Forest of Dean MTB - The Best Trail Centre in England?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
- We went on a day trip to the forest of dean! Drove 3 hours to 'FOD' to ride their downhill, enduro and flow trails. This was my first time back at the forest of dean in about 3-4 years, luckily i had Sam to show me around... The tracks didn't disappoint!
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Appreciate this, great intro to the FoD trail centre
Thanks for watching!
Mornings like these are underrated
Cool video, trails, fun and riding skills shining through…good to watch.
Thank you!
Nice Lancia Intergrale.
bro when i saw it i was in awe!
That looked great! Thanks for the video. I'm going in a couple of weeks and was wondering about booking the uplift service but it's a bit expensive though. Is it worth it? How long does it take to push back up again?
You cleared those b'stard jumps up top on the flat sections 😁😁 ... thanks for showing me you need to pedal at them like Billio
You mean that line of 4 next to the fireroad? they were really weird to be fair, first two are short and easier to clear and then the last 2 are long and hard to clear... seems like the speed is a bit off for them, but am not complaining haha!
Great video, cheers!!
thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
@@willgreenfield me and my son are going in summer so we enjoyed seeing what's in store. Proper fair weather riders though, well, I am anyway! All the best
I don't recognise that last trail you shred. Where is that man?
Wicked video, really smooth, great riding and a well classy intro. Nicely done. Add another sub for that one 🤘
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it and i really appreciate the kind words 🙏
Prime John wick at 7:17
bro u already know i'm about that life
FOD is a gem.
Cheap uplift too when it’s running.
Yep its a wicked spot! Just wish it was closer 🥲
Never been to Forest of Dean but would love to go especially after watching this
Bro its a sick spot for sure, if its not too far from you then i'd defo recommend it! Loads of awesome tracks there (we got unlucky coz they closed a load due to the foresty work)... but yeah got a cool bike shop and cafe too 😎
It’s actually one of the best all round bike parks
I'm lucky that I live right by Afan Argoed and Bike Park Wales. But I always have a much better time in FoD. Those spider web roots are a nightmare in the wet and ice! Think the last trail you rode has everything you need for really good progression even though I'm nowhere near good enough to do the jumps and gaps. BPW now feels like it just wants to empty your pockets, FoD just wants you to enjoy yourself.
Think you hit the nail on the head there bro! BPW is defo fun but i can't afford the fuel and uplift cost! Never been to Afan, but looks cool. And yeah that last trail is defo awesome, wish we had more time there... will have to go back i guess haha! Thanks for watching man :)
@@willgreenfield No worries buddy. It's mad to think that when BPW opened it was £4 for a pedal pass and £23 for an uplift! Now look at it! The uplift at FoD is better anyway. When you speak to the owner you realise how much money is made on a single uplift bus.
All the best with Spesh. I've got a 2019 Kenevo Comp. Pity about the tiny battery and short reach and the damn Fox Van coil instead of the Ohlins!
What’s this place called
Forest of dean
Late to the party but what is the trails and hill climbs like compared to Cannock Chase and Bike Park Wales? BPW climb is ridiculous!!
Sam's matchy coil looks sick, didn't notice that before
yeah he loves the red accents haha!!
i spy those brake taps. you spicy dude
trying not to case lol
Sick video man. I loved the trails at FOD but the climb back up ruined the day for me. Great for sessioning but not full runs, unless you have Emtb power
defo bro I know the feeling, the climb is killer! Would be insane on the ebike, so many more laps in a day. Thanks for watching man :)
if you don’t take the left and go straight up the hill towards the top of launchpad then take another left halfway up the hill it’s less than 10 minutes. can probably find it on strava somewhere but defiantly a life saver
Could have at least chucked a few quod at the parking at the cycle centre!
Oh guys that's beautiful, contact me if you gonna go anytime soon. I'd love to do that!!!
Did you found the crazy eye that belongs to madeye moody? 😄
I'm confused... 😅
@@willgreenfield its a harry potter joke cause the eye of one character got lost in that forest
@@ricaaat oh haha i did know harry potter was filmed there, thats funny 😂
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+Will Greenfield Yo i was wondering, are you sponsort by specialized? mans got that S-Works stumpjumper 😂😂 Is 60k subs, back then around 50k enough for a sponsorship with them!?
Or do you still need to pay for the bike with a discount? pretty sweet if you get those kinda bikes for free...
Hey bro! Yes i ride for Specialized UK :)
They send me bikes to ride for the year and then normally i trade them in for the newer model at the end of each year. Thanks for watching!
Im heading there next weekend , cant wait now I have seen this vid .
Love the video - any Strava GPX or is it all easy to navigate
I libe at the forest of Dean so ill try these slopes
👍👍 !!!
looking a bit like Keanu in this one mate!
haha time to get a motorbike i reckon
@@willgreenfield hahaha - perfect! 👍🏼
I never see Delta Integrales when I go ride.
Massa demais 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
Are you pulling the rear brake to get the front end down on jumps? Never noticed it on your vids before but looked like it on the first few jumps!
yeah i braketap a lot on jumps i've never ridden before now, because i don't know the right speed or amount of pop i need, so i pull up and then braketap to bring the front down depending on how much airtime i need to clear the jump. Normally it works really well, sometimes it can be a little sketchy but it works for me, especially when hitting jumps for the first time :)
@@willgreenfield ah nice! I’ve never tried it but my bad habit is over jumping and landing back wheel so might give it a go 😬currently my remedy is just going to slow and depressingly land on the top of the table 🤦♂️😂
@@ADanandHisBike if you're going to try it i definitely suggest doing it on a smaller table to start with, and the first time you do it tap the brake quite late, so that if it does bring the front down too much, it doesnt have enough time to be dangerous ie causing an OTB... other than that definitely a fun skill to try :)
Loads of good off piste there too
"To Flat" seems to be a theme with WG.
Its a great past time
haha always happens when hitting jumps for the first time!
Whats the fuel economy with bikes on top?
Not good 😅
Love that helmet mount, which one is it? Nice riding as always!
Thank you Tim! And It's a 3d printed cable tie gopro mount i bought off ebay... wasn't made for this specific helmet but luckily it just about fit onto the chin area...
Nice jumplines!
can u ride surrons here ?
definitely not, they'd be hella mad
Beautiful
Top is gbu is sick
Get it 👍
I love these types of trails
Massa demais
I went in summer of 2020 for two days and had to ride in 37 degrees.
37 degreeesss??? i dont even remember it ever being that hot here thats crazy. Bet you were sweating buckets on the climbs haha!
@@willgreenfield yeh I had sit down in the car park. We couldn’t use the outdoor tap because of covid so we had to buy water bottles. It was a nightmare hahaha
@@LucasdeMalpas-Player buy water bottles? Damn i bet the cafe there had a profitable week 😅
ahhhh wish i lived in Britain, but New Zealand's trails do not disappoint. Great video bro!
bro no way, NZ seems infinitely better than the UK for MTB, but i guess the grass always looks greener on the other side haha! Thanks for watching man :)
Where in nz?
@@samsmith4597 Nelson bro!
1:51 smooth brake lever flick
Thanks! Love Brake tapping 😎
Pure content, you're so underated
Thank you, that means a lot! Glad you enjoyed it :)
excellent manouvers
Thanks marey
Forest of tean is sooo good!
Do you go often? i wish it was more local to us, the jumps are so fun
M140i Gang Gang!
sick cars!