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one to avoid then
ive seen old threaded headsets out last that 
you left your carrot on the xray machine..
No wonder, your poor knees are carrying around a lot of extra weight there
I had a wee spin around Glenlivet today. It flows quite nicely and I enjoyed myself but it seems a bit tame to be marked as a red trail? I had my hardtail 29er but I think I would have got round it easily on my cyclocrosser.
Very busy trail centre (i'm used to seeing 1 or 2 other people around here
) and lots of people turning up on full sussers, so maybe I managed to miss the good stuff?
No wonder, your poor knees are carrying around a lot of extra weight there
I had a wee spin around Glenlivet today. It flows quite nicely and I enjoyed myself but it seems a bit tame to be marked as a red trail? I had my hardtail 29er but I think I would have got round it easily on my cyclocrosser.
Very busy trail centre (i'm used to seeing 1 or 2 other people around here
Very jealous, moved away only a few days before it opened up.
Some ratings are pretty weird, is it a red because of the distance?
Could be. There is a fair bit of climbing to the top as well.
I dont think it should be red graded. There are a couple of small drops (with a warning sign placed in front of each one) but they can be ridden as slow as you want with no danger of catching the chainring.
It's very unnatural. The surface is hardpacked gravel for the entire route and, with the exception of the rock drops, is perfectly smooth. It'll ride the same in any weather though.
I'm not making it sound great, but it is quite good fun. It flows well and you can get a good speed up on the smooth surface. I also didnt have to clean my bike because there isnt any mud
Could be. There is a fair bit of climbing to the top as well.
I dont think it should be red graded. There are a couple of small drops (with a warning sign placed in front of each one) but they can be ridden as slow as you want with no danger of catching the chainring.
It's very unnatural. The surface is hardpacked gravel for the entire route and, with the exception of the rock drops, is perfectly smooth. It'll ride the same in any weather though.
I'm not making it sound great, but it is quite good fun. It flows well and you can get a good speed up on the smooth surface. I also didnt have to clean my bike because there isnt any mud
Sounds good fun really, helps that your spoilt of choice up there too! So jealous, should never had moved.
Still think the Fochabers trails close to there are incredible, a shame there not as busy. Though I heard some on ben (name slips my mind right now!) has been ripped down. That was a fun black, shame the climb back after it was a handful. Going all the way back to the car park to climb back up again.
i suffer very cold hands in my mid years, hit godshill in 2012 -20c freezing fog and my hands were fine with these,
http://www.outdoorclearance.co.uk/i...d&gclid=CMTr3oKC78ECFe3LtAodHzQAiQ#googlebase
bike had a layer 5mm+ of ice all over, hands were fine
pretty much anything sealskins winter blabla you won't go wrong.i need a new coat, was a mix of wet, sweaty, hot and cold yesterday. might grab one of the madison ones they seem to get good reviews.
went for a quick burn around the NF yesterday, pretty boring really as expected for 10' wide gravel but nice just to get out and not to get covered in mud for a change. but it quickly turned into a morning of double backing because of closed tracks, "no cycling" tracks (good old forestry commission) or impassable fords. still managed a reasonable amount of miles.
new osprey escapist pack is excellent though, although fairly pricey id recommend it over camelbak stuff.
Fletchers Thorns Inclosure nr Brockenhurst 09/11/14 by neilgates, on Flickr
this was the first ford i hit, some people tried it in wellies and it was overflowing on those. the second one was about the same, i considered taking my shoes and socks off and wading through but the thought of cold wet feet made it a non starter
e: pano makes the trek look slack lol
went for a quick burn around the NF yesterday, pretty boring really as expected for 10' wide gravel but nice just to get out and not to get covered in mud for a change. but it quickly turned into a morning of double backing because of closed tracks, "no cycling" tracks (good old forestry commission) or impassable fords. still managed a reasonable amount of miles.
new osprey escapist pack is excellent though, although fairly pricey id recommend it over camelbak stuff.
Fletchers Thorns Inclosure nr Brockenhurst 09/11/14 by neilgates, on Flickrthis was the first ford i hit, some people tried it in wellies and it was overflowing on those. the second one was about the same, i considered taking my shoes and socks off and wading through but the thought of cold wet feet made it a non starter
e: pano makes the trek look slack lol
Could be. There is a fair bit of climbing to the top as well.
I dont think it should be red graded. There are a couple of small drops (with a warning sign placed in front of each one) but they can be ridden as slow as you want with no danger of catching the chainring.
It's very unnatural. The surface is hardpacked gravel for the entire route and, with the exception of the rock drops, is perfectly smooth. It'll ride the same in any weather though.
I'm not making it sound great, but it is quite good fun. It flows well and you can get a good speed up on the smooth surface. I also didnt have to clean my bike because there isnt any mud
It's definitely a Red. An easy red granted but there are features you wouldn't see on a blue. The tight stone corners, the unavoidable jumps that you can get a fair bit of air on if you hit with speed.
They had to build it hardpack a la trailcentre style because of the location. It's the first place in the UK to get snow and will really get battered by the elements.
Perhaps I'm biased, but have a look at the Bird Zero.3. The Bird won a group test in last month's Mountain Biking UK magazine. Frame review here.
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Also biased, but it's a pretty awesome hardtail!
I don't suppose that anyone has a spare £5 voucher for Chain Reaction that's going to waste?
NOV14 gets £15 off when you spend £99+
Yeah, I was hoping to stack them
Choosing a new helmet is hard work. I really want the Scott Stego but it's on pre-order until April 2015!
I don't suppose that anyone has a spare £5 voucher for Chain Reaction that's going to waste?
I have a £15 off over £50 if its any good ?
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