Lee quarry

BOLTONBOXER

I'm 24 year old not had a bike for years recently got a bike in october just to keep fit for my boxing , since having my bike I have done alot of road miles , recently I went up to the pigion tower rivington and come down what I now know as the ice cream run and did ok , so last weekend I went to nab wood chorley and loved it , was just woundering is Lee quary ok for beginners I don't wanna be in the way of people ha all help welcome

mintedox

Its well worth a drive up there and its never really to busy. Everytime i have headed over to cragg its been pretty much deserted. Dont worry about others.

Gisburn is about 45. mins away from bolton if you havent already been.

mcnultycop

I asked the same question here. Lee is ace fun, there are some challenging bits but if you stick to the red everything is roll-able. I've been in the week and been the only person there (not really advisable) and early on weekends and there haven't been too many people there, if you are bothered. As it isn't a load of singletrack if you need to get out of the way of someone quicker than you it is easily done as there are loads of places where the trail forks. Just get up there.

BOLTONBOXER

will get my self there then gonna go at weekend thanks for the hlp guys

delcol

get yourself over to the quarry you will love it...

remember the trails are there for everyone to use,, and everyone started as a beginner once.. yes it can get pretty busy up there at a weekend especially on a sunday..
if anyone gives you any crap you could practace your boxing and knock em out...

we tend to hit lee most weekends so i'm going i will gladley hook with you to show you round and give you some tips/help you out...

1mancity2

When you thinking of guys, sunday?

NickLCR

I'm gonna head up on Friday? Is the Futures Park office used on weekdays? Is it ok to park on there on a weekday too?

BOLTONBOXER

delcol wrote:

get yourself over to the quarry you will love it...

remember the trails are there for everyone to use,, and everyone started as a beginner once.. yes it can get pretty busy up there at a weekend especially on a sunday..
if anyone gives you any crap you could practace your boxing and knock em out...

we tend to hit lee most weekends so i'm going i will gladley hook with you to show you round and give you some tips/help you out...

sounds great mate can't wait will let ya know if I'm defo going if I do it will be sunday mate

stumpyjon

Yep Future's park is busy weekdays, the council is based in the offices. Uusually space to park on the access roads at the back of the quarry (Unlees JJO's fleet of lorries is in the, big yellow and black artics).

delcol

no worries upto now i have nothing on this weekend and am itching to get out on my mtb not been out for over 3 weeks with the shitty weater and kids birthday parties..

will probably hit rivi on saturday for a spin then look at lee on sunday then..

BOLTONBOXER

delcol wrote:

no worries upto now i have nothing on this weekend and am itching to get out on my mtb not been out for over 3 weeks with the shitty weater and kids birthday parties..

will probably hit rivi on saturday for a spin then look at lee on sunday then..

Just been watching a few videos on you tube from Lee quarry I'm defo gonna go on sunday have a mooch about see how brave I am ha,

mcnultycop

I'll be up on Saturday, either about 0900 or 1330 depending upon when I'm allowed to play out.

mcnultycop

I only managed an hour and a half up there today as I was pushed for time, but had a great time. There are some of our traveller friends set up just behind futures park; they didn't seem to be any trouble but they had some dogs "daawgs, if you like Guy Ritchie films" who are proper little bastards chasing you as you do the last little section before the car park.

grant43

gippo scum

delcol

yep we seen the pi i mean travlers.. on sat when we went.. they were there 2 years ago causing all kind of trouble...

mcnultycop

I was up early this morning and went over to Cragg with Grant43, ace ride apart from the fall in the car park when setting off (still don't know what happened) and the near fall just on the rocky bit before the cattlegrid (sorry to the guys I made brake). Nice 2.5 hours though, that bit back from Cragg to Lee is ace fun.

BOLTONBOXER

Finally got my self to Lee quarry for the first time this morning it was great apart from the sleety snow lol ,,,has anybody else been up today , I can't wait t next weekend now hopefully ill be abit quicker around :-)

grant43

was a good run saturday weather was a bit crappy,first proper ride of the year so hopefully get a bit fitter now,hopefully up there next weekend

delcol

are the pi sorry travlers still there?

1mancity2

Might be up sunday on the jump bike, dunno yet

stumpyjon

I think the travelling folk have travelled onwards.

grant43

no dirty thieving scum oh i mean travellers have gone now,must be a wedding on somewhere

BOLTONBOXER

delcol wrote:

are the pi sorry travlers still there?

I didn't see any y were they causing trouble lol ,, cnt wait go again :-)

delcol

no not when we were there last week but i dont trust them, especially when you got around £6,000 worth of bikes with you...
when they were there the other year there was a bit of trouble things going missing in the local area mainly diesel,, and the kids were a nuisance on there motorbikes going up to the quarry..

grant43

been up this afternoon all clear thank god.

BOLTONBOXER

delcol wrote:

no not when we were there last week but i dont trust them, especially when you got around £6,000 worth of bikes with you...
when they were there the other year there was a bit of trouble things going missing in the local area mainly diesel,, and the kids were a nuisance on there motorbikes going up to the quarry..

I'd just have to box there heads off open a can of woop arse :-)

grant43

hope to be up there saturday and sunday try and get some fitness back in the legs

delcol

me to hope to take my bike out and test my new bling bling drve train out...

grant43

think everyones been doing their bikes up,ive had forks serviced,new raceface bb,front wheel re-spoked and new jockey wheels on rear mech,not working at minute so hope nothing else goes wrong now.

BOLTONBOXER

delcol wrote:

me to hope to take my bike out and test my new bling bling drve train out...

I'm gonna go sunday give my bike a run I bet u have parts on your bike worth more than my full bike ha

delcol

BOLTONBOXER wrote:

delcol wrote:

me to hope to take my bike out and test my new bling bling drve train out...

I'm gonna go sunday give my bike a run I bet u have parts on your bike worth more than my full bike ha

only because most of the kit has been bought over time.. i cant afford to spend silly money on things now still unemployed after being made redundant last year,, and i can't find any jobs locally that pay anyware near what i was earning in my last job...

there is things i want but i cant afford to get,, like new forks....