Kev and I headed out last Saturday for a blast around Llandegla - it's over a year since I was last there and I wondered if things had improved further. It was certainly popular, with a full car park at 9.30am!! The climb was nice and steady, but when we got to the top we were greeted with an area of the forest completely cleared - so where the trail used to snake through the trees you find yourself railing down an exposed hill side. This part was never amazing, but the exposed nature had taken it's toll on the trail with heavy braking bumps in the corners (from poor riding on full sussers by the BMW driving Specialized riding weekend warriors). I was worried that the popularity of the trails was going to have caused heavy wear on the following sections too!!
Although the first black was quite worn in the berms (making it a bit hairy on a hardtail) things weren't too bad and improved the further we went - the trail really quietened down too! The black sections really are superb, great flow and pump. The climb back out to the start though is still a slog.
When we got back to the visitor centre the pump track was being ridden by chavs on full sussers (oh dear, it won't last long) and the skills area was a little tame in most parts and then the jumps were at each end of the extreme - dead easy (but hella fast) or dead hard (but just rollable!).
So all in a good day out. Nice to be out on the hardtail. Can't wait for the Cotic.
Gwydwr next in November. See you all soon!
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