Videos of Saturday's Penmachno ride

Crayfish
Crayfish Posts: 225
edited October 2009 in Routes
Both loops - 1 and 2. Cool but dry weather - misty at the top. Superb singletrack.

First some of the more uncut video of the best sections:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=md77JwpjH5Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kizBk0nbds

The last one is an overview of the whole ride:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCagc8t3tuQ

Enjoy :D
http://www.youtube.com/user/stumpy25lbs
Choose a ****ing big television. Choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin can openers. Choose a bike. Choose some singletrack. Choose your future. Choose Life. (Irv Welsh)

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  • Panter
    Panter Posts: 299
    Great vid 8)
    Some fast riders too :D

    'Machy is one of the first places I'm going to visit when my Full susser build is complete at the end of the Month.
    I last did it on my lightweight XC hardtail and it was tough going !

    Cheers,

    Chris :)
    Racing snakes. It's not big, and it's not clever ;)
  • Crayfish
    Crayfish Posts: 225
    You'll love it on your full suss Chris. Don't miss out on Loop 2 - it is very special - almost like you landed on a different planet (from Loop 1). But it's not well signposted so keep your eyes peeled...

    enjoy 8)
    http://www.youtube.com/user/stumpy25lbs
    Choose a ****ing big television. Choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin can openers. Choose a bike. Choose some singletrack. Choose your future. Choose Life. (Irv Welsh)
  • Panter
    Panter Posts: 299
    Will do, cheers :)
    Racing snakes. It's not big, and it's not clever ;)
  • topsey_turvey
    topsey_turvey Posts: 420
    Full suss at Penmachno? That's a bit over the top. A good hardtail is all that's needed.

    Agree about loop 2 though. Once off the fire road the singletrack just goes on and on.
    Frank Yates
  • Crayfish
    Crayfish Posts: 225
    Agreed - I first did it on a cheap, heavy, hardtail - an old Kona Hoss - and it was brilliant...

    Its luxury on a full suss though 8)
    http://www.youtube.com/user/stumpy25lbs
    Choose a ****ing big television. Choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin can openers. Choose a bike. Choose some singletrack. Choose your future. Choose Life. (Irv Welsh)
  • stubs
    stubs Posts: 5,001
    Topsey Turvey wrote:
    Full suss at Penmachno? That's a bit over the top. A good hardtail is all that's needed.

    Hardtail Bl**dy luxury I did it on a unicycle after doing a 24 hour shift down t' pit :lol:

    I have done it on a rigid singlespeeder but it was flippin hard work and it took weeks for my knees to stop clicking and my back to stop twinging.

    Full suss for rickety old wimps like me from now on. I can do Pen and still walk the next day.
    Fig rolls: proof that god loves cyclists and that she wants us to do another lap
  • Crayfish
    Crayfish Posts: 225
    stubs wrote:
    Topsey Turvey wrote:
    Full suss at Penmachno? That's a bit over the top. A good hardtail is all that's needed.
    Hardtail Bl**dy luxury I did it on a unicycle after doing a 24 hour shift down t' pit :lol:
    I

    ...Unicycle? UNICYCLE?? You were bloody lucky! LUXURY!! We did it on rollerskates after walkin all t' way there from Yorkshire, barefoot! LOL :lol:
    http://www.youtube.com/user/stumpy25lbs
    Choose a ****ing big television. Choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin can openers. Choose a bike. Choose some singletrack. Choose your future. Choose Life. (Irv Welsh)
  • Tel39
    Tel39 Posts: 243
    Crayfish wrote:
    stubs wrote:
    Topsey Turvey wrote:
    Full suss at Penmachno? That's a bit over the top. A good hardtail is all that's needed.
    Hardtail Bl**dy luxury I did it on a unicycle after doing a 24 hour shift down t' pit :lol:
    I

    ...Unicycle? UNICYCLE?? You were bloody lucky! LUXURY!! We did it on rollerskates after walkin all t' way there from Yorkshire, barefoot! LOL :lol:

    Rollerskates!! YA BIG SOUTHERN JESSY!
    I arrived bare footed and did both loops bare footed, not once but twice! In tha snow as well !!
    Wut tha bloody ells a Full Suss anways, PAH Bloody Pansys :wink:
    Vis Unita Fortior
  • abductee
    abductee Posts: 189
    Tel39 wrote:
    Crayfish wrote:
    stubs wrote:
    Topsey Turvey wrote:
    Full suss at Penmachno? That's a bit over the top. A good hardtail is all that's needed.
    Hardtail Bl**dy luxury I did it on a unicycle after doing a 24 hour shift down t' pit :lol:
    I

    ...Unicycle? UNICYCLE?? You were bloody lucky! LUXURY!! We did it on rollerskates after walkin all t' way there from Yorkshire, barefoot! LOL :lol:

    Rollerskates!! YA BIG SOUTHERN JESSY!
    I arrived bare footed and did both loops bare footed, not once but twice! In tha snow as well !!
    Wut tha bloody ells a Full Suss anways, PAH Bloody Pansys :wink:

    And you try and telling that to the young people of today and they won't believe you.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13JK5kChbRw
  • Eranu
    Eranu Posts: 712
    Looks good if a bit manicured. I like the rear view video ooer ;)

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