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Post by roundie1981 on Sept 12, 2014 5:53:16 GMT
Off work this Monday so me and brother in law are wanting to try somewhere new, it's a couple of hours drive from Leeds so is it worth a venture up?
BIL fancies Dalby but not too keen like!
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Post by hodgy on Sept 12, 2014 6:05:20 GMT
Off work this Monday so me and brother in law are wanting to try somewhere new, it's a couple of hours drive from Leeds so is it worth a venture up? BIL fancies Dalby but not too keen like! Yes ... But like anywhere a bit of local knowledge helps. Unfortunately I am not able to give it .. I have only been a few times and always with someone who knows where he is going... But there has been a lot of good work done there in terms of trail building. |
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Post by mogwai on Sept 12, 2014 7:02:37 GMT
YES.
It's one of the best trail centres in my opinion, with a proper mix of trails from steep to flowy, do the black loop then head up to do transmission a few times.
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Post by Nelly on Sept 12, 2014 7:02:49 GMT
Best trail center in England in my opinion for fun factor, we used to do a start in lower car park and straight into a climb onto the back route that ends with an awesome rooty descent, session transmission, accelerator and nitrous from the red route, climb past the dh tracks do the jumpy red section that starts after the 4X then finish the black route back to the car park
Although it's been a while since I did the XC loop and I think some of it may have been logged and ruined
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Post by typer on Sept 12, 2014 7:05:38 GMT
Hell yes it's worth it, but as hodgy said a little local knowledge wouldn't go a miss. Luckily I'm on holiday for a week after today. I'm supposed to be painting the house on monday but I'll see if I can get out of it and show you lads around if you like? I will confirm things later if you're up for it.  |
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Post by lowcogger on Sept 12, 2014 7:25:02 GMT
yes it is but try to avoid the trip to darlington a&e like I had to make  |
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Post by mattyeti on Sept 12, 2014 7:58:22 GMT
He'll yea, that triple transition and section 13 alone are worth the.trip.. and a play on the 4x track.
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Post by lowcogger on Sept 12, 2014 8:03:42 GMT
He'll yea, that triple transition and section 13 alone are worth the.trip.. and a play on the 4x track. I thought you`d have a decent avatar by now considering all the pro quality action shots I`ve got of you  |
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Post by Nelly on Sept 12, 2014 8:21:29 GMT
yes it is but try to avoid the trip to darlington a&e like I had to make wimp, I got my mate to drive back to lincoln so i could go to my local A&E |
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Post by roundie1981 on Sept 12, 2014 8:24:10 GMT
Hell yes it's worth it, but as hodgy said a little local knowledge wouldn't go a miss. Luckily I'm on holiday for a week after today. I'm supposed to be painting the house on monday but I'll see if I can get out of it and show you lads around if you like? I will confirm things later if you're up for it. That would be great if you can get out of your painting mate!! I'd probably be looking to get up there for about 10 ish if that's any good? |
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Post by roundie1981 on Sept 12, 2014 8:25:19 GMT
Hamsters it is then chaps, sounds great from what you've all said
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Post by typer on Sept 12, 2014 8:32:04 GMT
Hell yes it's worth it, but as hodgy said a little local knowledge wouldn't go a miss. Luckily I'm on holiday for a week after today. I'm supposed to be painting the house on monday but I'll see if I can get out of it and show you lads around if you like? I will confirm things later if you're up for it. That would be great if you can get out of your painting mate!! I'd probably be looking to get up there for about 10 ish if that's any good? Just been given a pass out, so 10am is perfect for me. Should be pretty quiet on a monday |
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Post by lowcogger on Sept 12, 2014 8:53:07 GMT
yes it is but try to avoid the trip to darlington a&e like I had to make wimp, I got my mate to drive back to lincoln so i could go to my local A&E no mate,i was told darlo was a nice little hospital that got you in and seen to fairly quickly,not like my local a&e that`s swamped by certain ethnic groups and you`re waiting 4 or 5 hours to be seen. I was out of darlington in less than an hour. |
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Post by mogwai on Sept 12, 2014 9:12:56 GMT
yes it is but try to avoid the trip to darlington a&e like I had to make wimp, I got my mate to drive back to lincoln so i could go to my local A&E Hamsterly was the first place I saw a man go hulk green in pain.... Then I had to undress him in a carpark while some fat Geordies wan.. I mean watched. nothing a bit of gaffer tape couldn't fix eh mcfc! Haha! |
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Post by Nelly on Sept 12, 2014 9:39:32 GMT
best day of your life getting me into clean pants
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Post by bigal on Sept 12, 2014 12:20:21 GMT
As everyone else has said. A great day out. One loop will take 2-3 hours a bite to eat in the cafe and the head back out again. Black loop is about 14 miles. Dont expect a smile when you get your lunch from the cafe, bless her. Check out strava and make sure you take in the beehive trail which is not on any maps. www.strava.com/activities/85044480This was a ride from a year ago but covers all the good bits. Enjoy, I was there on Wednesday and the trails are bone dry. If it has rained then the trails are even grippier. |
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Post by bigal on Sept 12, 2014 12:21:58 GMT
Mods. I am surprised there isn't a Hamsterley section on here yet.
