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MBR (Mountain Bike Rider) Feb 2007
Kenny Wilson's 50 of the best Scottish trail forays really does
stand out from the crowd.
stand out from the crowd.
Singletrack Magazine March 2007
The real strength of the book is the sheer amount of new material
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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Anything I've ridden in this book has been fantastic. I've heard similar comments from several riders on various internet forums about days I've still to try.I can't wait to get out and do them. Even without those comments , the pictures and descriptions just make you want to go out and tackle the routes. Another good thing is that is that the book is split into different areas with road maps that show where all the routes are in relation to one another.
The only other comparable book has nearly 50% of its content taken up by marked FC trails. While thats a great idea for anyone who has no knowledge of where they are , it's not really what I'm looking for in a guide book.All I need to do for that sort of stuff is to contact the FC or IMBA then turn up and follow the marker posts. The Mountainbike Scotland book has less than 10% of it's total given over to that kind of riding. Even then it seems to be there to make sure you've got somewhere to head for if the weather is rubbish.
If you're looking for a guide book to quality riding experiences through real Scottish countryside , this is THE one.
A great book for a great day out.
The only other comparable book has nearly 50% of its content taken up by marked FC trails. While thats a great idea for anyone who has no knowledge of where they are , it's not really what I'm looking for in a guide book.All I need to do for that sort of stuff is to contact the FC or IMBA then turn up and follow the marker posts. The Mountainbike Scotland book has less than 10% of it's total given over to that kind of riding. Even then it seems to be there to make sure you've got somewhere to head for if the weather is rubbish.
If you're looking for a guide book to quality riding experiences through real Scottish countryside , this is THE one.
A great book for a great day out.
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
This book is a superb resource for any mountain biker who rides in Scotland. The previous touchstone reference works; Ralph Storer's 'exploring country hill tracks'(1994) and Harry Henniker's '101 MTB routes in Scotland' (1998) are excellent works in their own right, but target a general cycling audience and could do with updating. Kenny Wilson does that and more with this book, which is packed with genuine epics that will test and inspire any rider. That said, the book is focussed more on the experienced rider who can look after their bike and can handle most types of terrain, there's slim pickings for the novice cyclist here. No problem with that, these books work better if the writer sets their stall out with regard to the target skill level of the audience.
The book itself is excellent value, nice photographs, and written with a pleasing brevity of prose. Its all about the information; where are the trails and what are they like? The writer does a good job of describing bad trail sections that might need to be hiked. Whilst I am sure that plenty of these trails are well-described on the web, or common knowledge amongst longtime Scottish riders, this is the first guidebook I have seen that really draws together the epics in a single reference work. Essential for any MTB rider who wants to do some serious riding in the Scottish hills.
The book itself is excellent value, nice photographs, and written with a pleasing brevity of prose. Its all about the information; where are the trails and what are they like? The writer does a good job of describing bad trail sections that might need to be hiked. Whilst I am sure that plenty of these trails are well-described on the web, or common knowledge amongst longtime Scottish riders, this is the first guidebook I have seen that really draws together the epics in a single reference work. Essential for any MTB rider who wants to do some serious riding in the Scottish hills.
I bought this - my first MTB route guide some years ago and found it very useful for revealing some good routes around the country.
It was clearly put together on a bit of a budget as the mapping is fairly low in detail and there are a number of editorial mistakes.
However, it is clearly written by someone with a real passion for the sport and many of the routes that are introduced are excellent. Many of them are reproduced elsewhere but Kenny was probably the first to put them onto paper.
I hope he gets another guide into print and can iron out a few of mistakes from this version.
It was clearly put together on a bit of a budget as the mapping is fairly low in detail and there are a number of editorial mistakes.
However, it is clearly written by someone with a real passion for the sport and many of the routes that are introduced are excellent. Many of them are reproduced elsewhere but Kenny was probably the first to put them onto paper.
I hope he gets another guide into print and can iron out a few of mistakes from this version.
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