Riding Skye

DIESELDOG

Off to Skye in a few weeks and plan to get some miles in, never been before so don't know the terrain.

I am fortunate to be in the position to take pretty much any MTB with me, so, my question is this:

Do I go the whole hog with full sus or would hardtail suffice? I have requested the Spesh Myka FSR comp but there are others to chose from.

Obviously I won't be throwing myself down mountains but do plan to find some half decent routes.

Anyone ridden Skye?

Love n hugs

DD

montevideoguy

Beware small flying things that are a pain in the anus (face, arms, and everywhere else)

Richie63

Yes, but to be honest I'd take a road bike.

DIESELDOG

Richie63 wrote:

Yes, but to be honest I'd take a road bike.

Hmmm, well, that will please the OH! Nope, it's def time for full sus.

Love n hugs

DD

Richie63

I have ridden on Skye and that was in the Cuillins and I took my bike up to Coire Lagen from Glen Brittle. It's a difficult path to cycle but the decent is worth it.

There is a worthwile route from the Sligachan Hotel down Glen Sligachan .

There are also numerous routes at the other end of the Island around Uig and the Trotternish Perninsula including the Quirang.

Even so the best thing to do is the road riding as the roads are generally first class and the views superb

MrChrisP

I'm just back from climbing in the Cuillins. As Richie says it would be a right pain to get the bike up to the foot of the ridge but well worth it for the decents. I've always fancied the idea of riding down from Coire Lagan. You'd need to be mindful though as the paths will be full of climbers heading up to the Ridge. Glen Brittle is the main starting point for most people wanting to climb the ridge as it has the most direct route to the Inaccessible Pinnacle.

There is a great cycle route from Sligachan which includes plenty of road and off road biking in one neat trail.

I've scanned in the details of the route from a little guide book I have. Not the best quality but you can make out the details etc.



The roads around Skye have been hit hard by the last winter and a lot of them are in desperate need of repair. Lots of deep pot holes cunningly disguised as shallow puddles so be wary.

Richie63

That's a shame to hear about the Skye roads dropping in standard. I just hope that the Island has the budget to fix the damage.

noppy

same has happened on lewis with the roads , theyre awful to drive on atmo

shaw8670

The roads are sorting out quite well at the moment. Check out "Cuillin Wheels" on Facebeook. We are a mixture of road and M/B riders. We meet a couple of times a week for mainly road rides.