Well the Mini Downhill came to the Forest of Dean again at the weekend, and the rain even held off to give a great day’s racing. The race was held on Corkscrew, one of the oldest and most established DH tracks in the forest. The top section is a fast, smooth swoop through the woods, …
We’ve had a few people ask, so we thought we’d fill you in on how we operate the buses in the Forest of Dean on Mini DH race days. As well as a certain number of pre-booked spaces, there will be spaces available to Mini Downhill racers who want a ride to the top …
If you follow us on Facebook, you will probably have seen that we’re planning on opening some new trails in the Forest of Dean in April. These trails will mean we can get a third uplift bus running at weekends, and should also provide somewhere to ride more challenging, different features to what we currently …
So the British weather is due to strike again. As always we will assess the uplift venues at the begining of the day. If we have to close we will text or email customers on the details provided. Forest of Dean looks like it will escape the wind but will be very wet ( not …
On Sunday the Forest of Dean played host to Rd2 of the 2014 661 Mini Downhill series. As most have come to realise, these races are almost always a sell-out. This was no exception, even though the weather hadn’t exactly been a blessing in the weeks running up to race weekend. Rain, sleet, and more …
We love it when we get pro riders on the uplift, and after making the move over here to live, Katy Curd is becoming a local pretty fast. Katy was smashing out training runs on Saturday, and MBUK’s Jake Ireland was there to follow her down with the FlyUp GoPro strapped to his chest. As …
In case you hadn’t heard, we’ve just secured the UK distribution for Carbocage chain devices. Carbocage have been making chain devices in Germany since 2007. The devices have been put through rigourous testing at World Cup downhill and 4X races, by some of the world’s best riders. The lightest guide in the lineup weighs just …
Merry Christmas to all our Flyup customers! Hope you all got everything you wanted?
New Year, New Website with an actual shop!! So it might take you regulars a while to get used to but we think it is a change for the better. We would be very interested to hear your feedback as we are always looking at ways to improve our service. The biggest change is the …