Old Bull Ride Grades
Grade 1) Dirt roads and easy fire trails are the order of the day. Not ready to challenge the terrain, just getting some bike time in and learning to get comfortable with the controls.
Grade 2) Now we’re getting the hang of it! Twin trail and open single line, ready to tackle something a bit more challenging. You want to take on a few easier hills, rocks, ruts and roots across varied terrain but would need some assistance in case things go wrong. Frequent rest breaks and assistance form other riders is likely to be required.
Grade 3) I’ve seen most obstacles riding has to offer and a have good idea of how to handle them, the odd push and helping hand wouldn’t hurt. No crazy hills yet though! Don’t mind stopping for a few rest breaks to catch my breath.
Grade 4) You’ve been around a while haven’t you! Been on some tougher rides, happy to sweep and even get up the front. You can ride most obstacles without a problem and can mostly get up the bigger hills on your own. You can maintain a good pace for most of the day with infrequent rest stops. Minimal assistance required.
Grade 5) Can ride any track and hill that you can find and can sort myself out if it all goes pear shaped. Will need help only on the toughest of sections. Can go all day and only minimal stops are required.
Grade 6) Any hill, any track, anywhere. I love really hard technical stuff and big knarly hills all day long. I can handle myself and my bike without assistance and will go hard all day. Minimal stops required to regroup and that’s it. Could do Erzberg, ISDE, Finke or the A4DE easy!
The ride grades above are INDICATIVE of the expected technical level of the ride. As with all rides there is a pace element involved as well. If you feel that the pace will deviate from that conducive with the technical grading then you need add a pace grading too.
For example: I’m going for a ride from ‘A’ to ‘B’. The grade for the ride will be a 3 but the pace of the ride will be conducive with a grade 5.
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