Fort Bill. The aftermath.

[jeremy]

An absolutly briliant weekend.

A really great course (now understand why it's a world cup track)

Could become a yearly event.

The damage done.

1 front wheel (really really bent, but fixed with a bit of jumping up and down)
1 Shoulder
1 Right leg
4 hands suffering from cramp.

[tooFATtoRIDE]

What a great weekend it was.
The course scared the living hell of me but this is no surprise - it is a world cup track after all.
As clarkson says, this should become a yearly event, however, I need to keep riding during the winter and learn learn learn how to jump, to do drops, i.e. to get familiar with being airborne.

Damage Report:
1 Bar end cap lost
2 pedals seriously scratched
1 Right arm barely moves - need to do x-rays very soon

Overall, highly recommend for every gravity junky

[Andrew]

Sounds like you all had a great time!

Make sure to post on here next year, and I will be there!!

[jeremy]

Next year if enough people want to go we were thinking of hiring a van and minibus as it may work out cheaper.

I'll do some sums and work out how much.

[jeremy]

This is what could be done.
20 riders (This is nothing compared to what an uplift can handle).
3 days riding (ample).
2 days driving (1 there and one back) with a light taster ride on the first (if there's time).
4 nights in a hostel (theres loads local).
1 van and 1 bus (means only 2 people have to drive at any one time, which means injuries don't have a big effect).


Right I've done me maths and this is how it looks.

Transit van (3 seats) £200 per week (for 20 bikes and some luggage)
Minibus (17 seats) £500 per week (and the rest of the luggage)
Fuel for both £500 driving from cheshire + £200 for London

Uplift £42 each for unlimited 1 year pass. (works out the same as 2 one day unlimited passes and cuts down on Paperwork)
Hostel £17 per person per night.

Based on 4 nights (without food and booze) £155 driving from cheshire or £165 from London each.

Probably be less if we get some offers on passes due to mass bookings but a good price for what you get.

[tooFATtoRIDE]

This sounds very good indeed

[tooFATtoRIDE]

Guys,
Check out this video and see how rough Fort William is: video.mpora.com/watch/WswkquwiB

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[daves]

tooFAT,
Sounds like you just need to ride more. X-rays are for sissys.
Pedals need scratches to perform correctly

[mellex]

Just putting this out there but... after watching that video I don't think getting an ARC + Me down that once, never mine over the course of three days, is even an option

[jeremy]

It's a proper DH course for proper DH bikes and riders. 15 inches of sus is the minimum i would go near it with.

I would also advise a bike has 3s on it weather it be a 303, 223 or M3. 3s seem to be lucky at fort bill.

[tooFATtoRIDE]

Sept 19, 2008 22:24:47 GMT jeremy said:

It's a proper DH course for proper DH bikes and riders. 15 inches of sus is the minimum i would go near it with.

I would also advise a bike has 3s on it weather it be a 303, 223 or M3. 3s seem to be lucky at fort bill.

Yeah, my 303 was spot-on there, just the rider wasn't up for this job....
Next time I will do better, I promise

[marsh]

I know a guy who road it on his .243, I should be going next year, can ride it on a hardtail, and if I get within a minute of full sus guys Ill be happy.

People rode the mega on a hardtail, anything is possible!

[Andrew]

I want to go next year, I've only ridden the track one weekend.

If you can get within 1 min of full sus your doing well!! I think the best I could do on my old asx was about 9 mins!

I think I could get another 90 secs of that on my 303 though.

Andrew

[jeremy]

if we get something organised and do a few days up there. i'm trying to get enough cash together to do dragon in the new season as well so pennys are in short supply.

[marsh]

You do realise dragon downhill has finished? I assume thats what you mean?