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Silversladey

Waylander
Your right about the Twrch torching your legs, it is not so much the incline or length of the climb, more the technicality.
I remember a few years ago being able to clean the Twrch on a Kona hardtail, but through time and use the trail has become really worn away and rocky, maybe it has become a victim of its own success, IMO if the climb was smoothed out a little (some of the larger rocks removed) then it would ride better.

But I am aware that would take some of the alure away from the trail , If you can master the Twrch climb most other trails would come easily.

My fave section is Odin , but IMO The Twrch cant compete with Whites Level , but hey life is all about opinions . I think we are lucky to have some crackin trails all within an hours drive.

Hopefully by the end of the winter i will be close to the magic one hour time :shock:

St George

I was over there yesterday afternoon, started off about 2.15. Was slippy on the climb as you say., Takes me 50-55 minutes just to do the climb, and about 35 minutes down. I am not the fittest/youngest, but how anyone can do the whole lot under an hour amazes me.

Caught up with someone on the way down who kindly let me past, 20 meters later I hit a magnetic tree stump in middle of track and straight over bars in front of him :oops:

Was going to go round again, but started to rain, so couldn't be bothered.

PS what's it like at night, may have to try it now nights drawing in.

Cheers

Silversladey

Its dark

welshkev

Silversladey wrote:

Its dark

i do know people who ride it at night, but fook that. i came off once going into the woods wearing sunglasses in the evening cos my visability obviously dropped.

riding it in the dark...no way!!!! :shock:

Thewaylander

Lol yes i would ahte for the climb to be smoothed out anymore than it already has.

it would ruin the trail for me i think the whole trails i s a wonderful rocky techincal little trail.
And i think the reason i like Twrch better than whits is other than windy point, the downs on Whites actually go up as much as i swear to pedally for really attacking. Where the Twrch the downs are definately down, and you can grab so much speed with out having to even try.

St George

Its dark

And being a trail centre I thought they would have under track lighting

I can't get there until Mid /late afternoon normally, so will have to be in dark or not at all until spring!

I'll give it a go possibly

Cheeers

Silversladey

Hope you have got some good lights, take your time and avoid the roots and rocks