Ah, I googled 'Curates Egg' and it said it originally meant 'something that is partly good and partly bad, but as a result is entirely spoiled.' it also said 'Modern usage has tended to change this to mean something having a mix of good and bad qualities.' so I wasn't sure which you were getting at. I actually rode it last night and agree with much of your sentiments.
too much technical pedal intensive rocky climbing
Yep, especially up to the crag, the surfacing has come off resulting in masses of random stones sticking up, got to consider it a technical challenge or it will drive you mad. I noticed another load of limestone had been dumped at the top and I know the foresters want to do some repair work up there (they've been diverted onto fencing the fire water ponds in case somebody falls in despite the fact no one has fallen in for the last 30 years, they're not happy either).
Home baked is a fun technical section.
I thank you. A couple of us have taken next week off work and one of the things we intend to do is go and fettle any bits that need tweaking, although after riding the stuff the pros built I was quite proud of the way our hand built stuff is lasting.
The site isn't that great for long descents although Hully Gully is doing alright at the moment after we dumped another 100 tonnes of limestone on it in March.