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MattHarper wrote:Its always good, love the silence. I tend to be addicted to The west coast of Scotland for doing that type of thing, been 5 times over the years and love it. its hiking/biking heaven
I need to get out to places like that more! Been upto the Isle of Mull (that was a few years ago mind you) and that was super, I loved the barrenness and ruggedness of the place. I love the lake district too (and of course the moors and the dales). Vast expanse areas and wilderness are amazing. To know there isn't anyone else around for miles. I like coming across random wildlife too when your in places like that.delightfully dangerous!0 -
DanielleT wrote:MattHarper wrote:Its always good, love the silence. I tend to be addicted to The west coast of Scotland for doing that type of thing, been 5 times over the years and love it. its hiking/biking heaven
I need to get out to places like that more! Been upto the Isle of Mull (that was a few years ago mind you) and that was super, I loved the barrenness and ruggedness of the place. I love the lake district too (and of course the moors and the dales). Vast expanse areas and wilderness are amazing. To know there isn't anyone else around for miles. I like coming across random wildlife too when your in places like that.
Nice, been to Skye 3 times, Glen Coe and Fort William. Of course been out alot of the moors, wolds and Dales.
Going to the lakes in a few weeks for a few days so i can shoot more landscapes for a landscape photography lecture im giving in November.
(Ha, sorry, getting abit off topic now!)Yorkshire Man living in Somerset
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MattHarper wrote:Nice, been to Skye 3 times, Glen Coe and Fort William. Of course been out alot of the moors, wolds and Dales.
Going to the lakes in a few weeks for a few days so i can shoot more landscapes for a landscape photography lecture im giving in November.
(Ha, sorry, getting abit off topic now!)
I looked at your pics from skye and it looks breath taking! Or it may be your superb photography skills!
No worries, wow you're giving a lecture! I find it hard enough giving a presentation, the idea of a lecture would terrify me!
I was thinking of going on one of those organised mtb holidays in the lakes, however when I inquired about availability I was the only one interested in going on it! ha ha! never mind, don't know if they're supposed to be any good anyways.delightfully dangerous!0 -
MattHarper wrote:sl2371 wrote:is any one out tomorrow morning
its my day off and the weather is goinig to be drier hopefully :?
im doing a 24-25miler on the Moors tomorrow, 10:30-10:40am at Chop Gate if you care to join. 4000ft of climbing, lots of epic downhills and moorland single track. Based on the ride people will be doing on Saturday but with abit on the end, mainly so you get a better descent down into Chop Gate.
www.bikehike.co.uk/mapview.php?id=14512 < the route
hi matt i wish i could make it up there but the wife has got the car
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DanielleT wrote:MattHarper wrote:Nice, been to Skye 3 times, Glen Coe and Fort William. Of course been out alot of the moors, wolds and Dales.
Going to the lakes in a few weeks for a few days so i can shoot more landscapes for a landscape photography lecture im giving in November.
(Ha, sorry, getting abit off topic now!)
I looked at your pics from skye and it looks breath taking! Or it may be your superb photography skills!
No worries, wow you're giving a lecture! I find it hard enough giving a presentation, the idea of a lecture would terrify me!
I was thinking of going on one of those organised mtb holidays in the lakes, however when I inquired about availability I was the only one interested in going on it! ha ha! never mind, don't know if they're supposed to be any good anyways.
I find its easier to go with a few friends and rent a cottage for the week. Then you can do whatever you fancy. Thats what we did in Skye, did hiking and biking. Would of done some mountaineering too, but not in Feb its far too rough!
Would love to spend a week in the lakes doing some riding, both Trail centre riding and natural trails/bridalway esp since you can take your bike up Helvellyn!Yorkshire Man living in Somerset
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No worries mate, I'd pick you up mate no problem but its abit out of the way. We'll have to arrange another Peaks ride or a ride in the Yorkshire dalessl2371 wrote:MattHarper wrote:sl2371 wrote:is any one out tomorrow morning
its my day off and the weather is goinig to be drier hopefully :?
im doing a 24-25miler on the Moors tomorrow, 10:30-10:40am at Chop Gate if you care to join. 4000ft of climbing, lots of epic downhills and moorland single track. Based on the ride people will be doing on Saturday but with abit on the end, mainly so you get a better descent down into Chop Gate.
www.bikehike.co.uk/mapview.php?id=14512 < the route
hi matt i wish i could make it up there but the wife has got the car Yorkshire Man living in Somerset
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MattHarper wrote:DanielleT wrote:MattHarper wrote:Nice, been to Skye 3 times, Glen Coe and Fort William. Of course been out alot of the moors, wolds and Dales.
