North Shore

peabrain
peabrain Posts: 43
edited April 2009 in MTB general
who would pay to have a go on a north shore area near Manchester?
and if so how much?

i was thinking about setting one up in the future. i know it wont be the best thing in the world but it would still be great fun
if you can ride up it, its too easy

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  • tompug
    tompug Posts: 227
    I'm a bit meh, indifferent with north shore. I dont see the point of it unless your using it to traverse impassable terrain. Putting north shore over perfectly good trail is completely pointless. Trail centers do it extensively, boils my piss no end.
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  • Whytepeak
    Whytepeak Posts: 2,616
    Where in manchester - with the council's support :? More info
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  • GTi-R23
    GTi-R23 Posts: 175
    Yeah most people would pay NOT to ride on north shore :lol:

    Would have to be something fairly impressive to expect people to turn up in their 1000s to pay to ride it, so I wouldn't expect to make huge money from the venture.
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  • wings988
    wings988 Posts: 106
    As Tompug say's its pointless unless its getting over a ditch, swamp or other un-passable terrain. I'd much rather ride along a decent single track than northshore planks, IMO they are a necessary evil and certainly would not pay for the privilege to ride either. I don't mind a couple of quid to park the car if its a decent car park with toilets and changing room facilities but thats about it for podding out the cash when going for a MTB ride. If it was an idea on Dragons Den you'd be sent home with no investment for sure.
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  • hucking_fell
    hucking_fell Posts: 1,056
    edited April 2009
    There's already successful Northshore / Freeride parks like Esher Shore, AC bikepark in Churchill and TT bikepark in Bideford so why not another one near Manchester?

    As long as you've got a slope with trees on it, and permission from the landowner.

    It's a bit far from Dundee in Scotland for me though.
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  • realnumber 1
    realnumber 1 Posts: 675
    You expect tight northerners to pay? :roll: :wink: Also what we talking? There is some north shore at Stainburn and I can hardly do that yet and it's free!
    What I would pay for is for people at the sides to catch me when I fall off, :D or just a few lessons/confidence building.
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  • peabrain
    peabrain Posts: 43
    edited April 2009
    like Winterberg but maybe not so big
    if you can ride up it, its too easy
  • dave_hill
    dave_hill Posts: 3,877
    realnumber 1 wrote:
    You expect tight northerners to pay? :roll: :wink:

    Er, excuse me - I think you'll find that we Lancastrians are far more generous. We all know that Yorkshiremen are just Scots with all the generosity sucked out of them, deep pockets and short arms. :shock: :D

    I once knew a Yorkshireman who dropped 50p. It hit him on the back of the head.
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  • Nik_B
    Nik_B Posts: 270
    dave_hill wrote:
    realnumber 1 wrote:
    You expect tight northerners to pay? :roll: :wink:

    Er, excuse me - I think you'll find that we Lancastrians are far more generous. We all know that Yorkshiremen are just Scots with all the generosity sucked out of them, deep pockets and short arms. :shock: :D

    I once knew a Yorkshireman who dropped 50p. It hit him on the back of the head.

    :lol:
  • peabrain
    peabrain Posts: 43
    how cool is this?
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWYfoF4a ... re=related
    if you can ride up it, its too easy
  • deadliest
    deadliest Posts: 471
    dave_hill wrote:
    realnumber 1 wrote:
    You expect tight northerners to pay? :roll: :wink:

    Er, excuse me - I think you'll find that we Lancastrians are far more generous. We all know that Yorkshiremen are just Scots with all the generosity sucked out of them, deep pockets and short arms. :shock: :D

    I once knew a Yorkshireman who dropped 50p. It hit him on the back of the head.

    And I heard 2 Lancastrians invented copper wire fighting over a 2 pence piece. :lol:

    Got to love the old ones.
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  • deadliest
    deadliest Posts: 471
    peabrain wrote:
    how cool is this?
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWYfoF4a ... re=related

    All seems a bit silly and pointless to me ??? Never looked at a hamster and thought how cool they looked in there wheel.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHRw0lJoylk

    Although I would possibly pay to stand and watch if the above happened.
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  • Northwind
    Northwind Posts: 14,675
    deadliest wrote:
    All seems a bit silly and pointless to me ??? Never looked at a hamster and thought how cool they looked in there wheel.

    Really? I have. You know this is exactly how zorbing was invented right? And zorbing makes the world a better place.
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  • LordBanks
    LordBanks Posts: 358
    I love the proper North Shore stuff, the really technical stuff.

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