Welcome to Romania: enduro paradise!︱Cross Training Enduro shorty

http://www.crosstrainingenduro.com http://tractionerag.ca Lucky me, I’ve finished filming Romaniacs and now it’s time for two weeks of dirt fun in the Carpathian Mountains. So it’s endless climbs and descents. And check out the terrain. These Romanian enduro forests are amazing compared to our scrappy forests back home. And we are still only about two kilometres from our base so just riding the extreme enduro back yard of Carpathian Adventures. Everyone who rides in Romania says the grip is amazing and I can see what they mean. My bike is so new it still has tubes which are pumped up to 15psi to avoid punctures and yet it gets up these wet sections without drama. In a day or two it will be changing over to the fleet’s standard mousses and then the grip and traction will go to a whole new level. Long legs make a big difference in this terrain. There are countless mountain ranges to explore still with this Romanian dirt riding. And plenty of clutch slipping needed to get up them lol. Most of us are in our forties or fifties and by mid afternoon most of us are dreaming of that hot tub back at the farmhouse, and a handful of anti inflammatory medication. So it’s back to our hard enduro Carpathian Adventures base. Stunning views. Even with the Steg Pegz my upper body is aching each night, I doubt I would get a full day’s ride in without my favourite crutch. The first surprise? Most enduro tours are based in town so you need to ride for thirty minutes on road to get to the Romanian enduro tracks. Our farmhouse is in this beautiful little village, barely changed for hundreds of years, and the various tracks are between thirty seconds to one minute from our doorstep. Incredible. And the hill climb starts immediately. And you can ride just about anywhere. You really need to focus on these tracks with this Romanian dirt riding. If you go off track extreme enduro you would need rope and a pile of guys to drag the bike back up again in Romanian enduro. For anyone interested, our guides said that descent is pretty typical of a tough bronze descent in Romaniacs, or maybe an easy one in silver class. So you need your wits about you even in the bronze class. But first I have to get there. Bloody Australia, miles from anywhere. Three flights and 24 hours later I arrive in Romania. My host for this trip is Carpathian Adventures, they have renovated this beautiful old farmhouse and I’ll be riding with a mad bunch of New Zealanders the next few days. And man do I need the Steg Pegz with this Romanian dirt riding. Centuries ago the shepherds cleared the forests on top of the mountains for their sheep. Romanians are famous for their hospitality and it really shows when you are a dirt bike. Much of the time we are riding on their land. There are plenty of options. Easy roads you can drive up. Ridiculously difficult single track. We have chosen the middle path, and it’s just tricky enough to be interesting. I should also mention the Carpathian Adventures fleet is all late model TPI KTM 300s so this will also be an interesting chance to see what the Austrian beasts are like for hard enduro. Eventually the climb stops and the views start. Back home we would be dodging bullets from angry farmers. But here the shepherds just save and say ‘buna!’ Time to try riding down the mountain now with Carpathian Adventures. We are in the Carpathian Mountains, home of the Romaniacs hard enduro, and there are endless hills to climb around here for hard enduro.

Many thanks to the following for their creative commons footage:
Angelo Enduroblogger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqWiC0vS8bs
and also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4gf9h8HSCc&t=326s
Red Bull Romaniacs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud5QUUoJSZw
Drone Grand Tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mcYE0qA44w
and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjPvaGt6Pw4
Hot News Romania: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozpY55xYaSM
ITravel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt01WZLXtqE
DroneTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vCxIiW70Eo

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