Bank Holiday Weekend

We had already planned to ride Whites Level at Glyncorrwg today
As the RM Slayer is laid up while I wait for a replacement shock link, I decided to give my 29er a try. Its a GT Peace fully rigid (see the pic for the err..stunning colour scheme) so I was a little apprehensive. 

Anyway it was great! Heading up the first climb seemed surprisingly easy given my lack of fitness. We set off down the Black section and apart from a little jarring that wasn't a problem either. As the trail wore on my hands were getting sore, and the final descent got so bad that I couldn't cover the brakes and hold the bars (it was one or the other)

All in all though I was very impressed by the traction on offer. It wasn't as difficult to steer through twisty singletrack as I'd been led to believe either, you do need to manhandle it a little more than a 26" wheeled bike though.

Off now to rest my weary arms :)

Been a while

Not posted in a while as we've been really busy in the shop and have been surfing more than riding (waves are fickle while trails are usually where we left them :) )
We've not been filming much since but we did shoot some test video to give us an idea for a section.



It's been up on the YouTube channel for a while but I thought I'd post it here. We'll most likely get some more filming done on tuesday evening so keep an eye out for further updates.

Kilvey Hill Movie Preview

Here's a little preview from the first days filming at Kilvey last Sunday. We've decided we are going to make a  film for a bit of fun. As we collect more footage we'll hopefully have enough for a good quality (content) fifteen minute video.

More Videos

Went for a ride around Kilvey Hill yesterday with Gareth and Stewart. Rode some of the bits past the windmill that i'd not ridden for years. Finished off by heading down the Alpine Trail.



Chest mounted this time (its on the stem on the Masts video) and it seems less shakey.

Video from The Masts ride

As promised here's a short video section from Sundays ride



Its only a short bit and it doesn't do justice to how steep some bits are :)

Afan

We had a great days riding last Sunday. Good weather, good trails, with good company..

We'll have some video from the go-pro camera in the next couple of days

We Are Famous !

Well not quite but we have been name dropped on the BikeMagic website by Mike Ayles

The full article is HERE , not sure about the poor student though, if he stopped eating pasties he'd be richer ;-)

South Wales Bike Ride 2011 and Other News

Next weekend is the South Wales Bike Ride (formerly the Gower Bike Ride).
There's more info HERE . There's three routes this year with a longer 50 mile one for the more ambitious/fitter amongst you. The bike ride has now been postponed until 18th September.

There's no more news regarding Moo's and Clyne as of yet but keep an eye on the Moo's blog MOO'S BLOG

Good news though, Exist Skatepark is now open, BMX's are in on Tuesday and Friday, check the website EXIST SKATE PARK we're hoping to go soon.

Thats it for today, off up Kilvey Hill for a ride this afternoon.

SAVE MOOS

Save Moos. from Jack Francis on Vimeo.

Moos and Clyne Trails

It seems that the NIMBY's have put pressure on the council and we are now facing a situation where the jumps at Moos and Clyne are closed pending planning permission.

Have a look at the Moo's blog http://moostrails.blogspot.com/ for up to date news and join the Facebook group. If you have any photos or videos from the Clyne jump spot from more than 5 years ago then please get in touch with Dan from the Moos blog.

We need to get support for this so go ask all your friends, relatives and workmates. Lets not lose a superb facility.