arent, Its because in covid their was loads of people up their buts its somewhat chilled out i havent had any one complain. and i go their all the time.

Great bike, my daughter likes it and I love giving it a spin, much lighter than my bike, feels great on the trails!

Cheers man, I been at it for nearly 3 years now I think, its great fun

Until today, need a new chain, might need new bb, wet sandy windhill bike park was a bit savage, few links out of shape on the chain, sand grinding sounds, brake disc a bit wonky, was a great day's ride tho! 😁

As you come out the corner at trail speed just free roll down to it, you'll have the speed, you can even dab brakes a bit but prob best not to. The worst thing about it is you cant see the landing until your right over the lip, but its actuall quite a smooth light landing. Hover near the top of the jump and hopefully a friendly local will lead you in, I find thats the best confidence boost. This feature is actually really smooth once you go off it, less sketchy feeling than the smaller line next to it, its mostly the confridence to go off it thats the struggle.

Thanks man, another year of videos coming up 🤜🤛

@@midlife_mtb awesome! Stokedd

Cheers, its tricky that, Ive only done it twice and the first time I clonked my head on the tree between the chute n the drop, this time I got my head out the way 😆

I'll remember to duck once I get brave enough to give it a try!

Cheers!

😁

Well done going of the big drop 👊, Im a bit off that one yet, its lke a massive step down! Watching someone bottom out on it didnt help, maybe near the end of the 2024 if I get a few more visits in...

Cheers, yeah want to get back there more often this year and run em a few more times, recon I need a few more runs to get my speed n confidence up on em, its nice to have some feature just out of range for progression 👌, hoping for skills to do full payrise with the jumps by end of year

Thanks man! 😁

Yeah not sure Id have got off it myself if a friendly local hadn't led me in, it feels a surprisingly light landing once your off it though, felt quite safe

Theres triscombe stone car park, best place to start for the trails, then its kinda tricky to describe, cross the road, go over a mound and follow a trail alongside the path, then you end up at the top of the hill where a few trails start, old grumpy + more traiils, Id recomend starting up here, after each fire road you cross it will be a bit steeper. Alongside road from the car park there is a trail that runs alongside and eventually leads to more trials on the right, ski run, fully stumped, theres more about too, narnia and others but a bit further from that car park. If you search triscombe DH route on trailforks that shows the bit Im describing near the car park. Theres more to find out there too. Theres usually someone sorting thier bike out in the car park you can ask

@midlife_mtb cheers bud, hopefully I can get down there over the next couple of weeks. I will have a bit of an explore and see what I can find but that gives me something to look out for at least. If there is people about I will ask where to go, the place looks wicked though 🤘

Oooh thats a tough question, i think at the begining of the year I would of said Bike Park Wales, but thats a particular type of day out, Scadson has been great for my progress and jump confidence, one of my faveourite trails to ride is in Kings Cliff, lately Ive been loving Woodbury Common, but the place I want to get back to most to explore again is Windhill. Im not sure that answers the question but I dont think I have a faveourite, variety is the spice of life!

thanks man, will keep trying to improve, whish Id found mtb a bit younger sometimes 😂, this year was a the year I kinda lost my fear of gaps so a good year! More stuff is looking doable 😁

Who knows if well see Dave again in 2024...

Its a great place to ride, looking forward to discovering more of it in the summer!

@@midlife_mtb my mum still lives there I love in Ireland now and we have some crazy places here but pines ridge was always a blast with my mates

I wish I could put my favourite music on the videos but I have to scour no copyright music sites for stuff, I do find some good ones on there though. If I could use my music collection it would be awesome!

@@midlife_mtb it is what it is hey This Woodbury common is looking good. Quite dry as well 👌

Cheers I suspected there was trails there somewhere but we couldnt see them under the leaves! Will try n find them again next year

Hey man, I was out today but I went to woodbury, next ride will be in the new year sometime

Price is currently down by 3x though too, its dropped from £1500ish to £650 with the SSU company going into administration, but theres only XLs left atm

its much further south, down in somerset, near Taunton