The Wrekin. Scares me every time
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ก.ย. 2024
- The Wrekin. Scares me every time
There's something about The Wrekin, and that something is steep loose trails. Every time I go, there's that niggling feeling that I could crash and hurt myself but conversely, that's why I love it so much.
For the second day of riding with Twelve Stone Tony, we had two options; Eastridge or The Wrekin and when it came down to it, the latter was the only real option as I wanted to show Twelve some of the best and steepest trails in Shropshire.
Twelve is no stranger to steep and technical trails, as he rides in South Wales a fair bit on a variety of (should we say cheeky) trails, so I was interested to see what he thought of The Wrekin, renowned for its steep, loose, technical trails. And boy, was it loose - the recent dry weather made the surface and finding grip a real challenge.
I reference Jimbo MTB in the video. Jim loved The Wrekin and filmed on it a fair bit. Tragically, he passed away whilst out riding earlier this year and is greatly missed by everyone who was lucky enough to know him. His channel is still up and worth a watch - his positivity and love for life shone through in every edit: / @jimbomtb9560
I also mention ItsMrJC's channel. JC also rides and films on the big hill on a regular basis and again, his videos are always entertaining and well worth a watch (and subscription): / @itsmrjc2393
Big thanks to Twelve for the follow cam footage used in this one.
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Quality route finding you numptey 😁😆. I'm only jealous. Keep up the good work 👍
You've got to give them a try, haven't you 😂
@@Stopadoodledoo . Absolutely mate👍
Brilliant Jase. A cracking vid. 👍
Cheers Mark, glad you liked it 👍
so close to me, yet i still haven't even walked up it yet! great action.
It's definitely worth a trip mate, there's so many trails up there and not all of them are silly steep. Nasty climb but well worth the effort 👍
What a great place, the trails look steep as hell even on camera, and anyone who knows the GoPro knows what that means.
Great riding and as always a fantastic video. Keep up the good work and have fun buddy. Ride on and Cheers
It's a fantastic place mate, trails as far as the eye can see and many of them are steep and challenging 👍😃
Oh that's some full on stuff there. Great video great riding. The sound of scraping down the gravel is immense... Loose you say? Non stick I'd say 🤣
Yeah, it's a bit special at The Wrekin; the eastern slope was just ridiculously loose on this day. So much fun though 👍😃
This place looks flipping awesome! real natural trails and proper edgy!
It's so damned good there. Nasty climb but the descents are all spot on (and a bit scary) 😃👍
Enjoyed that and what a cracking spot👌 keep the good content coming.
Thanks mate. The Wrekin really is fantastic, even if it has a weird name 😂
First trail was spiders Ken ,, nice of you to mention jimbo ,he was man of the mountain , great video Jason
Thanks James. I never got the chance to meet Jimbo in person but we chatted a fair bit and were organising to ride in the Lakes together. Such a sad loss.
Great vid Jason. Enjoyed that one 👊
Cheers Andy. Will need to try and get you down here at some point 👍
Cracking video that was Jason, a true display of awesome trails rode how they're supposed to be rode haha 😀👍
Cheers mate although not sure about the 'how they're supposed to be rode' part 😂
@@Stopadoodledoo you can’t always ride them perfectly, too many variables that can change a trail but you always attack them, it’s great to watch, even when you mess it up 👍🏻
@@HallMarc_Trails And I do mess up on quite a regular basis 😂
Nice vid wrekin is the devil's work...
Thanks mate. I love it there but I can see how it's an acquired taste and not everyone's cup of tea 👍
Yeah we went across the top steep as you like...but funny as #uck tis a great place with a veiw that makes be happy to be alive 😀
Awesome vid! I'm up there most weekends just lately trying to figure out all the routes down. To ride it at that speed without knowing the path takes a lot of skill.. and bigger balls!
Thanks mate. It's such a fantastic hill to go biking on, I really wish I had something like it on my doorstep as I imagine that if you rode it a lot, you would progress so damned quickly - most other places must seem quite tame in comparison 👍
…..I rode there last year with Dave and it was well loose then …those Little Rock’s are like riding on ball bearings ! Well held mate 👍
I remember that video, wasn't that our introduction to Paul the Postie?
