Today I am heading out to Marsden near Huddersfield to ride a loop of 20km, I found it on here actually, I shall report back with my findings soon.
Then tomorrow its the big ride day - Me and easyG are doing the killer loop incorporating Edale, Jacobs Ladder etc... Should be awesome. (its the one featured in this months MBR)
And for a laugh I just bought a map thing to put on the bars, I am useless at map reading :oops: and I know I'll probably get lost today - But I'll be having fun doing it!!
Pfft, usual quick route today, would love to ride some more trails but just can't get there. Busy day tomorrow anyway, football then mates 21st......might try and do a longer loop on Sunday.
Then tomorrow its the big ride day - Me and easyG are doing the killer loop incorporating Edale, Jacobs Ladder etc... Should be awesome. (its the one featured in this months MBR)
Man i'm jealous! I was up there a couple of weeks ago and did a couple of shorter loops. I wish it wasn't so far away - took me 7 hours to get back!!
Hopefully it'll be a good long ride at the local woods for me this weekend 8)
Then tomorrow its the big ride day - Me and easyG are doing the killer loop incorporating Edale, Jacobs Ladder etc... Should be awesome. (its the one featured in this months MBR)
Looks like we're heading that way too, this weekend (Sun). Have you done that ride before? It'll be first time for me.
Then tomorrow its the big ride day - Me and easyG are doing the killer loop incorporating Edale, Jacobs Ladder etc... Should be awesome. (its the one featured in this months MBR)
me and my bro did the killer loop end of last month,we started going up jacobs ladder and went that way round,its bloody hard,but good,we had to cut a bit off near the end as time was running out for us,we started riding about 9am,we 4ought we would be finished by dinner time,how wrong was we,got back to car at 2-30pm,and like i said,we cut a bit off the ride and hit the road near the end........ :oops:
we are doing a 24 mile ride 2mor near a place called millington which is about 45 mins car drive north of hull,aint rode it before,but 65% of it is off road....so first time for evrything......
What can I say - It was TREMENDOUS. I have a few words to sum it up.
Got up at 6.20AM as was too excited to sleep.
Arrived in the car park and it was COLD!!.
Started out going up Jacobs Ladder first - I think I read in MBR that they though some XC proffessional could actually ride up it, what a joke, absolutely no chance whatsoever!
Got a bit lost and missed out like numbers 2 and 3 on the route (nevermind)
Rode on a big DH road section into Hayfield, then had to ride up the exact same hill on the way out!!!
I hit the fitness wall about 3/4 into the ride, I was ina world of pain and felt like just stopping, lying down and waiting for someone to rescue me and take me back to the car.
Got absolutley soaked - It was really pissing it down towards the end of the ride.
Really enjoyed the DH bits - But we seemed to be riding uphill for 99% of the loop!
Best bit for me was when my rear disc brake was steaming after we stopped after one of the DH runs!!!
Met some top notch riders on the way.
Despite the rain and cold and wind it was an awesome day, and I am now knackered!!
Yesterday used the road bike to get to work (35 miles), then 4 hours of work, interupted by a phone call from the LBS to say things had gone wrong on my rear pivot
Tried to hire a bike for Llandegla with the lads - not luck. So borrowed a mates 15 yr old rigid with exceptionally bad brakes. It was fun, but feeling it today.
Did 25 miles on the road bike yesterday with Iain C and the other halves. His first ride back after broken collar bone and we took it pretty leisurely (Im not cut out for road riding). Just got up and its hosing it down so will be sailing today.
Thats exactly how I felt on the killer loop when we did it a month or so ago, very hard work, at one point I thought I was having a heart attack... I had trouble even pushing the bike up the ladder, had to carry the lil baby... Like you say, some good long DHs though. I think we may go back at some stage and do the whole thing the other way round.
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Other than that I'm taking my girlfriend to try out a nice shiny new Cube with a view to buying her one.
Then tomorrow its the big ride day - Me and easyG are doing the killer loop incorporating Edale, Jacobs Ladder etc... Should be awesome. (its the one featured in this months MBR)
And for a laugh
Can not wait for tomorrow. 8)
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Should be fun, though, never done anything like that before. Just ordered a new star nut and a new tube of finish line grease!
So i'll be hitting the trails all weekend once i've sorted that all out.
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Hopefully it'll be a good long ride at the local woods for me this weekend 8)
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Sunday - Golspie.
Also, another forestry route that I dont quite remember the name of....
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And changing lots of nappies for the little boy!
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Looks like we're heading that way too, this weekend (Sun). Have you done that ride before? It'll be first time for me.
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me and my bro did the killer loop end of last month,we started going up jacobs ladder and went that way round,its bloody hard,but good,we had to cut a bit off near the end as time was running out for us,we started riding about 9am,we 4ought we would be finished by dinner time,how wrong was we,got back to car at 2-30pm,and like i said,we cut a bit off the ride and hit the road near the end........ :oops:
we are doing a 24 mile ride 2mor near a place called millington which is about 45 mins car drive north of hull,aint rode it before,but 65% of it is off road....so first time for evrything......
If that's the ride that sets off from the top of New Hey Rd its going to be a muddy one with all this rain recently
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We're heading for that particular route at 8am tomorrow, and I wondered how your ride had been?
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What can I say - It was TREMENDOUS. I have a few words to sum it up.
Got up at 6.20AM as was too excited to sleep.
Arrived in the car park and it was COLD!!.
Started out going up Jacobs Ladder first - I think I read in MBR that they though some XC proffessional could actually ride up it, what a joke, absolutely no chance whatsoever!
Got a bit lost and missed out like numbers 2 and 3 on the route (nevermind)
Rode on a big DH road section into Hayfield, then had to ride up the exact same hill on the way out!!!
I hit the fitness wall about 3/4 into the ride, I was ina world of pain and felt like just stopping, lying down and waiting for someone to rescue me and take me back to the car.
Got absolutley soaked - It was really pissing it down towards the end of the ride.
Really enjoyed the DH bits - But we seemed to be riding uphill for 99% of the loop!
Best bit for me was when my rear disc brake was steaming after we stopped after one of the DH runs!!!
Met some top notch riders on the way.
Despite the rain and cold and wind it was an awesome day, and I am now knackered!!
Tried to hire a bike for Llandegla with the lads - not luck. So borrowed a mates 15 yr old rigid with exceptionally bad brakes. It was fun, but feeling it today.
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Thats exactly how I felt on the killer loop when we did it a month or so ago, very hard work, at one point I thought I was having a heart attack... I had trouble even pushing the bike up the ladder, had to carry the lil baby... Like you say, some good long DHs though. I think we may go back at some stage and do the whole thing the other way round.
We rode the opposite way round and came down JL. I'd like to meet the guy that can ride up there and clear it!
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'twas a little damp so it was.
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Surely there is no way on earth that someone could ride up Jacobs Ladder - everyone that has seen it, what do you think? is it unrideable or not?