Middleden Bike Trails - First Visit - Kirkcaldy MTB - Fife MTB

[@garyalexander3281]

Was thinking Middleden, Middleden where have I have heard that before...ah Kirkcaldy! Been there before couple of years ago was really wet l, actually think they have done a lot of work on the trails since I was there, good stuff and cheers for trip down memory lane 😁🚵‍♂️🤙

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

Glad to have taken you on a trip down memory lane Gary.😁🤙🤙

[@TwoGuysOneVan]

Seems like a fun place that... A good mix of stuff to play on there. Nice vid as well! Well done... :D

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

Cheers, it is a good place to play about in and learn I think. 😁🤙🤙

[@TwoGuysOneVan]

@@muddymongoosemtb9873 For some reason your comment disappeared of my vid (KZbin does that sometimes so no stress) But we are planning on heading down that way this year is all things go well. We'll deffo hit you up when we do. :D

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

@@TwoGuysOneVan cool 🤙🤙🤙😁

[@LuluBejot]

Wow, This is a great mtb video! I believe in you, you just earned a new subscribers!!

[@tefer1982]

Good video in a new location. Is the music a new though through the videos? I am not so keen on that.

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

Cheers mate. There’s music in all of my videos, maybe I had the level up too high on this one. Thanks for the feedback.👍😁

[@theroocoboy3648]

YESS LOVE THIS

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

Thank you! 😁 🤙

[@dangerousdave1970]

good to see those trails getting used! obligitory shopping trolley in the burn! - lol. sad to see so much litter though.

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

Yeah, litter is a problem at Braefoot as well unfortunately. I don’t know why people can’t take it home with them...I don’t think it’s all mtbers doing it though.

[@bigstoozeradventures]

LITTER! My biggest bug bear. I'm sad to say that SOME of this upcoming generation think it's fine to DUMP their shite everywhere. LAZY selfish B's

[@jackyvamps]

im enjoying watching your videos, im also not great at jumping but what i found really helped me was to learn to american bunny hop and transfer that technique onto the jumps, since then i definitely feel better!

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

Thanks mate! 😁🤙. Cheers for the advice, I appreciate it. I’ve tried doing the American bunny hop but can’t get the pop up bit right either!😂😂😂. I’ll give it a go again, practice, practice, practice! 😁😁🤙🤙🤙

[@jackyvamps]

@@muddymongoosemtb9873 yeah it took me a really long time, I have just been practicing an hour a day whilst working from home, nearly gave up many times 😂

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

@@jackyvamps see...lockdown hasn’t been all bad! Learning to bunny hop and improving jumping - not bad at all! 😁😁😁🤙🤙🤙. Glad to hear that you persevered and got there in the end- it gives me hope!😁🤙🤙

[@stuartmclaren7285]

Great content as always m8 looks a bit to tame for me still a great place to learn

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

Thanks mate.😁. Yeah there’s nothing crazy there but it really is a great place to learn, compact with a good progression of difficulty. The board grades some of the trails as red but I’d say most of the trails are blue some hard blues but not much harder than that. Still great fun though. The trail Pistol Whip on it’s own made it worth the visit. Apparently there have been quite a few new jumps put in the the past couple of weeks since I was there. 😁🤙🤙

[@johnnywatt50]

I just started mtb last year, good wee place just 2mins away from me, 🤙

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

Cool, nice one mate, it really is a great wee place to have so close to home.👌 😁🤙🤙🤙

[@jarozip]

Where is it??

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

@@jarozip it’s opposite the road from Kirkcaldy High school. If you type Middleden Kirkcaldy into google maps it will show you where it is. I hope that helps.😁🤙

[@craig3719]

You should have a look at learning how to bunnyhop. I found that helped with jumping. I’ve been on those wee jumps down there and if you hop then you don’t need much speed. Speed isn’t always the answer and you can end up hitting something way too fast and losing control.

