Learner lanes in Lancashire/Cheshire
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The Mancunian
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Learner lanes in Lancashire/Cheshire
Can anyone recommend a few lanes to get to know a new bike on round Lancy/Cheshire?
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BikesAndTravels
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Re: Learner lanes in Lancashire/Cheshire
Georges Lane, Horwich. Runs close to Rivington Pike. Rocky and bumpy but navigable even on a road bike. Perfectly legal too. Don't try to go updown the Easterly side though unless you're VERY good off road.
Bikes And Travels
Re: Learner lanes in Lancashire/Cheshire
Your more than welcome to tag along with us one week end, there are a few local lads to you new to green lanes and eager to get out (thumbs)
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Re: Learner lanes in Lancashire/Cheshire
Where you based Redric need to get out on my bikeRederic wrote:Your more than welcome to tag along with us one week end, there are a few local lads to you new to green lanes and eager to get out (thumbs)
Re: Learner lanes in Lancashire/Cheshire
HiThe Mancunian wrote:Can anyone recommend a few lanes to get to know a new bike on round Lancy/Cheshire?
What bike do you have?
I only ask that because what's fairly simple and learner friendly on a light trail bike can be more challenging on a GSA.
I don't think there is much in Cheshire. There's more in Lancashire.
I can recommend some stuff for you, but I'd want to know what bike you have. I would definitely advise you not to go alone, tag along with a mate or a group, we are out this Sunday, oh and join the TRF if you get the bug (thumbs)
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The Mancunian
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Re: Learner lanes in Lancashire/Cheshire
Cheers lads. I ain't a novice rider by any stretch of the imagination, read that as an old fooker 
I used to do a bit of laning, but not for a good while and have no idea if the same roads are still legal. The last bike being a KLR300. Currently got a TTR250 to ease my way back in, but saying that it's a cracking machine and pretty nimble for an old un.
I have recently been out with a couple of TRF lads up Yorky and really enjoyed it despite going snorkeling. I could do with somewhere just to nip off and practise if you like midweek for a couple of hours or so, to refine my riding and get a bit trail fit.
Maybe learner lanes was the wrong word in the title, practise would have been better. I'd love to tag along though, much appreciated. Can't do this weekend but ok after that (thumbs)
I used to do a bit of laning, but not for a good while and have no idea if the same roads are still legal. The last bike being a KLR300. Currently got a TTR250 to ease my way back in, but saying that it's a cracking machine and pretty nimble for an old un.I have recently been out with a couple of TRF lads up Yorky and really enjoyed it despite going snorkeling. I could do with somewhere just to nip off and practise if you like midweek for a couple of hours or so, to refine my riding and get a bit trail fit.
Maybe learner lanes was the wrong word in the title, practise would have been better. I'd love to tag along though, much appreciated. Can't do this weekend but ok after that (thumbs)
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The Mancunian
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Re: Learner lanes in Lancashire/Cheshire
BikesAndTravels wrote:Georges Lane, Horwich. Runs close to Rivington Pike. Rocky and bumpy but navigable even on a road bike. Perfectly legal too. Don't try to go up\down the Easterly side though unless you're VERY good off road.
Correct, tried it a few weeks ago on the Smt, not easy with Supercorsas on :S
