hull and surrounding area....

sl2371

well i could probablly make a local ride as i don't have the car

sl2371

well i could probablly make a local ride as i don't have the car

MattHarper

Since its gone abit crap with the weather latery for trying anything involving riding on open moorland, anyone interested in hitting Gisburn trail centre next sunday?



18km red, with black options, etc etc. Easy to do 2/3 loops of sections too.

http://www.forestry.gov.uk/website/recr ... illCarPark

http://www.multimap.com/s/DVPE8HKJ
multimap for where it is (just outside of Skipton, North Yorkshire).

altern_8

MattHarper wrote:

Since its gone abit crap with the weather latery for trying anything involving riding on open moorland, anyone interested in hitting Gisburn trail centre next sunday?



18km red, with black options, etc etc. Easy to do 2/3 loops of sections too.

http://www.forestry.gov.uk/website/recr ... illCarPark

http://www.multimap.com/s/DVPE8HKJ
multimap for where it is (just outside of Skipton, North Yorkshire).

looks good in the dry mate...but whats it like after the weather we have had this weekend.....me and bro where looking at doing some rides out that way,as there is suppose to be some good routes out skipton way.

MattHarper

altern_8 wrote:

looks good in the dry mate...but whats it like after the weather we have had this weekend.....me and bro where looking at doing some rides out that way,as there is suppose to be some good routes out skipton way.

I was thinking that trail centres dry out faster then moors/dale routes, going on what Dalby is like.

Giggsmaster

MattHarper wrote:

altern_8 wrote:

looks good in the dry mate...but whats it like after the weather we have had this weekend.....me and bro where looking at doing some rides out that way,as there is suppose to be some good routes out skipton way.

I was thinking that trail centres dry out faster then moors/dale routes, going on what Dalby is like.

Well, this time of year I think we might get a little bit wet wherever we go...

I will be probably up for a test ride at Gisburn, if it is around Skipton area.
I have read the topic on here and it has some good reviews.

When are you at Uni Matt? I might (a big might...) have a day off next week, so if you're ok with me letting you know the day before, we could do a midweek ride across there?

MattHarper

Giggsmaster wrote:

MattHarper wrote:

altern_8 wrote:

looks good in the dry mate...but whats it like after the weather we have had this weekend.....me and bro where looking at doing some rides out that way,as there is suppose to be some good routes out skipton way.

I was thinking that trail centres dry out faster then moors/dale routes, going on what Dalby is like.

Well, this time of year I think we might get a little bit wet wherever we go...

I will be probably up for a test ride at Gisburn, if it is around Skipton area.
I have read the topic on here and it has some good reviews.

When are you at Uni Matt? I might (a big might...) have a day off next week, so if you're ok with me letting you know the day before, we could do a midweek ride across there?

I could do Friday? ALthough it depends if im at work or not. I don't really know if i am or not until the day before.. Uni is abit flat out at the moment, as well as having 2 part time jobs, its lots of days of 9-7/9pm at uni trying to catch up and keep onto of work. Read alot of great things about Gisburn both on here and singletrackworld forum, however its quiet a distance away to find out its crap.

Giggsmaster

MattHarper wrote:

I could do Friday? ALthough it depends if im at work or not. I don't really know if i am or not until the day before.. Uni is abit flat out at the moment, as well as having 2 part time jobs, its lots of days of 9-7/9pm at uni trying to catch up and keep onto of work. Read alot of great things about Gisburn both on here and singletrackworld forum, however its quiet a distance away to find out its crap.

Well if we don't try it mate, will we never know....

So, we could try for Friday. Like me then, you won't know till Thursday if you're at work, so that's ok by me. At least the weather might have calmed down abit by then.

MattHarper

Giggsmaster wrote:

MattHarper wrote:

I could do Friday? ALthough it depends if im at work or not. I don't really know if i am or not until the day before.. Uni is abit flat out at the moment, as well as having 2 part time jobs, its lots of days of 9-7/9pm at uni trying to catch up and keep onto of work. Read alot of great things about Gisburn both on here and singletrackworld forum, however its quiet a distance away to find out its crap.

Well if we don't try it mate, will we never know....

So, we could try for Friday. Like me then, you won't know till Thursday if you're at work, so that's ok by me. At least the weather might have calmed down abit by then.

sounds great mate, i'll let you know when i know. We'll go from there, might as well go in one car?

Giggsmaster

MattHarper wrote:

Giggsmaster wrote:

MattHarper wrote:

I could do Friday? ALthough it depends if im at work or not. I don't really know if i am or not until the day before.. Uni is abit flat out at the moment, as well as having 2 part time jobs, its lots of days of 9-7/9pm at uni trying to catch up and keep onto of work. Read alot of great things about Gisburn both on here and singletrackworld forum, however its quiet a distance away to find out its crap.

Well if we don't try it mate, will we never know....

So, we could try for Friday. Like me then, you won't know till Thursday if you're at work, so that's ok by me. At least the weather might have calmed down abit by then.

sounds great mate, i'll let you know when i know. We'll go from there, might as well go in one car?

