Re: Wye valley ride report

by shocker Tue Nov 09, 2010 2:30 pm

ogri wrote:first lane was limekiln woods,a right bastard to start the day off."pantglass steps" is the name you were thinking of for that other nasty one with the rock steps...sorry to be pedantic.great report mate.just a bit of info for you.if you go past chepstow race course and out into the sticks you will see a forrestry car park on your right.its very quiet there and it leads straight onto the lanes.only a short distance from pantglass.

maybe its getting old but those lanes(limekiln and pantglass) hold very little attraction for me any more.not that i enjoyed them the first time around.

We park at the Abbey because i'm a lazy git, and there's a bank exactly the same height as my pick up, so don't need a ramp to load the bike. Which is nice when returning as shagged out as i always do!

If you want to be extra, extra,extra pedantic it's pant-glas (with an accent above the 'a' of glas) I think it translates into English as 'green hollow' which sounds quite a plesant place considering what a swine feels like to ride up!
Incedently we met a small group going down it, who thought we were a bit mad to even try getting up it at this time of year.

by wege Tue Nov 09, 2010 5:31 pm

awsome guys those rocky up hills looked naughty,loooooved the photos of the piggys stevo...been out with the one on the left,wicked ride and report guys santa

by chamber66 Tue Nov 09, 2010 5:41 pm

Think that may be the best ride report i've seen on this site. loved it

by captain caveman Tue Nov 09, 2010 5:57 pm

I,l be back to attack that last lane again Evil or Very Mad

with a new tyre and day light i shall not be beat! Laughing

well maybe :pale:

by Tilts Tue Nov 09, 2010 9:42 pm

Was put off initially with the amount of pics, but have just looked through them and enjoyed....hard days ride by the look of it, but good fun, and everyone helping out rather than just feckin off.

Well done photgraphers and writers, (who ever she may be. Very Happy

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by geraint Tue Nov 09, 2010 9:58 pm

didnt see many gates which was nice and more importatantly no fecking sheepdogs Very Happy

by wide Fri Nov 12, 2010 1:46 pm

I like a challenge but some of those lanes look like you should only try on a trials bike or a little low CRf230 with a huge rear sprocket. Good pics Steve

by shocker Fri Nov 12, 2010 3:32 pm

wide wrote:I like a challenge but some of those lanes look like you should only try on a trials bike or a little low CRf230 with a huge rear sprocket. Good pics Steve

I had the same theory, and actually ride the a slightly geared down CRF 230.
I say theory, because the 250 and 200 two strokes along, plus that bloody great thing of Steve's had less trouble than i did!!

Must have been luck - can't think what else it could have been Very Happy

by phil990 Fri Nov 12, 2010 3:42 pm

Excellent pictures and really good right up. And not a pine tree in sight!!!

Another good one I missed...

by Tank Sun Nov 14, 2010 11:06 am

looked like awesome day out fair dues

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