Plas Talgarth outside Machynlleth.
CYB 30 mins
Climax and the Dyfi Forest 15 mins
https://resorts.macdonaldhotels.co.uk/resorts/plas-talgarth

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I’ve done both courses!
Al Bond,brilliant coach!
I did a one to one with him.
One of the best days i’ve had on a bike and the best money i’ve ever spent on biking.

Awesome thread!

It’s dry today,same forecast for tomorrow.Might not be so bad in the field then.

During the morning the riders are still practicing.The only issue with being later,is the amount of people that are on the mountain and the best viewing areas are packed,like the road gap.But there’s plenty of other places to view.Get some lunch or packed lunch before you arrive as the queues to the food can be long,a blanket or portable chair might be handy as well.I plan to arrive around 11 ish.

Plas Talgarth Machynlleth.
It’s not the Ritz,has a pool.Check the reviews first though and see if it’s suitable for you.
Lovely place to stay and close to Dyfi and CYB.

Magic Mary snakeskin tubeless front and back ,DH Tyre on the rear does help.
Exceptional tyre,the small cuts in the tread knobs,act like mini suction pads on wet slate.
Most of the top pros are on MM when they visit.
Other tyre,Minions,Conti Der kaiser,HR2 which i run on the rear in dry conditions.
Not really tubes friendly,dh tube on the back is recommended.One chap had 6 runs and 6 punctures,went home after that.Not a nice place to change tubes in the wind and rain as there is zero shelter.
Take breaks,now and then,it’s a demanding environment but most of all have fun,it’s a brilliant venue!

Due to high demand, more tickets for Red Bull Hardline 2017 will go on sale on Tuesday, September 12 at 12pm. Head over to the Red Bull Bike Facebook on this day to get your hands on them.

Has Brendon done it before ?

He was at the first one in 2014

I wonder if it will be the full red bull stream they show or will they have their own presenter there?

Can’t find any schedule to watch on Red Bull TV ?

Went to Les Gets Cranworx woth my 7 yr old last year.
Awesome place,can’t wait to go back.
Tracks were great,my son struggled with the braking bumps,so we stopped a few times going down the tracks.
Some footage here.

https://www.pinkbike.com/video/448170/

On my son’s 20″, E*Thirteen Seat Tube Chain Guide,bit expensive,managed to find a second hand on e bay.Also Bionicon C.Guide V.02.
Chain used to come off a lot,no problem with these on!

The Wire
Deadwood
Suits
Game of Thrones
Banshee
Homeland
Gomorah
The Night of
Billions
The Affair

Swinley, nearly 100,000 efforts – still holding onto that KOM after 4 years too

17,628 and KOM! 8O Awesome 8)

I’m currently 15th fastest

Good going Sir! 8)

How do we easily find out?

Strava of course :D

He doesn’t say how exactly,just that the pedal shattered and struck his shin.
What he did say was! He won’t be buying anymore plastic pedals! :-)

Pic of Nukeproof plastic pedal at Antur Stiniog today.
Rider had a trip to A and E with a badly cut shin.

Warning! A bit graphic! http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=1h6wpw&s=9#.WOp-q6K1vIU

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Cadair Idris this morning

Does anyone else have to horse their valves up with a pair of pliers

When installing the valve on the rim,press the rubber side of the valve tight against the rim and hand tighten the screw,should be good then.
I over tightened once,like yourself,i don’t like walking.

I’ve just bought some Sun Ringlé rims- Inferno 23

Converted my Sun Ringlé rims Inferno 25 to tubeless,3 yrs ago,no issues,used Gorilla tape on the rim.

Coed y Brenin
Wet and windy
Roll on Springtime

Andy Braund the ranger told me today that Penmachno is still shut.Gwydyr Mawr(The Marin) is clear!

Diolch

Croeso!

From MTB Ranger on FB
No mention about Penmachno.

“There are quite a few trees down on the Gwydir MTB trails. At least 10 on the first climb from the trailhead. And various trees down around the rest of the trail.

Realistically I won’t be able to get them cleared until sometime next week.

There is still a section closed on the last descent with a diversion in place.

If you do try and ride the trail, be prepared to climb over and around a lot of trees and watch out for branches on the trail. A few riders today gave up on the first climb!”

I developed a dull pain in my right bicep area around 4 weeks ago,gradually got worse with unbearable stabbing pains
Went to see a Physio,turned out to be a pinched nerve in my neck.She gave me a daily program on improving posture,slowly gettiing back to normal now.
Didn’t stop me riding or running,very uncomfortable at times though.

Try looking on Strava?
Bergen has a couple of DH tracks.
You could head up to Voss as well.
Sogndal might be your best bet for natural stuff.
https://www.strava.com/activities/341102215

Visible just now on the live broadcast.

You might find Cheri Huber’s books, interesting to read.
She’s a Zen teacher,
How to get from where you are,to where you want to be,is a great book.

Everyone’s mind is different,what works for one person doesn’t always work for the next.
I put this down to different levels of stubbornness,some minds are open,some are not.
You just need to find,what key opens up your own mind.
Zen methods are very good,at lock picking stubborn minds. :-)

Around 20,000 m elev gain in uplift.

Rocky Mountain Altitude 27.5
Lapierre Dh Team 27.5
Commencal Supreme 26 (now sold)
Commencal Meta 29

One giant leap Llangollen.
You need to enroll for membership firstly though.
I think its £10 yearly cost,details on there FB site.

Plusnet +
Both my neighbours are witth BT on fibre broadband,they switched about 6 months ago when it became available with BT only.
I stayed with Plusnet on ADSL because of the past nightmare with BT.

Starting a trial fibre connection with Plusnet this month so win win situation.

This guy!
His name is Bond!….Alex Bond :-)
Redbull Hardline competitor,totally blew me away with his coaching,based in Llangollen North Wales.
I’ve done Jedi,this is Darth Vader!

Started MTB at 49,the first year was carnage,it crossed my mind many times to throw in the towel.
Glad i persevered,going in to my 4th year and getting faster every year.
Getting fitter has been the key for me,with regards to crashing,i used to be worn out after the climbs,then out of synch and not fully concentrated on the downs.
Stepping i up for 2017,need to defend my Welsh DH title,so i’ve taken up running,that’s proving very beneficial,in that my average heart rate has dropped around 10 beats on my regular segments,leaving me less tired and more focused.
I’ve also found that if i’m out of sorts or slightly tired,i’ll ride my 29er instead of the 650,i find that i get away with a few more mistakes on the 29 er.
I’ve done a few courses as well,Jedi and Alex Bond coaching.

Don’t give up!

Alex Bond coaching,great with kids,beginners and confidence issues!