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I've seen all sorts of bikes riding the trails around Mugdock, from a Stooge to Enduro rigs, but what do you consider the ideal bike for enjoying the delights of Mugdock?
Carbon framed hardtail,good mud clearance 😉
Not an Enduro bike or the ilk anyway, especially at this time of year. All the effort, little reward
Most bikes down from that are alright though. 29er hardtail would probably be my choice at the moment
I used to mostly ride a gravel/CX bike (Kona Jake) mainly because I was riding there from Glasgow. That was pretty fast/fun but it was a bit bumpy in places. Also good fun on a hardtail (Voodoo Bantu).
On the rare occasions I took my Capra I felt way overbiked as you would expect.
hard tail with super sticky but fast rolling good on both wet slippy roots, wet slippy rocks and good in the gloop tyres
No I don't know what those are either.
i find it most fun on my Spesh Levo SL ...
Mugdock isn't in Glasgow, it's in the peoples republic of Milngavie, so....
A cargo bike, made of used but independently roasted coffee grounds, with seats for Torcuil and Thomasina, tweed panniers and a Waitrose approved box up front.
A glance around the shops in Milngavie "village" highlights that Hipsters have yet to infiltrate Nobeer. I need to travel to the West End to get my fix.... 😉
Anyway - at this time of year, a fun hardtail - preferably 29" with or without gears and suspension forks, but definitely with a dropper.
Oh - and right now - one with a chainsaw out front.
^^^ Dave, I haven't been over since the storm, is it pretty bad trailwise ?
Having tried (and failed dramatically) to keep up with Chris Hinds and Dave 'Chops' around Mugdock on Friday on my 'journo-spec' Ibis Ripley, I'd say that the bike of choice is either a Marino hardtail singlespeed with rigid fork, or a decades old Gary Fisher 69er singlespeed with barely working brakes. Both are very fast and prove that it's definitely the bike and not the rider.
Oh, wait...
Iainc - pretty bad in places aye.
Chipps - was definitely the bike holding you back - probably that giant carbuncle of a rear mech dragging on stuff. 😂
iainc
Full Memberi find it most fun on my Spesh Levo SL …
Surprised thats not actually really dull, heavy bikes there don't tend to feel great ime
^^ depends what bits you ride I guess. I don't find the SL feels any heavier on the trails than my Giant 29er HT.
Some big trees down!
My Cotic Soul does quite nicely. At least it gets me there and then lets me humble myself repeatedly.
Can imagine some bits (straighter, faster such as Roots and Clifftop) are grand, just interested that its still fun on the slower, twistier stuff that makes up a lot of the trails
^^^ I guess I’m used to it, having ridden a huge variety of bikes there over the past 15 or so years. I am now a bit of an old mincer mind you !
Either a my trail hardtail or I've got a 2018 Giant Trance 29 2. Is aluminium, 115mm rear travel, 130 up front. Nothing fancy but I absolutely love it. Pedals exceptionally well. Handles just as good.
I found it not to bad for fallen trees, certainly on the route I commonly take. A few have been chopped away already. Ive been there a few times over the last few days and there's only a few spots impacted. Round the back of mugdock reservoir near the Scottish Power (?) Building there's a few down. At the end of Mangina there's a good few but that only cuts out the last 30-40m.
I've been taking a wee hatchet out with me to clear the smaller stuff I've came across. Ideally need a hand chainsaw for some larger bits but I don't have one. One of the previously fallen trees on Mangina has dropped a bit further to the point where I can't squeeze under it anymore.