Caersws 'the wet welsh weekend'

[Ben]

an uplift that was on the brink of being called off at one point due to super heavy down poors turn out (imho) to be one of the best :cool:

Sunday morning started out with the heaviest rain ive seen for ages, really signifying autumn weather, dampening the riding atmosphere it has to be said, taking shelter under the blue base camp. This rain persisted for about 2-3 hours, once stopping creating a mass of bog and puddles. After a word with Ian Jones (land owner) Mr Fish got the ball rolling calling for the uplift to start at 10, Most people managed the first uplift trying the balance in the trailer was a task in its self :p

For those who have been to caersws you will no doubt be familiar with the super rooty section at the top, this was now to be a running stream in which you planted your front trye released the brakes and went with the flow :\ sketchy at some points, but non the less all really good fun :thumb: the rest of the course got surprisingly grippy by the end of the day, with the exception of the lower third which had many people studying root formations in the lying down position, Mr Fish was that keen infact he couldnt resist but to dive in head first :D

All in all a pheniminal day greatly enjoyed

:cool: :cool:

[mr fish]

Originally posted by Ben


the rest of the course got surprisingly grippy by the end of the day, with the exception of the lower third which had many people studying root formations in the lying down position, Mr Fish was that keen infact he couldnt resist but to dive in head first :D
:cool: :cool:
it took me ages to poke all the mud and bits of welsh slate out of the vents in my excellent full bravo carbon and only saw stars for few seconds as a result of this excellent bit of kit :D
t'was a good weekender for sure and i would like to thank every one who turned up and even those that didn't, but who called me to let me know in plenty of time that they couldn't come ;) .
for me Caersws is a temple to DH it has every thing there including 4 seasons of weather in one day,some great views,but most of all really challenging trails and to most of us mere mortals it makes you feel like a dh god just to make it down with no issue's , and its a sure fire way of developing your bike skills,as they say,chuck your self in the deep end if ya want to learn to how to swim, the other great thing about the place is you can ride it what ever the weather i can tell you that the top section is well funny with 4 inchs of snow on it
so till next time then :fu:

[jack]

i appologise for my non-presence, i've pulled my usual trick and managed to get tonsilitis:grml:

i was feverish and pukey all weekend but thanks to the nice out of hours doctor at lincoln hospital (who no doubt recognised my face) and his antibiotics im on the mend.

sounds like y'all had fun tho;)

[disfunkti]

It was an awesome days riding guys(yes even with the weather)
Heres a little vid of ben on the stepdown into the field....
http://www.snowpics.net/view_single.php?medid=13032
Cheers again for the invite :thumb:

Rich

[Ben]

:p :p thats great

just get me about to fall off at the last second :cool:

[MIKE]

am glad that all who went had a good time. and that step down looks realy nice.

Sorry i wasnt able to go but i was working. hurray i got a job.

any way back to the point. glad to hear all went well and that there was no permanent damage done to anybody. or there bikes. with any luck i might be up the woods on the morrow for a bit of a session.