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You should try Hamsterley and let Jamie know about it.

I've thought about going there myself. ie Cycling there from home and then coming back :p

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Originally Posted by Daniel

I didn't say I had skill :p

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I know. ;) You said that mountain biking requires more skill than road riding.

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Originally Posted by GridGirl

Not all red routes require skill either. :p I haven't done Coed Llandegla although Ibby has. It's nowhere near as hard or technical as say Dalby red route but is far harder than Sherwood red route which is quite frankly not worth calling a red route as its so easy. There are big discrepancies in mountain biking in the UK in respect of riding routes which are classed under the same skill or difficulty level.

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I guess it's hard to have all red, blue and black trails all to the same standard. Funnily enough it was the less difficult bits that got me, I was getting a little cocky after doing some decent jumps and got caught out on two right handers that tightened a bit and I landed too late and didn't make the corners :D I'm getting sorer by the minute but it was so much fun I'd do it again, though I'm doing the blue run this Sunday hopefully.

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Originally Posted by ioan

I know. ;) You said that mountain biking requires more skill than road riding.

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Just because something requires skill to do it right, doesn't mean it needs skill to do it at all ;) Just look at F1 :p

Road cycling doesn't need skill. Just effort. Which is why it's a good sport for me ;)

Well having moved down near Mark and taken my bike down last weekend, I was hoping to be out a bit more - alas I'm on holiday for a couple of days, then back in Edinburgh for three weeks, then on holiday for another three weeks, so will more than likely be December until I get out again :( I did buy a Thule roof carrier but I can't get the bars off so had to drive up the road with them on :p :

I think my plan is to buy a mountain bike in early spring and try to go out riding as many weekends as possible. Just got to get through winter first :bigcry:

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Originally Posted by J4MIE

Well having moved down near Mark and taken my bike down last weekend, I was hoping to be out a bit more - alas I'm on holiday for a couple of days, then back in Edinburgh for three weeks, then on holiday for another three weeks, so will more than likely be December until I get out again :( I did buy a Thule roof carrier but I can't get the bars off so had to drive up the road with them on :p :

I think my plan is to buy a mountain bike in early spring and try to go out riding as many weekends as possible. Just got to get through winter first :bigcry:

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You can't get the thule bars off? They're dead easy!!!!! Obviously as we've got the same car and longitudinal roof bars we've got the same feet for the bars and they're dead easy to get off :)

The plastic locking bit (but without the actual lock, not fitted tgat yet), can't get em off to unscrew the holding strap.

They just pull out. Remind me tomorrow and I'll do a video and put it on Facebook for you

Pulled it, pushed it, twisted it, swore at it - nothing :(