A 'proper' mtb ride!

[summittoppler]

After posting in the Plan yer Rides section that I was doing a real MTB ride, I was quite shocked that only 1 other turned up. Thanks to Andy for accompanying me on what has to be one of the best rides/walks in North Wales. And as a bonus he turned up on a fat bike. With fine weather this one is a belter.
Carnedd Llewellyn (x2) Carnedd Dafydd (x2) Pen Yr Ole Wen and Andy also bagged Foel Fras, Foel Grach, Carnedd Ugain & Drum, well done Andy (I went home for my tea!).
The pics don't do it justice as it was better than it looks
So for those of you MTBing around a forest on this sunny day, here's what its like on a mountain


















Yeah, whats the point of these slow fat bikes

[gixer1981]

Amazing, well done it look epic, can we do this on a weekend when it's not my wife's bday.. well done

[46neil]

Fantastic pics, looks like you had a really good day

[misterg]

What a day!

Big thanks to Jeff for showing me the route up to the ridge, and for the company. You could not have wished for better weather or a better setting - an absolutely stunning day. The route from Carnedd Llewelyn down to Pen Yr Ole Wen and back seemed like a good idea at the time, but it turned out to be, err... character building . No regrets, though - it was a cracking ride, and immensely satisfying. I think I'll be turning right at Llewelyn if when I go up there again - the ride down over Foel Grach, Carnedd Uchaf, Foel Fras and Drum is pretty good - I didn't have to carry or push the bike hardly at all .

Anyway, some more photos:

(Look what you could have won...)

























Maybe a video?