Alright boys? Me, Jamie and Ian had a cracking ride on sunday. Did 900m ascent (bear in mind Snowdon is 1085) mixed up with one scary road descent and tech descents/singletrack. The weather was very welsh but we stuck at it and Im glad we did. The weather was actually better once we were up by the Cowlyd reservoir as the mountains provided some protection. Down in the valley boyo next to the A5, it was like being in a wind tunnel.
If anyone wants a technical challenge this is the ride for you. I just couldn't get my head round some sections. The rocks around Cowlyd were like riding on ice. I came off twice and Jim three times.
You also need to push on some of the climbs and be prepared for some bike swallowing bogs. The road descent was mental, you lose 400m of height in less than 2miles. Very steep in parts, not one for v's! We ended up finishing on a high with some very rocky terrain. Ian nearly went head first into a bog on this section. I had just previously ridden it, so I didnt tell him how deep it was! I think we will be back but probably in the summer when the rocks aren't as slippy.
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Yeh it was a bit of a crazy ride! Whats the plan for this weekend Jim? Something a bit more rideable lol. I'll post some pics of the route up soon and some of the shots I got from Newborough with Raj.
Hopefully we should be able to ride both days. Got plenty of options. Speak to you tomorrow
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