Ay, I reckon our kid should come.... If there is just the three of us then one car is fine by me.

MattHarper

Giggsmaster wrote:

MattHarper wrote:

Giggsmaster wrote:

MattHarper wrote:

I could do Friday? ALthough it depends if im at work or not. I don't really know if i am or not until the day before.. Uni is abit flat out at the moment, as well as having 2 part time jobs, its lots of days of 9-7/9pm at uni trying to catch up and keep onto of work. Read alot of great things about Gisburn both on here and singletrackworld forum, however its quiet a distance away to find out its crap.

Well if we don't try it mate, will we never know....

So, we could try for Friday. Like me then, you won't know till Thursday if you're at work, so that's ok by me. At least the weather might have calmed down abit by then.

sounds great mate, i'll let you know when i know. We'll go from there, might as well go in one car?

Ay, I reckon our kid should come.... If there is just the three of us then one car is fine by me.

ditto mate, work it out nearer the time anyways!

does look alot of fun though http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHeI2tPw ... re=related

altern_8

so what we doing then...gisburn on sunday is it...or sumwhere else????

MattHarper

altern_8 wrote:

so what we doing then...gisburn on sunday is it...or sumwhere else????

Gonna have to give it a miss this week, sorry! What with all the bad wether this week, i've not worked at all this week. If anything i might be going to Dalby on sunday, depending on the weather.

altern_8

MattHarper wrote:

altern_8 wrote:

so what we doing then...gisburn on sunday is it...or sumwhere else????

Gonna have to give it a miss this week, sorry! What with all the bad wether this week, i've not worked at all this week. If anything i might be going to Dalby on sunday, depending on the weather.

well depending on what weather is like i might join you on sunday at dalby..wouldnt mind doing some of the xc course,giggsmaster is going 2mor to dalby.

MattHarper

altern_8 wrote:

MattHarper wrote:

altern_8 wrote:

so what we doing then...gisburn on sunday is it...or sumwhere else????

Gonna have to give it a miss this week, sorry! What with all the bad wether this week, i've not worked at all this week. If anything i might be going to Dalby on sunday, depending on the weather.

well depending on what weather is like i might join you on sunday at dalby..wouldnt mind doing some of the xc course,giggsmaster is going 2mor to dalby.

np mate, should be going ofr about 9:30-10am on sunday i'd expect.

Giggsmaster

MattHarper wrote:

altern_8 wrote:

MattHarper wrote:

altern_8 wrote:

so what we doing then...gisburn on sunday is it...or sumwhere else????

Gonna have to give it a miss this week, sorry! What with all the bad wether this week, i've not worked at all this week. If anything i might be going to Dalby on sunday, depending on the weather.

well depending on what weather is like i might join you on sunday at dalby..wouldnt mind doing some of the xc course,giggsmaster is going 2mor to dalby.

np mate, should be going ofr about 9:30-10am on sunday i'd expect.

ay, it looks a bit wet on Sunday at the mo for me......

So, no one up for joining me at Dalby tomorrow. I'm looking at starting around 12.30 at Dixons Hollow. Hopefuly going to do some of the back end, prob do about 12-15 mile.

MattHarper

Giggsmaster wrote:

MattHarper wrote:

altern_8 wrote:

MattHarper wrote:

altern_8 wrote:

so what we doing then...gisburn on sunday is it...or sumwhere else????

Gonna have to give it a miss this week, sorry! What with all the bad wether this week, i've not worked at all this week. If anything i might be going to Dalby on sunday, depending on the weather.

well depending on what weather is like i might join you on sunday at dalby..wouldnt mind doing some of the xc course,giggsmaster is going 2mor to dalby.

np mate, should be going ofr about 9:30-10am on sunday i'd expect.

ay, it looks a bit wet on Sunday at the mo for me......

So, no one up for joining me at Dalby tomorrow. I'm looking at starting around 12.30 at Dixons Hollow. Hopefuly going to do some of the back end, prob do about 12-15 mile.

Can only do Sunday mate, maybe another time.

Giggsmaster

MattHarper wrote:

Giggsmaster wrote:

ay, it looks a bit wet on Sunday at the mo for me......

So, no one up for joining me at Dalby tomorrow. I'm looking at starting around 12.30 at Dixons Hollow. Hopefuly going to do some of the back end, prob do about 12-15 mile.

Can only do Sunday mate, maybe another time.

No worries mate, it looks like a nice afternoon tomorrow, if maybe a bit windy....

altern_8

MattHarper wrote:

np mate, should be going ofr about 9:30-10am on sunday i'd expect.

ok mate,ill get in touch saturday night,ill wait till then to see what weather is like...biggus is back this weekend as well,might see if he wants to go up there as well.

DanielleT

Hi Guys! Gosh I aint posted on here for ages!!

Hope you're all well?

