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Hawmaw
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Aye , as I said elsewhere , taking the old Cannondale to Kirroughtree was like taking a knife to a gunfight. 60mm of travel just doesn't cut it on the black. And the hard tail shook me so much my kidneys were screaming !
Made a mistake with the footwear too , no grip on the V8 flats which made it intersting.
Took a purler fairly early and dug a gouge out my left knee. Lots of blood but no serious damage. Came over a wee jump and the trail cut left , I didn't ! :facepalm:
Pressed on regardless and was doing ok but couldn't keep up with Klaus on his sminkey full susser.
Had another wee off later on which grazed the right knee but thats just superficial !
Near the end my back brake ejected a brake pad so I had to take it really slow from where the black rejoins the red all the way back to the carpark.
A good day out and I'm knackered !
Made a mistake with the footwear too , no grip on the V8 flats which made it intersting.
Took a purler fairly early and dug a gouge out my left knee. Lots of blood but no serious damage. Came over a wee jump and the trail cut left , I didn't ! :facepalm:
Pressed on regardless and was doing ok but couldn't keep up with Klaus on his sminkey full susser.
Had another wee off later on which grazed the right knee but thats just superficial !
Near the end my back brake ejected a brake pad so I had to take it really slow from where the black rejoins the red all the way back to the carpark.
A good day out and I'm knackered !
gmac123
MacRetro Rider
Drove down to Wanlockhead today and did a loop taking in a stretch of the Southern Upland Way.
Some brutal climbs (forgot what an amazing road the Menock Pass is, one for a road ride) sweat was was in free flow, my legs are heavy tonight.
Conditions all good, I had to ride through a river to get my feet wet
DSCN1174 by gmac123, on Flickr
I knew people panned for gold down there, however I was surprised by how many!
Some brutal climbs (forgot what an amazing road the Menock Pass is, one for a road ride) sweat was was in free flow, my legs are heavy tonight.
Conditions all good, I had to ride through a river to get my feet wet
DSCN1174 by gmac123, on Flickr
I knew people panned for gold down there, however I was surprised by how many!
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I managed to get a long Fettle and cleaning session in yesterday in the sunshine and the 2 retro rides were looking good for it by the end and even got a cheeky wee ride in at night as well as this morning on the wicked, which never fails to keeps the grin factor high.
Dragged my fatbike (and fat ass) up a munro. Must be 10 years since I was last up Mount Keen and meant to go back for a while, just never got around to it. Quite a steep, loose track so I thought the fat bike with all it's traction would be a good bet, plus there's no carrying until the top section. Bike handled the climb really well, got up loose sections I probably wouldn't have cleared on normal tyres. Weight (mine and the bikes) took it's toll though and there was a fair bit of pushing, but I got there and really enjoyed it. Stopped to chat to a hiker who asked for a photo of the bike to show his son. Descent was a mixed bag. The top section has a lot of new water bars since my last visit and the steamroller wheels took a bit of lifting. The mid and lower sections are quite rocky and really quick which is interesting on 160mm cable disc with no suspension. At least there was no hydraulic fluid to boil and they still worked the same at the end as they did at the start. All in all I think the fatbike handled the ride great, the extra traction made all the difference at times, but I don't know if I'd take it up something so steep again in a hurry.
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