Couldn't agree more re the speed issue on seemingly 'beginner' trails. The nearest example to me is Forest of Dean in the uk. Most of the trail centre features rough, rooty, tecchy fun, which you can't really go too fast on. However, they've fairly recently built a hard pack blue trail, which genuinely scares me 10 x more than any of the other trails on site...purely from the speeds you hit. The corners can be a bit loose, and there are unpadded trees at very conspicuous points that could do some serious damage. Funny how this trail is marketed to less-advanced riders, yet the consequences of a mishap here would be a thousand times worse in my opinion - more likely too due to the demographic riding it.
June 9, 2022, 2:19 a.m. - hambobet
Couldn't agree more re the speed issue on seemingly 'beginner' trails. The nearest example to me is Forest of Dean in the uk. Most of the trail centre features rough, rooty, tecchy fun, which you can't really go too fast on. However, they've fairly recently built a hard pack blue trail, which genuinely scares me 10 x more than any of the other trails on site...purely from the speeds you hit. The corners can be a bit loose, and there are unpadded trees at very conspicuous points that could do some serious damage. Funny how this trail is marketed to less-advanced riders, yet the consequences of a mishap here would be a thousand times worse in my opinion - more likely too due to the demographic riding it.