Trail Hunting Blairadam MTB
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ธ.ค. 2020
- I returned to Blairadam to explore further the trails that are there. It was quite difficult at times to be sure if I was on the trail as there were so many leaves on the ground covering the trail surface. It was very wet and muddy and I managed to crash within 5 minutes of starting! Surely, that must be some sort of record? I did several trails - Rooty Mash Up, Duel, The Grave, OCP's A9 Duelling Project, Brick Road Descent and the Bombhole trail. They were all good but my favourite by far was the Brick Road Descent. It has lots of line choice and is rooty and technical in parts with a nice rock roller feature- highly recommended.
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Boardwalk's in the wet are lethal! Well held at the end too! Will have to check Blairadam out, never been before.
Yeah all the boardwalk were slimy that day. You should check out Blairadam there are a lot of decent trails there. Cheers mate!😁🤙
Who knew the bonus trail was going to be so good 🤙very well held muddy bravo on the log rock very impressive yu have came along way keep it up
Cheers Barry, holding on for dear life is a new skill I’m developing!🤪🤣😂🤪 That Rock roller was good fun- it’s like the baby brother of the big rock roller that I did on the Rock Hudson trail which is on my Deuchny Woods video. I really enjoy rock features like that.🤙🤙🤙😁
That wet green algae on the wooden bridges is dodgy stuff, slid many a time going over these, that stretch of trail you recommended which I can't remember the name reminded me a bit of Route 77 trail at North Third Resovior in Stirling, also an excellent trail, can't wait for travel restrictions to be over and get out riding different locations, looking forward to it, Thanks Donald! ,😁🚵♂️🤙
Thanks Gary, yeah I can’t wait to go further afield too. North Third is one area I really want to do. In fact I had been going to go but then the new restrictions came in and that was that.😕. Still plenty of fun local trails to explore thankfully.😁🤙
nice vid, and well ridden over the meaty roots half way down the brick road descent, 2nd time.
Thanks David, I was actually pretty pleased at managing to get over those roots, second time especially as it was going uphill- not my forte as you know.😂😂. It is a great trail that one.😁🤙🤙👌
@@muddymongoosemtb9873 ye it's awesome. I'm just editing a video of a very wet, soggy night ride up there from a week or so ago.
@@dangerousdave1970 cool, I’ll look forward to it mate.😁
Nice video!! Looks like a lot of fun in the mist!!😁😁😁
It was mate, a little bit creepy too!😂😂😁
Nice vid! Never been there myself but think I'll wait for the drier weather, my lack of proper riding gear ensures I'm soaked to the skin with mud cos I can't keep out the fun bits either on 2 wheels or on my arse
Thanks mate, it is a fun place to ride with a lot of different styles of trails. It is quite a muddy place but a great laugh. 😁😁🤙🤙
There's a decent rock drop on the red brick trail, keep left at the start and you get a nice run onto it.
Thanks for the tip mate I’ll have a look for it the next time I’m there.👍🤙🤙🤙😁😁😁
nice video. I think you'd benefit from focusing on your steering and it'll allow you better more reactive control while riding trails etc. Also keep your speed when going over things like roots etc even in wet or dry will allow you to pass safer and smoother than slowing right up ever will dude. all the best to you!
Thanks for the advice mate.👌😁. I totally agree that going quicker over roots and other obstacles etc makes it easier and smoother, like in this video I can see I went over the rock roller really slowly which made it more difficult. Funny thing is at the time I didn’t feel I was going over it so slowly! 😂😂. Steering is something I’ve been trying to work on all year, I understeer a lot, I’ll keep at it, thanks for the advice mate I appreciate all the help I can get!😁😁😁🤙
I am putting brick road tree decent on the list, I am meant to be going to blairadam on Saturday 🤙
It’s a great wee trail, I’m sure you’ll love it.😁🤙🤙🤙
Was that Brick trail the one Stoozer posted the other week?
Well done on the root riding, something I need to master.
Yes, Big Stoozer did it a couple of days after I shot this. I’m a bit behind in posting videos. It’s a great trail, well worth checking out.🤙😁
Nice one mate your videos are getting higher quality every week. I don't know if you'd be up for a ride at blairadam or braefoot next week?
Thanks mate, it would be cool to meet up, pm me on my Instagram or Facebook page and we can try to arrange it.😁🤙🤙
Good videos mate, new subscriber and just getting back to MTB after...20 years roughly! Last time I had a MTB I was doing the paper run. I’m guessing your pretty local to me, given your accent and the trails you’ve been riding. If you were to recommend 3 trails for a beginner...which would they be? Keep up the good work lad
Thanks mate!😁. I was very late in getting into mtb too - so glad I did, it’s brilliant!🤙🤙. My local trails are at Braefoot next to Dalgety Bay in Fife. There’s a trail there called Justice which I found to be a good trail to start on. Braefoot has a lot of good trails to progress on. Berm Baby Berm at Glentress is a fantastic trail too. A River Runs Through It at Pitmedden is another fantastic trail a bit more challenging than the previous two but still manageable for a beginner. I hope that helps mate. Happy shredding!😁🤙🤙🤙
@@muddymongoosemtb9873 thanks for the tips! I did MTB when I was a kid...not sure how much of the skill I’ve retained, be interesting to see if muscle memory lasts 20 years! Yeah I suspected you were reasonably local - I’m probably 20 miles west of you, thanks for the tips! If I see you out and about I’ll be sure to give you a shout.
@@Imreadingthisaloud 20 miles west? Falkirk/Stirling way? You have Callander Estate or Carronvalley trails
@@tefer1982 aye nearer Stirling. Devilla forest probably the closest...or dumyat. I’ve got trail forks but I’d rather speak to somebody who’s done some of the routes, just looking for good ideas of places to start out!
@@Imreadingthisaloud I am new aswell and done Callander Estate the other day (in the dark) it seems to have good established trails. Not done Carronvalley yet, but heard its good and has trails good for beginners.