Tenerife
Gavin Cook
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Has anyone had experience of riding trails in Tenerife ?
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i used to live there, was there for christmas aswell actually but i wasn't riding.
there's loads of trails from nice single track, to full on downhill, as you'd expect it's dry, dusty and in places rocky.
check out www.lavatrax.com they seem like ggod guys
also:
http://www.bikeparktenerife.com/
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Thanks Kev
Gavin0 -
Just came back last week.
We did the long way down tour with Lavatrax. You start at the cable car at the base of Mt Teide (2000m) which is then followed by a 400m climb up to 2400m.
Once at 2400m its pretty much all downhill for 60k, you need good brakes. They do a number of tours and are little expensive @60.00 euros, although everything apart from the cigarettes and beer are more expensive than they are here.
If you don't want to take your own bike, bike hire is available for around 20 euros and the bikes look pretty good. Full suss Marin something or others.
Have a word with them.
Ask for Daz and tell him you've been speaking to Neil and WelshKev off Bike Radar, he might give us a discount next time
I've just uploaded a few photos
http://www.flickr.com/photos/38378636@N ... 597472647/
and this is worth a watch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNfJ__heBM4
(note its not the route we did but you get the idea)0 -
Dirtydog11 wrote:They do a number of tours and are little expensive @60.00 euros
That's because you booked via the bike shop who add a bit for their effort :twisted:
Book direct and save cash! Daz
Lavatrax Tenerife0 -
some great pics there mate 0
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Lavatrax wrote:Dirtydog11 wrote:They do a number of tours and are little expensive @60.00 euros
That's because you booked via the bike shop who add a bit for their effort :twisted:
Book direct and save cash!
That's a fair point, I'd forgot about that.
How's it going Daz we're still buzzing of the trip. I was a little disappointed I had to cut it short. I still haven't been the doctors but I'm going to keep a close eye on things. I think its this chest infection, I still haven't got rid of it. :roll: I'll be fully fit next time though, even if it kills me.
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Would deffo reccomend Lavatrax too. I did the Mount Tiede ride also. Mike is a great guide (if he still works there!) and really helped when i had a slight crash (3 days in hospital). Take some kneepads though as the terrain is very dry, rocky and dusty.
Hi Daz, hope your ok and had a good xmas and new year?
My knee is ok now but my T shirt is looking a bit tatty.
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Hi Neil,
Get to the docs mate, you don't want to end up with a pneumonia, that's not a good day believe me!
Marc, glad your all healed. Mike now works for a German outfit doing tours for his countrymen. We still catch up for a little social biking when the weekends are free though.
You'll have to make a return trip for when we get the 2011 T-Shirts printed up
Daz.Daz
Lavatrax Tenerife0 -
hi daz,
i'm coming back out to tenerife again in may. i'm toying with bringing my bike but are your hire bikes well maintained? (sorry to be rude :oops: )
and also would you mind if i brought my spd pedals and swapped them if i did hire a bike from you? also how much in advance do you need to book guided rides? i like the look of that long way down
muchas gracias, mi amigo 0 -
welshkev wrote:hi daz,
i'm coming back out to tenerife again in may. i'm toying with bringing my bike but are your hire bikes well maintained? (sorry to be rude :oops: )
and also would you mind if i brought my spd pedals and swapped them if i did hire a bike from you? also how much in advance do you need to book guided rides? i like the look of that long way down
muchas gracias, mi amigo
Hi Welshkev,
The bikes are always good mate
No, honestly, they are well looked after and always cleaned, checked and lubed after each ride ready for the next day. They are currently 120mm Marin Eastpeaks.
No problem using your own pedals if that's what you'd prefer.
For April, if you can give me a couple of weeks notice that would be good.
Daz
PS. Just got back in from the Long Way Down + and completely cream crackered!Daz
Lavatrax Tenerife0 -
alright, no need to rub it in that i've got 3 inches of snow and it's probably 23ish degrees there
cool, i haven't booked my flights yet but the gf's parents are expecting us in may so i'll let you know in advance.
thanks for your help
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yes i can also reccomend LAVATRAX ,
FU@@KIN BRILLIANT do the long way down, i smashed it twice with daz on my orange 5,
ye ok daz mate. i'll be over again with neil (DIRTYDOG) so he can finish the trail ha ha
WATCH THIS SPACE FOR THE PHOTOS
( CLEGGYEFC) jamiejamie0 -
Gavin Cook wrote:Has anyone had experience of riding trails in Tenerife ?
Hello, i am spanish, i know very good Tenerife. you can ask me if you have doubt.
the best of tenerife is the teide and the west zone.
I have searched two .gpx for you by road:
Teide: http://en.googlebike.com/ruta.php?id=815
Masca: http://en.googlebike.com/ruta.php?id=812
And three .gpx of other zone by mtb:
http://en.googlebike.com/ruta.php?id=71
http://en.googlebike.com/ruta.php?id=742
http://en.googlebike.com/ruta.php?id=114
I wait that like it.0 -
HMH wrote:Gavin Cook wrote:Has anyone had experience of riding trails in Tenerife ?
Hello, i am spanish, i know very good Tenerife. you can ask me if you have doubt.
the best of tenerife is the teide and the west zone.
I have searched two .gpx for you by road:
Teide: http://en.googlebike.com/ruta.php?id=815
Masca: http://en.googlebike.com/ruta.php?id=812
And three .gpx of other zone by mtb:
http://en.googlebike.com/ruta.php?id=71
http://en.googlebike.com/ruta.php?id=742
http://en.googlebike.com/ruta.php?id=114
I wait that like it.
hola amigo,
tu vivo en tenerife?0 -
No, i Live in Andalucía, but i have been to tenerife several times0
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you should be called spanish welsh kevjamie0
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cleggy efc wrote:you should be called spanish welsh kev
i'm not sure if that's right anyway, i speak it better than i write it
i'm off back to see the gf's parents in may. i'm gonna book the long way down ride. i'm gonna take some knee pads though is it a good laugh? 0 -
kev mate 70 k pointing down lad great laugh, i got blew off my bike at the top were you start ha ha nothin major, a little gust lol. neil above didnt do it all so no doubt thats were were goin next trip, you will enjoy it, daz is sound, he fixed my puncture quicker than neil can do them ha ha might join you in may anyway kev let me no the dates an i might book it too
take it ezi mate jamiejamie0 -
cleggy efc wrote:kev mate 70 k pointing down lad great laugh, i got blew off my bike at the top were you start ha ha nothin major, a little gust lol. neil above didnt do it all so no doubt thats were were goin next trip, you will enjoy it, daz is sound, he fixed my puncture quicker than neil can do them ha ha might join you in may anyway kev let me no the dates an i might book it too
take it ezi mate jamie
i'm gonna hire a bike from lavatrax i think, taking my bike along with the baby and all associated junk is gonna be too much of a pain in the ass
i'm booking my flights later and i'm going from 28th april to 10th may.
let me know if you arrange to go aswell 0 -
i took my orange 5 in a chainreaction bike bag and was sound, easyjey 18.50 each way more than reasonable i thought, but i never had a pram or a baby ha ha two lads from germany who done the long way down with me used the hire bikes you get threw daz and they were buzzin on them marins sais above what they are, anyway kev speak to ye soon amigo or taff ha ha
jamiejamie0