It's definitely quite a challenging surface. I'd be hard pressed to pick whether I prefer it wet (as it was when we rode it in December) or dry. It took less effort to clean the bike and kit after this one for sure 😃👍
The second one you went down was The Goatie, its pretty much the most direct way to the top for walkers/runners. Fair to you for going down it in such loose conditions
Thanks mate. Not sure I would go down it again though 😂
@@Stopadoodledoo certainly not one I've dared to try and not sure I ever will 🤣, that whole place is my nemesis 🙈🤣
Bloody hell lad, this is awesome 🤘👊. Love it all including your channel. SUB’D✊👍
Cheers mate, really appreciate that and glad you liked it 😃👍
Scares the crap or of me this place, crazy steep! Lovely touch to remember Jimbo also, true king the Wrekin 👍🏼
Great video, crazy riding by you both, poor tree 🤣 hopefully we get to ride with Twelve one day as well.
Cheers mate, such a great (but scary) place to ride. You'll get to ride with Twelve at some point. It's drinking with Twelve that we should really be scared of though 😂
@@Stopadoodledoo 🤣🤣 oh crap, however I reckon Marc can fair scoop tbh
@@ElectricMountainBiker Twelve's wife bought him a can crusher because the recycling wheelie bin was getting too full with empty beer cans. Marc?
@@Stopadoodledoo Marcs has his own recycling truck monthly for his beer cans 😝🤣
@@Stopadoodledoo I love it us basically lirtkng these two against each other without their knowledge, we will be sitting back and enjoying this one whilst we pace ourselves 🤣
12 is deceptively quietly sneakily fit and fast even the Cat says so but never ask him about Coffey.
He doesn't look fit but yeah, he's a bit of a powerhouse 👍
This was his third day on the trot with two more to follow (both big days). Spoke with him on the Tuesday and he said he felt fine. I would have been a physical wreck 😃
Certainly, some 5p-50p moments are to be found at The Wrekin. Thanks for the Vid!
I love it there, such a great place to ride. Every time I go, I think to myself that I should go more often 👍😃
I'm down near the Wrekin and Ercall next Wednesday evening. Is there any trails that must be done and any to avoid?
Hi mate, they are all good apart from the second one in the video, the freefall down the hill. The third one is my favourite, it is proper intense and goes on forever. I usually finish with one of the ones on the eastern side as the final trail back down to the road is a great way to wind down and you descend almost all of the hill off road. You do off the Western side too but then have a mile or so of road back to the cars.
Have fun 👍
Gonna take my ebike, so roads not a problem 👌
@@richardhuntington1393 You'll be glad of the eBike on the climb, for sure 😃👍
Great vid as usual. U on strava or anywhere I can grab the gpxs 😁
Thanks mate. I am on Strava, search for Stopadoodledoo and you should find me 👍
@@Stopadoodledoo got u 👌
You can’t park there sir cracking trails where is this
Bloody awesome place mate. The Wrekin is near Telford in Shropshire, literally just off the M54 👍
5mins in, 9 out of 10 for parking skills..
If ever there was evidence of the GoPro not showing how damned steep something is, it's that freefall down that slope. It was bloody mental, pull your brakes on and you just sped up so all you could do was use them to try and steer where you thought you wanted to go.
I don't think I would go down that one again as although it was 'interesting', you lose all your height really quickly with a constant feeling that you are going to crash 😂
@@Stopadoodledoo Credit to you mate for exploring and looking for new stuff to ride. Right with you regarding the GoPro footage, I can tell its bloody steep though, lol ;-) Jason, your vids are an absolute pleasure to watch, you're a cracking rider, the commentary is ace and entertaining as fook. Keep 'em coming mate. We appreciate them.
@@leew4145 Thanks mate, really appreciate that 👍
😂 Doesn't matter if I tell you because it won't get many views 🤦🏻
I'm a realist mate 😂
@@Stopadoodledoo lol. Also are you running tubes? Sounds like you've got 80psi in them 😂 need a trip there to be fair looks up my street.
@@Ruffest Nah, tubeless mate although I do run my tyre pressures quite high (23 front, 27 rear) - legacy of riding in the Lakes for so long and hating pinch flats 👍
You'd love it there mate. There's even some stuntramps at the bottom of the big side 😃
@@Stopadoodledoo 😂😂 stunt ramps