Going to the lakes in a few weeks for a few days so i can shoot more landscapes for a landscape photography lecture im giving in November.
(Ha, sorry, getting abit off topic now!)
I looked at your pics from skye and it looks breath taking! Or it may be your superb photography skills!
No worries, wow you're giving a lecture! I find it hard enough giving a presentation, the idea of a lecture would terrify me!
I was thinking of going on one of those organised mtb holidays in the lakes, however when I inquired about availability I was the only one interested in going on it! ha ha! never mind, don't know if they're supposed to be any good anyways.
I find its easier to go with a few friends and rent a cottage for the week. Then you can do whatever you fancy. Thats what we did in Skye, did hiking and biking. Would of done some mountaineering too, but not in Feb its far too rough!
Would love to spend a week in the lakes doing some riding, both Trail centre riding and natural trails/bridalway esp since you can take your bike up Helvellyn!
Ouh, yes it would be a little rough in feb I can imagine!
Wow biking Helvellyn, now that would be an experience!
Yea i'd love to do that too. I'd have to add a bit of horse trekking in there too!! Something i'll have to consider for the near future!delightfully dangerous!0 -
DanielleT wrote:
Ouh, yes it would be a little rough in feb I can imagine!
Wow biking Helvellyn, now that would be an experience!
Yea i'd love to do that too. I'd have to add a bit of horse trekking in there too!! Something i'll have to consider for the near future!
Deffo, however you could end up collecting O/S maps. lol. My collection is ever growing! lol.
It was so windy one of the days in Feb we didn't bother trying to walk in it, let alone try and bike up mountains!
Would be pretty good on a horse, i could image.Yorkshire Man living in Somerset
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MattHarper wrote:Deffo, however you could end up collecting O/S maps. lol. My collection is ever growing! lol.
It was so windy one of the days in Feb we didn't bother trying to walk in it, let alone try and bike up mountains!
Would be pretty good on a horse, i could image.
It must have been bad!
Yea its quite bad, i'm torn between two wheel and four legs! Horse riding is amazing, to feel as one with a animal with its own mind (cheesy I know but..!) its another great way to escape everyday life too. But with biking its different again. Oh its hard to decide whats best! delightfully dangerous!0 -
MattHarper wrote:
Thanks, hopefully i'll get some nice pics too! Riding on the moors is great, you don't see anyone for miles, its like your the only one in the world
i'll be up for riding on sunday too!
you ever 4ought its cause we was allways leaving you behind,thats why youre by ureself on moors, 0 -
DanielleT wrote:
Yea its quite bad, i'm torn between two wheel and four legs! Horse riding is amazing, to feel as one with a animal with its own mind (cheesy I know but..!) its another great way to escape everyday life too. But with biking its different again. Oh its hard to decide whats best!
its hard to decide, it wont be when we kill you on a proper ride....... 0 -
altern_8 wrote:DanielleT wrote:
Yea its quite bad, i'm torn between two wheel and four legs! Horse riding is amazing, to feel as one with a animal with its own mind (cheesy I know but..!) its another great way to escape everyday life too. But with biking its different again. Oh its hard to decide whats best!
its hard to decide, it wont be when we kill you on a proper ride.......
Ha ha! That won't be hard rather than knackering me out by biking, just push me off the edge of ledge! :shock: delightfully dangerous!0 -
DanielleT wrote:
its hard to decide, it wont be when we kill you on a proper ride.......
