Are There Any Downhill Riders On Here

[Fudgepacker]

in other words i think he is saying he is More round in the waste than you im im right

This is very true, steak pie's and beer seem to be the problem at the moment.

[Fudgepacker]

lol i know that problem but i can eat loads and not gain any weight but hay

[Fudgepacker]

the the dh bike 50LBs so it keeps me fit

[markoos08]

As Grimmy said I am looking into maybe volunteering this year.Here's a link for anyone interested-
http://www.fortwilliamworldcup.co.uk/fwwc_home.html
Not so much into the downhill,more XC here,on a Saracen Tufftrax rigid-just don't have the funds for a new bike,much as I would love one.

[dave87]

ok so last summer i got into the whole mountaining biking thing and bought a Cube AMS 125. I dont really know much of the scene though and have just been going around the fields and stuff around where I live.

Downhill sorta scares me a bit but I am looking for advice for a beginner with quite a high level of fitness

[TjP]

^ Similar sort of bike to what I have, though mines older!

I'd say you just need to find some tracks and have a go. Learn by doing You may already be doing this but I always used to find it helpful to practice tricks a bit too - bunnyhopping, for example. I was just doing this outside my house and it allows you to do so much more on the track! Not that I ever went very extreme, but I had some fun

All this talk is motivating me to get my bike out of the shed, maybe tomorrow since Im about to start work until after dark!

[Fudgepacker]

if your after cheap bikes look on moutain bike forums or chainreactioncycles.com i get most my stuff of there

[TjP]

This is what I need!

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=23626

Hvent a clue what size I am though, might head down to the place I bought my Marin from and have a browse

[weagie]

I started the same. somewhere quiet and flat. sounds boring but once you've got the bunny hop and the track stand ( i found this usefull) dialled youll start looking at new ways to tackle the terrain your on. just keep the saddle right down while yo practice tho, it can hurt if you know what i mean!