Gisburn

The secret rider

Who's been? taking the cannondale up there this weekend for two days

Tell me its good

stubs

Pack waterproofs, proper knobbly tyres that work in mud and on wet tree roots, oh and a snorkel for some of the deeper puddles. This winter hasnt been kind to some sections of trail but it does make it a proper ride not a ponce round an overgrown BMX track.

mcnultycop

I love Gisburn and was up there last weekend. It's all good, and the trails are really varied. Home Baked and Hully Gully are some of my favourite bits if trail anywhere.

I snapped a mech hanger and a chain and spent 40 minutes on repairs and still gad a great time.

declan1

mcnultycop wrote:

I love Gisburn and was up there last weekend. It's all good, and the trails are really varied. Home Baked and Hully Gully are some of my favourite bits if trail anywhere.

I snapped a mech hanger and a chain and spent 40 minutes on repairs and still gad a great time.

You seem to snap an awful lot of mech hangars! :shock:

The secret rider

Also going here

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qkqIex_5nSQ

Kowalski675

I really like Gisburn. Not ridden it since winter hit though (I imagine Hully Gully is cut up to f**k now, it was getting really rough even in last summer), but it's certainly great in summer (lots of muddy puddles after rain though,as has been said). Hully Gully is a proper giggle, Hope Line too. Definitely worth a visit. New section of trail opening soon too, to bypass the first boring fire road climb. The last section (out past the old Crockett Hill carpark) is closing sometime around now for repairs. Unfortunately they're talking about removing the boardwalk sections too, providing they can build a trail across the bog.

stubs

Kowalski675 wrote:

I really like Gisburn. Not ridden it since winter hit though (I imagine Hully Gully is cut up to f**k now, it was getting really rough even in last summer), but it's certainly great in summer (lots of muddy puddles after rain though,as has been said). Hully Gully is a proper giggle, Hope Line too. Definitely worth a visit. New section of trail opening soon too, to bypass the first boring fire road climb. The last section (out past the old Crockett Hill carpark) is closing sometime around now for repairs. Unfortunately they're talking about removing the boardwalk sections too, providing they can build a trail across the bog.

Hully Gully berms arent too bad its the bits before and after that are torn up. Hope Line is in perfect condition but some of the trails in the woods are cut to pieces with roots sticking 6 inches out of the gloop. Its nice to see they are building new sections but I reckon they should do some maintenance first unless the idea is the new sections cut out some of the worst worn bits.

The secret rider

Any body ridden the quarry "link above" Lee Quarry is it worth hanging around another day for ?

paulbox

Heading up to Gisburn & Lee quary for a weekend in June, never been before so I'm looking forward to it.

mcnultycop

declan1 wrote:

mcnultycop wrote:

I love Gisburn and was up there last weekend. It's all good, and the trails are really varied. Home Baked and Hully Gully are some of my favourite bits if trail anywhere.

I snapped a mech hanger and a chain and spent 40 minutes on repairs and still gad a great time.

You seem to snap an awful lot of mech hangars! :shock:

Recently, yes. All the Canyon ones are dead now, hopefully the Pilo ones will be better.

mcnultycop

The secret rider wrote:

Any body ridden the quarry "link above" Lee Quarry is it worth hanging around another day for ?

Lee and Cragg are ace, just don't expect your usual trail centre, or decent signage!

Lee and in particular finding Cragg are best achieved with either advanced planning or a guide.

stubs

For Lee and Cragg you can get a map from the burger van in the car park.

rickbst170

I though you are supposed to go to the clinic if you get giz burn

The secret rider

Slight change of plan now we are just riding Gisburn not the quarry this trip

Still should be good right ? Can't wait

The Northern Monkey

Always try to find time to ride Gisburn when I'm back home. Raw and exposed feeling, love it.

mr joey

I was there last sun and it was in a poor state travel 30 mins more and tackle a lakes ride

frankspencer1979

I've been a couple of times recently. It is a bit knackered in places, but still a good ride overall. There's some great sections, make sure to put the effort in and do the hope line. Take waterproof footwear though, standing water on the first section, the snake, will soak your feet within five minutes of leaving the car park.

Not sure you'll want to do two days there though, the lakes isn't too far up the road,nor is hebden bridge. There's loads of good stuff.

Briggo

The secret rider wrote:

Who's been? taking the cannondale up there this weekend for two days

Tell me its good

As an ex Norfolkian myself I can confirm it'll be a damn sight better than anything Norfolk can provide, and I haven't even been to Gisburn yet.

Planning on hitting it tomorrow.

The secret rider

Briggo wrote:

The secret rider wrote:

Who's been? taking the cannondale up there this weekend for two days

Tell me its good

As an ex Norfolkian myself I can confirm it'll be a damn sight better than anything Norfolk can provide, and I haven't even been to Gisburn yet.

Planning on hitting it tomorrow.

I found this post funny

The secret rider

Report back on how you find it.

Kowalski675

stubs wrote:

Hully Gully berms arent too bad its the bits before and after that are torn up.

I only started going there last summer and the worst bit was always after the berms before you drop down to the second second set of smaller berms and finish - cut up to fook with braking bumps and very rough.

stubs

Kowalski675 wrote:

stubs wrote:

Hully Gully berms arent too bad its the bits before and after that are torn up.

I only started going there last summer and the worst bit was always after the berms before you drop down to the second second set of smaller berms and finish - cut up to fook with braking bumps and very rough.

Part of the trail between the big berms and the smaller berms got washed away a year or two back. My mate went up really early one morning and there was a lad frantically waving his arms to stop him before he went flying into space, aparently the lad was the first up that morning and stopped with about an inch to spare there was quite a drop to the raging torrent below

mcnultycop

There is still a warning sign on that last bit, "Dead slow" or similar. It's just a bit bumpy.

The secret rider

What a place totally loved it, we rode from 10am till 5pm it was brilliant.