Trollish post but **** it, i’ll respond and fuel the fire………Built trails are not necessarily anything to do with mountain biking in the true sense of the phrase, they’re great if i wish to switch off and belt round as there’s now’t tricky nor overtly technical on them and you know that if the features are built then it’s possible to ride them in a multitude of ways. I find them good for introducing new riders into the so called “sport” as you don’t need any navigational skills and if you take a novice out on a blue route then you know exactly what to expect from the trail.
I stay within a 30 min drive from mabie/dalbeattie/Kirroughtree/glentrool with ae/drumlanrig being slightly further away and peebles/inners being 90 mins away, out of 10 rides i perhaps ride a trail centre once, not rode peebles/inners for 6 years.
Now’t wrong wi trail centres in the slightest as they can be good fun and it’s a guaranteed “know exactly what your getting ride” but a very poor analogy is sorta like claiming to be a climber when all you’ve done is indoor walls rather than brave the actual mountains.
Anyway, i’ll get to the point…..if you want to ride techy stuff that tests you then get out in the hills, or go explore a local quarry. Trail centres have to cater to the masses and as such they do a good job.
