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What is the y mynydd track like? Been eyeing it and pedalhounds up for a while, but bravery and availability have never quite aligned. Not helped by being advised by the bloke in the shop that 'you can properly break yourself on y mynydd'.
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Well it is a DH track so a couple of sections caught me off guard; one very steep and very rocky berm and a section of 3 rock slab drops (only as I decided I could take it rather than the chicken run and I didn’t have the speed).
But there isn’t really anything that you can’t roll or use a chicken run other than the drop after crossing the fire road which you’d just have to launch but it’s not that big a drop and the landing is large and nicely sloped. However that’s where I stopped as I didn’t want to hit the big jumps in the run in to the end as I didn’t have a full face on and wanted to see how quick I could ride the bottom section of Twrch on a full sus.
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I normally ride Cwmcarn on my 29er hardtail as quick get fit loops so normal stick to the Twrch and Cafall with only a couple of off piste or random cut/built trails. Yesterday though I’d been wanting to get out on the Enduro bike and through myself down something. Pedalled you’re the to and up to the Y Mynydd DH trail. Not ridden it before but plenty of folk had told me there’s nothing that not rollable and no kickers to big gaps.
Had a whole load of fun but wish I had someone to follow for speed/line choice as was too heavy on the brakes at times which only made things harder than if I’d carried speed and did have a couple of nervy moments.
Anyway, will definitely have a blast again and will definitely look to book with Cwmdown for uplifts when they restart.