XC, Trail, All-Mountain, Enduro, DH, DJ/Slope, Urban?

Is there a type of riding you wish you could do/do more of but don’t have it locally?

  • fake_meowsEnglish
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    4 months ago

    I randomly went down a YouTube rabbit hole looking at mountain bike footage in Scandinavia. I have never visited but it seems like it has to be THE most under-rated or under-acknowledged riding areas on the planet. So much of the footage online appears to be world class terrain.

    Is it really insanely good?

    Why hasn’t it blown up as the premier bike mecca?? Any insight into what holds it back from a tourism vantage point?

    Theory I came up with: the riding is so incredible gnarly it can never really be mainstream?

    • Perspectivist@feddit.ukEnglish
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      4 months ago

      Finland is not part of Scandinavia.

      I don’t know if it’s that good because I don’t know what kind of trail you’re talking about. What I ride is mostly forest roads and single track in pine/spruce forests. I guess if you’re into technical trail riding then it’s a good spot due to all the exposed rocks and boulders from the ice age and I’m personally quite lucky to live within riding distance from few nature preserves with lakes and exposed bedrock which is quite nice place to ride in expecially scenery-wise.

      Here’s a quite typical trail around where I live.