Author Topic: Where to ride in Gloucestershire please folks (Read 573 times)

wilko1999 · « **on:** June 06, 2014, 09:26 AM »

Hi guys

New to the forum, I did a quick intro in the 'welcome' forum earlier this week.

Anyways, I've ordered my first ever BMX at the tender age of 39, and I'm all excited like a kid on Christmas eve. I'm massively into mountain biking, but after my first go on a BMX at Rush skaterpark Stroud last Friday I was hooked instantly and can't ever remember getting such a buzz from MTBing

So, I can ride at Rush, also there's a new maverick skatepark near me in Stonehouse and a biggie opening up in Cirencester soon. However I'm really keen to have a blast round a good old-fashioned BMX track. Does anyone know if there's any in or around Gloucestershire at all? Any other good places to try out?

Thanks in advance

Wilko

Jaymz · « **Reply #1 on:** June 06, 2014, 04:49 PM »

Take a trip to see me in Hereford, we have a national standard track that's mint, and a huge Crete park

wilko1999 · « **Reply #2 on:** June 06, 2014, 04:56 PM »

Cheers, sounds great, I'll definitely make my way up when my bike turns up and I've got used to it

I'll be seriously slow but I'm not bothered about that!

Dark Diggler · « **Reply #3 on:** June 07, 2014, 06:59 AM »

You could have a do at redhill extreme, it has a Fantastic 4x track and some good dirt jumps
http://www.redhillextreme.co.uk/main/

benno · « **Reply #4 on:** June 07, 2014, 09:30 AM »

wilko where you from mate ? i'm from stroud

not sure if the track at robinswood hill gloucester is still there ,
Can you remember the track at ryeford ? i had some great times there back in the day
welcome to the forum by the way

wilko1999 · « **Reply #5 on:** June 09, 2014, 09:32 AM »

Hi Benno, yes from Stroud mate funnily enough. I do remember it, very well, although as I was never allowed a BMX as a kid, I only ever went along on my hand-me-down 5th-hand upright touring-style bike and watched! I heard about the Robinswood track, apparently its still there but overgrown now. I'm thinking that one near Patchway Bristol is gonna be my best bet to give it a go. Definitely planning on heading to Redhill. A load of my mates ride it on 4X or mountain bikes, but apparently a lot of the stuff there was designed with BMX in mind too so should be a laugh.

Cheers, Wilko