Just been to smash out two early laps around Llandegla and more than ever was shocked by some of the people riding there and their attitude towards clothing and suits of armour.
Now please I am not having a go here, we all started somewhere and I think its mint that so many people are getting out and riding their bikes, however where do they obtain the info that using a full face for the first climb is a good idea? As far as I’m aware its not the sort of thing that MBUK, Dirt etc promote in pictures so why does Llandegla seem to have its own Bermuda Triangle of crazyness?
3 examples of today, a fella comes flying past us, one of those MET XC helmet things with the downhill chin guard, pads everywhere, headphones and his seat way too low, almost foaming at the mouth, five minutes later he had blew up and was in a bad way at the side of the trail as we pass him and others who look like they are going into battle.
Another guy was suited like brave heart and when he got to every switchback decided to get off and drag his bike through the bushes to the next turn as he was so chin strapped!
The third being a bloke who had headphones on doing the final descent of the red and obviously couldn’t hear his tyre noise and kept going too fast and skidding up and over the berms and jumps into the bushes.
Is it me guys or am I just getting old…..
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All the best,
Lee.