Cheers Rob, might see you in a couple of weeks, you never know 🤘

Total respect for you guys building some absolutely mint trails and would say you need to be lets say better than the average rider to get down these runs without getting off the bike. From your comments I thought we had been riding completely off piste for most of the video so had to watch it back and it looks like one guy cut the corner on one trail which just happened to be the guy who rode it a few minutes earlier. I can't remember but there must have been a bike track there to follow. Rather than having a rant at a video of people enjoying themselves and not realising they are upsetting others, why not just put some logs/tree branches or whatever is around across to stop people going that way because human nature would be if you can't ride something is there a chicken line, Strava lines have been around for years for those interested in bragging rights. Next time we are that way I'll mention to the guys not to cut any corners etc and on that one in particular look to block the B line. Apologies if this unintentionally pi$$ed you off with the time and dedication you guys have put in and rightly protecting your hard work 👍🏼

@@mtbnorthwestengland you say put logs and braches over b lines, thats exactly what we do and guess what people move em

​@@matth3w.t not being critical but if you put enough sh!t in the way, people will probably not be inclined and push round because its too much trouble to move unless they are regulars which we are not, probably ride there couple of times a year and don't really know the lines but have to say you guys have done a great job in such a small area

Much cheekiness on this loop but sounds about right 👍🏼

Don't recognise the name, maybe I know the trail. Presume it goes off the steep side?

@@mtbnorthwestengland the ridge as in longridge fell generally! 😂

@@Lifmeister OK pal thanks, thought you were pointing out a particular trail 👍🏼

Cheers pal, felt like it too, was a belter 👌

Poor attempt of summer so far, a baking hot Aug and Sept would do nicely 🤞

Yeah, minimal skill compensation as well so line choice is key 🤘

Thanks, I do but they have done a lot of tree felling since so some of the trails do not exist anymore although some have been reinstated but I haven't been back. If I were you I'd be asking someone who has ridden it recently or I could send the GPK file and tell you were to go/avoid/check

Cheers pal, never say never but would have to be dire to do that 🤣

Removed the rotor and pads today and gave both a good blast with brake cleaner. Caliper is centred, I've changed pads and cleaned rotor previously but not as vigurous as today. If it does it again I'll have to get a new rotor, think I have a spare used one in garage so can try that before forking out more dosh, cheers

@@mtbnorthwestengland sanding the rotor and pads might also help if you change to new pads without cleaning the rotor good they make a racket cause of the old brake pad material

You just need to send a request to follow and Strava will let me know. I’ve not known Strava dictate before who follows who it is usually down to the individual to decide if you’re account is set to private

Yeah well you never know he may put an appearance in this year 😁

Reckon you could give it a good go on a fully rigid with better line choice and a slack head angle 👍

Cheers pal

@tastytechaddictsmtb Yeah it was pretty crap conditions but the story of our summer so far I'm afraid. Falling off that wall (the wall where the big spaghetti roots are?) will probably get you a visit to A&E

@@mtbnorthwestengland I dunno my summer (last week) in the alps was mint 🤣 , part 1 of the video is up now. Yer that wall drop we nearly went gunning into , then realised it was like dropping off a shed roof 🤣🤷😆

@@tastytechaddictsmtb I'll give it a watch see what you got up to

@@mtbnorthwestengland did all the tech 6:30 onwards, before that it’s messing around with the bike which is setup for jumping so like riding a shopping trolley. Once it was setup ok it was slaying the tech

Cheers pal glad it had some entertainment value, I thought the footage was decidedly average. I was a bit pissed off with the rain at the time it has to be said 🤘

@@mtbnorthwestengland have you thought about getting the Mod lens for your go pro? It gets everything in the footage the Bike whatever is in front of you it’s brilliant.

​@@twowheels4689 As far as I know it is only compatible with GP12 and I'm a dinosaur still having an 11. It hasn't really inspired me to buy a new GP at the moment but maybe when I need to fork out another £400 I'll give it a whirl

@@mtbnorthwestengland they do a 155 degree wide angle lens for the gp11 £60

@@twowheels4689 Thanks pal, I'll have a look

Cheers Simon, apologies for the delay in responding, not been here for a while. Hopefully you didn't make the same mistake as us and go around the hill at Edenfield when we could have nipped over the top and dropped straight in but you live and learn. We are going to spend a bit more time there sometime soon probably on a Wed night

Fully rigid bike would be interesting round there 😂. Jury is out on SDG saddles, previously used Bel Air 2.0 brilliant, bent a rail but no squeaks. They went to 3.0 and bought a couple for both my bikes with exactly the same problem on creaks and squeaks caused by loose rails. It is what I had on my Mega before the super squeaky Ergon shit. Might try a Duster, they don't look too expensive, cheers 👍🏼

Cheers mate, it was one of them when the person in front does it and you have somebody behind, you don't really have much of a choice 🤞

Good video of some of my local stuff, just a little heads up..if you go slightly lower from the roots section on 1st part of buckden woods it’s a better line through a less rooty line and then take a sharp left at fallen tree into steep fun chute to the stream and pedal up the road. ( you may well know this)👌

@@peterhaworth6859 Cheers I did know it, used to be a gap jump across the stream until it got removed. Charlie, the guy in front occasionally rides the roots so I was after some click bait 😂

@@mtbnorthwestengland I had a feeling you might already know it. Some good stuff over towards cowm quarry in whitworth that’s worth a look😉

@@peterhaworth6859 I think PMBA used to go that way? Might go for a mooch, any loop we can use for our evening sessions 10 miles or so with some tech?

