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tvchimp World Chat Champion
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Posted: 09:15 - 29 Mar 2011 Post subject: Off-Road cycle trails/routes |
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How do you find out where your nearest off road trail is?
I'm not looking for anything for a motorbike, but looking for a fair few mile journey mainly off-road cycling, trails and the like. Just got a new bike, and feel like testing it out (please bare in mind, I'm not at my peak physical fitness! ... )
I know a few which aren't so near, but are a few mile, then the trail starts. Found a nice 20mile round journey which I'm gonna be doing shortly (in a few weeks) which hopefully will jump start my off road cycling experience..
Will post a pic of the bike later on after work, camera has no battery for a decent pic ____________________ Bike: Currently Bikeless... Gahh |
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njd27 Trackday Trickster
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tvchimp World Chat Champion
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Posted: 13:25 - 29 Mar 2011 Post subject: |
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I live in Nottingham, so have the Sherwood Pines trails not too far away (which is the 20mile jouney mentioned in my previous post).
Will look at the OS maps and those sites when I get home around 6.30... Only able to access the internet at work on my lunch..
I need to get in some serious saddle time, due to not riding a bike for ages, and this seat being far smaller than my previous bikes', I was walking a little like john wayne after I got to work... Never a good look
The bike is a GT Avalanche 3.0.. Google Image pic:
https://gripcycles.co.uk/shop/images/GT%20Avalanche%203.0%20cable.jpg
It's handled my 15minute journey fine this morning, I'm impressed with it as the gear changes are really smooth compared to my last bike and the brakes are sharp as hell. Got the back wheel in the air a few times at traffic lights lol..
The Maxxis stock tyres on it are pretty dismall, not good for the on-road stuff at all.. Took my hands off the bars for around 5seconds and started to watch them do a tankslapper motion... Will be getting some slicks for the commute to work, and likely to put the off-roads back on at the weekend for the off-road bits.
Any recommendations for some decent slicks? On my last bike I had some ebay special slicks, they were ok but not very confidence inspiring with their lack of grip in the wet.. I'd prefere a 1.35"~1.75" tyre, bike has a 2.35" off-road on it, which should be fine for any off-roading I wanna take on at the moment. ____________________ Bike: Currently Bikeless... Gahh |
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Posted: 17:04 - 29 Mar 2011 Post subject: |
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tvchimp wrote: | I live in Nottingham, so have the Sherwood Pines trails not too far away (which is the 20mile jouney mentioned in my previous post).
Will look at the OS maps and those sites when I get home around 6.30... Only able to access the internet at work on my lunch..
I need to get in some serious saddle time, due to not riding a bike for ages, and this seat being far smaller than my previous bikes', I was walking a little like john wayne after I got to work... Never a good look
The bike is a GT Avalanche 3.0.. Google Image pic:
https://gripcycles.co.uk/shop/images/GT%20Avalanche%203.0%20cable.jpg
It's handled my 15minute journey fine this morning, I'm impressed with it as the gear changes are really smooth compared to my last bike and the brakes are sharp as hell. Got the back wheel in the air a few times at traffic lights lol..
The Maxxis stock tyres on it are pretty dismall, not good for the on-road stuff at all.. Took my hands off the bars for around 5seconds and started to watch them do a tankslapper motion... Will be getting some slicks for the commute to work, and likely to put the off-roads back on at the weekend for the off-road bits.
Any recommendations for some decent slicks? On my last bike I had some ebay special slicks, they were ok but not very confidence inspiring with their lack of grip in the wet.. I'd prefere a 1.35"~1.75" tyre, bike has a 2.35" off-road on it, which should be fine for any off-roading I wanna take on at the moment. |
We're coming up to summer mate, have a think about semi-slicks with knobbles on the edges. They'll handle most dry and dusty trails just fine unless you're trying to break the record at Fort William. Throw the proper knobblies on when its a bit muckier.
You're a bit far from the shire, loads of decent trails round here. If you can, get yourself over to Coed-y-Brenin. Mountainbiking nirvana ____________________ Triumph Daytona 675 track bike + girlfriend's Honda Hornet 600
Selling a hack/winter bike for less than a grand? PM me.
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Posted: 11:08 - 30 Mar 2011 Post subject: Re: Off-Road cycle trails/routes |
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Remember no numberplate and people generally don't moan at you for riding on footpaths anyway . |
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cloric_tzr Brolly Dolly
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a little far to bike to but not in a motor wwith bike on board, theres cannock chase just north of birmingham, i used to go to a place next to what used to be r.a.f chicksands in bedfordshire, brilliant forest trails with a slalom section,
or as t121anf suggests
https://www.forestry.gov.uk/england-cycling
the best thing to do is fill a bag with goodies
(food water plasters beers ((weed)) mobile phone)
and hit the dirt therre always little gems close by you just need to get 'on yer bike' and find them. ____________________ i dumped my girlfriend the other day! she wouldnt act out one of my fantasy's. all i wanted her to do was come home from work, catch me fucking her sister and join in!!! miserable bitch!
My wifes so ugly, the only thing that goes down on her
Is the internet connection. |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 13 years, 34 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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