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Myself and two friends are heading over to Les Gets this July for a lovely week of riding. I'm searching high and low for routes, but can't seem to find any. It might be me, being too picky, but does anyone know of anywhere on the net that might be able to provide me routes? We're all XC riders so, we don't want Downhill specific routes, but, anything is good


 
Posted : 31/03/2009 9:36 pm
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check the ride-on website, they have a link to some routes on their website ride-on tours


 
Posted : 31/03/2009 9:38 pm
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cheers neil, you could have text me that


 
Posted : 31/03/2009 9:41 pm
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phillip? is that you ha ha


 
Posted : 31/03/2009 9:46 pm
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Yeah it is. I'm trying to do something a little more productive than spending cash haha


 
Posted : 31/03/2009 9:57 pm
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good man, i'm going to sell my hardtail on here i reckon. going to put it on tomorrow. need a road bike for riding to work and can't justify or have the space for three bikes.

stick it on and see how it goes i guess?


 
Posted : 31/03/2009 10:00 pm
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loads of good xc routes - maps available from the TOC when you get there. If anyone starts mentioning words like 'Gulley' steer well clear.


 
Posted : 31/03/2009 10:01 pm
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i've ridden the gulley it was mint?!


 
Posted : 31/03/2009 10:03 pm
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Hey guys got my road bike today, it's bloody fast, why are you selling your hardtail neil?


 
Posted : 31/03/2009 10:12 pm
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Do you like it?


 
Posted : 31/03/2009 10:17 pm
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That's better


 
Posted : 31/03/2009 10:18 pm
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mate thats well nice! i'm selling my hardtail to make space for another which will either be a cyclocross bike or a road bike.


 
Posted : 31/03/2009 10:25 pm
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I rode the bike back from the shop, it was well weird riding it, cos am use to mtb, have you got a budget for a road bike, GOD just think we might end up sacking off mtb and come roadies, imagine that!!!!!!!!


 
Posted : 31/03/2009 10:31 pm
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err no?! its only for something different and to get backwards and forwards to work, about a grand.


 
Posted : 31/03/2009 10:34 pm
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You could get a chris boardman carbon for that, all the mags are highly rating them


 
Posted : 31/03/2009 10:44 pm
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You will be needing one of these

[url= https://shop.bike-fax.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=30 ]Bike Fax Book[/url]

Alternately get a lift pass and a trail map and explore. If you are after true hidden singletrack id say get a guide as most of teh stuff there is wel trodden DH orientated stuff, if you want more english style XC singletrack and downhill tracks you are best heading out of les gets /morzine, maybes go over to chamonix for a day or down to the three valleys. Either way you dont go to france to ride up hill all day, thats what the UK is for so just man up and have fun!


 
Posted : 31/03/2009 10:48 pm
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bland
The most typical idiot from STW...
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more english style XC singletrack
you dont go to france to ride up hill all day
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Stupidest thing spoot on here for a long long time.


 
Posted : 31/03/2009 11:00 pm
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yeah but the stuff what goes on for 20 minutes - you know what i mean!


 
Posted : 31/03/2009 11:58 pm
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What you need is a decent map, a V TOPO guide book ( http://www.vtopo.com/?-VTOPO-Portes-du-Soleil-English- ) and a sense of adventure. LOADS to do XC wise. And Morzine is 15 mins away by bike, opening up a whole new ball game of fun and frolics. Switzerland a go go! Were out agin for yet another summer of fun and frolics- when you going, where you staying, fancy a ride? We've booked a chalet up towards Les prodains, close under Avoriaz.


 
Posted : 01/04/2009 12:46 am
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Check this for starters - [url= ]Map of Routes around Les Gets[/url]


 
Posted : 01/04/2009 9:52 am
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Second the VTOPO guide, found it great last year.


 
Posted : 01/04/2009 7:35 pm