This Charming Man... (Llandegla Web-edit)

We didn't take a still camera with us yesterday at Llandegla - but we did take my aging Sony MiniDV Camcorder and grabbed some dusty singletrack footage :)

Llandegla Wideopen Web-edit from James Hilton on Vimeo.

I think we all enjoyed the ride - I certainly found that although the Superstar wheels are heavier than the XC setup I had previously they do add to the bikes handling at speed. I'll need to re-tune my forks a little though as the increase in unsprung mass was making them a little quick in places :)

We'll be back out in Macc next Thursday night - and there will be another afternoon blast somewhere in July - probably Lee and Cragg quarry, again with the video! :)

Llandegla la la la...

Sat in the pub with Jamie, Jim and Jon after a great ride at Llandegla. Awesome! Twisty, dry, grippy, ripped up though! Burger on the way, good times.

James
Producer - Wideopenmag.co.uk

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Off we go...

... to Llandegla to meet up with Jamie and Jim from Wideopen. Report later!

James
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Foot out, arse over... tit!

After last week we've had a little rain so tonights exploring of the new trails we discovered last week was 'interesting' to say the least.

The original route is slippery as hell and the corners are a combination of great fun and fear mixed together. No ones tyres had ANY grip, clinging on for dear life and then releasing the brakes for the next straight, great fun and grins all over. We scoped out some alternative routes before realising the mega steep bits are a necessary evil really, there is no way of avoiding them... still good fun.

Grabbed a few snaps (below) and good banter this evening. Good to see Jon back out on the bike!

Macclesfield exploring 10/6/2010

Steep dark and fast...

From Macclesfield singletrack downhill - 3/6/10

Another week and first up my heartfelt apologies to the guys - I was 30 mins late tonight! I hate keeping people waiting - it won't happen again.

So with the injection of fresh blood the Fearingout weekly ride is really taking on a new vibe - it's excellent and finding new stuff in the forest is igniting everyone's passion for riding.

Tonight, the track that Pete showed us last week was the target so we climbed up Nessit Hill. None of us really new what to expect - Pete's description was pretty vague 'ace up top, then some shit steep bits that are pretty much do or die' - so I grabbed some photos just into the tree line (see below) and then followed them down. The surface was loose but the corners were well established and tyre treads dug in nicely to the soil surface - great fun once you found the flow, leant in and got your foot out - speed crept up really quickly! Then the steep scary bits - and yeah, we all pushed or crashed - by the end of the summer hopefully we'll have it licked! The think that struck me was how much bang you got for your buck, a really decent length track, good fast twisty singletrack and a fresh challenge!

We then rode back up to Standing Stone and did the other woodsy singletrack that was bone dry and insanely quick - I loved every second - it feels so good to be hammering through the rough stuff hanging on to the bike before throwing it into the corners... it may be familiar but it's still every bit as exciting as the first time I rode it 2 or 3 years ago!

So onwards and upwards. Here's to a fantastic summer of riding in Macclesfield!

Macclesfield singletrack downhill - 3/6/10