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  • Going to Glentress for the 1st time… Which bike to take?
  • stevenmenmuir
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    I once met some guys that stayed there. They had come all the way from Suffolk. They couldn’t wait to do Spooky Wood, unfortunately it was under a foot of snow. I sat in my van for ten minutes as I couldn’t see the shop due to the blizzard even though it was only ten yards away. Have a great time and don’t forget to do some of the blue, sadly missed by a lot.

    nickf
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    I’ve done it on a 456, a Blur, 5 Spot, Spec Enduro…just took what I had at the time. It’s fun on everything, though I’d probably say the Enduro was the least good at it was the worst climber.

    Glentress isn’t particularly rocky, technical or steep – the scenery and variety are fun, which is why I like the place – and I’d be perfectly happy to ride it on a singlespeed. I just don’t have one.

    I’d also echo that the Blue is great – lots of people ignore it, but it’s as much fun as any of the rest.

    RestlessNative
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    I’m not very fit but I have done all the red without dropping off my 36t ring (26lb hardtail), bit tough in a couple of places

    Agree the blue is excellent fun, fast and flows nicely.

    If you have lights then the red at night is fun, did that last week.

    If it was me I would go ride Gypsy Glen on the Sunday instead of Glentress again and see some scenery

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    mboy
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    So here’s another one… Having decided which bike, now what tyres for Glentress?

    😉

    IGMC

    epicsteve
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    GT is quite grippy so pretty much any tyres are fine. If pushed I’d go with my standard answer these days – Eskars.

    sharki
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    crap ones like mine.

    That way on the very last bit of dirt right outside the hub, you can lose the front end and pivot against a post spinning and rolling you all over the place in sight of the punters…. 😳 😆

    *picks scabs*

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