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Lol Chris I'm afraid these strange peeps on ere mite lie.....do people on ere even know who they a
Are
Chris, it might be best to wait until May or June, just in case. There may still be some risk of rain which you should be warned might make your experience marginally less enjoyable.
Thinking about it, best to stay in or stick to the skate park. 😉
Edit: thinking about it the skate park might be icy...
lol well my mate is going up today so ill let you know what he says 🙂
Anyone been down there today? Getting to the stage of half-term where locking kids in the shed with a large pack of haribos is looking appealing.
Apparently about 20% of the trails are still icy although the fire roads are still not good.
Oh may god, you guy's don't half spend alot of time talking about something being rideable or not. If you've got a plan to go out riding then do it. If the conditions are bad prepare well and take your time. You're not going to ride 'rad' on a winters day but you'll sure feel like you've achieved something once you get round nice and steady.
Notes for riding in winter conditions:
If it's crunchy, it's grippy
If it's silent, it's slippy so gently pedal (ie choose a really high gear so if the wheel does slip your feet don't do a full rotation on the pedals). This will allow you to keep pedalling at a steady rate and gives you time to find traction.
Stay confident (or get confident). You'll learn quickly about balance and the sam hill method of cornering when your slipping and sliding (ie foot out speedway style-you don't have todo this but it's good).
Have fun...and a warm brew out of a flask when you get back to the carpark.
Happy Cycling
from what we saw m8 it wasent even worth it and because we was with a new rider we defo not gonna try lol maby in a bob sleigh with a timer see who can get round the fastest lol
oooooh.... scroll down to 'funkyduncs reply'......see this is wot you get by asking a simple question....
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/whinlatter-conditions-for-riding-this-weekend
Elaine - I'll have you know I wasn't the only person handing out precautionary advice to fellow trail warriors following this enlightening thread 🙂
While we're on the subject of Gisburn trails, advance warning (for Monday) of trail closures through the quarry. More info [url= http://pmba.org.uk/news.htm ]here[/url].
ok thanks, anyone know if the ice has gone up there yet? thinking of trying again sunday?