First time to Afan Forest Park this weekend with some friend
drewcole81
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Right then,
Been meaning to go for some time now so booked it a while back to stay in Rose Cottage, http://www.brynteghouse.com/mtb.html
Sound like a good place to set up base for the weekend, has anyone stayed there before?
Anyway, just wondered if anyone has been to Afan lately and can give me some good pointers of what to expect and what the trails are really like.
Many thanks
Drew.
Been meaning to go for some time now so booked it a while back to stay in Rose Cottage, http://www.brynteghouse.com/mtb.html
Sound like a good place to set up base for the weekend, has anyone stayed there before?
Anyway, just wondered if anyone has been to Afan lately and can give me some good pointers of what to expect and what the trails are really like.
Many thanks
Drew.
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Afan is fantastic, plenty of trails to keep you busy all weekend. There's some hard climbing to get up the hills, but the singlerack descents are an absolute blast!
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Can't wait....
First time I'll be putting the bike through some real riding since I got it, Kona Kula 2008 with plenty of up grades.
Haven't been out for a few months as the knee has been buggered, hopefully i'll still remember how to do it...
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I'd say start with Penhydd as it's the easiest (once you get past the brutal first climb)0
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Don't afan is lovely
ignore Lama as the climbs are as easy as it comes fire road.. if you can't climb up a fire road best go on an excersize bike for a few weeks, the downs are great
Whites is more technical as a ride this creats almost a speed limiter on you which can be good
Wall(Most fun for me) is more flowy than whites not as technical but trail does nothing to control your speed which can make it tricky as youcan fly off - this trail is real fast towards the end.
Penhidd is lovely pedally single track on the most the most basic trail but a huge grin factor trail just because its great fun.
Skyline-- LOng 46k trail with a bit to much fire trak but some great single track thrown in with an amazing 6k decent at the end, which will end up with your brakes faiding or your arms burning.
thats afan enjoy! maybe see you on the trails i'm around one of them most sudnays0 -
Great thanks,
We're there from Friday to Monday so will try to cover most of them at least once.
We'll be in a group of 6.
1 x Kona kula 2009 red/white - me
1 x Kona Kula 2008 silver/white
1 x Kona Dawg from the hire shop!
1 x Spesh Rock Hopper in silver
1 x Boardman Team 2008
1 x Giant something or other!
Give us a shout if you ride by........DaZeD aNd CoNfUsEd....0 -
Thewaylander wrote:ignore Lama as the climbs are as easy as it comes fire road.. if you can't climb up a fire road best go on an excersize bike for a few weeks, the downs are great
Easy tiger! I'm not suggesting it's technically difficult, it's just long and physically challenging.0 -
there not though Llama, the whole trail is only around 20k,
there really easy easy climbs in terms of length and techincallity you can work up most the trails in 30 minutes if you really want. so thats not that bad if you ask me?0 -
Thewaylander wrote:there not though Llama, the whole trail is only around 20k,
there really easy easy climbs in terms of length and techincallity you can work up most the trails in 30 minutes if you really want. so thats not that bad if you ask me?
It's all relative though isn't it. If you ride that every weekend as you do you'll get used to it, but my regular local rides just don't involve 30 minute climbs like that, they come in short little bursts, often on singletrack. And I'd imagine a lot of riders are the same.
To each his own though, it's a great trail either way.0 -
Ok, penis-measuring aside bear in mind if you fancy riding White's at all, I'd avoid Saturday as there's a race on. The course is open and it's a friendly kind of race but it'll be PACKED!
The Centre will be jammed too with stands and the like.
Unless of course you fancy entering?
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Or go cos there will be load of biking totty on the course!0
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Thewaylander wrote:Or go cos there will be load of biking totty on the course!
Yep ^^^^ good idea!
Think it will be good to watch, a couple of the guys going have only just started riding so should be a good way to get them motivated!
Don't think i'll be joining in though with the racing!....DaZeD aNd CoNfUsEd....0 -
Trail is still open to the public though, as there timed gate things on sections, for most of it so no hastle0
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the trails at afan are simply awsome! funnily enough i am good friends with the people who own the cottage you are staying in.enjoy yourself!I like bikes and stuff0
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Were you riding Sunday.
We did two trails Sunday. Three of us. Lapierre spicy. Customer Enduro and Elsworth. We saw a couple of bigger groups with Kona's!?
Lucked out with the weather, thought it was going to piss down all weekend.
Did you expeirnece the earth quake?drewcole81 wrote:Great thanks,
We're there from Friday to Monday so will try to cover most of them at least once.
We'll be in a group of 6.
1 x Kona kula 2009 red/white - me
1 x Kona Kula 2008 silver/white
1 x Kona Dawg from the hire shop!
1 x Spesh Rock Hopper in silver
1 x Boardman Team 2008
1 x Giant something or other!
Give us a shout if you ride by....---
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No wasn't riding last weekend, going to get there for this weekend and have 4 days there.....DaZeD aNd CoNfUsEd....0
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joshtp/mbukman wrote:the trails at afan are simply awsome! funnily enough i am good friends with the people who own the cottage you are staying in.enjoy yourself!
Cheers.
Cottage looks good to, seemed like really nice people when I've been calling them to sort it out.
Can't wait for the weekend, finding it really hard to do work this week..... probably because i've been doing a little bit to much web surfing perhaps!
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Watch out for Earth Quakes.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8086821.stm
We're doing Mid Wales this weekend. Can't f'ing wait...drewcole81 wrote:No wasn't riding last weekend, going to get there for this weekend and have 4 days there.---
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gettricky wrote:Watch out for Earth Quakes.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8086821.stm
We're doing Mid Wales this weekend. Can't f'ing wait...drewcole81 wrote:No wasn't riding last weekend, going to get there for this weekend and have 4 days there.
Yeah heard about that!
Perhaps it's shaken the trails a little and made them nice and challenging!....DaZeD aNd CoNfUsEd....0 -
drewcole81 wrote:Thewaylander wrote:Or go cos there will be load of biking totty on the course!
Yep ^^^^ good idea!
Think it will be good to watch, a couple of the guys going have only just started riding so should be a good way to get them motivated!
Don't think i'll be joining in though with the racing!
I didn't mean to over sell it, nothing stopping you riding White's all day, just bear in mind you may be asked politely to join the queue to start a section (talking 2 or 3 people in front at most) and wait 10-20 seconds to start after the guy in front. Black section will be good if you fancy seeing some fast riding (others) and some crashes (probably me).
Keep an eye out for a tubby fucka wearing a gold full-face and riding ether a silver Endruo or Orange Cove Shocker, coz that'll be me!0 -
Tricky,
Yeh we overtook you on the final downhill on the wall! 3 lads and 3 girls i was the dude on the speciallized my rear axle was nearly falling out, but still was coming down quickly.. couldn't let my self be to embarrased by the ladies hehe0
