I did the exact same yesterday on a 29 hard tail. Felt like a proper workout. Really liked the extension. The only problem with the trail is picking the right bike to deal with the technical uphills, the free flowing stuff on top and the rocky downhill.
Bcon strips held up then. I agree, it seems an ebike would fly around that new extension but after doing the techy climb I found my legs screaming at me on the 150mm full sus. Going to try again on my XC giant trance see if it feels a bit more manageable for an oldie like me to enjoy it. Haven't made it to the ebike purchase yet. Great riding again Chris.
@@chrisbishopmtb4065 trance felt good on there but still peadlly as heck. 20k loop now so a good one for improving my declining fitness over the winter. Don't think I'll take the trance on the off piste stuff there though 130mm doesn't give me a lot of confidence.
Thank you for this! Couldn’t work out where the new ones started! Going to try them out today :)
I did the exact same yesterday on a 29 hard tail. Felt like a proper workout. Really liked the extension. The only problem with the trail is picking the right bike to deal with the technical uphills, the free flowing stuff on top and the rocky downhill.
That last jump on the first new line sends me to flat every time
It's not so bad on a full sus but with a hardtail you can feel it a bit more.. all good though haha
Bcon strips held up then. I agree, it seems an ebike would fly around that new extension but after doing the techy climb I found my legs screaming at me on the 150mm full sus. Going to try again on my XC giant trance see if it feels a bit more manageable for an oldie like me to enjoy it. Haven't made it to the ebike purchase yet. Great riding again Chris.
Yea bud, so glad they did too. I think you would probably enjoy it more on the trance as it should leave you with more in the tank.. and thanks mate.
@@chrisbishopmtb4065 trance felt good on there but still peadlly as heck. 20k loop now so a good one for improving my declining fitness over the winter. Don't think I'll take the trance on the off piste stuff there though 130mm doesn't give me a lot of confidence.
@@TheBikeRoom well done for getting back on it though buddy 👏. It's a fair loop and will definitely aid your fitness levels
Looks Good Chris, saw them last week but didn't do them. Next time.
It is buddy get on it next time..🤟
Love a bit of Cwmcarn 👍
Oh yes