Slow Rides For Unfit People - Rutland ROAD Ride Sun 9th Sept

rottitera02

sparrowlegs78 wrote:

Billinge woods near me...i knew of another Billinge near Wigan......this is the one near me in Blackburn
Caz xx

Do me a favour Caz get it up on google maps where it is and give us a link...ta chuck.

sparrowlegs78

rottitera02 wrote:

sparrowlegs78 wrote:

Billinge woods near me...i knew of another Billinge near Wigan......this is the one near me in Blackburn
Caz xx

Do me a favour Caz get it up on google maps where it is and give us a link...ta chuck.

ok, will have a try
Caz xx

sparrowlegs78

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&sourc ... ngdom&z=16

Killiard lane is the best car park ,it's right at the top of the woods.
For us, the best place to park is our house then it's no climb to get home ...there's not a big climb for us to get there either
Caz xx

sparrowlegs78

the billinge woods bit is the big space at the top of Witton Park....google doesn't show it for some reason, you can probs see it better using the streetview thing.
Caz xx

rottitera02

Found it Caz..ta.

Will have to have a blast round there when its all sorted, how far from you is it ?

sparrowlegs78

From me it's about a 10 15 min ride, nothing really
Caz xx

sparrowlegs78

Just mapquested it, it's less than 2 miles from my house to the woods ...can you tell how slooooow I am .....10/15 mins to do 2 miles lmao
:oops:
Caz xx

rottitera02

It prob feels like 10/15mins......at least you got something like this close to you....there's nothin in southport !!!!

sparrowlegs78

There's the dirt jumps just at the Banks end of Marine Drive Rottie lol just near the roundabout :P
Caz xx

rottitera02

sparrowlegs78 wrote:

There's the dirt jumps just at the Banks end of Marine Drive Rottie lol just near the roundabout :P
Caz xx

Aye....i may as well take a fickin' jump an all.....''

kevens64

Afternoon all!

7 hour, 38 miles ride around Afan forrest Yesterday. Did the Skyline trail but missed a turn off and did 5 miles going the wrong way before we realised! :? Had to trek back (mostly uphill) to the correct turn off point. :roll:
2 falls (both me and Tammy), 1 puncture (Tammy), and 1 over the bars (Tammy).
Will post a link to some vids later.

Ready for Cannock now!!

Hope you all having a good weekend!

rottitera02

kevens64 wrote:

Afternoon all!

7 hour, 38 miles ride around Afan forrest Yesterday. Did the Skyline trail but missed a turn off and did 5 miles going the wrong way before we realised! :? Had to trek back (mostly uphill) to the correct turn off point. :roll:
2 falls (both me and Tammy), 1 puncture (Tammy), and 1 over the bars (Tammy).
Will post a link to some vids later.

Ready for Cannock now!!

Hope you all having a good weekend!

Sounds like you got plenty of practise in then guys......it's easy to miss a turn off when flying along and enjoying yourself.........hope Tammy is ok after the over the bar stunt.

Went out myself earlier on and clocked around 30 miles of riding on mostly off-road tracks.....got to keep the legs spinning even though there aren't any hills around here i can get a good run traffic-free.

Look forward to your vids later.........'8)'

Mrsbeonetrek

rottitera02 wrote:

kevens64 wrote:

Afternoon all!

7 hour, 38 miles ride around Afan forrest Yesterday. Did the Skyline trail but missed a turn off and did 5 miles going the wrong way before we realised! :? Had to trek back (mostly uphill) to the correct turn off point. :roll:
2 falls (both me and Tammy), 1 puncture (Tammy), and 1 over the bars (Tammy).
Will post a link to some vids later.

Ready for Cannock now!!

Hope you all having a good weekend!

Sounds like you got plenty of practise in then guys......it's easy to miss a turn off when flying along and enjoying yourself.........hope Tammy is ok after the over the bar stunt.

Went out myself earlier on and clocked around 30 miles of riding on mostly off-road tracks.....got to keep the legs spinning even though there aren't any hills around here i can get a good run traffic-free.

Look forward to your vids later.........'8)'

Afternoon

I'm still hurting a little but will be fine for next weekend. It takes more than flying over the handle bars to keep a northerner down

kevens64

Skyline vids here ->>> http://www.vimeo.com/11593433 http://www.vimeo.com/11594246 http://www.vimeo.com/11596296

Tammy was fine apart from a few bumps and bruises.

