Just a quick post to say, the beast rocks!
Went out on Monday afternoon (alone!) down Macc Forest and had an absolute blast. Had a day off and made my way down the M6 from Scotland all excited at getting the bike out, got to Macc Forrest about 2 and set off to charity lane. No real issues and the climb wasn't so bad, so maybe the added weight won’t kill me after all!
At the top of charity lane i was fearing the ice again, as there was plenty indication on the way up of how icey cold it was! Despite this I bombed down and flew until the ice stretched across the whole width of the downhill. I 'slowly' passed over about 30m of sheet ice, then bombed all the way to the bottom, styling it off a great jump and at the "bottom rumble strip" (newly named!), the bike just breezed through it.
Then headed down the damn stone filled path towards the little church (dunno the path name!) and that path is fun now! The rocks have washed away slightly and it's quite good fun at break-neck speed! A few heart in mouth moments, but that was no probs for the bike, just me to get used to the “no need for braking” style the beast brings!
I headed to standing stone car park, heading for the ‘boardwalk’. Not been down here in a while, but the geometry of the bike, with its increased grip (by how many times I don’t know!) meant I breezed through here. The steps were vicious in bits, but no probs. Beyond the boardwalk, again, the bike just seemed unbothered by anything, and I genuinely think the brakes aren’t required through there, even though the steps come thick and fast with rocks towards the end.
A great ride (even though alone) and the bike definitely left me with a massive grin!
....The beast rocks....
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