Some off road this weekend?...or next...

[Stevie73]

Depends on the weather really... but long range forecast looks OK for this Sunday. Will be doing 6 easy lanes around the Forrest of Bowland taking in Salter Fell, nothing too intense but off road tyres will be necessary.

Meeting place is at the Shell petrol station at Haydock Island at J23 off the M6 on the A580 (East Lancs road) at 9:30am (N53 28.282 W2 38.193) The whole loop should only take around 6 hours with minimal stops, so bring some cereal bars and a camelback....

Usual off road rules apply. I'm going off roading, if you wanna tag along it'll be a hoot, but if you break any bones or your bike, I am not responsible

 

[Terry NW]

Steve, i might be able to make it, I'll let you know later this week.
So i take it the no food group going then

 

[Stevie73]

Steve, i might be able to make it, I'll let you know later this week.
So i take it the no food group going then

Nice one... Cereal bars a must!!!

 

[Number 6]

Would love to come but setting off for Sardinia on Saturday. Maybe next time

 

[Stevie73]

Would love to come but setting off for Sardinia on Saturday. Maybe next time

Lucky git!! Are you going on the BMW tour? Philzafuka is going on it too

 

[Spout]

I might be up for this.

I'll confirm later

 

[Number 6]

Lucky git!! Are you going on the BMW tour? Philzafuka is going on it too

Yep

 

[Ouch]

Hate to be a party pooper but was not the road over Salter Fell banned to bikes about 10 years ago? No idea but seem to recollect that an order was put on like those in the Yorks area. If so and advertising only inviting trouble!

 

[Number 6]

Hate to be a party pooper but was not the road over Salter Fell banned to bikes about 10 years ago? No idea but seem to recollect that an order was put on like those in the Yorks area. If so and advertising only inviting trouble!

No. It's closed to motor vehicles, except solo motorcycles.

See here :- http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?i.../images?q=highway+code+except+solo&hl=en&um=1

This is the sign on Salter Fell Road.

 

[Stevie73]

Deffo gonna do this Sunday even if it's pissy rainy....Should be a bit more interesting, and the river crossing will be a blast if it's been pissing down for a while...

If it is raining, I'm missing one of the lanes out cos it'll just be 10" deep mud and probably well overgrown = no fun to ride through...

 

[everywherevirtually]

I might be about

 

[Stevie73]

I might be about

Great stuff Jon! Rudiemoto is coming out to play as well...... I guess we'll be having a lot more food stops then

Anyway, here's a taster of the lanes and trails we'll do....Carl got unlucky on the rocky climb on Salter...


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[PaulXC]

Depends on the weather really... but long range forecast looks OK for this Sunday. Will be doing 6 easy lanes around the Forrest of Bowland taking in Salter Fell, nothing too intense but off road tyres will be necessary.

Gonna try and make this but have already blagged three weekend days out for XCing in September so may not get way with it ...

Paul

 

[Terry NW]

steve

can not make it this weekend...due to DIY finishing off etc.


have fun...it's going to be pissing down sunday

 

[Stevie73]

steve

can not make it this weekend...due to DIY finishing off etc.


have fun...it's going to be pissing down sunday

Tell me about it!! I checked the weather forecast before and it said heavy rain fecking typical....ah well, got sealskinz and waterproof gear and the river should be interesting

 

[everywherevirtually]

Chris from a-spec might be up for this too. I hope he doesn't mind me pre signing him up

It looks like I'm now joining the ranks for the redundant so I have plenty of time for doing this sort of thing now. So if I get stuck out on the moor I wont get in trouble with work on monday

 

[Stevie73]

steve

can not make it this weekend...due to DIY finishing off etc.


have fun...it's going to be pissing down sunday

Fecking soft arse brummie.........DIY on a Sunday??.......'Thumb' & 'under' springs to mind you big wendy

 

[rudiemoto]

fitted porn worn tkc and got food stops sorted
bring it on

 

[Terry NW]

Fecking soft arse brummie.........DIY on a Sunday??.......'Thumb' & 'under' springs to mind you big wendy

 

[PaulXC]

Gonna try and make this but have already blagged three weekend days out for XCing in September so may not get way with it ...

Paul

No can do tomorrow - enjoy it,
Paul