Thetford Forest 'The Beast' attempt #3

[henrysmurf]

I did the whole of The Beast today without using my brakes! It was pretty funny! :)

[diddyxxxx1]

head cams, best invention ever!

[v4forlife]

went there earlier this week, much prefer the red trail. the black one just got anoying...just constant bumps, and not like pump ones...just painful, lol. the beast was a good laugh though...

[captianjdog]

Go faster and don't be scared to fall off it might a few times but you'll learn from it.

[hobochickenlegs]

How can people fail this...the beast is easy.

[JynxedJenius]

i did this last weekend, my little step brother lost control going down some steep rocks and ended up in a thorn bush.. (he should invest in better brakes!) i thought it was brilliant, the rest of the black trail should be like it. suggested for 15 years+.. my step brother is 8 and he did all of it non stop on a stupid kids bike.. Very nice adrenaline rush :))))

[jamicanfish7]

iv edone but i fell off once tree root made me fall. but i was only 11 when i didi though im trying again soon hopefully make all the way

[Buzz011]

lol, im trying for the first time tomorrow. Blatently gonna smack into a tree or something! Hats off to ya for making it all the way down! Were you holding a camera then or was it strapped to you?

[seamus0sean]

No mate, I used a ram mount on the handlebars. Hope you made it all the way down

[Buzz011]

Cheers for the concern!

Yeah i did thanks, that was brilliant but im home with a messed up heel thanks to my pedal lol

[chrishome1974]

Everyone has different bike skills and Thetford is definately an XC haven but doesn't push riders much technically except for a couple of bomb holes and this short singletrack section (The Beast). Any XC rider who goes to a big trail centre like Glentress will soon see limitations in their riding skills. My advice to all XC riders: Get yourselves to more trail centres in Wales and Scotland, or failing that to Chicksands in Bedfordshire to practise riding skills.

[mrsmokeybear]

why would you need to stop?

[seamus0sean]

See the 1st 2 attempts,

1: pileup,

2: chain came off

[Swayproductions]

u go to slow go faster n u sound way out of breth lol

[seamus0sean]

It was my third attempt in a row, I was knackered. But I wanted to do it in 1 go without stopping

[Thormtb17]

I think you go a different way to me at the end, once you have passed the steep rocky bit (its like a set of steps made from rock)go left and straigh for about 10 seconds, then there is 3 exits to choose from. one is just like the rest of the beast, one has about 3 dirt jumps in it and one has a drop off. you can get good air of the jumps its a lot of fun give them a try.

[Thormtb17]

The beast rules, how much air can u get off the jump at the bottom. I get about 4ft.

[seamus0sean]

Not a fat lot, that was my 3rd attempt on a row to finish it, I was knackered.

[deejayy2k]

if this is the bottom run try the next one up next time its much quicker