The Warm Way Home

[sorebums]

Just been over to Leeds to pick up a second-hand Corbin seat from Terry Ryan. An hour on the motorway in freezing conditions and it was snowing when I got to his house.

So I thought I’d keep warm on the way home by trying out the seat on some dirt trails – just to see how comfortable it was. Here’s some pictures…

Seems to suit the style of the bike

Overlooking Sowerby Bridge – Seat seems quite comfy

No problem with getting cross-rutted with the new seat

Still in control with the new seat even down a gnarly, rocky descent

Hmm!!

Trails above Hebden Bridge

Trails above Hebden Bridge

Pointy thing above Todmorden


Seems like the seat was a good buy. Just got to fit it now.

BTW - 1 hour to get to Leeds and 4 to get back.

Simon

 

[darkhorse]

great place in the country

 

[TERRY RYAN]

Nice pictures goes with a nice crisp day did it warm up

wished I come with you now maybe next time

Let me into secert on route you took home looks good

 

[sorebums]

terry

Yep - amazing what you can do with 10 minutes on Fugawi - planned the route (completely new to me) this morning before coming over to you.

Will send you a map of the route.

S

 

[bushboy]

Dirt Run

Hey Si,

Nice new chrome thingy looks like it needs some mud on it.
Ha, well we had better get a plan to do this run some time soon. Wont be long till you are super busy HEy!!! Again why the seat? will you get the time to use it, ahh summer comute maybe

Bastaaarrddddd!!!

C

 

[sorebums]

Tracks for follow

Casey

I'll have to drop you the tracks so you and spout can get out and do those tracks - I'm going to be tied up for a while.

One of the trails I did above Sowerby bridge was not on my route, but I saw it clean across the valley and snaffled it after a detour for fish and chips. The track was a nice greasey half rock / half mud steep pull straight out of the valley. The only other poontang on the trail was from a trials bike going down - the GS did it both ways.

Did another gnarley drop down - and I was really glad I was going down rather than up - lots of rock steeps and ice - and even gladder that there was a way out at the bottom ;-).

Also found a quarry where you can do trials and got the phone number of the owners ;-).


Simon

 

[basil]

Hey up Sorebums,any chance of map of trails you did.They look right up my street.

 

[Spout]

Hope this works Basil.

Edit, ssshhhh