Bit of blue for the Dads

Do people still say that?

Its a bit click baity, but I have to try anything these days to get views!

If you haven’t been to BikePark Wales in a while you might not know they’ve made some new trails – 7 in all. Well I rode 5 of them on Monday and in the video above you can see montage of my day.

I’ve put a shortcut below to each trail and highlighted the 5 new ones with an asterisk. I have also colour coded the trails Blue and Red.

Please note that ACDC and Watts Occurring are graded as RED below but are a bit of a step up in some ways.  Any other trail centre and they might be considered BLACK as they have some features that require commitment and in some parts of the trail there is no obvious line choice.

Anyway, i hope you enjoy the video and your next visit to BikePark Wales…

Trails in order :
Sixtapod https://youtu.be/q5QcDA7MxqY?t=14s
Willy Waver https://youtu.be/q5QcDA7MxqY?t=47s
Melted Welly https://youtu.be/q5QcDA7MxqY?t=1m19s
* Off Grid https://youtu.be/q5QcDA7MxqY?t=1m37s
* Fforest Bump https://youtu.be/q5QcDA7MxqY?t=1m59s
* Roller Disco https://youtu.be/q5QcDA7MxqY?t=2m17s
Blue Belle https://youtu.be/q5QcDA7MxqY?t=2m32s
Terry’s Belly https://youtu.be/q5QcDA7MxqY?t=2m53s
Hot Stepper https://youtu.be/q5QcDA7MxqY?t=3m8s
Vicious Valley https://youtu.be/q5QcDA7MxqY?t=3m33s
Surfin Bird https://youtu.be/q5QcDA7MxqY?t=4m13s
Bushwacker https://youtu.be/q5QcDA7MxqY?t=4m46s
* ACDC https://youtu.be/q5QcDA7MxqY?t=5m8s
* Watts Occurring https://youtu.be/q5QcDA7MxqY?t=6m10s

All filmed using a GoPro Hero Session 4 (link for session 5) – https://amzn.to/2wnTqum

BikePark Wales – now with added video

Short edit of my efforts at BikePark Wales at the weekend.

I need to take the GoPro out a little more often AND remember to charge up the batteries!

BikePark Wales – now with added Belly

BikePark Wales – Uplift

The 1st November 2015 recorded some of the highest temperatures in the UK for the time of the year with Mid Wales hitting 22 Celsius!  What an amazing stroke of luck that we (a large contingent from MB Swindon) were heading to BikePark Wales again.  You can’t plan the weather as you have to book the uplift months in advance – we booked this trip in August with no idea what was going to be in store for us!  

Planning Ahead

Sunday morning rides have been great over the last few months but its time to start going further afield. So I’m feeling pretty excited cos I have some proper biking plans on the calendar now.

1st March – This coming Saturday a few of us are off to Cwmcarn. A ride of the Twrch and the Cafall are in order I think. Should be fun and hard work all at the same time. Might even try the new DH run – PedalHounds I think its called.

21st March – This is going to be a proper bit of mountain biking. 4 of us have opted for a guided ride around some of the excellent singletrack at the Forest Of Dean. Singletrack descents, drops and maybe some adrenalin fueled nonsense!  GoPro will have to be charged with spare batteries for 3 hours of frolics in the forest.

16th April – North Wales Weekender with MB Swindon – This is my bike holiday for the year, unless I can squeeze in another weekend or two at some point.  We stay in Dolgellau and will be riding Coed-y-Brenin, maybe Llandegla, will be doing some classic local routes around Cadair Idris and the famous Pont Scethin trail as well as maybe hitting Cannock Chase on the way home.

1st May – May Day! May Day! Finally after a year of it being open I have myself an uplift booked for Bike Park Wales.  Nuff Said!

Stay tuned!