old school bike and trail centres - do they mix?

birchscrub
birchscrub Posts: 4
edited June 2010 in Routes
just getting on the bike again after a few years and wondering if ti s up to the job for trail centres - glentress and innerleithen are my nearest. I'm not that technically great downhill (and a chicken) but pretty good climbing. The bike is too old / skinny framed to take discs do Its 63mm forks and v brakes. will it just compromise a good day out on the red trails and should i think about a new bike?

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    go for it. there are nutters out there who chose to ride trail centers rigid and single speed.

    just know you limits and have fun, and start filling the piggy bank.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • MarkLG
    MarkLG Posts: 189
    I've just had a weekend away at Glentress and Interliethern and can't see you'd have a problem as long as you ride within your limits.
    The red route at Glentress is good, but there isn't anything too technical on it. The tracks are pretty smooth and some of the more tricky sections have short cuts around them,
    The red at Innerliethern is harder work - the climbs are a lot looser and some are pretty steep. The downhills are more challenging as well, but most of the more difficult sections can be bypassed.
    The hire centres at Glentress and in Innerliethern village have some pretty decent bikes you can use if yours isn't up to the job.
    S-Works Enduro SL
    Specialized Stumpjumper Expert Carbon
  • MattMTB
    MattMTB Posts: 95
    I've been riding up Cannock trails on a Raleigh Manta Ray with bald tyres and only half the gears working. I've been getting on absolutely fine 8)

    Remember, it's not about the bike :wink:
  • .blitz
    .blitz Posts: 6,197
    If it's any help, I've been riding my Proflex 856 around Cannock since before Follow The Dog was invented.

    Despite having 50mm travel and mega-steep seat/head tubes angles, it's not actually that bad. The worst places are where there are any drops or loose rubbly sections. On smoother, twisty stuff it flies (even with me on board)
  • birchscrub
    birchscrub Posts: 4
    Yeah - possibly just looking for an excuse to be spending some cash on a new bike - for most of the riding I do I can't fault my bike - though the front disk brake upgrade now won't be happening now I found the Z3 has a non standard mount. I'll just get down there and give it a whirl
  • birchscrub
    birchscrub Posts: 4
    Yeah - possibly just looking for an excuse to be spending some cash on a new bike - for most of the riding I do I can't fault my bike - though the front disk brake upgrade now won't be happening now I found the Z3 has a non standard mount. I'll just get down there and give it a whirl

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