Cubist
Still wavin'
- Location
- Ovver 'thill
Rode Clayton Vale trails yesterday as a guy from another forum wanted to test ride a Cotic. It's great!!!! The blue is pretty good for a blue route, with some good singletrack with plenty of berms. The red is tetchy in places, with an emphasis on berms and whoops, so in places it's all a bit too easy to get carried away with your speed. The red loops are all optional, and there are two or three that have some interesting features, with some steep sided berms and consecutive, almost continuous switchbacks which keep you on your toes, plus two sections with stone steps/ drop-offs and rock gardens that take a good bit of skill to ride.
There's also the pump track and skills section next to the velodrome, which has some great features, including a rock garden which has a line that you shouldn't take.....and I can confirm it is possible to jam your front wheel solid against a rock, find you can't unclip the borrowed right pedal, and then get your other leg between the front wheel and the now vertical frame before doing, effectively a forward roll whilst entangled in the bike. So, helmet scuffed and knee pad tested, you look up to see a small child, open mouthed at your antics, and that sense of relief that your own son and fellow riders missed it all. Phew!
There's also the pump track and skills section next to the velodrome, which has some great features, including a rock garden which has a line that you shouldn't take.....and I can confirm it is possible to jam your front wheel solid against a rock, find you can't unclip the borrowed right pedal, and then get your other leg between the front wheel and the now vertical frame before doing, effectively a forward roll whilst entangled in the bike. So, helmet scuffed and knee pad tested, you look up to see a small child, open mouthed at your antics, and that sense of relief that your own son and fellow riders missed it all. Phew!
