Having chosen to take the last few EWS races off and enjoy his home trails Leigh Johnson smoothly manoeuvres his Pole Stamina down the fast & technical trails in the Afan Valley, South Wales.
Leigh demonstrating the depth of the rutted out trails found in the Afan Valley
I watched some clips of this spot, thought "didn't look too bad, I'll have a go" ; it's crazy steep in the woods and rutted to hell where the felling has taken all the protective cover. Needless to say, I headed home bruised and humiliated! I'll stick to Zig Zag, that's my limit ????
This video was like shooting squirrels with a grenade launcher.
Seems that trail would be more fun and maybe even faster on a hardtail, did not look like 180mm 29er land yacht territory to me...
He did look stretched out, but hey this guy is seriously pinned! So it's working for him. It'll like when you watch Olympic gymnasts make moves look easy. Have you ever tried any of that stuff? Deceptively difficult!
It'll like when you watch Olympic gymnasts make moves look easy. Have you ever tried any of that stuff? Deceptively difficult!