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[Ant]

Just wondering whether anyone here is going to be at the fort on the weekend of the 12th/13th sept? The season closes on the 13th sept, so i dunno whether the gondola closes then too.

I'm hoping to head up with a few other guys to Fort william, and just wondering whether anyone here would be up for making the trip there? Trust me, it's worth visiting at least for one weekend in your biking lifetime!

gonna be camping at glen nevis probs, or maybe somewhere else locally. Probs get there fri evening, ride all sat/sun, stay till monday morning, then go home.

[bong69uk]

sounds like a good wknd,i may try and make it if thats cool? i wanna get up there soon,but not sure if i will manage in aug cos im pretty skint from morzine,spent a lot more than i anticipated,mostly cos 1 of the group dropped out so 2of us were left to split the fuel and road tolls etc .

[jonboy1886]

ant,

im heading up there this week  cant wait-not been there before. ive watched a lot of headcam of both wc & red routes. any advice on what i can really expect?? weather forecast is awful 

[Ant]

Errrr, just take it really fast, or real slow.

I've never been there riding before, but i've been at the DHtrack a few times before though.

Oh, and don't worry bout the weather, just make sure you gots the waterproofs on. Oh, and i hear stopping half way down at least is best.

[jonboy1886]

im not sure that makes me even more nervous or not  i try and get some cam footage and post it when/if i get back in one piece. my plan is a day at fort bill, another at inners and then the possiblity of another 7stane depending on the state of bike/me after that 

[Ant]

just take it easy then, and enjoy! Keep the tyre pressures up a bit too to stop those pinch punctures with the rocks.

[jonboy1886]

2.5 super tackys front & rear, ill be running them pretty hard so hopefully ill be ok. a run or two with the girlfriend on the red to warm up & then ill give the big one as many runs as i can fit in 

[domino0]

im gonna be heading up some time in the next two weeks, ill be running minion dhr 2.5 60a and minion dhr 2.5 42a, cant wait to go, first need my forks serviced though

[RAFChris]

Hey Ant,

Providing I'm not working then I'm well up for going along... will give me a chance to put my crash behind me and give the track a proper beating!

[Ant]

Well, i'm now debating whether i can afford to go now.. Just had to send my rear shock (Only thought it'd cost £10 for new seals) off to MOJO for a service (£105 later....) due to things having come apart inside the shock, and also just bought some new cranks which came today.

But i'm hoping that i can just bung it all on the credit card, so i can ride FB then. I'll have new forks and a new feeling shock too then, so i'll be able to give them a good workout.

Also hoping that my mates don't pussy out. But i've got another mate who's definately up for it if they pussy out.

[Steve P]

I'm having some time off in September and was thinking about a week in Scotland, visiting GT (etc) & Fort Bill so might be able to make that weekend.  Will be on a 5 though so no haring off at warp speed down the DH track. 

[nailer]

i fancy a wkend myself,just need to get back to work 80 of us just been laid off again,thats twice in 4 mnths,f---in goverment and banks,ill try my hardest though so if anyone from the mids fancys chippin in ive got the transport,cheerz lads

[jonboy1886]

just got back from fort bill...one word awsome  absolutely brilliant. very windy up top but loads of fun. best single days riding i have EVER had.
the red route's not too bad either (but only when you drop onto the end of the wc  ).

will definately be going back.....

if either of the lads i got talking to on 08 supremes use this site, cheers!

[Ant]

Right now i CANNOT make the 12/13th sept, just recieved coldplay tickets through the post which is on the 12th, and i forgot i'd ordered them. (ordered them 11 months ago)

So if i go, it'll be the weekend before that, the 5th/6th of sept.

[RAFChris]

5th and 6th works for me, not on standby that weekend either so I could sty over at a campsite and have a few beers!