What a place.........

grant43

yes mate it is scary fast in summer when its bone dry,hopefully wont be too long before we get some good weather was up there yesterday and did a lap round cragg wasnt too bad having a few issues with my back wheel hopefullyget back up there this weekend

bwfc4eva868

I need sort a car out so I can get up there more often. Can't wait to ride it in summer.

grant43

i only live 2 mile away so just ride there have 3 or 4 hours up lee and cragg and then go cafe and ride home so not too bad for me

bwfc4eva868

Its probably doable at 13.4 miles from mine, but there is one hitch, the A56/M66
Oh and i've completely forgot, but where is the link to Cragg? And is it worth it going to Cragg?

Muttly1981

bwfc4eva868 wrote:

Its probably doable at 13.4 miles from mine, but there is one hitch, the A56/M66
Oh and i've completely forgot, but where is the link to Cragg? And is it worth it going to Cragg?

Cragg is ok but the ride over the top is a killer infact i'd go as far as to say the descent back down from Cragg is fantastic and bottom clenching in parts my mate had a massive moment when his back tyre kicked out after hitting a loose rock, i swear i heard him scream .

grant43

craggs definitely worth doing hard going though pedalling all the way round really usually do 2 laps there then go down to lee quarry the new commencal hardtail loves it

philRM

best place to ride in the north west by miles but i'm staying away until the new stuff is finished.

stumpyjon

bwfc4eva868 wrote:

And is it worth it going to Cragg?

Absolutely, if you prefer flowy trail rather than rocky technical it's better than Lee Quarry.

Some new stuff is going into Cragg as well I believe.

bwfc4eva868

Hopefully check it out on Thursday. Although I'm going to be riding like an arse, after a 12 hour night shift.

homers_double

grant43 wrote:

i only live about 2 miles away so ride up there quite often always a good laugh up there but it can be a bit brutal if you take youre mind off things OUCH!!!

Tell me about it, seems every time I ride there something snaps.

p.s, littleborough BTW!

reyrol

Hi Grant
Which way do you get up to lee,i used to be able to go up past Cowm & thro Facit quarry
but since some idiots damaged quarry machinery its got extra fencing which makes it difficult on your own
Dave

homers_double

By the sounds of it, park at Kingfisher Business park and ride up the road.

stumpyjon

reyrol wrote:

i used to be able to go up past Cowm & thro Facit quarry

There are plans for a link into Facit Quarry, in fact the money being spent in Lee Quarry now was destined for it but the various permissions didn't get sorted in time and the money had to be spent by year end. Should still be on the agenda for the next financial year though.

grant43

i either ride down to the kingfisher building and up the track or get on rooley moor road near healey dell and ride up there to cragg hammer it round cragg and then go to lee been up cragg today the tracks been extended by a mile or so made it even better

Anonymous

That place looks like great fun. Apart from the trials bit. I suck so bad at trials.

grant43

yes it is good and you get the bonus of cragg quarry too with the new extended track now the links done just hurts when you fall on the rocks