Frank :
A Fantastic Facility for the Mancunian Rider
Clayton Vale is a brilliant facility if you're local come and visit on a Saturday morning or have a post work blast!
What do you like?
I have been riding these trails a couple of times a week now for about eighteen months.
Living in Levenshulme means I can ride almost entirely off road through a busy city and have a traffic free blast on my bike - it's perfect if you live nearby.
The trails are really well designed. You have to go fast to really get the best out of them, but they're still enjoyable/challenging for less speedy riders.
The descents on the Blue are really flowy if you can corner well. If you can ride drop offs and pump well, the descents on the reds are just as good too!
A lap of the dark blue followed by a lap of the red with the orange decent thrown in is nice work out and test of skill on a Saturday morning.
What could be improved?
Some people have moaned about locals/dog walkers, but I rarely encounter anyone else on the trails and haven't had any problems.
These trails can't really be compared with somewhere like Penmachno or Gisburn you're never going to get rough naturally varied trails in a park in central Manchester! They've done an incredible job really.
Some people have complained and said they're too tame - personally I think these trails reward technical skill and better you are the more you can enjoy them. I'd love to see a video of someone really going for it - I bet there's loads of possibilities if you're good enough to exploit them!
Would you recommend?
*Yes*
Date written:
13/07//2015 - over 10 years agoWas this review helpful to you?
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