French Rider living in Shanghai / Ride in Ting Ping Shan HKKG oct 9

Hi guys,

I m Thomas a french MTB rider curently living in China Shanghai.
I came to HKKG on Oct 7 8 and joined the DH race in ting Ping Shan.
I met a cool English guy (sorry I can not remember his name) riding a green Giant Reign on the dirt jump place on oct 9. He said we can use the action asia forum to keep in touch, so that s what I m doing now ;-)

Hopefully if u get this msg just drop me an email on lecoqtw@yahoo.fr and we can keep in touch!

BTW anyone knows where I can get some pix of the DH race on internet??

Good ride
Peace

Thomas

HI Thomas,
I am the not so cool English guy you met at TPS. Here's a link to the downhill pics taken by Ming - http://333.fotoc.com/cyclistm/v/tps+dh+7-10-07. Send us some shots of shanghai riding.
Cheers
Dave

Copy and paste the link to your address bar without the full stop - I just found it will not work otherwise.

wooo that was a fast Dave!
Nice to meet u again

!

Thanks for the pix link man! hope to ride with you again! Lets keep in touch and welcome to mainland for a ride any time u want.

Thomas

PS: come on, u r a cool guy

Thanks for the link again, I have checked but unfortunatly no pix of me... I remember u shot some pix during the race, any chance u get one of me?
I did not bring my camera and really would like to get a little souvenir from my first race in HK!

Tkx in advance!

Hi Toto ~

That day I have take some pix
This pix is you ?

Yes that's me

!

Do you have more pix of this race?

Thanks a lot!

Thomas

YES, here it is

and I taken orther riders pics

http://www.pbase.com/ahsoso/20071007

Thanks for the link and thanks all for your answers .
ahsoso@.. you have fantastic pictures.

Lets keep in touch and welcome to SH for a ride!

Peace

Thomas
www.xcentricriders.over-blog.com

HEY ITS ME^^
ERNST,
TONG(THE VAN DRIVER) IS GOING TO JOIN THE WU XI RACE!!
KEEP AN EYE ON HIM FOR ME..

I HOPE TO COME NEXT TIME...I JUST REPLACE MY BULLIT WITH A SUNDAY...SO CANT COME THIS MOMENT..><

Hey i was just wondering how you would get to Ting Ping Shan? is it possible for a van to drive on top of the mountain? i really want to go there and check that place out. it would be a nice break from tai mo shan. any help is appreciated!

Thanks,
Fergus Heathcote

its a small hill not like tai mo shan....you just ride there after you arrive at sheung shui....push up the hill and rush down...
we got plenty of dirt jumps and berms there....from novice level to expert level...
the dh trail is not long but have many different element in it^^ worth a try!

hope will enjoy it..btw please repect the graves..:p

thanks! but how do i get there from sheung shui? and how long is the climb up to ting ping shan?

Fergus Heathcote

Its a bit complicated to explain - if you are taking a van take the Pak Wo Rd exit from the expressway immediately after Fanling. Then go round the roundabout across the expressway and head straight down So Kwun Po rd. Turn left at the second set of traffic lights and after about 400m, first right. Follow the road across the river and park your van on the other side of the bridge. Go straight past the rubbish area (on your left) and there's a rough track on the left where you will quickly see the hills and find various trails and jumps. As I said, a bit tricky. Alternatively we often ride there Saturday am or pm and sometimes Sundays. We can meet up somewhere easier like Hon Lok Yuen and take you to the trails. You can ride up most of the hill then push the last bit. There are several jumps on the way down then some big stuff at the bottom. It's better to repeatedly go up and down trying different routes - only 1.5 mins top to bottom but pretty full on DH.

Thanks! im probably going to check it out on Saturday after a couple runs down tai mo shan. it looks pretty intense, im looking forward to going there on saturday!

hey ecobus do you have any suggested van drivers that will know the way when i say the tin ping shan trails that speak a little english?

thanks

that's the google location

In Sheng Shui, get on Ting Ping Road, turn right towards the hills when you see Northern Sport Ground, cross the bridge, drop off where the toilets are. straight at the next fork, first slight left after (very rutted road). while facing the hill access the tracks via little valley on your right

i went to tin ping shan recently. great trail! i hit all the fun big jumps which were awesome. does anyone know who built the trail?

DCD93 wrote:

i went to tin ping shan recently. great trail! i hit all the fun big jumps which were awesome. does anyone know who built the trail?

The Trail which ic make/ build & maintance by some Fanling & sheung shui rider...If you have any idea, I think you can discuss with them.

Except Tin Pin shan, there are also some secret & unofficial trail at Tai Po, Fanling area but those trail need you to push up..

If anyone who is interest to try, can leave me a messages..We can go together!

A bunch of guys maintain the Tin Ping Saan jumps. Me and Cyclist M built the smaller jumps at the top of the hill but local HK lads look after the bigger stuff at the bottom. I would love to build some new stuff up the hill but it's tough when there's only one or two of us. If you want to give me a hand, I can provide shovels and a grass cutter. DH Newbie - I ride TPS every week - would like to check out the secret stuff you mentioned. Send me a private message if you want to keep it quiet. No problem with pushing uphill.

I headed over to Tin Ping Saan yesterday morning and found the ground most excellent for digging. Restored the overgrown jump to the right of the DH track as you get to the top of the hill- with a bit of speed you could clear 15 feet onto a nice slope but the grass needs a bit of clearing. Can someone try out the jump (I was on my own so didn't do it) and let me know how it feels? Maybe some more height is needed?


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