Think we're hitting the local spots round Leeds over the weekend - Staiburn, Adel and Thackley if anyone fancies it? If we hit those tomorrow we may pop along and meet you lot at Dalby on Sunday.

MattHarper

altern_8 wrote:

MattHarper wrote:

np mate, should be going ofr about 9:30-10am on sunday i'd expect.

ok mate,ill get in touch saturday night,ill wait till then to see what weather is like...biggus is back this weekend as well,might see if he wants to go up there as well.

Right, so sunday then. I'm meeting some friends at the vistor centre at around 11:15am, if anyone wants to join us your more then welcome. Just look out for my car (White Audi A3)

Giggsmaster

MattHarper wrote:

altern_8 wrote:

MattHarper wrote:

np mate, should be going ofr about 9:30-10am on sunday i'd expect.

ok mate,ill get in touch saturday night,ill wait till then to see what weather is like...biggus is back this weekend as well,might see if he wants to go up there as well.

Right, so sunday then. I'm meeting some friends at the vistor centre at around 11:15am, if anyone wants to join us your more then welcome. Just look out for my car (White Audi A3)

Have a good ride on Sunday mate. Was up there this afternoon, got a little bit wet, it decided to throw it down halfway into the ride....

Part of the track has been relayed since the last time I was up there, so some of it is very smooth. Did some black and red thrown in together from Dixons Hollow.

Some of the Great Britain Squad was out on a training run by the looks of it, obviously I showed them who was boss.....

MattHarper

Giggsmaster wrote:

MattHarper wrote:

altern_8 wrote:

MattHarper wrote:

np mate, should be going ofr about 9:30-10am on sunday i'd expect.

ok mate,ill get in touch saturday night,ill wait till then to see what weather is like...biggus is back this weekend as well,might see if he wants to go up there as well.

Right, so sunday then. I'm meeting some friends at the vistor centre at around 11:15am, if anyone wants to join us your more then welcome. Just look out for my car (White Audi A3)

Have a good ride on Sunday mate. Was up there this afternoon, got a little bit wet, it decided to throw it down halfway into the ride....

Part of the track has been relayed since the last time I was up there, so some of it is very smooth. Did some black and red thrown in together from Dixons Hollow.

Some of the Great Britain Squad was out on a training run by the looks of it, obviously I showed them who was boss.....

lol, good to hear mate. They are doing quiet abit around section 18 due to the World Cup XC race next year. Infact at section 18 where you used to be able to either go down the red route or the black down towards the water pump, now the black is closed off where they are creating a new red descent there. As the World XC course will come up the red descent.

As we both know the nice thing about Dalby is, its fairly sheltered even when its throwing it down with rain, just a shame about it killing your brake pads.

Giggsmaster

I was actually going from the little bridge and onto the beast of a climb when the rain came down, so I had nowhere to hide.....;(

But, I still had a good ride out.

MattHarper

Giggsmaster wrote:

I was actually going from the little bridge and onto the beast of a climb when the rain came down, so I had nowhere to hide.....;(

But, I still had a good ride out.

crikey, thats the worse place for it...

Glad to hear you had fun though! Thinking of trying some kind of mountain type route after xmas/early spring. Perhaps Snowdon/Helvellyn have to see how things with work/uni go. Also thinking of entering the Kielder 100 which is in next September too... :roll:

altern_8

MattHarper wrote:

altern_8 wrote:

MattHarper wrote:

np mate, should be going ofr about 9:30-10am on sunday i'd expect.

ok mate,ill get in touch saturday night,ill wait till then to see what weather is like...biggus is back this weekend as well,might see if he wants to go up there as well.

Right, so sunday then. I'm meeting some friends at the vistor centre at around 11:15am, if anyone wants to join us your more then welcome. Just look out for my car (White Audi A3)

so ure there about 11am now not 9-30am mate......weather dont look to bad for sunday apart from windy...unless it changes ill be there.

MattHarper

altern_8 wrote:

MattHarper wrote:

altern_8 wrote:

MattHarper wrote:

np mate, should be going ofr about 9:30-10am on sunday i'd expect.

ok mate,ill get in touch saturday night,ill wait till then to see what weather is like...biggus is back this weekend as well,might see if he wants to go up there as well.

Right, so sunday then. I'm meeting some friends at the vistor centre at around 11:15am, if anyone wants to join us your more then welcome. Just look out for my car (White Audi A3)

so ure there about 11am now not 9-30am mate......weather dont look to bad for sunday apart from windy...unless it changes ill be there.

I will be there at 11am, see you in the morning

altern_8

MattHarper wrote:

I will be there at 11am, see you in the morning

ill be there mate...if anything changes in morning ill tx you.

sl2371

giggsmaster and altern8 are you two still going to dalby wednesday for the night ride

Giggsmaster

sl2371 wrote:

giggsmaster and altern8 are you two still going to dalby wednesday for the night ride

No can do mate. City are at home to Everton, they have moved the fixture from mid December to Wednesday night for some reason. Only found out when we were at the game on Saturday.