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10th May 2008
Mt. Biking: Nant-yr-Arian
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Surf / Sea State: N/A
Air Temperature: 18ºC
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Weather: Hot and Sunny
Max Speed: 27 mph (knots - unless stated otherwise)
Distance Covered: 16 miles (Nautical Miles - unless stated otherwise)

There was a big Specialized and Giant demo day at Nant-yr-Arian today so I headed up there in the morning, had a quick spin around part of the Pendam trail on my bike, then got hold of a £4k Specialized S-Works Epic and had a go on that. It was certainly a nice bike, so much easier on the downhills and bumpy bits with full suspension. Where I normally get bounced all over the place and just manage to stay in control this just floated over the bumps as though they weren't there.

Being a very light carbon fibre bike also made it pretty easy on the uphills.. I want one.. actually, i think I'd rather a different model, but still something with full suspesion and as light as possible, probably a Stumpjumper or Enduro... Maybe one day, but for now I'll have to stick with my heavy hardtail!

After the demo I got back on my bike and headed across to Llyn Craigpistyll. On the way back I met a girl looking for the quickest way back to the visitor centre (she was about to go the wrong way along the road to Ponterwyd) so I guided her back. Apparently her boyfriend had come off on the Bont Goch descent on the Conti trail and was now sat in Bont Goch unable to move his arm, She was rushing back to get the car and collect him. i don't thin she realised quite how far Bont Goch was from the visitor centre and was pretty exhausted by the time we got there.

All in all a nice easy day in the hills.

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