I live local and i agree that the blue is more of an XC trail. I take my 11 year old nephew and we have a great time. There is a bench about half way round near the railway bridge that we have a break at and have a sandwich.
Just done 2 loops of the new blue a couple of hours back. Very fair review. If you are experienced and expect excitement you won’t get it but if you want to use it as a training ride then it’s good, it reminds me of an XC short route with a few basic berms. What is great however is that it can be the perfect trail to introduce people to riding more twisty terrain because with it not being that fast there is no real danger (I passed many families today which was nice to see kids learning it). Good effort by the team with the terrain they had to work with. The red albeit basic for a red is still considerably faster in sections but it would be nice to see this approach taken on new red sections as I’m convinced they can make more of those based on what they have done here.
Yeah I couldn’t agree more with what you have said. The blue is a chilled ride and they have made it as exciting as you would expect with what they have. The red has potential but needs some work.
@@bikeandbeyond yup, and who doesn’t like a chilled terrain ride from time to time. I’ve always found XC trails really help my fitness as you can ride them at pace without any stopping. Great videos as usual!
@@bikeandbeyond I ride at black rocks once a week. It’s good. There is also crich chase that’s good and natural and less steep. Also drum hill for some downhill trails.
I second this black rocks is minutes away for me and has great trails you’ll love it you haven’t been on them. Take the FS, I’m on a hardtail Bizango and it’s fine but it’s harder work as they aren’t flow trails.
A lot has certainly changed in the 10 years since I last visited! Just picked up a Bizango myself and live near here, so I'm looking forward to getting back into it. Appreciate this video a lot. Btw, my gears on the Bizango came all out of whack, and even taking it back to the store, they still haven't managed to fix the issue; have you had any such problems? To note, it's a not the pro, but the standard model.
Congrats for getting back on the bike. I haven’t had any gear issues as of yet. The cables will stretch a bit when you get the bike so it may take a little while to settle in.
@@bikeandbeyond Thanks! Okay, good to know. I'll see how things go and hopefully I get to enjoy the trails. Currently watching your latest vid, back at Sherwood, so I'll be there next week!
I live local and i agree that the blue is more of an XC trail. I take my 11 year old nephew and we have a great time. There is a bench about half way round near the railway bridge that we have a break at and have a sandwich.
Just done 2 loops of the new blue a couple of hours back. Very fair review. If you are experienced and expect excitement you won’t get it but if you want to use it as a training ride then it’s good, it reminds me of an XC short route with a few basic berms. What is great however is that it can be the perfect trail to introduce people to riding more twisty terrain because with it not being that fast there is no real danger (I passed many families today which was nice to see kids learning it). Good effort by the team with the terrain they had to work with. The red albeit basic for a red is still considerably faster in sections but it would be nice to see this approach taken on new red sections as I’m convinced they can make more of those based on what they have done here.
Yeah I couldn’t agree more with what you have said. The blue is a chilled ride and they have made it as exciting as you would expect with what they have. The red has potential but needs some work.
@@bikeandbeyond yup, and who doesn’t like a chilled terrain ride from time to time. I’ve always found XC trails really help my fitness as you can ride them at pace without any stopping. Great videos as usual!
Nice! I’m headed for the Pines next weekend! I don’t mind the “red” trail though, some fun sections on there
Nice, enjoy. It’s worth checking out the new blue sections 👍🏻
@@bikeandbeyond yeah it’s handy that the trail centre is near where my dad lives. Always throw my bike in the car when going to visit!
The new red is really good
Good review. It’s great when trails get a spruce up.
Yeah, I completely agree.
I did the blue there yesterday.
I would suggest you look into Matlock black rocks and shinning cliff woods if your living locally
Awesome. I’ll check them out.
@@bikeandbeyond I ride at black rocks once a week. It’s good. There is also crich chase that’s good and natural and less steep. Also drum hill for some downhill trails.
I second this black rocks is minutes away for me and has great trails you’ll love it you haven’t been on them. Take the FS, I’m on a hardtail Bizango and it’s fine but it’s harder work as they aren’t flow trails.
@@creativechimp03 I used to ride them on hardtail too. That’s what got me to buy a full suspension bike.
@@danmccabe2004 hahaha! I know at times afterwards I think “I really need to change this…”
Where is this trail
Would be interested to see what you think of hopwas as I'm thinking of heading there at some point
I haven’t explored that way yet. I will put it on my list (still sooooo many places I need to ride.
A lot has certainly changed in the 10 years since I last visited! Just picked up a Bizango myself and live near here, so I'm looking forward to getting back into it. Appreciate this video a lot.
Btw, my gears on the Bizango came all out of whack, and even taking it back to the store, they still haven't managed to fix the issue; have you had any such problems? To note, it's a not the pro, but the standard model.
Congrats for getting back on the bike. I haven’t had any gear issues as of yet. The cables will stretch a bit when you get the bike so it may take a little while to settle in.
@@bikeandbeyond Thanks!
Okay, good to know. I'll see how things go and hopefully I get to enjoy the trails.
Currently watching your latest vid, back at Sherwood, so I'll be there next week!
Great review on the blue! Did you also ride the red trail on this visit? It's had a few upgrades since your previous video...
No I didn’t. Perhaps I will have to go and check it out again.
Love it there
Great for your XC training 👍🏻
Nice review
Thanks 👍🏻
How do u get to the jumps?
Half way around there is a sign for the jumps and downhill.
I did red trail
Is the blue trail better than the red?
The blue trail has sections that have recently been revamped, so I think it is more fun. The red doesn’t really have a whole lot on it.
Is this bike good for jumps ?
I have only taken it over some small tabletops so far, and it was really fun.
Mate, if you think Sherwood Pines is flat, you’ve never been to High Lodge!!!
Is high lodge Thetford? Not been there in years, but think I am actually there this weekend 🤣🤣
@@bikeandbeyond yes it is. I’ll be there, might see you!!!
The red trail there is barely a green.