Red Routes

iwilldoit

Hi All

All new to me this mountain biking, will a red route be ok for my 9 year old ( 24" wheel hard tail ), he's only been on his mtb for around 3-4 months we usually just ride natural stuff, mind I haven't a clue for my self on man made tracks, I have ridden a bit of motorbike enduro so I think I should be ok, may be not fit enough but getting there.

mcnultycop

The answer is probably, it depends.

Red at Llandegla, probably OK (if the distance is doable), other reds are harder. Where were you thinking of? Try a blue first then move up.

iwilldoit

Hi.

Thanks for the reply were going to Nant Y Arian tomorrow, got to be honest he's braver than me some times, mind I can see the danger and he can't and of course the wife will also kill me

They seem to have only red or black routes there.

jimothy78

I would suggest trying Brechfa - the green/blue graded "Derwen" trail is lots of fun, but not very technical, and would be a good introduction to trail centre riding if it's new to you or your son. The blue loop is short and can be "sessioned" a few times. If you find it too easy, then there's the red "Gorlech" trail just up the road, too.

lawman

You'll have a great time at Nant y Arian, nothing there is really challenging

stubs

Some Blue and Green routes are loads more fun than the Reds and Blacks.

iwilldoit

lawman wrote:

You'll have a great time at Nant y Arian, nothing there is really challenging

Thanks for the advise, should make it a bit more interesting it's p*****g down out there tonight

lawman

iwilldoit wrote:

lawman wrote:

You'll have a great time at Nant y Arian, nothing there is really challenging

Thanks for the advise, should make it a bit more interesting it's p*****g down out there tonight

Aye, I'm at uni in Aber not been as nice today as it has been recently! Nant's pretty grippy even after a shower, though the last section, High as a Kite, has recently been re-surfaced and is a little slippy atm if you start to push it, but I imagine you'll be fine.

iwilldoit

lawman wrote:

iwilldoit wrote:

lawman wrote:

You'll have a great time at Nant y Arian, nothing there is really challenging

Thanks for the advise, should make it a bit more interesting it's p*****g down out there tonight

Aye, I'm at uni in Aber not been as nice today as it has been recently! Nant's pretty grippy even after a shower, though the last section, High as a Kite, has recently been re-surfaced and is a little slippy atm if you start to push it, but I imagine you'll be fine.

Hi Lawman.

Good place to be in uni if your into your mtb ing, the whole of the Nant and Nantymoch area is fantastic.

iwilldoit

He loved it and not to hard for him, the only real thing that did surprise him was a little bit further along this track there is a sharp corner with quite a drop that he wasn't expecting

jimothy78

Glad you (both) enjoyed it. Haven't been to Nant myself - will have to make the trek one day.

lawman

Glad you enjoyed it! we've got some great trails in the area for all abilities, one day I'm sure he'll be ready to tackle the ClimachX trail in Machynllyth, mega final descent is the highlight of that one, apparently Joe Smith of CRC DH fame used to uplift it for winter training which gives you some idea of how gnarly and long it is Absolutely love that trail!

Nant is a great beginner/intermediate trail, Hippity hop is a fun trail for all abilities, hell the KoM down there is held by a mate of mine, 49 seconds :shock: