Rusty Nails
We remember
- Location
- Living in the slow lane
Nah. I had limited time there, and paid money to go downhill, not to get fitter riding uphill. Spent well over an hour riding up and less than half an hour riding down. If there had been an uplift I could have had a couple more rides down to learn more about those things.Wasted?
With every pedal stroke, youre getting fitter - hardly a waste.
With every pedal stroke, your body is taking on board the minutiae of body positioning, bike geometry and behaviour, how the surface below behaves and reacts, and reading the terrain. These lessons will also make you a better downhillist.
Time in the saddle actually riding a bike is never wasted in the advancement of your fitness, skills and abilities, or all three.
The trail up is a smooth, wide trail, which I get loads of experience on most rides, and no preparation for the rocks, twists, gullies and jumps etc. I also used to ride around that area for free growing up, when there were no bike trails, on adapted bikes before the days of mountain bikes.
I have long since given up manufactured trail centres and prefer riding forestry commission trails, cross country or single track, when not on the road.