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  • DanielleT
    DanielleT Posts: 259
    altern_8 wrote:
    just looked at Innerleithen downhill(the matador),think ill give that a miss,8/6 and 4ft rock drop offs lol

    Matty is doing the Winter DH Bike Series at Innerleithen and I'm meant to be marshalling! Sure going to see some good biking (and probably lots of bad to go along too, hoping I don't have to pick up too many broken people)!
    Isn't it all about getting some nice scars to show off to your mates..... Laughing

    And going on your previous, I'll give you 10 minutes before you kill yourself Wink

    I'd give myself even less time then that! ha ha! :lol:

    Anyone out and about this weekend? So want to get out somewhere but not sure where is best? :)
    delightfully dangerous!
  • altern_8
    altern_8 Posts: 1,562
    DanielleT wrote:

    Anyone out and about this weekend? So want to get out somewhere but not sure where is best? :)

    well i was hoping to goto dalby on sunday,till matt h sent me this link>>>>>

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

    its all closed at moment :cry: ,might give them a ring 2mor aft,see if its going to be open on sunday,but if dalby is like that,cant really see anywhere else being rideable,so looks like anouther weekend off the bike :cry:
  • Barkey
    Barkey Posts: 339
    oh well looks like another week on the turbo trainer!
  • Barkey wrote:
    oh well looks like another week on the turbo trainer!

    I was speaking to our kid the other day and was wondering if you could put together a route around Brantingham which wouldn't be too boggy and muddy.

    What do you reckon for a nice 10-15 mile ride?
  • Barkey
    Barkey Posts: 339
    most likely be a lot of road riding, I'll go out one day this week and and check out how bad it is as some sections handle the weather a lot better than others.
  • DanielleT
    DanielleT Posts: 259
    Ended up going to Wharncliffe yesterday to test out all my new kit, and I can say it all works! The DH tracks weren't too bad, a bit slippery and the mud sticky so couldn't get any real speed. :lol: However, the fireroad to the top was a nightmare, it was still a couple of inches of icey slush snow that was impossible to bike in and a pig to push up, it was more of a work out doing that then actually riding the tracks!!
    The DH track we did was really good, I would say its not much worse than the black sections at Dalby really, plus there are loads of different options if you want to make it more difficult/easy. Definately recommend, but i'd wait till all the snow has melted. :D
    delightfully dangerous!
  • Barkey wrote:
    most likely be a lot of road riding, I'll go out one day this week and and check out how bad it is as some sections handle the weather a lot better than others.

    Nice1, cheers for that mate. Hopefully it will be half decent so we can do a bit of off-roading, while the rest of the country defrosts...

    DanielleT wrote:
    Ended up going to Wharncliffe yesterday to test out all my new kit, and I can say it all works! The DH tracks weren't too bad, a bit slippery and the mud sticky so couldn't get any real speed. :lol: However, the fireroad to the top was a nightmare, it was still a couple of inches of icey slush snow that was impossible to bike in and a pig to push up, it was more of a work out doing that then actually riding the tracks!!
    The DH track we did was really good, I would say its not much worse than the black sections at Dalby really, plus there are loads of different options if you want to make it more difficult/easy. Definately recommend, but i'd wait till all the snow has melted. :D

    So, no bumps and bruises then...?

    Always been interested in going there, but heard stories that it is too muddy often than not. I suppose during the hot and dry months (?) it could be fast and furious, yeah?

    How long are the tracks then?
  • DanielleT
    DanielleT Posts: 259

    So, no bumps and bruises then...?

    Always been interested in going there, but heard stories that it is too muddy often than not. I suppose during the hot and dry months (?) it could be fast and furious, yeah?

    How long are the tracks then?

    Nope! I did crash into a tree and went over the bars on two occassions but body armour works!!

    It was a bit muddy but not the worst i've seen on trails before. It would definately be a fast and furious one for summer! :D

    The track that we were doing wasn't particularly long since it was DH and was done in 5 mins with a push up back to the top. I'm assuming the other DH routes will be of similar lengths but there is an XC route there too. Check out http://www.wharncliffe.info/ for more info :lol:
    delightfully dangerous!
  • I spent this sunday morning Demoing the new orange blood around Epping Forest (Nr London)

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    Amazing bike, 6inch at the front and 5inch at the back of travel, retails at about £3k though...

