Kirsty Gwilliam

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Had a lovely sunny, warm, balmy ride out last night and discovered a new trail-
That said, also took a short flight thanks to a hole I couldn’t see in the grassy track. Luckily my Leatt pads ate the ground instead of me and likewise my helmet took one on the chin! Got to say, those pads are fantastic if anyone is in doubt.

Maybe I’m stupid and have missed something, but is the KingSong App pretty useless or is it just me?
What’s the verdict on better apps out there?
Cheers in advance! And to a lovely weekend of rides

This has been a great weekend weather wise here in North Norfolk U.K. Finally the cold wind a dropped a little and allowed the sun to warm us up a bit. I had an awesome ride out today, furthest I’ve been yet and able to make a lot of progress on different terrains a last.
The most difficult of these are the course gravel/hard core tracks between the fields- I have visions of Ian, Jon or Andre just shredding these and I WILL soon I keep telling myself.

Here’s a question- this was a kind of a discovery today and I think it helped loads in terms of getting a better more sure footed ride- has anyone else tried riding their EUC wearing vibram Five finger sports shoes?
For me it was a pretty incredible experience as I could actually feel my feet and toes working super hard and my wheel became much more responsive to me. The connectivity was very zen at times!
I’d love to know if anyone else has tried this or has footwear preferences.

Hey there again,
I didnt entirely go AWOL- no, I finally bought my KSs18…about three weeks ago or so and thanks to crummy weather have been dodging showers and high winds trying to learn how to ride. This weekend I feel like Ive finally managed to get some way there! (I did it, I did it! I did it!!!!! On repeat play in my like a 10 year old head!!) —Though still miles away in reality too doing what I really want to do which are trails! Anyway, its a blast and I’m loving every second of the journey so far.
Just one thing, wondering if anyone can help-
I’m getting tilt back at 20kmph and beeps. I guess it doesn’t like me speeding or learning forward too much?
My machine is currently set in Beginner mode but it did it still when I changed it to Intermediate too as I thought I was exceeding the Beginner speed limit.
Do I need to now set my own thresholds in terms of warnings?
If anyone could advise me I’d be really grateful.
Big thank you for all the inspirational reading and encouragement this forum and the members provide.
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Hey there All,
I’ve been recommended to sign up, so here I am.
Thanks for all the amazingly useful posts, it’s just what the doctor ordered! I am currently looking to buy a wheel for my countryside commute and for fun on the trails (coastal woodland/farm tracks but with a lot of flint….eeek!) at the weekends. The KS16X currently looks like The One, but I’m open to suggestions, hence why I’m reading up and ‘watching up’ like crazy here and on YouTube.
If anyone knows of a second hand KS16 coming up for sale in A1 mechanical condition I’d be all ears.
Similarly, are there any groups, riders in the N.Norfolk vicinity of the UK- I’d love to meet up or at least get in touch.

Many thanks for all the fun, past present and in the future!