Where did you ride today?

Clank

prawny wrote:

broona wrote:

Rode Kirroughtree Red today, good crack, first time in a long while I've ridden a trail centre by myself, but I was in the area for the weekend so it seemed rude not to, lol! :twisted:

Me too

Gonna have another go (or two) later in the week, those rocky uppy bits are a pain in the ars*/shins.

Not half as much as that cobbled path! Which sadist thought of that?

I do like Kirroughtree, though.

It was the Surrey hills, for me this weekend (Pitch and Holmbury mainly) including the repeats of 'usual' trio of trails (as I happened to be passing). The top half of Telegraph Poles isn't in the best of conditions at the moment, though.

prawny

Clank wrote:

prawny wrote:

broona wrote:

Rode Kirroughtree Red today, good crack, first time in a long while I've ridden a trail centre by myself, but I was in the area for the weekend so it seemed rude not to, lol! :twisted:

Me too

Gonna have another go (or two) later in the week, those rocky uppy bits are a pain in the ars*/shins.

Not half as much as that cobbled path! Which sadist thought of that?

I do like Kirroughtree, though.

It was the Surrey hills, for me this weekend (Pitch and Holmbury mainly) including the repeats of 'usual' trio of trails (as I happened to be passing). The top half of Telegraph Poles isn't in the best of conditions at the moment, though.

'Rocky Road'? That is a literal pain in the arse. I was surprised to find out later that that is part of the blue, wouldn't have fancied that a couple of years ago.

bike_addict

Cannock Chase Follow The Dog, at the end I rode past Chris Boardman who was riding the opposite way near the car park at the end of the trail who must have just done a photo shoot (3 other people with him were walking) he even said "Nice bike" to me! (Which is fair enough I was riding a Boardman)

Made my day!

broona

prawny wrote:

Clank wrote:

prawny wrote:

broona wrote:

Rode Kirroughtree Red today, good crack, first time in a long while I've ridden a trail centre by myself, but I was in the area for the weekend so it seemed rude not to, lol! :twisted:

Me too

Gonna have another go (or two) later in the week, those rocky uppy bits are a pain in the ars*/shins.

Not half as much as that cobbled path! Which sadist thought of that?

I do like Kirroughtree, though.

It was the Surrey hills, for me this weekend (Pitch and Holmbury mainly) including the repeats of 'usual' trio of trails (as I happened to be passing). The top half of Telegraph Poles isn't in the best of conditions at the moment, though.

'Rocky Road'? That is a literal pain in the ars*. I was surprised to find out later that that is part of the blue, wouldn't have fancied that a couple of years ago.

Yeah, I really enjoyed it apart from a couple of odd rocky bits that were awkward to ride, especially the little uphill section not long before dropping back down into the car park! And I didn't like the almost vertical gravel climb about 2/3 of the way through either, lol!

prawny

Rode kirroughtree black today, halfway round I was ready to ask for my money back *fnar* too much fireroad and impossible stepups, then I got to talnotry hill, feck me what a blast. Only fell off once too, indecision on the rock steps just before hissing Sid. Nailed Sid itself and I've been buzzing all day. Going to ride the red again in the morning before heading home on Friday.

Still hacked off with all the uphill rock gardens though, can anyone ride all the way this place without having to get off and push?

Kowalski675

bike_addict wrote:

Cannock Chase Follow The Dog, at the end I rode past Chris Boardman who was riding the opposite way near the car park at the end of the trail who must have just done a photo shoot (3 other people with him were walking) he even said "Nice bike" to me! (Which is fair enough I was riding a Boardman)

Made my day!

Did you ask him to buy a pot of grease for the factory, lol?

j_l

Last night I did my 20 mile local loop taking in some stunning views, my ride takes me along that finger of land in the back ground (baggy point) and I also saw a basking shark from the cliff top, my first this summer.

Pic taken 2010

apple eater

Back up to bike park wales again for me.

2 blues and a red today. It's my thrid time there this week and now i'm knackered but loving it.

fredblob

footpath/trial in local village very overgrown atm

The Northern Monkey

apple eater wrote:

Back up to bike park wales again for me.

2 blues and a red today. It's my thrid time there this week and now i'm knackered but loving it.

