"trail centre" vocabulary

[Asposium]

Maybe we need a Bikepacking style trail centre with (in no particular order):-
The tussock section
The thigh deep river (but with nets down stream, it being a 'safe' environment)
10 miles of clay / peat bog / saturated chalk (depending on geographical location)
The 'death march' = 500m of clear fell / wind blow Sitka
'The push' = a 500m vertical ascent climb at a gradient guaranteed unrideable
The boulder field (also guaranteed unrideable)
The 'descent' (ditto)
The bivvy site - complete with fire pit, broken down chicken shed, broken buckie bottles and loads of litter
the pub...

Sounds like BB200 2018

[Ray Young]

Reg, dont forget about being "rad" and "sic". I think this very much depends on wind direction and proximity to nuclear power stations.

[RIP]

:)

[Dr Nick]

On the first WRT LHC I rode with Reg, I clearly recall, Reg, Pickers, Scott of the Woods, and me, I confess, repeatedly using the phrase "that was RAD man" after one particularly 'gnarly' section of singletrack.

enjoy it Reg. Channel that inner gnar!

[middleagedmadness]

Some ground frost this morning reg so you may be better off with your winter bag

[RIP]

I can only hope we were being ironic Nick or we're doomed!

Ta Stu re bag tip. ("if you see an unattended bag on the train - go up and talk to her!")

[psling]

Just remember Reggie if you are asked, your other bike is long, low and slack

[RIP]

As per Colin's (hopefully temporary) affliction over in 'Close Up For A Bit', I fancied rejuvenating this. Well it is Friday so anything goes, and we seem to have attracted lots of lovely new Boners since then who probably have loads of additions.

[PaulB2]

Vocab aside, we should repeat the trip when we can - I think they've finally finished the rock'n'rollers section.

[jay91]

You may get informed that a e bike is the only way to get as many "runs" in as possible .
a group told me that this morning

[fatbikephil]

E bikes seem to be quite the thing amongst the trail centre warriors these days. They should all be made to ride rigid SS I tell ye!
Its fair to say I've been 'sessioning' numerous local trails over the last couple of months. This has lead to a marked lack of improvement on any of them. In fact all that happens is that you are riding a long a bit of trail and you think "Remember to miss that particularly big rock / hole / tree root etc. that's along here" whereupon you hit it....

[PaulB2]

You may get informed that a e bike is the only way to get as many "runs" in as possible .
a group told me that this morning

Were they just sessioning lower cliff? Isn’t that what the cool kids do?

[Bish]

This video should help
https://youtu.be/kW7xzBC-qa0

[jay91]

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[jay91]

You may get informed that a e bike is the only way to get as many "runs" in as possible .
a group told me that this morning

Were they just sessioning lower cliff? Isn’t that what the cool kids do?

it was on a off-piste trail by strawberry hill

[fatbikephil]

More:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XlYXl111XI

I could do all that stuff (on a rigid SS)
Well I could if I wanted too.
Probably

[sean_iow]

Its fair to say I've been 'sessioning' numerous local trails over the last couple of months.

There was a time when I ran the local trails on my weekly run to try and learn them better as I figured it would be easier to spot the key roots etc, at the lower speed on foot. Can't say it helped as when I rode them the features arrived sooner than expected due to the higher speed so I was still rubbish

[jay91]

And another hot topic is Strava

[sean_iow]

And another hot topic is Strava

Ah, the Strava line In my local woods the fast kids put logs/sticks on the bends to stop people short-cutting them for faster times

[FLV]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPVRU7jSYkQ

Amused me briefly. Apologies if its the same as any of the other links, they dont work for me due to some G suite nonesense

[RIP]

There was a time when I ran the local trails

Certainly original, and possibly brave . Not worried about the danger of some shredder (*) hooning (**) along and having a yard sale (***) into you?

(*) oops
(**) oh dear
(***) I give up

[99percentchimp]

And he's also got interesting co-riders, who I'm now extremely keen to meet and maybe get some technique tips from:

That mans glass is most definitely half full

[sean_iow]

Certainly original, and possibly brave . Not worried about the danger of some shredder (*) hooning (**) along and having a yard sale (***) into you?

Nah, I went in winter, the 'duro shredders only ride in the summer

I once titled a run 'loving the mtb trails' as I ran lots the local trails to make a change from the bigger tracks I usually run on. It was flagged by strava as the software thought I'd put it in the wrong category It would have been a very slow ride if it had been one.

[RIP]

And he's also got interesting co-riders, who I'm now extremely keen to meet and maybe get some technique tips from:

That mans glass is most definitely half full

Arg. I wish you hadn't re-posted that photo. On the upside at least we now know who the real model for BBB jerseys is . And that bloke's drinking a bit early I must say, it's only ten past nine. Maybe he needed a drink to calm him down. Actually I think he vaguely resembles a fireman I know. All very mysterious.

[jay91]

And another hot topic is Strava

Ah, the Strava line In my local woods the fast kids put logs/sticks on the bends to stop people short-cutting them for faster times

You got it