We rode the new blue route (which is good fun) and the southern loop (I never noticed the colour) plus the last bit of the northern red route (the zigzags). Despite my aversion to trail centres we had a good day out 
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Lots of pics of a Whinlatter ride :)
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Great pics and write up SFB. We rode up from Keswick earlier this year and did both North and South loops before riding back. We didn't do the Blue, but in retrospect we should have!
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The blue route is good fun IMO. Some excellent views from the North Red too, just past the worst climb.
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Note: we always park at Powter How and climb the fire road to the VC, taking the BW to Thornthwaite at the end
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Good work.
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Nice
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What shorts for Whinlatter?
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short ones
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nice views indeed
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Going on friday,then straight to Kirrotree.
Anyone got any tips?
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Anyone got any tips
Take a bike.
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Anyone got any tips?
ride all 3 loops
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Looks quality - That Rachena bird is grade A
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that wooden drops easy ;p
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that wooden drops easy
yes, I know that now I've done it! The previous 2 times I wimped out after seeing riders' back wheels kick up as they rolled over the upper transition
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everytime we go whinlatter we do the north and south and blue routes...that blue route is real gud fun actually
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Anyone got any tips?
Yeah on 1 half of the red loop, when there's a sign that points Red both Left and Right, don't choose the wrong one, or you'll cut out shedloads.We did Blue then both bits of Red (one bit with the unintended shortcut). In the persisting rain. Was fun. Jetwash got most of the mud off us
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First pic is lovely.
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the wooden drop is easy once you have done it, but its a lot steeper than the pic shows.
I wimped out a few times, but now ace it every time after coming down the descent prior to it.
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but its a lot steeper than the pic shows.
I reckon it's 45 degrees
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Riding down it is fine, it's trying to drop off it that I find tricky - the landing is quite flat and not quite straight.
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i darent try that wooden slope ..... im worried that my
front wheel will buckaroo me off..... how do you land it...my son makes it look easy (and yeah those pics dont do it justice (its much steeper in real life ! Posted 1 year ago # -
wot studded belt for trail centres?
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Nice pics. When the house is finished I am coming out to play. Promise. Part of the reason being you have a hot rider in your group!
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is there any need for those shorts? I think not.
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To protect someones modesty. I most certainly dont think anyone should really wear just leggings on their own- especially middle-aged men.
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In fairness, I rode both loops a few years ago at new year and the whole place wad frozen solid. I Hated it and vowed never to go back. However, I took the wife and kids over the summer and we did the blue which was fantastic, this has somewhat changed my mind and I find myself wanting to pop up and spend another day there. Give it another chance so to speak.
I wimped out on that drop too after seeing someone's back wheel kicking up so far he nearly nose dived into the deck.
Oh, and Rechena is very easy on the eye
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But you don't like trail centres? you've said MANY times
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My video, but not me (I can roll it though!)
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I hope that Rachena is your girlfriend/wife. If not she needs to get a restraining order pronto
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But you don't like trail centres? you've said MANY times
well, riding is riding, where ever you go
If I were going to that area I'd prefer the tour of Skiddaw or the Borrowdale Bash, but since someone else picked the venue, I wanted to make the best of it, and it was great fun :o)It's not so much "don't like" as "prefer to avoid", OK ?
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I hope that Rachena is your girlfriend/wife. If not she needs to get a restraining order pronto
does she look bothered ?
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You think Rachena is hot ?
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SFB - I've been meaning to ask.... The bogtrotters did the Borrowdale Bash in the middle of May and one of the lads came off and smashed up his elbow (wearing an Orange top in you photos)... How is he doing??? (it was me wot fixed him in A&E).
Steve
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(it was me wot fixed him in A&E).
Hey, thanks for that! I'll draw this to his attention and he'll be in touch
He started riding (gingerly) about a month ago (having been given very equivocal advice by the consultant), and he tries to limit his risk taking to avoid falling on it!
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