[Closed] Coed Llandegla, hmmm....

[i]samuri - Really? Spend all your time at warp factor on fireroads do you?[/i]

Not always but then I don't complain about trail centres not being technical enough, I understand what I'm getting with them. They have liabilities and land ownership issues to deal with. Not to mention people bitching about them being too technical. I was at Llandegla today as well. I had a great time.

[i]What would 'black route' suggest to someone who has ridden and skied black routes?[/i]

That mountain bike route classifications in the Uk bear no resemblance to ski route classifications in places with huge mountains?

I was at Llandegla today as well. I had a great time.

I'm sure you did.

If we all liked the same thing it'd be a pretty boring world.

BTW, are the black routes at GT etc also IMBA graded?

Went to Llandegla today too!
I enjoy the place, it was my first trail centre. It aint really tough went round the black route first time out on me old Carerra (hadnt been into biking long), you can make it tougher though by not breaking into the berms leaving ****in massive grooves in the trail! 👿
Got the shock of my life today though, I came round a corner to see a hire bike on its side and a fella lying in the verge on his back not moving, after screetching to a halt trying to get my brain into first aid mode it transpired he was tired and taking a breather. Honestly it looked like a full blown accident to me! Well you do get allsorts there!

I agree with S&J to some extent, went to llandegla last autumn and was slightly disappointed after reading so much about it and possibly as we'd rode cyb the previous day. found the climb out to the top of the hill long and dull, other trail centres seem to be able to break the climbs up a bit better. enjoyed the downs but don't think i was hitting them hard enough to get much air time and looking at the youtube videos it does look a lot more challenging at higher speeds.

I think the riding is generally good but somethings are more suited to certain riders, don't think an armoured up bloke on his scott ransom will get much out of the xc course at sherwood pines - but plenty of other riders love it.

The black route is black because it is harder than the red, it's just a relative scale for the trails at that particular location. Given that there is a thread every couple of weeks about how un-technical llandegla is it's amazing anyone goes there expecting it to be something it isn't...

[i]Tillhill are a private company and are MUCH more twitchy about liability than the FC so no there won't be 20ft gap jumps there. [/i]
Goes back to my question on the lad suing Tillhill for his self-idiot-fall in the carpark. I bet there are a few idiots who have sued Llandegla for their own falls already.