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@Eejit
Day off yesterday, took myself into the high peak to do the all weather loop. First time tackling anything marked as a black trail on Trailforks. Roych Clough was fun as fuck even if I probably went at snail’s pace down it. Had started to rain by the time I got to Jacob’s Ladder, so that was a very different experience. Greasy, muddy, fuck all grip, probably would have shat myself going down it in the dry, had to bail and walk down a couple of sections.
Massive amounts of hike a bike though. I am pretty unfit at the moment, but even if I wasn’t I’m not sure I would make it up most of the steeper, looser and more technical climbs. Is there a trick to getting up a scree covered rocky trail other than try to keep the back wheel weighted and don’t let the front run into anything that would upset your balance?