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[@cameronbarr6868]

Good stuff mate. Enjoyed watching

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

Thanks mate!👍😁🤙

[@scrakymtb3495]

Nice riding mate.. Conquered that drop with the roots at start🤟 keep going mate and smash them

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

Cheers mate.😁🤙

[@garyalexander3281]

Good to see you at one of my locals Donald, handled the chutes and black sections very well, Beecraigs has a lot of rooty paths and some that through use and rain have eroded quite a bit so a bit, there's more trails, one big one called "mawkit midden" which is very rooty and muddy in bits, if you go across the road there's Cockelroy Hill which you can go up and there's a couple of black/red trails, on Trailforks, I tried that twisty northshore feature on my old bike my wheel slipped an gd I ended up OTB and faceplanting it 😂 Great vid, keep em coming and thanks for sharing! 😁🚵‍♂️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤙

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

Thanks Gary😁 My front wheel slipped on that bit of boardwalk even though it does have chicken wire over it, it was still very slippy that day. I think I did Mawkit Midden the first time I was there it was good pretty rooty with a couple of punchy little climbs if I am thinking of the same place. It’s a great place. I did fancy checking out Cockelroy Hill but some guys said they’d seen signs saying no bikes but they weren’t sure if it might have been no motorbikes. I take it you’ve done it?

[@garyalexander3281]

@@muddymongoosemtb9873 I have and have never seen any signs saying no bikes, been up it a good number of times over the years both walking and more recently been going up on the bike, nice rock features at the top with a techy descent the other side, some bits I can manage, others way too steep but the last time I discovered a steep grass trail at the other side of Cockelroy, done bits of this, would need to session to do properly. There's also a popular trail called "Mini Enduro" on Trailforks which is listed as blue but feel this deserves a red grade as there are some steep sections and drop offs that can't be rolled.

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

@@garyalexander3281 cool that’s good to know, I’ll need to check those out. Thanks Gary.👍😁🤙

[@TheJcoch]

Great video mate 👌 That black trail that you had the wee fall at is tricky. Took me ages before i could do it and I’ve only done it once lol I’m sure you’ll smash it next time you go 🤙

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

Cheers mate, I’ll give it another go when I return. I just washed out, the roots were covered in a film of slime that day. If I’d had more time that day I’d have probably given it another shot, but who knows I might of crashed even harder!😂😂😂. Do you visit Beecraigs a lot?

[@TheJcoch]

@@muddymongoosemtb9873 😂. Yeah mate Beecraigs is my local. I was up on Sunday with my mates and it was very muddy and slippy, but that probably to be expected at this time of year lol

[@davidbermudez5387]

Rad trails bro! 🔝🤙 nice vid

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

Thanks mate!😁🤙🤙

[@kaizerchief2280]

Good stuff 👍 Trails are local to me ,so it was good to see how others tackled it ! Well done that man ,good vid

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

Thanks mate!😁 It’s a really good place to practice skills I think and not just in the skills park area. That drop zone bit is great fun. Hopefully I won’t leave it a year before I return!😂. Other than Beecraigs where do you like to go mtb?

[@kaizerchief2280]

@@muddymongoosemtb9873 Hi mate , have done the usual haunts ie glentress ,Innerleithen , Comrie Croft is worth checking out , some good trails .there is something there For everyone! , always on the look out for new stuff though , and will check out Phillipstoun bing after seeing your vid , as it’s quite local to me Keep up the good work 👍

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

@@kaizerchief2280 cool, thanks mate. 🤙🤙🤙😁

[@michie2510]

Some of those trails look like proper bone-shakers. You did well though, some of that looked really tricky.

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

Thanks mate. It is quite rooty and rocky in parts but great fun.😁🤙🤙🤙

[@ddp7058]

Good job on the drops. I've been building up to them for the last year. Maybe I'll try next week ;)

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

Thanks mate, they are not too bad to be honest. It’s a great place to learn skills. Have you been mtb long?

[@ddp7058]

@@muddymongoosemtb9873 about 1 year, saw your first beecraigs video and was looking forward to the return. That first red loop is great fun as you say!

