Corsa Sport Gav
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Went to Glentress this weekend in scotland with the bike, and scene as a few of you like my last lot of vids i posted i thought it post some more 
If you into mountain biking Glentress is one place you've got to go ride! it is awesome! im sure mwg will agree.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOuBfXxncAo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D2KZg8yTOo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmN0SlYczSo
audio has been removed  i'll re do this one with a diff sound track tomorrow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63DGazHpIfw
when watching change the quality the 720 as it looks poo in the low settings
[Edited on 19-07-2010 by Corsa Sport Gav]
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mwg
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I dont like boardwalks at the best of times never mind when when they are damp! Didn't do all of that magic mushroom bit as went on part of the black route that missed some of it out.
My mate has been up since and did the blue route as well as red and he said the blue is ok. Usually they are a bit boring.
Glentress is good. Will go back again at some point. Kirroughtree is still my favourite trail centre though, its absolutely epic!
[Edited on 20-07-2010 by mwg]
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Corsa Sport Gav
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were looking too do all 7 stanes over 3 days soon, that'll be intresting.
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Nath
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Do the colours signify different levels of difficulty?
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Corsa Sport Gav
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yer Blues more of a "family route" and Reds a bit more hard and black isnt for beginner. but what ive found is different places grade the routes different, like the blue route at glentress theres noway youd beable to take your small kids on it as its too technical.
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Nath
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Ah I see. I REALLY want to try this. Got the bike, just need to get down to some trails. How do you find where they are located, is there a specific site which lists them?
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Corsa Sport Gav
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quote:
Originally posted by Nath
Ah I see. I REALLY want to try this. Got the bike, just need to get down to some trails. How do you find where they are located, is there a specific site which lists them?
there is, i'll see if i can find it again for you 
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Nath
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 Thanks
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Corsa Sport Gav
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theres this one nath
http://www.ukmountainbiker.com/view/Information/Trail_Centres/
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mwg
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They do vary in difficulty definitely. The Blue route at Whinlatter is a proper family type route and very boring. But then I'd say the Red Route at Whinlatter is harder going than the Red Route at Glentress!
Black routes are quite challenging, you definitely wouldn't want to end up on one if you were just starting out 
Do you have hills down South Nath?  The best advice is to just go along and have a go and take it at your own pace and you'll be fine.
[Edited on 20-07-2010 by mwg]
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jimmy 2.1
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Looks ace! That's got me all excited for Thursday when i'm off to Coed Llandegla trail centre.
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Corsa Sport Gav
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Originally posted by jimmy 2.1
Looks ace! That's got me all excited for Thursday when i'm off to Coed Llandegla trail centre.
ah cool, i wanna go there you'll have to let me know what you think of it
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jimmy 2.1
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Been once before and it was immense. Only thing is I can't compare it to other centres as that's the only one i've ridden.
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jacko198
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Llandegla is good, do the black run, its pretty easy tbh! Its the nearest place to me so its where i ride most of the time
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gavin18787
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Looks good
Was going to hit up wales but ive got three fat toes at the moment after catching my foot on a tree stump whilst hammering round a corner
Drives supercharged Tec with torque 
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mwg
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quote:
Originally posted by jimmy 2.1
Looks ace! That's got me all excited for Thursday when i'm off to Coed Llandegla trail centre.
How do you pronounce it
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Nath
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Do you have hills down South Nath? The best advice is to just go along and have a go and take it at your own pace and you'll be fine.
[Edited on 20-07-2010 by mwg]
We have forests. We have a trail a few mins from me, but no idea what its like. Might drive down there and have a gander. I could cycle to there from my house I reckon.
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jacko198
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quote:
Originally posted by mwg
quote:
Originally posted by jimmy 2.1
Looks ace! That's got me all excited for Thursday when i'm off to Coed Llandegla trail centre.
How do you pronounce it
Easy! Just miss out the 1st work, 2nd is Lan-deg-la thats how i say it anyway!
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gavin18787
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Yer thats how I say it, Im half welsh so must be right 
Want to go as I want to combine it with a drive round evo triangle etc which is just up the road
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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Rick Draper
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I once passed a dad taking his kids down jacobs ladder on what looked like argos specials. Was quite funny, talk about child cruelty. Far better imho on that sort of trail than at a trail center, i just cannot really enjoy them.
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Corsa Sport Gav
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quote:
Originally posted by Rick Draper
I once passed a dad taking his kids down jacobs ladder on what looked like argos specials. Was quite funny, talk about child cruelty. Far better imho on that sort of trail than at a trail center, i just cannot really enjoy them.
you got your blur built up now?
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Rick Draper
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Yep its all built up at last. Will put some pics up in that bike thread now.
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