Coed y Brenin (MTB)

disco Stu · 1 Oct 2006 at 13:19

I'm going there and friday for the weekend(first time)

Anyone else been? What routes do you recommend and how many tyres did the rocks kill?

disco Stu · 2 Oct 2006 at 22:09

RED BULL goodness

disco Stu · 3 Oct 2006 at 22:18

My wife keeps telling me that it just rains in Wales.

disco Stu · 4 Oct 2006 at 14:34

great.

I'll post some piccys if I live through it.

And the weather is looking ok (BBC)

disco Stu · 9 Oct 2006 at 13:26

Right...I'm back from coe y brenin after doing 'The Beast'. - 38,2km - climb 780m - Overall grade Extreme double black diamond.

UTTA MADNESS. Never have I been on such crazy downhill sections and evil climbs. Loved it but man it's a killer.I couldn't beleave that it was sunny but on some parts of the forest downhill it just went into pure darkness(glad I left my sunglasses)

If you love a challenge then dooo this. Forget the redbull and the other shorter routes.

This piccy was on the way back in and you can just see one of the many 'hills' that kill you in the distance.

disco Stu · 9 Oct 2006 at 14:43

Wryel said:
Old man's bike BTW

I did the job without any problems other than I burnt the rear brake out.

The old Marin's are such tough old dogs

disco Stu · 9 Oct 2006 at 15:10

I took Memory map with me on my PDA(gps) and it said I was a hero.....lol

average speed was alittle more than walking pace and yet I was hitting 35mph on some places??

disco Stu · 9 Oct 2006 at 23:17

weescott said:
No. Scotland is!

looks far too flat ...lol

disco Stu · 10 Oct 2006 at 16:57

Mount Keen looks a lot more fun than 'the beast'