hull and surrounding area....

Giggsmaster

If its still dry and I'm not at work on Friday, me and Altern are planning a trip to the local woods in Brantingham area.

So, if anyone is interested let us know. Don't know what time yet, but pretty flexible. I'll know for certain tomorrow evening regarding any work on Friday.

bobs bikes

im only available sunday and wed afternoon.
i ended up taking the route 66 through cott to beverley then the hudson way to market weighton. very boggy still.
had fish and chips and came sliding home again, about 32 miles in mud! :roll:

Barkey

Giggsmaster wrote:

If its still dry and I'm not at work on Friday, me and Altern are planning a trip to the local woods in Brantingham area.

So, if anyone is interested let us know. Don't know what time yet, but pretty flexible. I'll know for certain tomorrow evening regarding any work on Friday.

Im off friday so I can make it but I reckon it will be still muddy

Giggsmaster

Barkey wrote:

Giggsmaster wrote:

If its still dry and I'm not at work on Friday, me and Altern are planning a trip to the local woods in Brantingham area.

So, if anyone is interested let us know. Don't know what time yet, but pretty flexible. I'll know for certain tomorrow evening regarding any work on Friday.

Im off friday so I can make it but I reckon it will be still muddy

just do the sort of the same route we did a month or so back, should be ok in between the trees, shouldn't it....?

Is around 12.30 ok with you, i ain't got anything planned in morning but I'll have to let my mcds brekie settle.....

Barkey

yeah sure, hope fully not too bad not been much rain since I last tried the route.

Giggsmaster

Anyone been over on the Brantingham trails since the downpour on Saturday? I was wondering what the conditions were like.

saxonduke

Hi mate myself and some friends are doing the coast to coast Morecambe to Bridlington dates are 29th april 30th april and the 1st may on mtb would be nice to get some off roading done if poss regards Ken

altern_8

saxonduke wrote:

Hi mate myself and some friends are doing the coast to coast Morecambe to Bridlington dates are 29th april 30th april and the 1st may on mtb would be nice to get some off roading done if poss regards Ken

hi there ken and welcome...giggsmaster and a couple of mates are doing coast to coast this year as well,but a diff route from youreself,im sure he will reply which route hes doing,the majority of us on this thread get out at least once a week,so just keep a eye out for when and where,i know giggsmaster and barkey are looking at going to peaks on friday as long as its not raining...i wont be around for a week from saturday as off upto scotland for a week,and taking my mtb with me

Giggsmaster

altern_8 wrote:

saxonduke wrote:

Hi mate myself and some friends are doing the coast to coast Morecambe to Bridlington dates are 29th april 30th april and the 1st may on mtb would be nice to get some off roading done if poss regards Ken

hi there ken and welcome...giggsmaster and a couple of mates are doing coast to coast this year as well,but a diff route from youreself,im sure he will reply which route hes doing,the majority of us on this thread get out at least once a week,so just keep a eye out for when and where,i know giggsmaster and barkey are looking at going to peaks on friday as long as its not raining...i wont be around for a week from saturday as off upto scotland for a week,and taking my mtb with me

Hi Ken

I'm doing the Mbr route from a couple of years ago from St Bees to Robin Hoods Bay, should be fun.

Whereabouts are you looking at coming into this area, probably be best if we knew the exact route your hoping to take. I'm sure us lot could help you out though, no probs.

saxonduke

Hi doing a couple runs prior to test routes out to try and keep ofthe roads as much as poss.Will hopefully finalise route soon.Allso looks like we are going to be supporting the northwest air ambulance.May need it haha

sl2371

well i get my new bike on tuesday so any one want to do a night ride next week :shock:

Barkey

sl2371 wrote:

well i get my new bike on tuesday so any one want to do a night ride next week :shock:

I should be up for that I've got the lights and not used them yet.

Giggsmaster

So you guys been out or still going out this week, what with all this lovely weather....?

