So, went to Wales and checked out some the MTB action!
Was a blast. Went to two spots. Afan Forest and Gwydyr Forest.
First day out, we weren't really sure what to expect in terms of bikes. I'm not a huge bike snob, and haven't had a decent trial bike for a long while, but we rented a pair of Giant hardtails. They were very well maintained and worked great:
We decided on trying out "The Wall". A 24km trail with a great mix of fire-road style climbs mixed in with some great single track. This is what the climbs looked like mostly:
Which would then be followed by some great single track. Me:
La Belle:
But a strange thing, after every section of great single track of a couple hundred yards, there were these fences we dubbed "Bummer Barriers". Annoying, but we guessed they were there to keep out the dirtbikes:
A couple more...
the view:
Was a blast. Went to two spots. Afan Forest and Gwydyr Forest.
First day out, we weren't really sure what to expect in terms of bikes. I'm not a huge bike snob, and haven't had a decent trial bike for a long while, but we rented a pair of Giant hardtails. They were very well maintained and worked great:
![](http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l92/cpetsche/Wales/IMG_7165.jpg)
We decided on trying out "The Wall". A 24km trail with a great mix of fire-road style climbs mixed in with some great single track. This is what the climbs looked like mostly:
![](http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l92/cpetsche/Wales/IMG_7188.jpg)
Which would then be followed by some great single track. Me:
![](http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l92/cpetsche/Wales/IMG_7177.jpg)
La Belle:
![](http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l92/cpetsche/Wales/IMG_7170.jpg)
But a strange thing, after every section of great single track of a couple hundred yards, there were these fences we dubbed "Bummer Barriers". Annoying, but we guessed they were there to keep out the dirtbikes:
![](http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l92/cpetsche/Wales/IMG_7167.jpg)
A couple more...
![](http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l92/cpetsche/Wales/IMG_7161.jpg)
![](http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l92/cpetsche/Wales/IMG_7218.jpg)
the view:
![](http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l92/cpetsche/Wales/IMG_7161.jpg)