summer Ride - Aviemore revisit - 17/18TH July 2015 - BOOKED
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velomaniac
MacRetro Rider
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Huddon a wee minute, Laggan and the Glen Livet Trails (now discounted) are trail centres. I quite liked the idea of a trail centre hence my choice of joining you guys for the Sunday. Now your on about something unpronouceable in gaelic which I suspect is not a trail centre. Please elaborate on what this is so I can decide if its something I want to do :?
Huddon a wee minute, Laggan and the Glen Livet Trails (now discounted) are trail centres. I quite liked the idea of a trail centre hence my choice of joining you guys for the Sunday. Now your on about something unpronouceable in gaelic which I suspect is not a trail centre. Please elaborate on what this is so I can decide if its something I want to do :?
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Lairig Ghru is water bar hell I've heard and not great for bikes, that was a while back though so it might be more accessible (and Fatties would probably be fine) I didn't think it would be a loop either - more a ride in and turn back at the right time, or you could do the rothymurcus in to glenmore out as there is a split there at somepoint but that could be very short.
Velo has a point too - day 2 was intended to be trail center based is it right to change if some have booked accommodation/travel already?
(Although Velo I have to admit I thought you would prefer natural to trail centre)
Lairig Ghru is water bar hell I've heard and not great for bikes, that was a while back though so it might be more accessible (and Fatties would probably be fine) I didn't think it would be a loop either - more a ride in and turn back at the right time, or you could do the rothymurcus in to glenmore out as there is a split there at somepoint but that could be very short.
Velo has a point too - day 2 was intended to be trail center based is it right to change if some have booked accommodation/travel already?
(Although Velo I have to admit I thought you would prefer natural to trail centre)
velomaniac
MacRetro Rider
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I like both but I need to know in advance to psyche myself up and bring the correct bike. I no longer favour long epics because my ME currently can leave me totally destroyed sometimes before the ride ends. Trail centres tend to circuit a central point that can be returned to quickly should you need to cut short your ride. Back country stuff needs clearly worked out bailouts or your stuck.
Just getting older and less fit with a possible degradation of confidence I'm afraid.
EDIT:
Just read and watched various bits about Lairig Ghru. Looks too tough for me, lots of cross drains and rocks, reports of boulder fields and bogs, mention of a fair bit of pushing and carrying with the odd burn to ford. Aviemore last time and Torridon although in spectacular scenery pretty much killed me and in such scenery I nearly always crash. Nope Not for me.
I in no way wish to be the reason the rest of you dont attempt it so dont give the idea up because of me. Just tell me if the chances are you are going to try it so I can save my pennies and not get a train ticket.
I like both but I need to know in advance to psyche myself up and bring the correct bike. I no longer favour long epics because my ME currently can leave me totally destroyed sometimes before the ride ends. Trail centres tend to circuit a central point that can be returned to quickly should you need to cut short your ride. Back country stuff needs clearly worked out bailouts or your stuck.
Just getting older and less fit with a possible degradation of confidence I'm afraid.
EDIT:
Just read and watched various bits about Lairig Ghru. Looks too tough for me, lots of cross drains and rocks, reports of boulder fields and bogs, mention of a fair bit of pushing and carrying with the odd burn to ford. Aviemore last time and Torridon although in spectacular scenery pretty much killed me and in such scenery I nearly always crash. Nope Not for me.
I in no way wish to be the reason the rest of you dont attempt it so dont give the idea up because of me. Just tell me if the chances are you are going to try it so I can save my pennies and not get a train ticket.