GPS data http://connect.garmin.com/activity/32699819 for anyone interested in that sort of stuff.

rottitera02

Cool vids guys.......i noticed how far down the drops were on the valley sides, the trail was literally on the edge.

Quite a lot of it was on the valley sides.....and it looked pretty good with a lot of the trail looking 'natural' around the valley.

Couidn't agree with you more on your comment about northerners Tam...am one meself.

Looking forward to meeting you both at cannock....only a week to go......':D'

phoebian

Went to Thetford today with some randoms from another forum, was a pretty good ride!

Some cheeky little parts on the trails! They got nothing on Cannock though...

Cheshley

12ish miles locally today. Apart from the short climb up the old pit top it's flat as fook but it beats the alternatives.....

kevens64

rottitera02 wrote:

Cool vids guys.......i noticed how far down the drops were on the valley sides, the trail was literally on the edge.

Quite a lot of it was on the valley sides.....and it looked pretty good with a lot of the trail looking 'natural' around the valley.

Couidn't agree with you more on your comment about northerners Tam...am one meself.

Looking forward to meeting you both at cannock....only a week to go......':D'

Yeah some steep drops if you go over the edge. The Skyline trail loops around from one side of the valley to the other and back again. Some long stretches of forest road and long sections of singletrack. Its not as popular as the other trails at Afan due to its distance and the amount of forest road in between sections. We only saw 3 other mtbers all day. First time we have done this trail and would recommend it if you want a longer endurance type ride with some techy bits thrown in. The most technical bits come in the last three sections....as you are starting to feel fatigued....to try and catch you out!

Kev

sparrowlegs78

Nice ride today round the local woods, and had a good nosey at the new trail thats being built and I can't wait to ride it...even more so now that I know there's a chicken run instead on the nearly 2 foot drop! :shock:
It's like a very condensed Coed Y Brenin with gritstone not slate lol
Caz xx

sparrowlegs78

Trail photos ...from the bottom of the trail to the top, I walked from the bottom, so the pics are from there to the top
http://s40.photobucket.com/albums/e209/ ... n%20trail/
Caz xx

rottitera02

Caz...the link to photobucket is askin for a password !!!!!!!!!

sparrowlegs78

it's unlocked now
Caz xx

phoebian

That trail looks really good Caz!

sparrowlegs78

I'll get the vids on Sat...it's a tricky bugger with a few of my pet "can't do's" which are steep short drops downhill.... I can't let go enough so end up getting half way down then getting off
Caz xx

rottitera02

sparrowlegs78 wrote:

I'll get the vids on Sat...it's a tricky bugger with a few of my pet "can't do's" which are steep short drops downhill.... I can't let go enough so end up getting half way down then getting off
Caz xx

You wont know till you try it Caz.....get yer bum behind the saddle and keep arms relaxed not tense...when yer front wheel gets to the bottom let the bars come up to yer chest and you will roll it nicely...try it slowly.

sparrowlegs78

I did ride one of my big bug bears today, Theres is a bit in the woods that I couldn't do coz it was short and steep, I did it today though, got the evidence on video so Richie would believe me lol
Caz xx

rottitera02

sparrowlegs78 wrote:

I did ride one of my big bug bears today, Theres is a bit in the woods that I couldn't do coz it was short and steep, I did it today though, got the evidence on video so Richie would believe me lol
Caz xx

See...your'e gettin more confident already......':D'

sparrowlegs78

rottitera02 wrote:

sparrowlegs78 wrote:

I did ride one of my big bug bears today, Theres is a bit in the woods that I couldn't do coz it was short and steep, I did it today though, got the evidence on video so Richie would believe me lol
Caz xx

See...your'e gettin more confident already......':D'

thank youuuuuuuu
Caz xx

Cheshley

I had a short steep drop pointed out to me today off the side of the pit top. Smooth surface, just a little steep with a couple of direction changes on the way down. Didn't attempt it today but watch this space.....

rottitera02

Cheshley wrote:

I had a short steep drop pointed out to me today off the side of the pit top. Smooth surface, just a little steep with a couple of direction changes on the way down. Didn't attempt it today but watch this space.....

OUCH !! = RESULT !!!!