Adventure Bike Rider

Wales 14th & 15th July. Wales Rough Roads The Easy Way.
Well that's what I asked Mike to do, as Mike is Leading & putting the Trails together.

Meeting point Ponderosa Cafe Llangollen.
8.30am for breakfast as we may not see food again till night time
Linky http://www.ponderosacafe.co.uk/

Accommodation is one night @ £25 each in a Hostel in Betws-y-coed. Payable to Mike when you see him on the day.

Peep's so far (max 8)

NDC. 990 KTM
Beddowsm 950 KTM
nibby 950 KTM
Felco 660 YAM
minkyhead 660XT
Phil90 400drz
yamart 660 YAM
tendays

Reserve List!
griffo





beddowsm wrote:


Well was hoping for an easy one
Cheers Mike

Yes please, Yam TTR600.

Ignore the title. "Easy way" my arse.

Id say competent trail riders route.

Routes a good one, loads of fantastic trails on the way (and way back). Some tricky stuff (optional road route for the chickens) but nothing major to worry about.

Hope everyone likes deep river crossings as the Car Wash is en-route. And there are several waist deep puddles along the way for those so inlcined. (so thats neck deep for Nibby)

ill give it a go .. no sarn helens please

Mike, dont include those two little hills you could not make it up this time please. We only have a day and I am not wild camping!!

nibby wrote:




Limited luggage on this trip. Those pimples of hills wont be problems.

Its going to be so much fun watching you drop your bike in the car wash

minkyhead wrote:


Sorry Minky, the Sarn Helen is on the route.....BUT not the Southern section in south Wales. The Northern section near Betws-y-coed is a lot more bike friendly.

Just to re-iterate, this ride is from Llangollen to Betws-y-coed (or Capel Curig to be more precise) and then back again the following day.

We will be staying in the hostel at Capel Curig (so if you have a problem sharing then let us know - 6 or 8 berth rooms) so me and Nick will be bugging (double checking) with all riders before we book accomodation.

Well, thats all 8 spaces full. Amazed how quickly they went. But if anyone is still interested get your names down on the reserve list incase anyone drops out.

uh, em, hmz. the list is full within one day

i would like to put my name into a wishlist

beddowsm wrote:


no problems there .....
the question is that do you guys want to share with me .. apparantly windows have been shattered with me snoring me head off // i dont know i was asleep at the time

Hi Nick, and gang.

Sorry, but i am going to have to pull out of this trip!!!

Ant.

V_King wrote:


With Sparkton dropping out looks like you are in V_King if you are still up for it? What bike you on?

hello Mike,

was speaking with NDC over pms.
I am in, but weather is a player for me - to go from london on knobbies, mean that I would reach wales on slicks, so only dual purpose tyres are an option for me. I am not really worried about the accomodation

I am on xt660r

V_King wrote:


V_King wrote:


Hello V_King,

dual purpose tyres - which ones (not that it matters as long as they are not 100% road tyres). It all depends on your trail riding experience. Ive done all the trails on dual sport tyres, K60's front and rear. Although it all depends on the weather. I struggled in the wet on these tyres. I know run knobblies but understand your journey from London would be hard on the knobblies. I definately would not recommend road based tyres on these trails, dual sport should be OK (pray for dry!)

So, its down to you and your experience. The trails are a mix of every type of surface. Grass, ruts, mud, forest, moorland, rocks etc etc.

If you are bored check out these posts. All of the pics are of the trails in North Wales.

Come along, if the going gets too much then the A5 is never far away which leads straight into Betws-y-coed.

www.xrv.org.uk/forums/ride-reports-pictu...ls-betws-y-coed.html

www.xrv.org.uk/forums/ride-reports-pictu...-trails-weekend.html

www.xrv.org.uk/forums/ride-reports-pictu...ail-ride-2011-a.html

www.xrv.org.uk/forums/ride-reports-pictu...angollen-trails.html

www.xrv.org.uk/forums/ride-reports-pictures/79602-lots-ice.html

was going through my calendar, and got silverstone for 14 07 a long time ago, which i completely forgot about.

i am very sorry, but i am off the list as well