Ha ha! That won't be hard rather than knackering me out by biking, just push me off the edge of ledge! :shock: [/quote]
i never 4ought of that,what a good idea
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THIS SATURDAYS RIDE>for those who are still going,or want to join us.......meeting up at chop gate village hall car park at about 9-30am,its free parking.....if you can let us know who is coming for deff,just so we arnt waiting around for anyone....
cheers.......0 -
MattHarper wrote:im doing a 24-25miler on the Moors tomorrow, 10:30-10:40am at Chop Gate if you care to join. 4000ft of climbing, lots of epic downhills and moorland single track. Based on the ride people will be doing on Saturday but with abit on the end, mainly so you get a better descent down into Chop Gate.
www.bikehike.co.uk/mapview.php?id=14512 < the route
Are you trying to tell me that my choice of downhill at the end is not very good....
I was in fact thinking of doing almost the similar route, but I was trying to get away from the long section in the middle where you are up on Rutland Rigg towards Ingelby Bank. If it is windy it can drag on a bit.
The last downhill you are doing is definitely better but at this moment in time I don't think my fitness could handle another 5 mile.... :oops:0 -
altern_8 wrote:THIS SATURDAYS RIDE>for those who are still going,or want to join us.......meeting up at chop gate village hall car park at about 9-30am,its free parking.....if you can let us know who is coming for deff,just so we arnt waiting around for anyone....
cheers.......
Would love to but last day of work then 9 days off 0 -
altern_8 wrote:DanielleT wrote:
its hard to decide, it wont be when we kill you on a proper ride.......
Ha ha! That won't be hard rather than knackering me out by biking, just push me off the edge of ledge! :shock:
i never 4ought of that,what a good idea[/quote]
Ha ha! i'm not letting any of you lot come near me now! or stand too close to a ledge!
I'm definately not able to come on saturday
next time though!! delightfully dangerous!0 -
altern_8 wrote:THIS SATURDAYS RIDE>for those who are still going,or want to join us.......meeting up at chop gate village hall car park at about 9-30am,its free parking.....if you can let us know who is coming for deff,just so we arnt waiting around for anyone....
cheers.......
i've already done it Yorkshire Man living in Somerset
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Giggsmaster wrote:MattHarper wrote:im doing a 24-25miler on the Moors tomorrow, 10:30-10:40am at Chop Gate if you care to join. 4000ft of climbing, lots of epic downhills and moorland single track. Based on the ride people will be doing on Saturday but with abit on the end, mainly so you get a better descent down into Chop Gate.
www.bikehike.co.uk/mapview.php?id=14512 < the route
Are you trying to tell me that my choice of downhill at the end is not very good....
I was in fact thinking of doing almost the similar route, but I was trying to get away from the long section in the middle where you are up on Rutland Rigg towards Ingelby Bank. If it is windy it can drag on a bit.
The last downhill you are doing is definitely better but at this moment in time I don't think my fitness could handle another 5 mile.... :oops:
To be honest mate, i had to cut my route short today, stopped talking with people and ended up being 4pm by the time i up the incline! So i did your downhill. Wow, what a route, you just blizt it straight of the top of the moor and down some epic single track with plenty of rocks, drops and tight corners to keep you on your toes!Yorkshire Man living in Somerset
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MattHarper wrote:
To be honest mate, i had to cut my route short today, stopped talking with people and ended up being 4pm by the time i up the incline! So i did your downhill. Wow, what a route, you just blizt it straight of the top of the moor and down some epic single track with plenty of rocks, drops and tight corners to keep you on your toes!
so its a good route we will be doing then mate......did you manage to get up the incline all the way to the top????????
check out this mate,might remind you of sumthing we did>http://www.youtube.com/user/mbrmagazine.......
sorry if you cant just click on link to go straight to it,i aint worked out how to do it.... 0 -
DanielleT wrote:
Ha ha! i'm not letting any of you lot come near me now! or stand too close to a ledge!
