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Larch disease is sadly affecting a lot of riding areas near me. Felling has changed the feel of riding at Ae forrest quite a bit...
Good to hear you take a pro active approach. Seems the majority of riders don't fully appreciate the risk or even realise its an issue. But good to see it mentioned here and raise awareness.
I'm also sold on one of those portable bike washers!
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Yep. Afan forest is the same now. Completely changed the feel of the trails. Switchbacking down open hillside isnt the same as when you didnt know whee the trail went next due to tree cover.
Not ridden Ae for 10 years. Shame if same happened. Lot of clear felling as well at Kirroughtree which is local to me when up that way. Surprised as thought the whole point of "peoples forest" was mixed tree stock planting to avoid this sort of thing.
Are you in D & G?
velosaurus
Yeah bio-security is a thing. Foot and Mouth was the worst. Killed mountain biking for 18 months.
Anyone remember the fires when they were burning thousands of cattle corpses?
There are plenty of others. Larch disease. Crayfish plague etc etc. I like to take a clean bike to an area and clean it before I leave. I know its not good for bearings etc