Time: 10:30am meet up.
Where: Meet the same place as last time: https://w3w.co/hardens.vine.selection
- Easy trails in the morning for general messing about and enjoying the surroundings (aim for 20 mile route)
- ~12/1pm Lunch at bike centre (hot food is served there)
- Ride back to car park for afternoon of hard trails, end whenever we get back
Opportunity to ride the Sherman and KS-S18
You are totally responsible for your wheel and yourself during this entire time, this is simply a meet up of like minded riders and a chance to meet each other.
Couple of rules:
- No going flat out around walkers, bikers, dogs etc
- No music blaring out your machines (this is my home turf, don't want to be hated by the locals who love it so far).
looking to getting out in the forest again
Will be good to meet up again for sure!
I‘m in!
Yay!
You might have the V11 by then to👍
We might actually, not 100% sure, but its already on route...I would be very disappointed if not!
Yes, see you all there👍
Nice one!
If the s18 has arrived I will be coming :)
We can lend you a wheel if not?
Thanks Ian. I’ll bring the MSX just don’t want to smash it up before it heads to it’s new home :)
I’m game!
Nice one!
I'm looking forward to finally going somewhere with some trails.
I was politely asked to stop riding in Windsor Great Park yesterday :(
I am new here! I am interested in this meet
Are there any good hotels nearby? Mrs and I thinking to have a little holiday in that area, stay overnight, as we will be driving from London
Lots to do in the Forest of Dean. You could look at Whitemead. https://www.whitemead.co.uk
Yeh,turn into that entrance and the main parking is about 50m down on the left
Sajan, the location is basically a car park anyway, so parking is no problem. Lots of space 🙂 Look forward to seeing you on the 1st!
If I can negotiate some child care for the little one I'm there!
Before I over commit and hold others back though is there a particular skill level needed? I commute on my wheel in London but haven't mastered speed wobbles over 20 yet, but very happy up to that sort of speed and have done some offroad/forest/field paths.
Do it! The first couple of hours will be forest trails which are on the whole nice and smooth, might be a few bits and bobs here and there, but as much as possible is for beginner. Afternoon is the tougher stuff.
You should Green Noob! It’ll probably take the same form as last year where we do a 15 mile or so ride around the fire tracks and forest trails in the morning - generally paths of varying quality. People ride at all speeds. Last year I had not long had my Z10 and had speed wobble issues myself, but basically you go as fast as you feel comfortable - no-one’ll leave you behind! Lots of lovely scenery to ride through anyway, so take as much time as you need and enjoy it - it doesn’t have to be a Grand Prix!
The afternoon session is much more truly off-road. I was pretty knackered last year and acclimatising to my new wheel in trickier terrain wasn’t going to happen, so I butted out... I felt I’d had enough good riding for one day. I may go for it this time, but I won’t put myself under pressure. Come along, you’ll enjoy it!
Spot on description Matt!
Superb. Thank you for the thoughtful and reassuring speedyreply...
No worries! It’s a good day of riding and the weather’s looking fine too. 😛☀️
pity I am so far away from you guys, I would love to have joined you. Do you know of any groups in the north west?
Is there an age limit ? I would like to come along with my two kids who are 13 and 14. We would only do the morning ride as we are all new to EUCs so probably not ready for the harder stuff. We are on MSP, Z10 and Tesla V2.
Yes no age limit because this is free to attend by anyone, its all at your own risk / responsibility etc as everyone is simply joining us on a ride out :)
In terms of the morning its pretty easy smooth route.
OK sounds perfect, see you Saturday!
Nice to see you and your children Dan. Good to have a whole family riding! They youngsters were pretty good at it too. Respect to your daughter wrestling with the fat tyre Z10!
There's no age limit but obviously you are responsible for their welfare.might see you there then
Thanks, yes see you there.
Hi guys I’m new rider but I decided to go and have a fun with all of you. Not sure if can manage second ride but soon we will find out. I’m riding on GotWay ACM hopefully the wheel can manage off-road.
see you there...
Regards Michael
Hi Guys bit of a long shop but has anyone got a spare wheel I could borrow for tomorrow? My wheel has failed and is broken.
Don’t forget you’ll need to bring a face mask for the lunch stop
No harm in bringing one, although they have stopped allowing people in, its all outside now so its not a requirement, they have it really well planned out (and actually...we might not have much choice on where to sit so might have to spread around the car park, as they have cordoned off every other table basically)
Thank you all for a fab day. Learned so much and great fun. Finally managed to turn my wheel off too. 🙄 One new set of panels and a mudguard on orderrr
Awesome, you rode very well! what was it in the end?
You rode brilliantly considering you haven’t been doing it long! Great to see you and hopefully we’ll meet up again 🤜🤛
Took the front control unit apart and back together and it magically started to work. I think the tiny inside power button was no longer lined up with the little sleeve from the external rubber. Bloody thing was beeping all the way home in the boot and charging it didn't turn it off either. Happy with the 16x but getting at the screws really fluffs the padding however careful you are. Maybe a hairdryer to soften the glue next time, but wife and baby incompatible with wife and baby at 10pm! Have ordered some bits from you and will wait for the mudguard before putting it back together and plastering it in tape, though will keep the new shell and pads on the side until I'm more confident about not scuffing it up quite so bad again.
Thanks again for organising and guiding us yesterday, and for all your videos that gave the confidence to take the plunge.
Xavier
Thank you - and thank you for the reassurance to make the trip in the first place 👍😄
Great to have you in the group. Blessed weather and day! Cant wait for the next one 😎
That cider was lovely - worth coming just for the Cider