Introduction - how this blog works

The idea of this blog is to share some of my favourite bits of mountain biking with the world. Principally so that you too can enjoy the bits I've enjoyed. And avoid the bits I've hated. So many people have given us advice on biking since we started - what bikes to buy, where to ride, how to ride. So this is my chance to feed a bit back to that body of knowledge.

I'd really welcome your comments - what have I raved about that you thought was awful? What gems did I miss when I visited your local riding spot? Is a bit that I said was awful actually sweet singletrack in the summer or when you're riding well? Comments will help this resource be improved for all readers, and also give me some hints as to where to ride next!

I've written a load about what we've ridden over the last year, and grouped it geographically. My plan is to add to it in the future, hopefully using the tags to keep each region together, though I haven't quite worked out how it will work yet. I may just need to start all over again in a year to keep things organised more sensibly - I'm not really sure a blog is the most sensible format - but it seems the best for me as I'm not terribly motivated to learn any more code than the day job necessitates.

Monday, 5 April 2010

Dalby - the whole thing!

A few weeks ago we finally got round to riding the entirety of the Dalby Red route in one go. It feels quite long - most trail centres max out at about 25km, but Dalby is 37km! And it's mostly singletrack too - no long sections of fire road, or endless climbs. I would recommend starting at Dixons Hollow - then you get to go to the cafe at either the Visitors' Centre or the Purple Bike Shop two thirds of the way round.

My main complaints would be that it was muddier than you'd expect from a trail centre - unreideably muddy in places. And, while there's a lot of singletrack, only a few bits make you go "wow" - most notably some of the descents on the Riggs and Dales sections which have some large berms and tight switchbacks. Maybe some bits I couldn't ride fast enough to make them "flow".

However, there's been loads of new black graded trail put in for the World Cup. Some bits were open and our impression was that while the descents are only a little trickier than you'd expect from a trail centre, the ascents were nails! Looking forward to riding the whole route once it's finished.

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