    Rides really well, had alot of fun on the muddy trails getting it sideways out of the corners.
    Yorkshire Man living in Somerset
    http://twitter.com/Mattharperbikin
  • Barkey
    Barkey Posts: 339
    I manged to get out today on the wolds and most of the good sections are ridable and not too muddy but where the horses have been it's pretty bad.
  • i'm not a big fan of Wharncliffe - we tried it last summer and it just seemed a bit, er, disjointed. talked to a few guys there and got the impression that the XC trails hadn't been maintained in a while (maybe i've been a bit spoilt by the likes of dalby). the downhills were ok but imho they were too short to justify the trudge back up.

    as for riding round here, you can get up to 40 mile loops from hessle/anlaby while hardly touching any road. i ran some of the trails at weekend and they seemed pretty good all things considered.
    "scalare come se al grembo degli dei" (apologies to any Italain speakers if the grammar/spelling is off)
  • Barkey wrote:
    I manged to get out today on the wolds and most of the good sections are ridable and not too muddy but where the horses have been it's pretty bad.
    grahamg123 wrote:
    i'm not a big fan of Wharncliffe - we tried it last summer and it just seemed a bit, er, disjointed. talked to a few guys there and got the impression that the XC trails hadn't been maintained in a while (maybe i've been a bit spoilt by the likes of dalby). the downhills were ok but imho they were too short to justify the trudge back up.

    as for riding round here, you can get up to 40 mile loops from hessle/anlaby while hardly touching any road. i ran some of the trails at weekend and they seemed pretty good all things considered.

    Good to hear about the local trails not being too muddy.

    Depending on the weather, I'm going out for a ride on Sunday morning. Don't know where yet, but it will either be the ole Brantingham loop or up to Dalby for a short blast (12-15 mile).

    Let us know if anyone is up for it.
  • Depending on the weather, I'm going out for a ride on Sunday morning. Don't know where yet, but it will either be the ole Brantingham loop or up to Dalby for a short blast (12-15 mile).

    Let us know if anyone is up for it.

    you wont get to Dalby mate on Sunday, just read of MTBE "Just phoned Dalby.Definitley closed,still 4" of snow on most of the trails." and it still says its closed on the website.
    Yorkshire Man living in Somerset
    http://twitter.com/Mattharperbikin
  • MattHarper wrote:
    Depending on the weather, I'm going out for a ride on Sunday morning. Don't know where yet, but it will either be the ole Brantingham loop or up to Dalby for a short blast (12-15 mile).

    Let us know if anyone is up for it.

    you wont get to Dalby mate on Sunday, just read of MTBE "Just phoned Dalby.Definitley closed,still 4" of snow on most of the trails." and it still says its closed on the website.

    Looks like they trails may be open now, but I think I will leave Dalby for this week, it says on the site that it could be bit slushy...

    So, if anyone is interested. I'm doing some of the local loop on Sunday with our kid. Probably set off at around 10ish from North Ferriby.
  • Barkey
    Barkey Posts: 339
    MattHarper wrote:

    So, if anyone is interested. I'm doing some of the local loop on Sunday with our kid. Probably set off at around 10ish from North Ferriby.

    I should be able to make it
  • d-s-m
    d-s-m Posts: 3
    Barkey wrote:
    I manged to get out today on the wolds and most of the good sections are ridable and not too muddy but where the horses have been it's pretty bad.
    grahamg123 wrote:
    i'm not a big fan of Wharncliffe - we tried it last summer and it just seemed a bit, er, disjointed. talked to a few guys there and got the impression that the XC trails hadn't been maintained in a while (maybe i've been a bit spoilt by the likes of dalby). the downhills were ok but imho they were too short to justify the trudge back up.

    as for riding round here, you can get up to 40 mile loops from hessle/anlaby while hardly touching any road. i ran some of the trails at weekend and they seemed pretty good all things considered.

    Good to hear about the local trails not being too muddy.

    Depending on the weather, I'm going out for a ride on Sunday morning. Don't know where yet, but it will either be the ole Brantingham loop or up to Dalby for a short blast (12-15 mile).

    Let us know if anyone is up for it.

    Hi mate, can you tell me were the start of loop is at Brantingham? I went up there before but couldnt find any trails. I'm fairly new to mtbing and would like some rides other than Dalby :roll:

    cheers
  • d-s-m wrote:
    Hi mate, can you tell me were the start of loop is at Brantingham? I went up there before but couldnt find any trails. I'm fairly new to mtbing and would like some rides other than Dalby :roll:

    cheers

    We usually start from the Humber bridge park, Car park on Hessle foreshore. Although I won't be there tomorrow morning.
    Yorkshire Man living in Somerset
    http://twitter.com/Mattharperbikin
  • Barkey
    Barkey Posts: 339
    grahamg123 wrote:

    Hi mate, can you tell me were the start of loop is at Brantingham? I went up there before but couldnt find any trails. I'm fairly new to mtbing and would like some rides other than Dalby :roll:

    cheers

    I usually meet Giggs and Altern at Corby Park in North Ferriby At A63 End.
  • d-s-m wrote:
    Hi mate, can you tell me were the start of loop is at Brantingham? I went up there before but couldnt find any trails. I'm fairly new to mtbing and would like some rides other than Dalby :roll:

    cheers

    Myself and Barkey were out and about doing a little loop around Brantingham area on Sunday. Went out at 10am so the route was nice and frosty, by the time we had finished though it started to defrost... So, we did abit more road than usual.