DanielleT

Hey Peeps!

Any plans for an XC jaunt on the either of the weekends of 18th or 24th April? I'm going to be free for both of them as Matt's off to France to go bouldering, i'm not going as i've got too much uni work on to sacrifice a whole week but I can give up a day or two to go biking of course

First DH race ever this weekend, blooming no. 13 as my race number :? not a good start!!

Hope you're all dandy!

sl2371

well i have my nice new bike but my physio said to me not to ride it for 2 weeks at the least :x :x

MattHarper

So you guys been out or still going out this week, what with all this lovely weather....?

Went to Dalby on Thursday with my G/f. we did about 17miles of the Red route, with some of the World Cup Course thrown in. Also, we went down the new 'Section 18' which has just been finished. This is after Dixons Hallow, where the old red route descent used to be before you go over the wooden bridge for the massive climb. The new route is alot more techy, and twisty with some black options thrown in for good measure.

Also been out biking whilst my g/f has been doing her traning for the London Marathlon. So done abit of beach riding, road riding etc.

On the 11th I'll be at Dalby again, lol. Demo'ing some Orange bikes. Should be fun!

ny plans for an XC jaunt on the either of the weekends of 18th or 24th April?

Your not going to watch the World XC at Dalby on the 24th? I'll be down in London that weekend for the Marathon, but would love to be watching the XC too. Always next year! Could be up for something on the 18th maybe...



Also sent my application away to do some Marshalling over the summer for the British Downhill series, should be pretty exciting to watch! Hopefully be able to Marshall for the last 3 races in the summer! Best way to see the uk's best DH racers.

Hopefully be able to get my XC bike sorted out soon too, although im tempted to get some longer forks for it as it currently has 100mm. Would be nice to get some 120-130-140's for it.

Biggus86

Anyone been on the Ferriby trail recently? Conditions? Need to give the bike a bit of TLC before it ventures out, got a week off so i should be out and about if the weather stays good-ish.

Giggsmaster

So then Si, you ain't gone against your physio's wishes and been out on your bike...?

Are we going to try and get something sorted out for the weekend of 18th then kids, hopefully this weather should have died down by then.

Matt, you might see Danielle flying past you when your on the DH marshalling... If you read this before your race Danielle, then good luck!

And Biggus, I can see the trails being bit boggy, especially with all this rain mate.

MattHarper

Giggsmaster wrote:

Matt, you might see Danielle flying past you when your on the DH marshalling... If you read this before your race Danielle, then good luck!

You never know!

Quiet alot of the big names are racing in the series, inc Dan, Gee and Racheal Atherton, Steve Peat, Matti Lehikoinen.

I'll be out on Sunday around Rosedale with a few friends from Guisborough. Hopefully get some nice pics too.

As for the 18th, im up for a ride somewhere!

sl2371

Giggsmaster wrote:

So then Si, you ain't gone against your physio's wishes and been out on your bike...?

nope and yes it is killing me :x
having a brand spanking new bike and not being able to ride it yet it's like christmas as a kid

altern_8

now then peeps,i know its late but just took me ages to upload my pics from balblair trail centre i went to in sunny scotland,lol...its about a hours drive north of inverness on the kyle of sutherland,not to be mistaken for the town/village of balbalir which the sat nav started taking me towards....its about 9 miles long but has every thing you can ask for,steep climbs,rock gardens for those with big suss bikes,drop offs,north shore,singletrack,burms,sweeping downhills,i had a huge grin on my face all the way round,after about 4 miles my legs where gone as the slab garden is very hard,had to push my bike up one part as i was just getting wheel spin.......it beats anything dalby has to offer imo....was hoping to do ben aigen but weather got the better of me hope pics arnt to boring for you all

climb from car park


still climbing


start of first bit off proper off road after fireroad climb


single track


view back down to valley


more views


looking back down from where i started


the name says it










top of climb at mast...


