Three of us set out to Carron Valley in the fog this Sunday (30/03/14). The weather was very miserable and dense fog covered the trail which made it pretty atmospheric and a bit spooky. Chris from Dales joined us, and was on hand to deliver some basic trail tips like what the prepared rider should have and why. We then went on to discuss trail side repairs. How to use your emergency spares and how you can get yourself up the road with the basics. Topics included chain repair with Powerlink and other options for when Powerlink wasnt available, tube repair, tyre repair, extreme cable tie and toe strap fixes. We then decided to get on with riding the trails and popped back to look at certain areas of trail and identify areas of weakness, which we worked on for around an hour or so afterwards. After a refuel at the car park we set off once again into the mist to practice wheelies, trackstands and to put theory into practice. Despite a poor turn out and not ideal conditions it was an enjoyable ride with plenty of bike chat, and one we hope to try this again soon having had great feedback from Scott who’s new to MTB and GMBC. I would encourage members to attend these sessions when they are on as their really useful there was a few things i hadn’t considered and will take forward to future riding.
See you on the trails
Ruairdh
trail side repair tips
what to bring, (for a big ride)
Hi Ruairidh – excellent stuff. This is exactly why being part of GMBC (and our partnership with Dales Cycles) is a good thing. I know for a fact people are interested, they just couldn’t make it this weekend. Please thank Chris and post up more of these sessions in the coming months!