Same, but I was on the bus!

Absoloutely brilliant!

welshkev

The Northern Monkey wrote:

apple eater wrote:

Back up to bike park wales again for me.

2 blues and a red today. It's my thrid time there this week and now i'm knackered but loving it.

Same, but I was on the bus!

Absoloutely brilliant!

We did dai hard twice and dole not coal and deep navigation and 1 other black too

mcnultycop

Local 30km only in various parks near me and bridleways connecting them. Testing the new KS Lev. Spot on, although the cable end at the lever doesn't pop back immediately when the lever is released. I think it's just the spring at the other end so I'll have a mess about with it.

Downhill_Deamon

The Northern Monkey wrote:

Just had an epic DH session at FOD, trails were fast and roots were dry! Whats not to like!
Been there since 10:30am and just got home now - energy levels started to drop

Loving the dry weather, Cwmcarn tomorrow I think!

Where'd you lot go?

I went the same place sheepskull, corkscrew, gbu- fell off

I7 Extreme

That was yesterday ^

mcnultycop

Llandegla red last night. After the horrible closures on the red a few weeks back the newly re-opened section towards the end is now improved. It is the section with the tight bends and the sheer drops, they have put a berm in on one of the bands so you can now take it at speed rather than picking your way round the corner, plus other sections have been smoothed out. I still don't like that section because of the short stabby pedally sections, but it is better than it was in my opinion.

welshkev

mcnultycop wrote:

Llandegla red last night. After the horrible closures on the red a few weeks back the newly re-opened section towards the end is now improved. It is the section with the tight bends and the sheer drops, they have put a berm in on one of the bands so you can now take it at speed rather than picking your way round the corner, plus other sections have been smoothed out. I still don't like that section because of the short stabby pedally sections, but it is better than it was in my opinion.

I don't remember any sheer drops, it has been a while since I rode it though :?

is that just before you get near to the pond?

mcnultycop

By sheer drops I meant to the side of the trail, not on it! I'm not that gnar.

Yes, just before you get to the reservoir, with all the 180 bends back on themselves.

fredblob

local park opened a new trail it was pretty crap i nearly ran over someone dog :P :P :P :P but it killed a couple hours messing around then went for a cycle and got lost thanks blackberry sat nav for being shit :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:

j_l

Haldon Wednesday eve with a colleague who knew some of the unofficial trails, which are loads better and well worth a visit

beancapooer

apple eater wrote:

Back up to bike park wales again for me.

2 blues and a red today. It's my thrid time there this week and now i'm knackered but loving it.

lmao alright nev

97th choice

Local trails at tollymore forest, horrendous weather, the kind of day when you ride the usual stuff at half speed but you're damn glad you got to the bottom in one piece.

Graham K

Went for a local mooch, puncture 7 mile and a duff spare tube put pay to that, 2 more duff tubes back home mean 1 pised off G :evil:

stubs

Local pedal in the rain. Passed the local womens jogging club strange how slow you pedal when there is 20 lycra clad backsides bobbing about in front of you.

wmorgs

Very Slow

prawny

Lap of the monkey today, planned to finally do the blacks, binned it.

Not all my fault though, bars rotated forward landing the first drop, chucked me off the front. My forearms are borked now.

Kowalski675

prawny wrote:

Lap of the monkey today, planned to finally do the blacks, binned it.

Not all my fault though, bars rotated forward landing the first drop, chucked me off the front.

That kind of is your fault though, unless you employ a full time bike mechanic to maintain your bike between rides for you...

prawny

Good point, I've been drinking. I was trying to say I'm not shit. But I am.

mcnultycop

Gisburn full 8 including double Hully Gully, the Hope Line and finally managing the staircase in Homebaked, which now I've actually done it I realise isn't really that bad at all.

paul.skibum

Great weekend riding on the Quantocks - getting lost in the sea of superb bridleways and dodging weather with varying success.

Highlight of the weekend - singletrack bliss on Hodders Combe in the pouring rain, aquaplaning sideways in puddles on my hardtail

stubs

Rode the West Lancashire Alps otherwise known as Billinge Hill, Ashurst Beacon and Parbold Hill. A mighty oxygen busting 1700 feet of climbing.