hull and surrounding area....

Royal Dragoon

Plenty of snow on our North Yorkshire Moors Mystery Ride:

http://www.mtbe.co.uk/the-mystery-ride-t21720.html


Worked out where it is yet..............

(Best said in a Rolf Harris voice) :oops:

altern_8

altern_8 wrote:

Above is the route we are looking at doing this weekend,its marked with a thin blue line :oops: (blame Giggs) starting Here,its around 17 miles.

With the snow we didnt manage to do this last Sunday,so fingers crossed we are looking at trying again this Sunday(12th),look at meeting at 10am for a 10-30am start,if anyone wants to join us youre more then welcome.Pete are you still ok for this Sunday?

Royal Dragoon wrote:

http://www.mtbe.co.uk/the-mystery-ride-t21720.html
Worked out where it is yet..............
(Best said in a Rolf Harris voice) :oops:

We have done parts of that ride before.......HERE and HERE,we rode Great Hograh Moor the wrong way tho,as we where climbing as 10-15 rides went flying past us :oops:

Giggsmaster

Royal Dragoon wrote:

Plenty of snow on our North Yorkshire Moors Mystery Ride:

http://www.mtbe.co.uk/the-mystery-ride-t21720.html


Worked out where it is yet..............

(Best said in a Rolf Harris voice) :oops:

Yeah, like Altern Says, we have done part of that route a few times. The route across Hograh Moor though should be done the way they did it on Sunday and not the way MBR say..... Definitely a good singletrack DH. Looked like fun in the snow...

Its just a shame the rides always start at the North end of the Moors, or we would have joined in on a few by now.

pete80

by altern_8 » Tue Feb 7, 2012 12:59 am

With the snow we didnt manage to do this last Sunday,so fingers crossed we are looking at trying again this Sunday(12th),look at meeting at 10am for a 10-30am start,if anyone wants to join us youre more then welcome.Pete are you still ok for this Sunday?

Yeah I'll be out on Sunday

Anybody else fancy it :?: :?: :?:

altern_8

Again having to cancel this ride due to the ice etc........so just going to do 25-30 miles local instead,looking at heading out about 11am.

altern_8

Going to do the above ride which we have had to cancel the last 2 weekends this Sunday(3rd time lucky).

If anyone wants to join us,more then welcome.

pete80

Got ya text Stu, I'll deffo be out on Sunday

altern_8

Nice one Pete,same meeting point and time as before mate.Weather for round there is good at moment as well,sunshine and a tropical 5c

Giggsmaster

I'll be there as usual, not missing out on a 3rd weekend.....

altern_8

Hope you are Giggs,or i wont have a lift,i dont fancy riding all the way to Chop Gate....anyway im off to watch Vietnam:Lost Films now.

altern_8

Sundays ride was a good one,a couple of nice climbs,but the last downhill into Chop Gate made up for all the pain.

This weekends ride isnt anything special,just a ride out on road to Hornsea,and then back on the old railway line,just to keep the legs going on Saturday,and then looking at sorting something out for the 4th March up on the NYM.

bringbackbuck

I'm at Dalby early Saturday morning if anybody is there for 7.30 ish start. Red route with a few splashes of black.

Also anybody got recommendations for a full suspension bike, I'm looking to move up from the hard tail.

altern_8

bringbackbuck wrote:

I'm at Dalby early Saturday morning if anybody is there for 7.30 ish start. Red route with a few splashes of black.
Also anybody got recommendations for a full suspension bike, I'm looking to move up from the hard tail.

Just Hornsea and back for me and Giggs 2mor,as we are off out later in the day for a few beers and a meal.

As for a Full Suss,just depends on what youre budget is mate?

sl2371

i was at dalby today we did the blue route up to marker 27 on the red route then followed the red back to the visitor center
altern i'll be at yours for 10:20 on my cross bike

bringbackbuck

Loved Dalby today, full red, tried to beat my best time, but went too fast at start I think and properly hit the wall round setion 30. Thinking about a trip to Llandega next week.

As for the bike, I think I could justify up to £2000 for a full suspense as a social rider.

altern_8

A couple of lads on here will say Trek,Giggs will say Mondraker,i aint owned any but id say look at Lapierre or Ghost or look at buying a frame and building one up to youre own specs.

pete80

Dalby Red today for me, got round in 2h14mins so i've lost a little bit of fitness over winter but i'll get it back 8)

Conditions were perfect apart from the very DeeeeP braking bumps & that really rough bit right out the back is horrendous :evil:

I'm out with the MTBE Forum lads next Sunday if anyone fancies it? 18 odd miles on NYM taking in the Incline :P

altern_8

pete80 wrote:

Conditions were perfect apart from the very DeeeeP braking bumps & that really rough bit right out the back is horrendous :evil:
I'm out with the MTBE Forum lads next Sunday if anyone fancies it? 18 odd miles on NYM taking in the Incline :P

Something needs sorting out with the Deep braking bumps as they are everywhere now,i know we shouldnt be moaning about it,but for a trail centre its suppose to be flowing.