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Post by mattyeti on Sept 12, 2014 13:41:35 GMT
He'll yea, that triple transition and section 13 alone are worth the.trip.. and a play on the 4x track. I thought you`d have a decent avatar by now considering all the pro quality action shots I`ve got of you I don't know how . I'm only using my phone |
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Post by typer on Sept 12, 2014 13:59:26 GMT
As everyone else has said. A great day out. One loop will take 2-3 hours a bite to eat in the cafe and the head back out again. Black loop is about 14 miles. Dont expect a smile when you get your lunch from the cafe, bless her. Check out strava and make sure you take in the beehive trail which is not on any maps. www.strava.com/activities/85044480This was a ride from a year ago but covers all the good bits. Enjoy, I was there on Wednesday and the trails are bone dry. If it has rained then the trails are even grippier. I'm guide for the day, so I just said we'd mix up bits of the black and red. We'll definitely take in Beehives and maybe one or two of the unofficial trails |
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Post by bigal on Sept 12, 2014 19:06:18 GMT
As everyone else has said. A great day out. One loop will take 2-3 hours a bite to eat in the cafe and the head back out again. Black loop is about 14 miles. Dont expect a smile when you get your lunch from the cafe, bless her. Check out strava and make sure you take in the beehive trail which is not on any maps. www.strava.com/activities/85044480This was a ride from a year ago but covers all the good bits. Enjoy, I was there on Wednesday and the trails are bone dry. If it has rained then the trails are even grippier. I'm guide for the day, so I just said we'd mix up bits of the black and red. We'll definitely take in Beehives and maybe one or two of the unofficial trails Great. Just wish I could join you, but now sitting in the North Sea at work. |
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Post by typer on Sept 12, 2014 19:58:54 GMT
I'm guide for the day, so I just said we'd mix up bits of the black and red. We'll definitely take in Beehives and maybe one or two of the unofficial trails Great. Just wish I could join you, but now sitting in the North Sea at work. Always next time fella |
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Post by bigal on Sept 12, 2014 20:43:48 GMT
Great. Just wish I could join you, but now sitting in the North Sea at work. Always next time fella After riding there on Wednesday I certainly need to regain my confidence. You could say I was a little nervous coming down the triple tranny. The more I ride the better it will become. Even thinking about doing a "pro ride" course. |
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Post by typer on Sept 12, 2014 21:16:17 GMT
Always next time fella After riding there on Wednesday I certainly need to regain my confidence. You could say I was a little nervous coming down the triple tranny. The more I ride the better it will become. Even thinking about doing a "pro ride" course. Definitely, just a case of getting out there again Been thinking about a pro ride course myself |
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Post by spacemonkey on Sept 12, 2014 22:18:25 GMT
I had to undress him in a carpark while some fat Geordies wan.. I mean watched. Can't remember seeing that, I may of been in one of the other car parks looking at blokes in the back of cars? |
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