Not been before. Hardtail with 130 forks or 6" full did? Also, would it be a good place for a confirmed spud rider to play with flats?
Cheers.
Went there for the first time last week, FS with 105mm front, 90mm rear and SPD's no problem for this on the red routes
Either of what you have should be fine
HT everytime, so much more fun. It's very flowy in places and my 6" bike was overkill. Plus the pump track will be miles more fun on a HT.
In fact has the new one opened yet? Will be back in Manc for the first time in 6 months and heading there next weekend.
New pump track was open last week when i was there, was watching it from the skills area 🙂
hardtail. its too smooth for 6 inches.
I reckon a hardtail works best at Lee Quarry although you can still have lots of fun on a full suser there. Tyre choice and riding smoothly is probably more of an issue judging by the number of people I see with flats up there, it is rocky!
So if it's flowing, would it be a good place to pop my flat pedal cherry? Been meaning to try them out for ages.
any bike will do but what tony says select a good tyre and don't run them at low pressures 😀
it is rocky
It is not really perhaps the black run enterance. not smooth [like llandegla] but not really rocky like walna scar
HT no need for that amount of travel IMHO
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I'm not worried about tyres. The hardtail is running tubeless advantage which seem to do the trick on the rocky stuff in the peaks.
Hardtail singlespeed with 150mm forks.
Singlespeed? I'm not looking to build a new bike to ride there, just wanted a clue as to which one to take out of what I already own.
Thanks for the advice folks.
Lol I was chatting to a guy on a single speed up lee a while back. He just shot off up the tramway like it was flat.
So if it's flowing, would it be a good place to pop my flat pedal cherry? Been meaning to try them out for ages.
I would say not the best place to try out flats, as has been said it is a bit rocky in places and if you are used to SPDs then it may get a little tricky at times.
Best to get used to flats on your local trails which you know very well, try them on a few XC routes first to get used to the diffferent feel. It may take you a while to get the positioning of your feet correct.
Hope this helps.
Thanks. Maybe I should start riding local trails then or these flats will never make it out of the box! We normally head straight up to the peaks and I didn't think trying them there was the smart move.
First visit- go when its not windy. Its great but a PITA when theres a moderate wind blowing up there.