BMX to Fixie

the bmx dirt track in haggerston park is due to be upgraded soon, not sure what the plans are yet...

Wisley (out in Surrey). only 40mins out of Waterloo on the train, then a short (ish) bike ride from Cobham station.

bloody amazing!

I go to Wisley all the time dude!
Anyone ever heard of Wingham trails?

Cheers for the tips boys. I'm moving out to Clapton shortly (not much scope for dirt in kings cross) and quite fancy finding a spot of waste ground or some woods furtehr out that way.

If anyone fancies it get in touch

Meeting men off the internet in the woods..? Oh yeah!

I'd be in for some dirt bmx.

I go to Wisley all the time dude!
Anyone ever heard of Wingham trails?

My freind Shaun used to ride and dig at Wisley. Satarted by mountain bikers about 10 years ago I beleve.

It was indeed, and I know of Shaun I think?
It got knocked down some years back now but its all good and running now!

Shaun Blackman. I think his brother Rohan ride there sometimes still.

Cheers for the tips boys. I'm moving out to Clapton shortly (not much scope for dirt in kings cross) and quite fancy finding a spot of waste ground or some woods furtehr out that way.

If anyone fancies it get in touch

I live East and have been scanning google map for a couple of winters with no luck...

I ride the trails in teddington, nothing big, but they're well built, with lots of lines and fun!

teddington eh... it's the other side of London but i might take a look. And i'm very happy to dig wherever i ride. could you send directions? PM me if you'd like.

My brother rides at teddington. He got a new 24 off here a couple of weeks ago.

My brother rides at teddington. He got a new 24 off here a couple of weeks ago.

Oh really, whats his name i'll look out for him.

The first rule of trails is....you don't tell the world and his dog where they are.(

Nice one! i'm going to try to put a bike together (last thing i rode was a 96 hoffman taj, ah the memories) so may see you down there!

PS good luck in the exams

Pinner trails were always legendary (never went but read about them), I don't have a clue if they are still going, probably not. PGM knows some other trails in North London.

Never knew they were legendary! I used to ride there all summer when i was younger. I live 2mins away from the trails and they are no longer 'lengedary' i'm afraid. Could be with a bit of work but nobody rides them anymore, just little shits burning rubbish in there. Although saying all that still worth checking out if you're in the area.

whereabouts are they?

Christ in a bike!
The first rule of trails is not to give out their location... glad that's not the spot I dig at.

Never knew they were legendary! I used to ride there all summer when i was younger. I live 2mins away from the trails and they are no longer 'lengedary' i'm afraid. Could be with a bit of work but nobody rides them anymore, just little shits burning rubbish in there. Although saying all that still worth checking out if you're in the area.

Like I said I never went but when I was 15 they where in all the mags and several videos, it was one of those places you talked about going to when you're 15 and it's a long way away.

Christ in a bike!
The first rule of trails is not to give out their location... glad that's not the spot I dig at.

They aren't that kind of trails, it's more of the kind of place where parents ride through over the 'bumps' with their kids on the child seat, well it is now. There's still a sixpack, but needs some work, they're all far too easy. Not the kind you trek miles to find and some cunt says 'you're not riding these'

they are council approved.. nothing is going to happen to them, the boss's want MORE people there to dig and shit. they're also being expanded.... http://www.digitalbmx.com/trails/2009/12/13/2562/

Don't knock it. ;)

Christ in a bike!
The first rule of trails is not to give out their location... glad that's not the spot I dig at.

don't quote the rules of trails to me sonny

(adopts yorkshire accent) when i were a lad you were welcome to ride anyone's trails if you'd put a few hours in with a spade, and didn't trash any lips.

Really good trails usually survive because of successive generations of riders building them up and welcoming the next generation in, on that proviso.

If you want your trails to be a secret that's fine, but in any case, Pinner's secret has been out for at least the last 14 years (when i remember pictures in Ride)

i miss my trails days! rode wisley once, hit chicksands quite a bit when one of us was old enough to drive, also went to the track in portreath.. had our own trails but little shits found them and they are shit now

ive rode since i was about 16 and still do. still dig the trails and have amazing time on my bmx.
ive got a fixed gear bike as a side project and for getting to work.( when its finished)

I started riding BMX when i was about 16 or 17 (1996 or 97, can't quite remember) - just before trails became THE thing in BMX. it totally blew up around the summer of 1997, trails popped up everywhere and our trails became a bit of a hotspot - for Manchester/NW riders at least. But then street became the cool thing to do. I don't have a BMX anymore, largely because i moved to a big city, there weren't any trails, and I wasn't really ever interested in street riding. But if i ever get out of London - or if was able to find a spot to dig my own/help out with someone elses - i'd get back into it for sure

keep the faith, brothers

def nothing new under the sun, I used to do jumps that side of teddington lock around 1991-2

there weren't proper jumps in my day!