Cheers Peter, love it round there 👍🏼

Always makes sense in the foulest of conditions. There's something strangely appealing about not being able to control your bike 🤣

Much fun was had Rob, except when my nuts nearly came out of my mouth 😳

@@mtbnorthwestengland 🤣🤣🤣

Usually park in the valley bottom usually near Stubbins Wharf. The climb to the pike is all pedallable even for me along the canal and then through Callis Wood. There may be a bit of a push when you get near the pike depending on your climbing stamina. Start on a climb, end on a descent is my motto 🤘

Always an entertaining challenge Hebden, I've had so many crashes here that I care to remember over the years 🤷‍♂️

Thanks Matty, do you recognise any of it 🤣

@mtbnorthwestengland I bet I could still visualise every track from top to bottom when in bed at night haha.

Thanks for your kind comment, It's a great venue as you know but lets not tell everybody 😂 Ideal terrain for some hardtail hooning

Thanks for your comment, I think I've crashed on every trail at Wharny over the years in some way shape or form . Trails are relatively easy to find with 3 main areas. Stick to the top fireroads and you've pretty much cracked it and once you find the Deepcar stuff, there's half a dozen trails from 1 start point

@@mtbnorthwestenglandthanks pal, looking forward to getting back there.

Cheers fella, 10 out of 10 for stupidity, a bit less for the skills 🤣

All good now, we share the trails with walkers in harmony. Say hi, be nice kinda works 👍🏼

That was proper, you probably heard me saying I'll not be rushing back. I like to give things a try because one persons ideal trail is another's nemesis. I like riding 4 passes and remember seeing a FB post not long ago somebody saying it was 16 miles of horrendous pushing and carrying, never to be repeated 🤷‍♂️

Cheers pal, don't think I'm in the same league as some I've seen. Different kind of riding to US/Canada but I'll take your comments 👍🏼

@@mtbnorthwestengland Out in the middle of winter with the Uk's mud, wet stone and chuffing great rocks. I've watched you and your mates out in some proper grizzly conditions. Even this latest one, 4000+ feet over 11 miles? Hardcore. Though at least the weather was nice!

Thanks for your comment, I have ridden in big groups and now..... I'll ride with anybody silly enough to do this kind of stuff 👌

Cheers fella, I just like to test myself and get the adrenaline going otherwise its a bit pointless 😂

Its not too bad really, it's just the getting up there with the bike. Wouldn't surprise me if an Ebike could ride 70-80% up that descent although it may drain the battery a bit 🤔

I'll not be rushing back either, 10 years or so ago since I did that. Was good for a change but that'll do me for at least another few years

Cheers pal, I'm getting quite proficient at editing without doing anything too complicated. I think if your raw footage is good then stitching it together is fairly straight forward. I started doing this editing malarky 3-4 years ago and it took me forever so much so I've got about 50 rides I never got round to editing but I've kind of moved on since then so have resided in the archive and 2 rides a week being filmed at the moment is more than enough editing to keep me out of mischief

Not done this in over 10 years and my mate said we rode down the riverbed last time but I don't remember. Is that doable, have you tried it?

@@mtbnorthwestengland only in one section, we crossed over to try and get round the unrideable corner but it was only partially successful, to be honest we wondering about using crow bars to do a few tweaks but we only ride it once or twice a year, never done the river bed any further always seems to have a flow on it. There is a cave on the left at one bit that goes in a short way if you ever get bored 🥱😂

Chhers pal, seems to be warming up now, let's hope it dries those boggy sections of trails deep in the woods 👍🏼

@@mtbnorthwestengland Yeah fingers crossed buddy 👍🏼

All my rides are on Komoot but I tend to keep them private unless somebody asks for a gpx. If they are quite cheeky which most are I move them back to private once they have downloaded the file. I presume once you have the gpx you can load it as your route and download it to your phone/nav device?

Started off quite dry and not too bad conditions and then the rain just made it super slick and muddy and yeah the gatekeepers were very welcomed. After that first descent it all went a bit pear shaped, heavy burst of rain and the rest is history 😆. You could see it was drying out on Alpine at the end 👌

@@mtbnorthwestengland I was on lost lad,cutgate same day dodged most of the rain but got headwind in the face coming back from langset.Definetly wet out there ATM. Anyway heading back out there again this week for another dose👍

@@GDCridesMTB you did well to avoid the rain but it was patchy. Alpine had a pretty strong mild wind going on, great for trail drying. Great trail cut gate, did it in Feb and it held up very well now they have flagged over the infinite bog of doom👌

All we can do is keep our fingers and everything else crossed but wet trails with forecast of rain and wind is proper demotivational as you probably know. We were gonna go the lakes but that had a far worse forecast although you can pick a route with rocky trails and hope for the best 🙏

It'a a great little place for a few hours of fun. If you like it steep unless your a very good rider, would suggest leaving it until it dries out a bit and don't do the first steep one we did , proper tyre clogger 😆

Cheers pal, I agree this is proper riding on the edge of what is possible for me and that's in the dry 🤣 . Fairy dust is a great trail but I can never get the top bit from the drop in 🤷‍♂️

Hell of a place for progression, hardtail probably not the best tool for the job but keeps it interesting 🤣. The broken wall descent is pretty epic with lots of blind spots at speed to catch you out #eyesonstalks 👌

Couple of videos on my channel, prison band has tech levels to keep anybody occupied. If your not such a good technical rider you are not likely to enjoy it and likely almost all a push down which I detest. Choose a clear day for it, the views across the fells are outstanding. If you have the legs go up onto Wetherlam and do the descent down to hole rake brilliant flowing descent with some nice tech here and there with cracking views over Coniston 👌

@@mtbnorthwestengland I'll deffo check out that decent form Wetherlam, cheers

Which one, all Dovestones descents are insane 😆

@@mtbnorthwestengland 🤣 Hush hush, the rocky steep one I went OTb on