I'm definately not able to come on saturday next time though!!
be afraid be very afraid,
well hopefully if everyone comes back alive from saturday,might see about doing peaks,as its the main feature in this months mbr,and wet my appetite to go back there again,as long as i dont come off,like i did last time there, 0 -
altern_8 wrote:MattHarper wrote:
To be honest mate, i had to cut my route short today, stopped talking with people and ended up being 4pm by the time i up the incline! So i did your downhill. Wow, what a route, you just blizt it straight of the top of the moor and down some epic single track with plenty of rocks, drops and tight corners to keep you on your toes!
so its a good route we will be doing then mate......did you manage to get up the incline all the way to the top????????
check out this mate,might remind you of sumthing we did>http://www.youtube.com/user/mbrmagazine.......
sorry if you cant just click on link to go straight to it,i aint worked out how to do it....
Jesus, that incline, unbelievable. Hats off to anyone who can get to the gate, let alone the top! i react the point where the forest starts! You'll find out what i mean
Its a good route, heres something to tease you for Saturdays ride!
Yorkshire Man living in Somerset
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altern_8 wrote:be afraid be very afraid,
well hopefully if everyone comes back alive from saturday,might see about doing peaks,as its the main feature in this months mbr,and wet my appetite to go back there again,as long as i dont come off,like i did last time there,
Oh dear, i'm scared now! ha ha!
Cool, i've got this months mbr, not actually got round to reading it yet though... its at work for when i'm bored! I shall have a look at it. Is that where you did your ankle in?delightfully dangerous!0 -
MattHarper wrote:
Jesus, that incline, unbelievable. Hats off to anyone who can get to the gate, let alone the top! i react the point where the forest starts! You'll find out what i mean
Its a good route, heres something to tease you for Saturdays ride!
yep that incline is sumthing mate,specially when ure at bottom and you look up it and cant see the top...i got near top and giggsmaster made it uptp top last timewe did it,dont think ill manage now tho,that was when we was out on moors everyweek........that pic,does it smooth out futher down and go round to ure right??????0 -
altern_8 wrote:MattHarper wrote:
Jesus, that incline, unbelievable. Hats off to anyone who can get to the gate, let alone the top! i react the point where the forest starts! You'll find out what i mean
Its a good route, heres something to tease you for Saturdays ride!
yep that incline is sumthing mate,specially when ure at bottom and you look up it and cant see the top...i got near top and giggsmaster made it uptp top last timewe did it,dont think ill manage now tho,that was when we was out on moors everyweek........that pic,does it smooth out futher down and go round to ure right??????
Doesn't smooth out until the very bottom, with all the rain its made small gullys in the road! Did over take a Land Rover 4x4 further up where all the bit rocks etc is though
You know what im like on anything rocky and downhill Yorkshire Man living in Somerset
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DanielleT wrote:
Oh dear, i'm scared now! ha ha!
Cool, i've got this months mbr, not actually got round to reading it yet though... its at work for when i'm bored! I shall have a look at it. Is that where you did your ankle in?
yea thats where i did my ankle in,was coming down mam tor,had to ride my bike anouther 3 miles before we got back to car as well,
in the workshop bit in mbr........its how to sort out ure brakes......did you manage to sort them out?????0 -
MattHarper wrote:
Doesn't smooth out until the very bottom, with all the rain its made small gullys in the road! Did over take a Land Rover 4x4 further up where all the bit rocks etc is though
You know what im like on anything rocky and downhill
when i saw ure pic i 4ought id rode it before,but then again,i prob havent,i get one rock mixed up with anouther, 0 -
altern_8 wrote:yea thats where i did my ankle in,was coming down mam tor,had to ride my bike anouther 3 miles before we got back to car as well,
in the workshop bit in mbr........its how to sort out ure brakes......did you manage to sort them out?????
Bet that was very painful!!
I haven't got round to doing it yet, looks like a job for the weekend! noticed it had a section about brakes, think thats why I picked it up.
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MattHarper wrote:altern_8 wrote:MattHarper wrote:
Does this mean I get to use more than 50% of my travel . 0 -
I'll def be there, making a weekend of it, going up tomorrow afternoon, parking up at the Jet miners Inn at Great Broughton Fri night, few bevvies possibly then stopping at the Buck, Chop gate Sat night, few more bevvies certainly. Then may find somewhere for a tootle on bikes with the Mrs (she likes it flat and easy) on Sunday. The weather certainly seems to be warming up!
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