Let's offroad / mountain bike / mtb / ride dirt

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AdsH in reply to @t_w

Aston Hill was good today. Some runs were just downhill icerink-like rutted toboggan runs. Was slipping around like Bambi on the last section of Root Canal.
It was a fucking good day though. Definitely the best trails I have ridden in the south-east. Surface to Air was fucking great though the previously "all-weather" granite surface has been totally worn away to reveal the super slip-slidey chalky goodness beneath.

Impressed at anyone riding any of Aston in the damp let alone the DH runs. The chalk is pretty close to riding on ice.

I now work 15minutes away - plan is to train there once a week on the XC loop. The speed, proximity to trees gets a bit of getting used to.

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t_w in reply to @AdsH

Impressed at anyone riding any of Aston in the damp let alone the DH runs. The chalk is pretty close to riding on ice.

You wouldn't have been impressed if you saw me trying to ride Root Canal. :-D

My mate was just bombing down runs and I was struggling to keep up. Though even he found the last section of Root Canal difficult. His general solution when finding traction an issue like that is to go faster and not use the brake at all.

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