Fabio Cappelli
roads, trails, paths and trails, these are natural habitats of mountain bikers, along with these so-called "single track", with this period of Anglo-Saxon origin are already a good part of all previous definitions for the viability of the typical off-road, but if we try to go into that explain in more detail what a single track and why it is so beloved by connoisseurs of fat wheels.
The term single track you want to identify a narrow path, traveled by a bike at a time, this condition, especially in the competitive arena, has a primary consideration, in fact be easy to understand, being in front of a shift of this type (which is almost taken for granted in a race bike) is not able to overtake, and this fact, especially during a competition, can be a decisive factor for the continuation of that, and it is therefore evident that a good position on the grid proves to be determining if you aspire to a position in luxury! In relation competitions, it should be stressed that in some of them is expected timing of its single track sections, aimed to establish a ranking of the ability to award more than any other competitor who has shown their ability to stay in the saddle.
The single track is located by definition in the woods, typically, if you want to exclude those that are created from scratch, these are nothing more than a sharing of the same roads used by hunters, truffle woodcutters and developed over time to penetrate the thick spots, and sometimes their origin is quite natural as in the case of the deep gullies venutisi to create as a result of the erosion of rainwater, (these types of single track are particularly beautiful and refined), which if properly cleaned of leaves and debris in order to perform well, sometimes the single track, especially in mountain areas, may coincide with the official trails for hiking.
For a rider the perfect realization of a single track is a very long path, by way of canyons carved into the ground, surrounded by the colors of the wood, with sinuous gait, a moderate downhill and cross all d 'in one breath! But apart from that there are many ideal prototype solution appreciable single track (also with long uphill sections), their essence is essentially the speed (but not necessarily) in the sense of freedom, in almost physical contact with nature and the adrenaline kick that they emit.
A key feature of a single track, is in the morphology of the terrain, it tends to emphasize the perception of speed which the whiz next to the trees makes it very noticeable, this feature is illustrated by ditches and bumps, jumps and grooves, curves and reverse curves, protruding rocks and roots, logs and steps in a hectic and ever-changing scenarios that require the rider to a rapid assessment of the obstacles moment by moment and to decide the best path to follow.
Finally, there is a technical component, if the obstacles mentioned above in fact, often resulting in minor bumps that help make traveling fast, safe and fun, there are others who appear to be very difficult less smooth, easy to deal with it, the main causes are attributable to the fund type that characterizes them, which often turns out to be highly uneven, with critical steps as may be the rocks, slopes, very prominent, muddy, wet or sandy ruts deep transverse to the direction of travel, whether with shoes or exposed sections in the precipices, of course, all these difficulties tend to diminish or enhance the skills of balance of each athlete.
List of single track area:
- Seagull (City of Montopoli, XC also included in the 10 municipalities of the trophy, is short but very fun, all downhill)
- methane (Comune di Palaia, is not long, but quite technical, requires a large dose of balance, developing with sudden changes of trajectories and slopes)
- ; Moriolo (City of San Miniato, a modest development, is an excellent climbing technique, all downhill)
- Molino d'Egola (City of San Miniato, rather than a st is a series of small st with a little 'knowledge of their development can be followed successively drawing from a long and fun and technical)
- GF Valdelsa (Montaione, GF inserted in the Val d'Elsa, is probably one of the most beautiful st viable and comprehensive in the district, very long, drawn mostly downhill dug in the ground, punctuated by tears in slope, stream fords, to try)
PS: on the single track above, anyone can express their preference on what he thinks back over its strings or give an opinion for each additional, also anyone may wish to refer to other st in San Miniato compresor caratteritiche giving a brief description and location.
