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Got in a good ~1160m high country descent this afternoon, visiting some old gold mining relics along the away 
Mostly 4wd track with a few single track sections, but even the 4wd track has enough steep, rough and featured parts to provide a lot of fun and some sketchy moments at speed.
Carricktown MTB ride by Ben, on Flickr
Carricktown MTB ride by Ben, on Flickr
Carricktown MTB ride by Ben, on Flickr
Carricktown MTB ride by Ben, on Flickr
Carricktown MTB ride by Ben, on Flickr
One of several stops needed to let overheating brakes cool down... turns out SRAM Level-TL XC brakes really aren't up to sustained high speed descending:
Carricktown MTB ride by Ben, on Flickr
Another brake recovery stop... steeper, looser and chunkier than the photo gives credit to (as usual!
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Carricktown MTB ride by Ben, on Flickr
Carricktown MTB ride by Ben, on Flickr
Looking back up from part-way down:
Carricktown MTB ride by Ben, on Flickr
Mostly 4wd track with a few single track sections, but even the 4wd track has enough steep, rough and featured parts to provide a lot of fun and some sketchy moments at speed.
Carricktown MTB ride by Ben, on FlickrCarricktown MTB ride by Ben, on FlickrCarricktown MTB ride by Ben, on FlickrCarricktown MTB ride by Ben, on FlickrCarricktown MTB ride by Ben, on FlickrOne of several stops needed to let overheating brakes cool down... turns out SRAM Level-TL XC brakes really aren't up to sustained high speed descending:
Carricktown MTB ride by Ben, on FlickrAnother brake recovery stop... steeper, looser and chunkier than the photo gives credit to (as usual!
):Carricktown MTB ride by Ben, on FlickrCarricktown MTB ride by Ben, on FlickrLooking back up from part-way down:
Carricktown MTB ride by Ben, on Flickr
DanielSan said:
I really need to find out where the off piste stuff is at Cannock, a few bits are easy to find, cant miss them off the main trails but there's a hell of a lot more and I don't know where to start.
todays off-piste result....
result of Forestry throwing logs across the single-track wood trails and having to walk out, Pans Labyrinth area opposite the Fallow Forest cafe
DanielSan said:
Court_S said:
There are an awful lot of trails, my knowledge barely scratches the surface. One of my friends is like an encyclopaedia of off piste trails. Downside is he’s rather fast..
I really need to find out where the off piste stuff is at Cannock, a few bits are easy to find, cant miss them off the main trails but there's a hell of a lot more and I don't know where to start.
DanielSan said:
I really need to find out where the off piste stuff is at Cannock, a few bits are easy to find, cant miss them off the main trails but there's a hell of a lot more and I don't know where to start.
Lots of it is hidden in plain sight. Downside is it’s often pretty grim this time of year.
A good day yesterday up on the South Downs just before the rain started.
It was pretty cold first thing and the chalky trails became nothing better than cycling on ice which made for some interesting moments!
My poor bike also suffered and came back looking rather sorry for itself and I’d stopped twice to remove a huge amount of mud sitting around the lower joint/pedal area.
It was pretty cold first thing and the chalky trails became nothing better than cycling on ice which made for some interesting moments!
My poor bike also suffered and came back looking rather sorry for itself and I’d stopped twice to remove a huge amount of mud sitting around the lower joint/pedal area.
benny.c said:
Get a Mudhugger front mudguard, trim it slightly and fit it to the rear. It won’t save your ass but your motor and pivots will stay clean.
Thanks 
I have tried a similar mudguard but was concerned with such a small gap between the guard and tyre mud would simply fill up the gap so I removed it.
Thoughts?
HoHoHo said:
A good day yesterday up on the South Downs just before the rain started.
It was pretty cold first thing and the chalky trails became nothing better than cycling on ice which made for some interesting moments!
My poor bike also suffered and came back looking rather sorry for itself and I’d stopped twice to remove a huge amount of mud sitting around the lower joint/pedal area.
Wheres that sign on the SDW? After doing it 20 odd times I've never seen it!It was pretty cold first thing and the chalky trails became nothing better than cycling on ice which made for some interesting moments!
My poor bike also suffered and came back looking rather sorry for itself and I’d stopped twice to remove a huge amount of mud sitting around the lower joint/pedal area.
SoliD said:
HoHoHo said:
A good day yesterday up on the South Downs just before the rain started.
It was pretty cold first thing and the chalky trails became nothing better than cycling on ice which made for some interesting moments!
My poor bike also suffered and came back looking rather sorry for itself and I’d stopped twice to remove a huge amount of mud sitting around the lower joint/pedal area.
Wheres that sign on the SDW? After doing it 20 odd times I've never seen it!It was pretty cold first thing and the chalky trails became nothing better than cycling on ice which made for some interesting moments!
My poor bike also suffered and came back looking rather sorry for itself and I’d stopped twice to remove a huge amount of mud sitting around the lower joint/pedal area.
The ride back down the road from the top is very, very fast and worth the climb
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