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MTBing in Ellicottville
« on: May 26, 2015, 01:39:18 pm »
Was there last weekend, stayed in a chalet, had an amazing time!

The trails are really good, some are pretty tough, lots of roots and pretty steep inclines.  But very well mapped and easy to navigate which was awesome.  Found a really good downhill section which I did twice, 3km of downhill, second time I did it in 10 minutes.  10 Minutes of non-stop downhill was something else, this weekend was the best trails I have ever been on, can't wait to do more.

I was with a group of six of us with differing abilities, so there was a fair amount of waiting around for the others to catch up.  ;D :winner: But it was still an amazing time.  One of the guys brought a fat bike which I used on the Sunday, it was tons of fun!  Less momentum over large obstacles than my 29er (which was surprising), but tons of grip to go over wet rocks and through deep mud.  In fact I was the only one to get through a few sections on that bike, so much fun!  The tire soaks up the bumps with a springing motion, but no damping, so it was very hard on the arms, especially after doing that downhill run twice the day before.

The routes:
1. https://www.polarpersonaltrainer.com/shared/exercise.ftl?shareTag=5c0900174be4f17e8b83dab0d4dcbc95#.VWRvG6J_PDg

2. https://www.polarpersonaltrainer.com/shared/exercise.ftl?shareTag=1d6067d4252ed99722baadce5e75a2cb#.VWRuF8N6BtA

3. https://www.polarpersonaltrainer.com/shared/exercise.ftl?shareTag=3e6cb6dd033567f4e25573180fa5b2de#.VWRuNrFCcWM

And the pics!

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P.S. Really like the fat bike, it showed me it could easily be a Summer bike too, if I had the space and money I'd get one in a heartbeat!


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Re: MTBing in Ellicottville
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2015, 01:50:24 pm »
Awesome!  Looks like a great spot.   :thumbup:



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Re: MTBing in Ellicottville
« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2015, 01:51:32 pm »
:thumbup:

Posts like this remind me how much I miss mtn biking. Looks like you had a great time and had to slum it with that cabin.

Kingdom Trail in Vermont is also suppose to be a great spot if you don't mind the longer drive.

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Re: MTBing in Ellicottville
« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2015, 01:57:29 pm »
:thumbup:

Posts like this remind me how much I miss mtn biking. Looks like you had a great time and had to slum it with that cabin.


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Best bit was, the chalet, food and beer were all free, I just had to get there!  Courtesy of a couple of very generous well-heeled friends.  ;D  We couldn't even get through all the beer, had to bring some back.  :cheers:

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Re: MTBing in Ellicottville
« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2015, 03:50:52 pm »
 :fiver: this looks like a great idea for a CTC MTB GTG.

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Re: MTBing in Ellicottville
« Reply #5 on: May 26, 2015, 03:58:55 pm »
Awesome!  :thumbup:

I love mountain biking, alas we don't have the terrain here, otherwise I would still be doing it.
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Re: MTBing in Ellicottville
« Reply #6 on: May 26, 2015, 04:10:36 pm »
:fiver: this looks like a great idea for a CTC MTB GTG.

Excellent idea.  Get T-Bob to pay for it all and we'll just show up!

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Re: MTBing in Ellicottville
« Reply #7 on: May 26, 2015, 06:33:42 pm »
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Re: MTBing in Ellicottville
« Reply #8 on: May 26, 2015, 07:39:55 pm »
:fiver: this looks like a great idea for a CTC MTB GTG.

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MTBing in Ellicottville
« Reply #9 on: May 27, 2015, 12:46:56 am »
And this ended the same. 500km of driving overall, 500km range left to go after I got home. I love this car!