Tidworth Trek in Wilts

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  • Noclue
    Noclue Posts: 503
    Those photos remind me why i left the army, having flash backs of running up sidbury hill.
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  • Rob Mundy
    Rob Mundy Posts: 22
    Thats right out side my back door, I have had hours of fun playing around there. There is a nice downhill section from the top of Sidbury hill.

    If your in the area again give me a shout.

    Its worth making the extra trek to collingbourne woods for some good single track action.

    Robin
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    yep will do rob..
  • Bossangel
    Bossangel Posts: 164
    I could well be up for it too with a mate or two of mine. We do rides but more fun the more of you there are, i'm a noob tho and my mate is mustard(well compared to me anyways)
    Why use brakes? Falling off is a much quicker way to stop
  • Rob Mundy
    Rob Mundy Posts: 22
    Hi Bossangel,

    Where you based? I am always out on my bike, on a wednesday evening there are usually 4 / 5 of us out. If you fancy a ride let me know, the areas we normally cover include Andover, Amesbury, Durrington and Tidowrth.
  • Bossangel
    Bossangel Posts: 164
    I live just outside swindon but i can travel, my email is bossangel@hotmail.co.uk
    Why use brakes? Falling off is a much quicker way to stop
  • StuYard
    StuYard Posts: 5
    Rob Mundy wrote:
    Thats right out side my back door, I have had hours of fun playing around there. There is a nice downhill section from the top of Sidbury hill.

    If your in the area again give me a shout.

    Its worth making the extra trek to collingbourne woods for some good single track action.

    Robin

    Hi Robin,

    Is that an open offer?

    :idea:

    I have family in the area (Shipton Bellinger) and will be down there for a week in August...would be good to get out and about with someone who really knows where they are going! (unlike me who is in constant danger from tanks, guns, wild dogs etc. whenever I'm around there ! :oops: )

    Cheers
    Stu
  • Fully
    Fully Posts: 257
    Stu,

    If you PM me a bit closer to the date, i will give Rob a bell and get something organised. He does know his way around the area very well. I've not seen him for a while, and it would be good to use this as an opportunity to catch up. Collingbourne woods is definitely worth a visit (It suffers badly in the wet though)

    I live locally myself (Bulford), and the Boot Inn at Shipton Bellinger is one of my favourite local eateries, a bit pricey but very nice.

    Mark
    Forget your heart, it's your bank i wanna break, it's just yer money i'm after baby...

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  • Bossangel
    Bossangel Posts: 164
    i'm up for a ride round your neck of the woods, i am regilarly passing through there in the lorry and it looks mustard riding
    Why use brakes? Falling off is a much quicker way to stop
  • StuYard
    StuYard Posts: 5
    Mark - cheers, will do that. Had some cracking riding last time I was down....up the back of Tescos in Tidworth..when I'm there in Aug I'll be looking for a way to link all the good bits up.

    I reckon anything on Salisbury Plain suffers when wet...the slippiness of the chalk and the clagginess of the clay are a recipe for disaster (for me anyway). What tyres do you run around there?

    Cheers again
    Stu
  • Fully
    Fully Posts: 257
    Tbh, some of it drains really well, but you're right about the clay, it is unrideable in places. The first few ridesi did around here i had to stop every 50m or so to de-clag my wheels just so that they would pass through the frame (That's saying something on an Orange 5!!).

    I almost always ride my ss 29er around these parts now, as there's not much technical riding, tyres are just Bontrager Jones. I avoid riding if it's too wet, it's just not worth it.

    Bossangel, you don't drive a small flatbed with a Stumpy strapped to the back do you?
    Forget your heart, it's your bank i wanna break, it's just yer money i'm after baby...

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  • Bossangel
    Bossangel Posts: 164
    no i drive a 32tonne tipper with a giant xtc on the back
    Why use brakes? Falling off is a much quicker way to stop
  • Fully
    Fully Posts: 257
    There must be quite a few truckers who like mtb'ing then 8) .

    When do you all want to try and get something arranged for?
    Forget your heart, it's your bank i wanna break, it's just yer money i'm after baby...

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  • Bossangel
    Bossangel Posts: 164
    I'm quite flexible but evenings/saturdays prefered.
    Why use brakes? Falling off is a much quicker way to stop
  • Fully
    Fully Posts: 257
    I could manage a Saturday afternoon. Not this weekend though as i'm off to Afan on Sunday and i don't have enough points in the bank to go riding 2 days on the trot. We could do with a dry spell before even considering Collingbourne woods too.

    I'll get in touch with Rob and see what he suggests/thinks.
    Forget your heart, it's your bank i wanna break, it's just yer money i'm after baby...

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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    Hi there are some great trails and mega downhills pretty much all the way from Andover to Marlborough, trouble is most of the trails between the Savanake Forest and Collingbourne Woods are pretty small and connected by busy roads, i've been riding most of them "alone" for the last year and had no idea anyone else in the area was riding in these parts, I pass by both Collingbournes and Ludgershall everyday on my daily commute to London via Andover (on the train) usually in the rain and wind dodging lorries.
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  • StuYard
    StuYard Posts: 5
    Well I'm only in the area once every few months, and the next visit is 9th-17th August. Planning to do this on Sat 9th, but any day during that following week should be OK with me. I'll keep an eye on the thread nearer the time! :)
  • simonieuanevans
    simonieuanevans Posts: 1
    Hi Itboffin
    Just stumbled across your words re biking in the Hants/Wilts/W Berks area and thought I'd make contact as I'm always keen to know of more trails locally. I too have been riding in this area on my tod for the past couple of years since moving to Hungerford. Was out last night in fact - Combe Hill, Combe valley then Test Way and other trails, dropping down to Shalbourne and back. Drop me a line if you want and we can compare notes. Where in Wilts are you based anyway?
    Cheers
    SE


    itboffin wrote:
    Hi there are some great trails and mega downhills pretty much all the way from Andover to Marlborough, trouble is most of the trails between the Savanake Forest and Collingbourne Woods are pretty small and connected by busy roads, i've been riding most of them "alone" for the last year and had no idea anyone else in the area was riding in these parts, I pass by both Collingbournes and Ludgershall everyday on my daily commute to London via Andover (on the train) usually in the rain and wind dodging lorries.
  • StuYard
    StuYard Posts: 5
    Hi all / anyone,

    Well I'm in the area now and just wondering if anyone's about for a ride this week?

    Good times for me (until I get booked up for family visits etc.... :roll: ) are

    Weds evening
    Thursday
    Friday evening
    Sat morning
    Sun morning

    Happy doing anything XC, uphill, downhill, and preferably within riding distance of Tidworth!

    Cheers
    Stu
  • StuYard
    StuYard Posts: 5
    Hi,

    I'm in the area now for a few more days...anyone out and about for a ride anywhere near Tidworth on:

    Fri evening
    Saturday
    Sun morning?

    Cheers
    Stu

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