The downhill course under Ben Nevis
The place as It’s All About the Bike: In Pursuit of Happiness on Two Wheels describes it; pinned at Nevis Range Mountain Bike Downhill Track, Aonach Mòr (⚠️ inferred).
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| It’s All About the Bike | Robert Penn | setting | Penn is sent to write about the Scottish downhill course by a gondola ride with the champion Stu Thomson. |
It’s All About the Bike: In Pursuit of Happiness on Two Wheels — Robert Penn (2010)
Source: It’s All About the Bike · It’s All About the Bike - In Pursuit of Happiness on Two Wheels · Readwise highlight
I was once sent by a newspaper to write a feature on the Scottish downhill mountain biking course in the shadow of Ben Nevis, before a World Cup event.
- Role: setting
- In the book: Penn is sent to write about the Scottish downhill course by a gondola ride with the champion Stu Thomson. He falls at the first corner, then twice more on the way down. He ends bruised and frightened.
- Why it matters: Compares different mountain biking terrain.
- Real vs. fictional: The text does not name the real place; the pin is a inference from the text.
- Where is it?: ⚠️ inferred. Clues in the text: “Scottish downhill mountain biking course in the shadow of Ben Nevis”; “before a World Cup event”; “gondola”; “Loch Eil to the Atlantic Ocean”. Reference works: Aonach Mòr article: Nevis Range hosts the Mountain Bike World Cup; the gondola and downhill track are on Aonach Mòr next to Ben Nevis. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aonach\_M%C3%B2r Chosen: Nevis Range Mountain Bike Downhill Track, Aonach Mòr — Text names Ben Nevis, World Cup downhill, gondola, Loch Eil: matches Nevis Range. Alternatives: Fort William / Torlundy (the base) as a coarser point.