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

@@ddp7058 thanks mate, I appreciate it.😁🤙 Give the drops a go they are good fun. Let me know how you get on.🤙🤙🤙😁

[@trailchatter5739]

Well done mate, its great you are seeing improvements and progression in your riding 👍🏻

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

Thanks mate!😁🤙🤙

[@pb2125]

The board walk took a header of that durning a night ride in February.....good soft landing right in a puddle

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

I can well understand that the part where it changes angle my wheel slipped on it, luckily I managed to hold on!😂😂😂. Doing it in the dark would certainly add an extra level of difficulty.👍🤙🤙🤙😁

[@TheFlowingScotsman]

It's always good to revisit a place and know you have improved. Good effort, especially with the tricky conditions.

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

Cheers mate, yes it was nice to know that I have improved. There are a few other places I’ve been in the past that I’d like to revisit to see if I can do them better...just hoping to get some dry weather to give things a better go!😂

[@tefer1982]

Where is that first bit I've never seen it? I seen it on your first video too. I am local to Beecraigs and never seen it, looks interesting. Well done that uphill roots area gets me everytime.

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

It’s a great fun area. It’s at the southern edge of the park. If you look on Trailforks it is the area that has black trail sections bombhole middle and black drops. There are lots of lines, chutes, drops to play about on.🤙🤙🤙😁

[@j0nny93rs]

I don’t live far from Beecraigs. Couple weeks ago I cycled up and decided to give some of the trails a crack. I think I picked the wrong day absolute swamps and quagmires. Fun but exhausting especially the slick uphills with absolutely no grip.

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

Hi mate, I’ve found some of the red loops quite hard going even when it’s been relatively dry, in the wet I imagine it would be pretty tough. It was pretty slippy on this occasion but not too bad. It’s a great place though, I really enjoyed my time there.😁😁🤙🤙🤙Thanks for watching mate.😁😁😁

[@Ghaztha]

Good effort, quite the progression from the last time as ye said, I've seen most of this stuff personally and its daunting at times, even done stuff I'd be hesitant to try, good man!!

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

Thanks mate.😁. I do feel like in the past 2-3 months I’ve made some progress. Still a long way to go though😂😂. I really like messing about in this drop area of Beecraigs it’s great fun.👌😁🤙

[@petermacariMTB]

Slippery roots. The enemy.

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

Yeah, I wasn’t on my brakes or anything. They were slimy. In the dry that section would be not too bad.😁🤙

[@jhyphoto6126]

Sunday, rear wheel literally buckled before the big drop you mentioned first quarter (vertical drop, ha). Checkout my Instagram for a wee clip I got of my mate Jas while I was out of action! Pretty gutted, had just recently taken the wheels in for a service to tighten & true... buckled during a hill climb 👎🏻

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

Cool wee edit mate👌😁🤙🤙 That sounds crazy, what do you think caused your wheel to buckle? I hope you weren’t going over that drop/chute when it happened that would be mental!😲🤙🤙🤙

[@jhyphoto6126]

@@muddymongoosemtb9873 Massive respect to the time you must spend on your channel, but thanks! Thankfully not. Cycling up to the central point for a few of those tracks, I heard my wheel rubbing side to side while standing for the climb. Asked both guys to have a listen as I tried to replicate it and the wheel went. Think the technician did his job in servicing the wheel & keeping it straight but the tension just wasn't there. Real shame... on the hunt for a new rear wheel for my Kona Four Deluxe nissan edition. Recommendations welcome!

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

@@jhyphoto6126 glad to hear it didn’t happen while doing that drop. But feel your pain mate. It’s so annoying when things break on your bike and you have the hassle of fixing it and can’t get out for a ride. I’m afraid I don’t know what wheels would be best...what size are they 26”?

[@jhyphoto6126]

@@muddymongoosemtb9873 it’s cool, yeah 26 mate. Will be on the hunt for a fairly quick replacement, that’s for sure. Was my first ride out in a while and I’ve got the bug again. Cheers for the videos and keep pushing yourself... doing great!

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

@@jhyphoto6126 cheers mate. My mate Paterson who is in quite a few of my video’s run 26” wheels I’ll ask him if he has any recommendations.