Bell Ride Free: Forest of Dean

Jul 28, 2014 at 11:44
by Sam Needham  
Bell Ride Free
Bell Ride Free

The back bone of any scene are the riders. The guys and girls with day jobs, school, families, and careers who still find the time to ride at every opportunity. Regular people from all walks of life that are united by their passion for getting out on their bikes. These are the people who make bike riding what it is. Bell Helmets decided it was time to put on a series of events that celebrate these riders who make our scene such a strong community, and the Bell Ride Free Days was born.

The idea was simple, open up some of the UK’s best bike parks and their facilities to every day riders free of charge. Give back to the riders by offering them free access, free uplifts, free products, and the opportunity to ride with some of the Bell pro’s as well. An epic day of riding with their mates all hosted by Bell Helmets at no cost to the riders themselves.

The first stop was at the Forest of Dean. With the sun making an appearance from the start and turning the dirt to dust, we coudln’t have asked for a better day for riding bikes with our friends. A total of 200 hundred like minded riders arrived at the trail centre for the day. Fly-Up took care of the uplift duties and kept the runs going all day long and the good folks at Pedal a Bike Away were kind enough to host a BBQ, and their Café was serving up great food for the riders all day long. The trails were fast and dusty, with conditions as close to perfect as you could ask for. Finally when the dust had settled and all the prizes from Bell Helmets had been handed out, a great and fully packed day of riding finally came to an end. Thanks to everyone who supported the event, bring on the next one.

Here is to the riders! #bellridefree
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Bell Ride Free

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14 Comments
  • 6 0
 Great write up Sam and the pics are epic! Loving the photos of my nac and Table ;D Can't wait for the full video!
  • 3 0
 well I completely missed this day out, never mind though, well done to bell for giving something back to the community maybe some other manufacturers could try doing something similar once in a while
  • 1 0
 Was a great day to be fair (except for a mate fracturing a bone in his hand). Good to see you got some footage of us at the end! Cheers.
  • 2 0
 Great write up Sam! Thanks to the guys at Bell Uk for putting on an amazing event and for having us there.
  • 2 0
 Cheers Bell, Was an aewesome day.

Heres a link to my edit from the day Big Grin

www.pinkbike.com/video/373135
  • 1 0
 I'm talking about quality of uplift not the differences in trails. Flyup are quicker,a 1000% more comfortable and have the best trailers in the game,no question.
  • 2 0
 Signed on for the Hamsterly one, cannot bloody wait!
  • 2 0
 Flyup still the best uplift in the uk.
  • 2 0
 +1 si has it down to a tee!
  • 2 1
 I think Pearce are the kings of UK uplifts personally , tho fly up is nearly as good ! Saying that tho I think I may be biased to Pearce as the trails you arrive at are better , IMO.
  • 3 0
 True, but you can't really compare hopton/Bringewood to the fod! Apples and oranges!
  • 2 0
 Agreed the Pearce trails are better but how often is there an uplift ? Not often. The flyup guys run 5 days a week and more in the summer.
  • 1 0
 The best has to be Revolution, its so steep and the Landy so crammed you really feel like you're on a mission and its quick! but at Cwmcarn you come away feeling like you have spent most of the day in the van :-( Love the FOD though, excellent drivers
  • 1 0
 What an awesome day out on the bike. Cant wait for the next one.







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