As for Sunday,at the moment we are looking at going up onto the Yorkshire Dales and doing Great Pinseat and Gunnerside Gill.Dont really fancy the Incline at this time of the year either Pete,as i will hate it :oops:

majiks40

They're trying to restart Dalby dig days. Looking for volunteers/feeback on the trails. Next dig day is 18th March. Please take a look at http://www.singletraction.co.uk/phpBB3/index.php, and if you can't help out at least have some input with ideas.

I think most of us have already said about the really rough bit, and I partly agree with the braking bumps, but they don't all spoil the flow and some add more fun hitting a different line or pumping over them. IMO Dalby is riding the best it's been for ages.

altern_8

majiks40 wrote:

I think most of us have already said about the really rough bit, and I partly agree with the braking bumps, but they don't all spoil the flow and some add more fun hitting a different line or pumping over them. IMO Dalby is riding the best it's been for ages.

And that is one of the reasons why the trails are getting torn up,due to ppl taking a different line,making the trail even wider then it should be with chicken runs to avoid the bumps,for the amount of ppl who use Dalby one red route isnt enough,imo it would be better with two.
Ive gave Dalby anouther go again this winter,and i still would rather get out and hit the natural trails,that is why mountain biking is so much fun for everyone,as we all have our own oppinions on what is the best place to ride.

majiks40

Theres still room on the trails to take a different line, without going wider.

I'm same as you, although local dont ride dalby much and prefer the moors. If we do ride dalby its normally off piste stuff. We were hoping to get bit more technical things built but looks like that might be bit off a push.

Put your ideas on the forum.

sl2371

GIGS
i'm back at work next week so i can let you know when i'm of in june for the coast to coast if it;s still on

Giggsmaster

Yeah Si, I'm still up for it if you are, just let me know what dates you can do then I can work round that.

In The Lakes at the mo, done a nice route from Grasmere to Coniston this afternoon. Very good 19 miles, but some tough climbs.

It took me along Loughrigg Terrace to Rydal Water, then around the back of Ambleside to Brow Head Farm. Up over Loughrigg Fell, with some great descending at the other side. Onto a HUGE climb up to Black Fell, which took me to Iron Keld, then another great descent to Arnside. Then over Oxen Fell to Hodge Close, taking the Bridleway to Holm Fell and down to Yewdale. Finish off with the Permtted Bridleway back to Coniston....

Royal Dragoon

We did THIS:

http://www.mtbe.co.uk/ralf-and-gunner-t ... 22726.html

Today, great fun.

I'd recommend it

Ouija

Obviously had a better day than me then. Decided to head round to Helmsley and then down to Malton after my usual run around Dalby. The Scarborough road out of Malton is shut so i had to double back and go out via Malton roundabout, which i hate. Worst mistake of my life as i got slammed into by a car exiting onto the A64 and spent the rest of the day in Scarborough A&E (which at least had the benefit of getting me back to Scarborough faster than i could of ridden). The bike looks like a right off, it's taken me ten minutes just to get the back wheel out from between the seat stays and i'm not entirely sure the hanger, derailler and frame aren't bent (too beat up to give it more than a cursory look at the moment).

Still. At least it justifies owning all those other bikes and the guy who hit me was only too eager to cover the cost of any damage as well as any money lost due to being off work. Seemed genuinely mortified.

altern_8

Royal Dragoon wrote:

We did THIS:
http://www.mtbe.co.uk/ralf-and-gunner-t ... 22726.html
Today, great fun.
I'd recommend it

We have done some parts of that ride before,there are some good routes we have done in the Hawnby area before.

Ouija wrote:

Worst mistake of my life as i got slammed into by a car exiting onto the A64 and spent the rest of the day in Scarborough A&E (which at least had the benefit of getting me back to Scarborough faster than i could have ridden).

Thats what you get for riding on the road ,on a serious note,hope you make a swift recovery mate.

pete80

Day off work today so did the Boltby loop that I did with you lads (Altern & Giggs) a month or so ago. Can't believe how dry it was up there today even the usual bogfest from the Sneck Yate car park was dry http://connect.garmin.com/activity/157871539

altern_8

Did you do the road ride first Pete Myself and Giggs are off out for a ride on Friday,Giggs aint said where we are going yet,no doubt ill be struggling like normal :oops:

Giggsmaster

Jeeez Ouija, not good about your accident. Thats one of the main reasons I stopped doing a bit of road riding during the winter, can't trust the other road users at all.

Hope it all pans out well.



Nice timings there Pete, do we hold you up that much..... Good to hear its dry up there, that's why we are riding Friday, before any rain comes in over the weekend.

pete80

altern_8 wrote:

Did you do the road ride first Pete Myself and Giggs are off out for a ride on Friday,Giggs aint said where we are going yet,no doubt ill be struggling like normal :oops:

Haha no it was all off road this time Stu

Giggsmaster wrote:

Nice timings there Pete, do we hold you up that much..... Good to hear its dry up there, that's why we are riding Friday, before any rain comes in over the weekend.

No you's don't hold me up at all I was on me lonesome so decided to push on If ya know what i mean......

Yeah its mega dry,almost dusty in places & I did'nt have to wash the bike afterwards

Have a good ride tomorrow.....