    Here is the loop, hope it helps.

    Brantingham & Welton Loop
  • d-s-m
    d-s-m Posts: 3
    Barkey wrote:
    grahamg123 wrote:

    Hi mate, can you tell me were the start of loop is at Brantingham? I went up there before but couldnt find any trails. I'm fairly new to mtbing and would like some rides other than Dalby :roll:

    cheers

    I usually meet Giggs and Altern at Corby Park in North Ferriby At A63 End.

    Ok cheers, I'll have to check that out.

    Does anyone still do the Skidby run on sundays on here?
  • d-s-m wrote:
    Barkey wrote:
    grahamg123 wrote:

    Hi mate, can you tell me were the start of loop is at Brantingham? I went up there before but couldnt find any trails. I'm fairly new to mtbing and would like some rides other than Dalby :roll:

    cheers

    I usually meet Giggs and Altern at Corby Park in North Ferriby At A63 End.

    Ok cheers, I'll have to check that out.

    Does anyone still do the Skidby run on sundays on here?

    Don't know whether you spotted it or not, because we posted at the same time. If you look on Page 97 I posted the route me and Barkey did yesterday....
  • Barkey
    Barkey Posts: 339
    I'm not going to be able to make it on wed having to work now.
  • Barkey wrote:
    I'm not going to be able to make it on wed having to work now.

    Just went for a local ride on River Hull Bank today mate. It was starting to get bit muddy at 1030....

    Can't believe how muddy my bike was from the ride on Sunday. Got it out and noticed the chain and rear mech covered in the stuff, also a rear flat aswell which I didn't notice the other day... :cry:
  • sl2371
    sl2371 Posts: 748
    i wish i could get out and get muddy :cry:
    my back is still soar :cry::cry::cry::cry::cry:
    can't even do road work :cry::cry:
  • sl2371 wrote:
    i wish i could get out and get muddy :cry:
    my back is still soar :cry::cry::cry::cry::cry:
    can't even do road work :cry::cry:

    Not good, how long has it been now? Any word on your recovery time?
  • sl2371
    sl2371 Posts: 748
    sl2371 wrote:
    i wish i could get out and get muddy :cry:
    my back is still soar :cry::cry::cry::cry::cry:
    can't even do road work :cry::cry:

    Not good, how long has it been now? Any word on your recovery time?

    well it's been six weeks now i'm probably expecting to be off my bike for another 3 to 4 weeks
  • sl2371 wrote:
    sl2371 wrote:
    i wish i could get out and get muddy :cry:
    my back is still soar :cry::cry::cry::cry::cry:
    can't even do road work :cry::cry:

    Not good, how long has it been now? Any word on your recovery time?

    well it's been six weeks now i'm probably expecting to be off my bike for another 3 to 4 weeks

    Can I join you on your first ride back after 10 weeks out... I might be able to keep up with you for once.... :wink:
  • sl2371
    sl2371 Posts: 748
    lol it will be a bit longer before i can properly do off roading
  • Hey all,

    A few friends and I went for our first peaks ride of the year yesturday. We started in Hope at 10:45am, it was fairly damp and cold as we unloaded the bikes. I was keen to see how my new tyres (Maxxis Highrollers Super tacky) would proform in such damp, wet conditions.

    We started the first climb straight away, heading up the side of Win Hill, upto Hope Brink as the mist became thicker as we gained height.
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    Eventually joining onto the old roman road heading towards Hope Cross. Once at Hope Cross we blasted down the Beast, which was rather wet and loose. We heard many rocks underneath the bikes as they rattled down the track. Then we headed out towards the road, heading east across Rowlee Bridge, and up the big climb up the side of Blackley Hey.
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    Finally we got to the top, where we found quiet abit of snow still, which was mostly unridable. We got back to Hope cross, where we blasted down into Jaggers Clough where we stopped for some Lunch.
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    My bike at lunch time, muddy but it was only going to get worse!
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    After Lunch we headed down into Edale Valley and then abit of road riding into Edale itself. Then we started the somewhat slow and massive road climb upto Mam Tor.
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    Once at the top of Mam Tor, we heading towards Cavedale! However we had to push some on some of the tracks before we got there, due to yet more drifted snow.
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    At this point it was starting to lose light too. We eventually got to Cavedale where the fun began. The descent into Cavedale, is full of small/med sized rocks, most of which where loose with some providing drops. It was quiet a enjoyable but techy descent.
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    Me heading down Cavedale.
    The cavedale descent finishes right in the middle of Castleton village, where we headed on the road back to Hope.
    Pretty good day, although I was pretty tried by the end of it.
    Yorkshire Man living in Somerset
    http://twitter.com/Mattharperbikin
  • Barkey
    Barkey Posts: 339
    looked a good ride if a little bit wet