come on people in the grimsby area!!!!!!!!!

tomxc

hi.....ive red alot of the forum topics and noticed ther was nothing in my area(around grimsby i cnt travel far...coz am only 14) but cum on guys is ther no bikers in the grimsby area!!!!

Andy B

I know a few :P

tomxc

hey hey...lol
were abouts do you ride???

Lorientfo

The route we used to ride started at Morrisons, through the golf course into the back of Irby then down for a loop of Swallow Vale before coming back out through Laceby and back to the start.

Theres some nice singletrack in Swallow Vale but the current landowners/gamekeepers have made it quite clear they don't want anyone straying from the bridleway which is a real shame as it wasn't doing anyone any harm. Plus they were quite rude about it !

Other then that I think you're probably limited to the odd farm track with the area being pretty flat. I'm told by my mother that she quite often sees people on mountain bikes crossing the A18 near Barnolby Le Beck but I've not really ventured over that way yet so I don't really know whats about. Best bet is just to ride out into the countryside and see what you come across or get the OS Explorer map for the area.

tomxc

wat a looser...i hate it when people try to stop you from riding its sooo frustrating.
the route i ride does cross the a18

you go through barnolby le beck to hatcliffe up hat cliffe valley (wich is a fair road section),
to east ravendale up to wold newton then hawerby into east ravendale again,(its quite a big loop)
then to ashby cum fenby to brigsley(if your luky the ice cream shop will be open,and they are gorgous ice creams),
to old waltham back to barnoldby le beck then up to bradley woods(on the way you could visit the suposidly haunted bradley gairs and spook each other out, especialy in an evening in january)

all in all its a good ride but yes its quite flat, however there are a couple of fast but short down hill and syeep technical uphills( especialy when wet)
good ride thats about 20 mile.

tomxc

hey andy_b, were abouts do you ride ??? :shock:

Andy B

From Weelsby Woods out over the Parkway, through Scartho, to Bradley Woods & beyond to Irby, Caistor, Swallow etc.

Usually just do a loop to Irby & back though.

Will Snow

ooh theres a fair bit of riding around... if you know where your looking am fresh back from uni and i live in cleethorpes, loads of XC stuff if your looking

Andy B

hey hey a Meggie!

True there are quite a few trails, but they're pure xc mostly, still it's getting out for a ride.

Will Snow

aye, if you want dh there is a place out near mrkt rasen:

http://www.trailblazerz.net/

but you have to be a member

Andy B

Yeah I've been down there with a member, lots of freeride type stuff & some DH stuff.

Not been in a while though.

I prefer wooded/epic singletrack stuff with fun sections & maybe a little airtime too

Will Snow

its always changing down there, well worth the £15 to join. good to not have to pedal as much anyway

tomxc

Andy_B wrote:

Yeah I've been down there with a member, lots of freeride type stuff & some DH stuff.

Not been in a while though.

I prefer wooded/epic singletrack stuff with fun sections & maybe a little airtime too

i think sum dedicated people in this area shud like sign a petition or sumart to say that we can build some biker freindly trails(wiv the fun bits of course) and then get sum vaulenteers to help build em...but the bloody council get in a tissy as soon as you bike down a street, the council are a bunch of panzies mostly, but there are sum of them that are alright.

tomxc

Andy_B wrote:

From Weelsby Woods out over the Parkway, through Scartho, to Bradley Woods & beyond to Irby, Caistor, Swallow etc.

Usually just do a loop to Irby & back though.

when you go through scartho do you go down fallowfeild road and through some small woods????
if so, when its wet be careful on the corner were there is a small bit of water (the bit were there is a lot of green stuff in the water at the moment). when me and a freind went for a ride his front tyre slid out and he hit the corner and went head first into the water...he never comes on rides with me any more...

Andy B

I know that corner, it's a slop fest through that wooded section!

It never seems to dry out, just like some of Weelbsy Woods :roll:

tomxc

hehe...ano its anoying, if you bike with a mate try race each other down it one, of you is bound to end up with a mouth full of mud...there is some nice tracks around somewhere i cant remember the name of, but its not single track more like triple track, some bits are annoying, its part of the wolds challenge course. its steep, i was quite hard on the brakes coz i didnt no what was around the corner...and then out of no where there was a sharp right hand turn and then a terrible steep climb, i fell of (i had brain freeze and forgot to unclip my SPD's) my tyre had fallen into a huge rut and ended up with a face full of nettle's.
its all gd fun.
p.s. you wouldn't happen to work at what was cycle trax would you???

Andy B

hehe, yeah, I work at http://www.cycles-plus.co.uk/ which used to be Cycletrax

Will Snow

i have never done that corner cleanly. and ive done it about 20 times...

tomxc

Will Snow wrote:

i have never done that corner cleanly. and ive done it about 20 times...

its quite a killer for everyone, all the people that have been down that track with me underestimate that corner and come off.
have any of you seen some small jumps on the left of that feild before the killer corner????
small and pretty rubbish but they're getting there...sort of

Will Snow

ooh cant say ive seen em actually, might have a scout bout when i have some free time. the trouble with that corner is its comes out of no where... and the bit before just begs you to go faster!!

tomxc

Will Snow wrote:

ooh cant say ive seen em actually, might have a scout bout when i have some free time. the trouble with that corner is its comes out of no where... and the bit before just begs you to go faster!!

true, true, its quite hard to find the jumps (because there pretty small and there way over the left hand side)i havent been on them for some time so im not entirly sure wheather there still ther.
have any of you guys been to dalby or thetford??? if so what are your veiws on it?

tomxc

when you guys ride what do you do about carrying drinks and food e.t.c.
i have to carry a fair bit because of my diabeteis.

Andy B

Are you on about the killer corner marked around the 19 mile marker on this map? http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2014588

This is my usual route for a good 20 miler, it does vary a bit sometimes though.

tomxc

Andy_B wrote:

Are you on about the killer corner marked around the 19 mile marker on this map? http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2014588

This is my usual route for a good 20 miler, it does vary a bit sometimes though.

its near there but...i dont think thats the one i'm talking about. I'm thinking of the first corner into the wooded area...there's a post covered in ivy on the right...if that helps at all...

Andy B

I know which one you mean, never had an off there, but nearly had one on the corner I was thinking of, which is the one that crosses the stream & is a quagmire!

tomxc

in your normal routes is there any places were you wish that there wasnt as many nettles or stuff like that...i am struggling to find something to do for my citizenship course work...do you think something like that would count as helping a community? hehe.

tomxc

Andy_B wrote:

I know which one you mean, never had an off there, but nearly had one on the corner I was thinking of, which is the one that crosses the stream & is a quagmire!

...actualy i dont think ive had an off there...it must be something to do with the way i,m riding...(yerp i'm a noob)

tomxc

:andy_b
your route looks pretty good ive only been out that way once...it looks intreeging...i know what im doing on wednesday...

tomxc

hey will, do you know of any different routes???
also...if you dont mind me asking, what bikes are you guys riding?

Will Snow

aye, number 19... im the guy who leaves the high roller tread marks

Will Snow

err theres a fair old few, normally you can mix em up. i dont have any routes up on here, but id be glad to take a few people out ona spin around the area, on a saturday or sunday or whatever. oh and ride a not very XC orientated bike, but if i spin the cranks, i tend to get places