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

Cheers mate, yes it’s that hopping technique that I’ve come to realise is very important to master. I’m trying to work on that now...not got it yet! Thanks for the advice mate I really appreciate it.👍😁🤙

[@craig3719]

@@muddymongoosemtb9873 you might’ve seen it already but this video is really good kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJeQamR-erCXh6s

[@everywherelocal]

great video 🙃

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

Thank you!😁🤙🤙🤙

[@michie2510]

Great vid; those are my local trails and they do have a lot of potential. They could do with some TLC and creative trail builders going down and reconfigure some of the trails. There have been some improvements done lately. Some new jumps and gaps are in the process of being built, they were up at the top end, near the main road across from the school. Not in the same class as other local trails but with a good squad of riders and some imagination, they could be great.

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

Yeah definitely has a lot of potential. Do you know if they were council built? They’ve got proper signage and stuff, it is a pity some of the wooden bridges etc are in need of repair. It’s a good sign that people are building jumps etc, they might take it further and work on the other trails too.

[@michie2510]

@@muddymongoosemtb9873 Yes they were council built. I think they were originally built back in 2012 by the community payback team.

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

@@michie2510 I wonder who is technically responsible for their upkeep? 🧐

[@michie2510]

@@muddymongoosemtb9873 Fife Council would be my guess but nothing has been done to them in years. The Pistol Whip trail is fairly new though, but the rest of the trails have been neglected for a while. Those jumps you were on, were actually really good in their day- well built , safe and a great place to practice;the run in was smooth and not full of pot holes like you experienced.

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

@@michie2510 it wouldn’t take much to repair them I don’t think or the run in. They were nicely proportioned and spaced out, I’m just still pretty garbage at jumping and just couldn’t get a lot of lift on them but that’s a problem I have in general when trying to jump. 😂😂😂

[@ryliebell8051]

At middleden

[@rking4879]

There 2 minute's away from me. They are great trails for beginners.

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

I totally agree mate, they are ideal for learning on and good fun to play about on too. It’s great to have stuff like this on your doorstep. 😁🤙🤙🤙

[@middledenmtb]

Drop me a line next time you're coming along and I'll show you around the town trail network - all linked into Middledden.

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

Cheers mate, that would be cool! 😁🤙🤙

[@ryliebell8051]

I saw you at braefoot today me and my pals made some jumps there

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

Hi mate, did I speak to you today? That’s cool that you’ve been building jumps at Middleden. I’ll need to go back soon to check them out, not that I can jump very well! 😂😂

[@ryliebell8051]

@@muddymongoosemtb9873 yeah up at the new trail they are building, the jumps we have made is near the sign just Along the road a bit you won't miss the them

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

@@ryliebell8051 cool, I’ll look out for them mate.😁🤙. Is Middleden your local?

[@ryliebell8051]

@@muddymongoosemtb9873 yeah I'm usually up there quite a lot just building and or riding

[@marchood99]

@@ryliebell8051 I seen these passing from the road need to come have a peek one day. 👍👍

[@marchood99]

Ha ha glad you paid a wee visit to this. Used to be better before oll the young yobs ruined it. Pistol wip is about the only decent trail left.

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

That Pistol Whip trail is great fun. I enjoyed my visit, would have been great to have been on it when it was all fresh and new.😁🤙

[@marchood99]

@@muddymongoosemtb9873 yeah defo. I work just up the road and never knew it existed till last year hahah

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

@@marchood99 it’s amazing what is on your doorstep. I’d seen them on Trailforks and also another mtb KZbin channel Charlie Gan Productions that I like had videos of them but for some reason it took me until now to actually visit them, even though they’re only 15-20 mins away along the road.😁🤙

[@marchood99]

@@muddymongoosemtb9873 defo the trails up falkland used to be mega and way beyondy capabilities but for the shredist out there it was great fun. Also not what they used to be and only up the road fromy house.

[@muddymongoosemtb9873]

@@marchood99 I’ve still not been to Falkland yet. Certainly looks next level in difficulty from videos I’ve seen. I know there are guys trying to get permission and insurance etc to bring Falkland all back to life. But it’s taking a lot of time and of course the pandemic has slowed progress by what I’ve read. It is cool that so many people are out there having fun on their bikes and also trying to build more trails. It’s such a great sport.😁🤙