Janeyb
Senior Member
OMG.......I thought I was ok at this mountain biking lark......but I have been seriously put in my place over the last week. Spent the week in Scotland trying out some of the 7 Stanes routes. Live in Norfolk so chance for decent training is non existent....Thetford and local forest routes my only option. Can do the red at Thetford and have played around on the black but the reds in Scotland are like nothing I have ever seen. Thought I would be OK as have also done the North Face trail in Grizedale in the Lakes but oh no......that's not a patch on the Stanes. It was such fun though.....tried out Glentrool first which was a lovely free flowing course after an easy descent. Then came Dalbeattie.....rocky red which had me off my bike a few times and I ended up opting out and moving over to finish off on the blue. Same again at Kirroughtree and Mabie. Think I need to get my skill level up before I try again but I will ride the Stanes again...one day!