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Thinking about this on a ride the other day. Which is your most hated gate?

Mine is the one over the stream near the Ladybower Inn on the WLT descent. A close second is the one at the bottom of jaggers clough which kills all your momentum before the climb.

I just think farmers could have had mountain bikers needs in mind before installing these things.


 
Posted : 01/07/2015 10:14 pm
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Water ( I quite like tricky Dicky)


 
Posted : 01/07/2015 10:15 pm
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I just think farmers could have had mountain bikers needs in mind before installing these things.

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Posted : 01/07/2015 10:20 pm
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Somewhere on the Speyside Way between Cromdale and Aberlour
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Posted : 01/07/2015 10:21 pm
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CFH, you're mad at the missing apostrophe aren't you?


 
Posted : 01/07/2015 10:23 pm
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Doctor's


 
Posted : 01/07/2015 10:24 pm
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The one on the descent from watendlath over to rosthwaite. Bloody landowners.


 
Posted : 01/07/2015 10:25 pm
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Today it's the gate before the rocky bit before the new section at nant yr Arian which is my least favourite, where it kills all your momentum on THE supposedly longest trail centre descent there is in the UK.....
There is no need to stop there.


 
Posted : 01/07/2015 10:33 pm
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The One at the bottom of snake path as you're coming out of hayfield. As if that bloody climb isn't bad enough


 
Posted : 01/07/2015 10:33 pm
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scotroutes - what are those things?! Do they pivot at the bottom? Incredible over-engineering if so, very impressive indeed (For a gate)


 
Posted : 01/07/2015 10:35 pm
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chambord - they are gates designed for walkers. You prize apart the top as you step through and they fall closed behind you. Bit of a bugger with a bike though as you really need three hands ๐Ÿ˜†


 
Posted : 01/07/2015 10:39 pm
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The pair of gates part way down stanage plantation BW.
Takes 5% off the awesomeness of that particular trail.


 
Posted : 01/07/2015 10:47 pm
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The 2 gates on the Gypsy Glen descent. The first isn't too bad as you can head up again from there but the 2nd just kills your speed.


 
Posted : 01/07/2015 10:59 pm
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Ashton Gate in Bristol.


 
Posted : 01/07/2015 11:15 pm