Adventure Bike Rider Forum

Bloody Hell, I've just done the Gisburn Forest "Red Route" on my Hiabike. Fair play to those mountain bikers
I struggled on the technical bits!
Some of it was very testing.....I bottled out a few times and only fell off once!
It would have been much easier on an Enduro or trails bike.
My Hiabike only has 100mm of travel, that combined with my lack of skill/technique made it interesting.
I'd been before, years ago, but never done the Red Route.
What a great place. I was passed by a couple of chaps on some technical stuff.......good skills lads!
I did however blast past them as they struggled and wheezed up a never ending gravel climb.

A few great ones near me Llandegla has great Red and Black runs, some long steady climbs. The other great routes are the Marin Trail Llanrwst now quite dangerous and technical due to lack of maintenance. I wish I'd had an engine on some of the climbs but glad I was on an MTB on the descents as I could go faster. A trail or enduro bike would struggle with some of the downhill sections but a full on trials bike would do it

Glad you had a good run out

i like a bit of mountain biking

On title I thought you were on about this sort of thing. I try to MTB when I can it helps with fitness, but Hampshire is a bit flat, especially round here :whistle:

Good job this thread came up

Been off my mountain bike for 4 years but need another one for fitness. £300 ish to spend ....whats the word fellas (thumbs)

stanbloke wrote:Good job this thread came up

Been off my mountain bike for 4 years but need another one for fitness. £300 ish to spend ....whats the word fellas (thumbs)

I assume you are after HT not FS ??

Dont go big brand in this price range.

Look at VooDoo HooDoo - great bikes or Bizango - they are closer to 400quid;

Also have a look at Decathlons own brand B'Twin bikes, when buying new you cannot beat them on the spec in 300-700 bikes.

Also there was a bike called calibre 22 I believe or something like that in GoOutdoors - great spec for the price.

I found it: http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/calibre-two ... ke-p275612

VooDoo:
https://www.gumtree.com/search?distance ... _location=

stanbloke wrote:Good job this thread came up

Been off my mountain bike for 4 years but need another one for fitness. £300 ish to spend ....whats the word fellas (thumbs)

Damn, who was on it here has the bike shop? He has some lovely fixies on sale just now which might be in your price range. Hard work going back up but you will get fit!

Can't beat a bit of the ole mountain biking

Stan I've got a freshly built marin fs for sale

Or even one of these