Fuji Track Bike

Admin | November 25, 2011 | Comments Off

Fuji Track Bike

Fuji Track Bike

The authoritative International Mountain Biking Association gave Scotland an A+ rating in its 2006 Report Card - having already been top of the tree in 2005.

Scotland has fantastic natural trails but unpredictable weather and tough terrain give many an epic quality; what’s really won the plaudits is the tremendous development of purpose-built centres. These are now spread all over the country but leading the way is the 7Stanes network of, yes, seven centres in southern Scotland, pioneered by Forestry Commission Scotland. The quality of the trail-building here is unsurpassed.

Westernmost of the seven is Glen Trool, which has easy trails plus the 58km Big Country Ride, a non-technical but still demanding ride. It’s in the county of Dumfries and Galloway, hailed as the birthplace of the bicycle. According to legend, blacksmith Kirkpatrick Macmillan was the first to fit cranks driving the rear wheel.

Nearby Kirroughtree is more typical of the 7Stanes, with diverse man-made trails including the sinuous singletrack of the The Twister (graded red) and Black Craigs (graded black), which features the bare granite slabs of McMoab.