Brechfa - all is forgiven!

miss notax
miss notax Posts: 2,572
edited October 2011 in Routes
I rode the Brechfa red about a year after I started MTBing and it literally terrified me - for the past 3 years I have been convinced it was unrideable (by me) and have avoided it like the plague.....

Anyway, after a weekend spent with these guys http://www.mudtrek.com/ next to Brechfa but riding natural stuff, it seemed rude not to take in the red trail (the only one open) before we went home. So I faced my fear!!

I remembered it as massive berms (which I walked down) and a horrible compression bomb hole thingy which I was dreading - in reality it was fantastic!! I rode all of it no problems at all, loved it and am planning when we can get up there next to have another, faster, go :D

I guess in the 3 years since I had first tried it, I have ridden loads more, ridden in Morzine (in the p!ssing rain :evil: ) this summer etc, and it just goes to show what games the memory plays on you. I remember the berms being massive and scary - they were great fun :lol:

So Brechfa is back on the map for me!!!
Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the number of moments that take your breath away....

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  • Jedi
    Jedi Posts: 827
    awesome stuff!
    http://www.ukbikeskills.co.uk

    mtb coaching
  • miss notax
    miss notax Posts: 2,572
    Cheers :D

    (although to be honest i'm not sure I rode it particularly well - it was just the riding bit that was most important for me, i'll do it better next time! 8) )
    Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the number of moments that take your breath away....

    Riding a gorgeous ano orange Turner Burner!

    Sponsor the CC2CC at http://www.justgiving.com/cc2cc
  • pjm-84
    pjm-84 Posts: 819
    Need to pop back and try it without the wet leaves.....

    Tony, aka Jedi, put me on the straight and narrow and well worth paying him a visit.
    Paul
  • miss notax
    miss notax Posts: 2,572
    True!

    I am already enjoying the benefits of a morning with Jedi - had I not, i'm not sure I would have been brave enough to try Brechfa again!!
    Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the number of moments that take your breath away....

    Riding a gorgeous ano orange Turner Burner!

    Sponsor the CC2CC at http://www.justgiving.com/cc2cc
  • Jedi
    Jedi Posts: 827
    high5 :)
    http://www.ukbikeskills.co.uk

    mtb coaching
  • d00m
    d00m Posts: 160
    yeah,good trail, amazing the difference a little confidence makes. the paved chute bombhole thing is the highlight :o
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,516
    Brechfa is on my to do list - quite a few people have said how good/fun it is, even the blue run. I went there but was with an 8 year old in tow so could only do the green :(
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • Thewaylander
    Thewaylander Posts: 8,594
    Good effort! love the red there jsut silly fun and not that serious :)

    So when you gonna come ride FOD DH then :p
  • miss notax
    miss notax Posts: 2,572
    Soon I hope :lol:

    Really enjoyed the red - although I was flipping scared as it terrifed me the first time! Now I know I can ride it all perfecly well I can't wait to ride it again and kick some @rse 8)
    Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the number of moments that take your breath away....

    Riding a gorgeous ano orange Turner Burner!

    Sponsor the CC2CC at http://www.justgiving.com/cc2cc

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