Got to Hamsterley about 12.30 and got kitted up for the ride, from past lessons i actually brought some food with me today to keep me going, we were gonna have a go at the Red Trail and with some of the climbs on that you need a good feed.
We blasted along the Forest Drive and the Grove Link to head outbound to the Red Trail, the trails weren't too bad down the bottom but as we gradually started climbing it got sloppier and sloppier.
A quick stop for some lunch after all the climbing, a nice peanut butter and honey wrap, a banana and a muesli bar filled a hole before a bit more climbing, Being so high up we experienced some riding on ice and snow which was interesting and added to the challenge!
We decided to skip part of the Red Trail knowing it was only likely to be more Mud and slop and headed along one of the forest fire roads to head towards Transmission, Nitrous and Accelerator where the fun would really begin.
The View from Transmission
A quick snap before heading down the "Fun Bits"
This was my first real outing on the bike this year, or at least on proper trails anyway so i took it pretty easy. Nonetheless it was great fun, and as you can see form the picture very messy, but thats what its all about!
After descending that section we had to climb again up to the part of the Red Trail i hadn't been on before, Section 13, Special K and Brain Freeze. We passed the Descend bike park where all the downhill riders were hurtling down their bone shaking trails. But i'll leave all that to them, i don't fancy a ride in an ambulance this afternoon.
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To finish the ride we headed round the skills loop, which was probably a bad idea cause i was really tired at this point and just wasn't concentrating properly which resulted in some near misses and me bottling even the simplest of trail features.
Back to the car and a quick blast of the bikes with the pressure washer!
Great Day!
Fife
P.S. Heres a few clips from todays ride i captured on my phone AKA The Ghetto GoPro
