whilst i was in a well known bike shop today i overheard a converstaion about Lee Quarry.... ok so destinations for riding choice everyone has their own opinions..either you 'like/dont- like' certain trail centres.. but how can you not like Lee Quarry ?
this random guy says..."Nah its not for me that place....its too open and too 'WINDY'-how can you enjoy that place when its TOO WINDY"....
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Posted 4 months ago #
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it can be hard work, and actually pretty dangerous too, if it's very windy up there. which can be quite often for 3 seasons of the year!
personally, i like the place. a lot. but i can definitely see how people wouldn't get on with it; it's not like any other 'trail centre' i've ever been to.
Posted 4 months ago # -
It's not the best place when it's howling down tbh.
I quite like the place.Posted 4 months ago # -
I liked it. Hard work as you have to climb a lot but the berms are a lot of fun. Pump track is ace.
But I only went when the weather was nice. I can't imagine the link to Cragg being too much fun in poor weatherPosted 4 months ago # -
I went there not long after it opened (I only live down the road) and it was a bit short but ok.
Moved away and as it's not on the way to/from anywhere I go havn't been for ages.
Went on Wed last week and it was awful!! So windy it was dangerous, cleared a table top diagonally which was not in the plan, struggled to ride anything on the top so went home (glad it wasn't far away)
I'll go back on a calm day - not saying I didn't like it but when I went conditions made it fairly unridable.
If I go back a couple more times and the winds up (can be quite deceptive from the valley) I'll probably give up
Posted 4 months ago # -
the majority of the quarry trails are very exposed, and the Bacup end of the Rossendale Valley is infamous as a poor weather microclimate
as for wind, Cragg Quarry makes Lee look tame
Posted 4 months ago # -
Went there several times last summer, but wouldn't touch it in rough weather, will be back thou when the weather gets nicer
Posted 4 months ago # -
I think its main problem is that trail centres are generally good places to ride in crap weather and Lee quarry really isn't.
Posted 4 months ago #
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