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It sounds as if 4 hrs (as part of a stag do) will be enough then! I prefer flow-y stuff and the group is very much beginner mtb (experienced road/commuter) so will start with the long green (Kermit?) then hit some blues.
I've not arranged it but I'm assuming the hire bikes will be decent enough even if not FS.The BPW website contradicts itself in a few places and I'm guessing it's erring on the side of caution in general but I was a bit worried after reading it that we'd be totally out of our depth.
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Sounds like the blues will be right up your street, very doable on hardtails.
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The hire bikes are all by Trek and the fs are Remedy’s. Plentifully capable!
To put things into perspective one of my favourite people/bike combos I’ve seen on the uplift and riding the Blues was a mature lady who at a guess was north of 75 (you should never ask a lady her age) and she was riding (which she’d own since new) her 1992 Roberts Dogs Bollox with Amp forks and XT cantilever brakes and it wasn’t her first visit.
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My newbie MTBer girlfriend (but experienced roadie) loved the BPW blues on her 100mm hardtail! First uplift till last with just a short break for lunch doing every blue :-)
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leggy_blonde
I’ve ridden all the reds on a hard tail. It’s fine with a big ol’ fork and a 2.4” tyre.
Obvs some skills required and you get a battering.
Much more fun on FS tho