anouther new section,huge grin on face going down this so only one pic...


looking back at bottom of downhill


next section






had to push up 2nd part of this climb,to much wheel spin...






last section leading back onto fireroad


riding back up last bit of blue route with dog in tow...


top of last bit of blue route


dog running behind me at end of blue route


should of sucked in belly,lol


stood in front of route map,need to suck in that belly....

sl2371

cracking pictures
on all the rock sections do they have arrows on them to tell you the best lines to take

altern_8

sl2371 wrote:

cracking pictures
on all the rock sections do they have arrows on them to tell you the best lines to take

now then mate,yea they have arrows on them to show you best line,suppose to make it smooth and flowing for ppl who havent rode it before so you dont have to keep stopping to look at what line to take over and down the sections,i found it harder trying to follow the lines,so the majority of it i just took my own.

MattHarper

Nice mate, lots like alot of fun! Loving the look of those rock slabs!

Been for a blast around Rosedale today, found some nice bits of singletrack too.

altern_8

MattHarper wrote:

Nice mate, lots like alot of fun! Loving the look of those rock slabs!

Been for a blast around Rosedale today, found some nice bits of singletrack too.

would of been right up youre street matt,the rock slabs would of been ideal for youre big hitting bike,was great fun riding it tho,i just had a huge grin all the way round it,if i had more time id of gone round again,if i lived up there id ride it once a month as you would get use to the lines to ride and would be great fun.

MattHarper

Sounds it! Think we need to move to Scotland?

SO, I've been riding around Rosedale this morning with some friends. We started at the Iion Inn, headed on some shooting tracks and then bridleways down towards Lastingham, then headed east looping back round towards Rosedale Chimmy. Then through Rosedale and up and around on the old railway line back to lion Inn. Some of the pics,














Chain broke!


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altern_8

just a pity its a hours drive north of inverness mate,i couldnt believe it tho on way home,bloody laggen was only just over a hour away down the a9,if id know that id of gone there,lol...........nice pics mate,think we are up on moors 2mor,giggs is ringing me in morning,seeing how the weather is,weve rode the railway line b4 at start of a ride...

sl2371

i bet it was a bit boggy in part along the old railway line
i've done it a few times and had to hike a bike through deep thick mud a few times

DanielleT

Giggsmaster wrote:

Matt, you might see Danielle flying past you when your on the DH marshalling... If you read this before your race Danielle, then good luck!

Thanks Giggs, race went really well! Very very muddy to start off with but the track dried out by race runs on sunday and I achieved my aim of not finishing last overall. I came third out of the seniors and 5th overall out of 7. Was racing against someone who no one there was going to beat or even get close to, Rachel Atherton!!!! and the junior champ, Charlotte Hughes. Since there were so few of us they put us all in a group together for the podiums so I had no chance! ha ha! Rachel cruised down in 2mins 33secs where the rest of us where from 3mins 13secs to 4mins 19secs, my best time was 3mins 54secs.

Rachel was really cool, took time to chat to us at the top of the track before our race runs. Dan was meant to be racing too but he decided not to and Gee was there having a mess around too! Moelfre is their local haunt mind you so the chances of bumping into them was quite high.

I'll try and get some pics up if I can steal them off the net somewhere.

Hopefully I should be up for a ride on the 18th, need to change the old spicy back to XC mode and get my front hub sorted, it took a bit of a thrashing this weekend!

Altern - Your pics look ace!! Guessing you had a good time?

Matt - Thats cool you're marshelling, its quite fun if the weather is good, get to see some good riding, make sure you ask to get rotated on the course so you get to see lots.

MattHarper

DanielleT wrote:

Matt - Thats cool you're marshelling, its quite fun if the weather is good, get to see some good riding, make sure you ask to get rotated on the course so you get to see lots.

Cheers, as you say, its a great way to see some riding!

Sounds like you should be on a bigger travel bike to get an even faster time for the next race you'll enter?