Would help if I could remember the steep track... and if I could get on my bike without falling over and having a laughing fit.

I know, It's a different story with things like uneven floors in shops and stuff but it doesn't really translate very well into a sport where taking risks is the aim of the game... :P

But there shouldn't even be an option to sue seeing as it was my decision to ride what ever I was riding. The whole point of riding downhill is for the risk, it makes no sense for that risk to be the responsibility of the land owner not the rider.

Ben, I've heard disclaimers just aren't legally binding for some reason. Deeeight, that is true, but it's still my responsibility. It's not like it's anyone else's fault but mine.

It's a shame in the UK that a rider can sue if they get hurt on another person's land. I completely understand if I am building in someone's wood and they want me to leave then it's just bad luck, it's the same legally as building in someone's garden but our problem is that even if they actively want us to be there they are still at risk. A lot of forests in this country are managed purely for timber production and the owner has little interest in what goes on because there is very little you can do short of felling trees that has any impact. Is it really that hard for the government to see that I am quite capable of taking responsibility for myself? If I hurt myself taking a risk I WANT to be the only person legally responsible for it, I'm not 4. The simple fact of the matter is that the more legislation that's introduced the more illogical it becomes for a greater number of people and this has been proven in lots of areas of the law. Sorry for the rant but it's just an uphill struggle, even if the land owners turn a blind eye, as soon as some crusty old woman sticks her nose in there's nothing they can do but demolish it. It'll never get sorted and I'm tired of being treated like a little kid, I spent 18 years being a kid in the eyes of the law and that was enough for me.

Pretty steezy there Toby.

Yes, it's far worse than it looks