Your Favourite Kind Of Riding

Anything goes, and mine's a Guinness.
SteveW
Posts: 3918
Joined: Wed Dec 07, 2011 2:13 pm
Has thanked: 265 times
Been thanked: 264 times

Your Favourite Kind Of Riding

Post by SteveW »

I think mine is gravel tracks (on an Enduro Bike) I did the Kielder rally last year and I guess a good 70% was gravel. Also our trip through the Balkans earlier this year had some great gravel. I prefer up hill or flat rather than down hill.
Don't mind crossing a city either, again on an Enduro bike, slim and light with low speed balance and manoeuvrability to filter through traffic.
I guess we all like uncluttered A and B roads through dramatic scenery. But for me it has to be miles of twisty loose gravel.
My least favourite are motorways (unless they are grid locked and I can smugly filter through).
steve172
Posts: 953
Joined: Mon Nov 04, 2013 4:03 pm
Location: Stirlingshire
Has thanked: 3 times

Re: Your Favourite Kind Of Riding

Post by steve172 »

I like routes through mountains, and following rivers and coastlines. Uphill is always better than downhill.
special one
Posts: 3055
Joined: Mon Oct 10, 2011 4:36 pm
Has thanked: 3 times
Been thanked: 1 time

Re: Your Favourite Kind Of Riding

Post by special one »

I personally like wider trails, gravelly is good, ruts bad, not bothered about doing 50+ mph on flat trails, prefer more technical uphill stuff (doesn't mean I'm any good at it).

On road sections I quite like the smooth, fast flowing twisties than the tight, dangerous narrow B roads.
Current bikes...

2003 KTM 950 adventure in silvery blue...

2013 KTM 450 exc-f in orange /white

2007 Scorpa SY250 trials in blue.
AndyB
Posts: 8747
Joined: Thu Oct 28, 2010 12:04 pm
Been thanked: 1 time

Re: Your Favourite Kind Of Riding

Post by AndyB »

Big Alpine passes with a mixture of fast bends and tight hairpins along with good views.

I hate roadworks where the top layer has been ripped off and you have to ride on a broken surface with what are effectively tramlines pulling the bike all over the place.
SteveW
Posts: 3918
Joined: Wed Dec 07, 2011 2:13 pm
Has thanked: 265 times
Been thanked: 264 times

Re: Your Favourite Kind Of Riding

Post by SteveW »

+1 with Ruts. I don't mind mud, but when it drys bone hard with deep ruts I hate it. When I am off roading it this country I always fight the temptation to run off the track and I keep to the ruts, thereby not widening the trail and pissing the non-biking public off.
Elle
Posts: 2654
Joined: Fri Jul 22, 2011 8:17 pm

Re: Your Favourite Kind Of Riding

Post by Elle »

Any road which leads to mountains and panoramic vistas whether it's dirt or tarmac
Off road, my favourite trails to date are those I did in NZ - miles and miles of dirt with the occasional ford and rocky sections to keep your mind on the game (thumbs)
IMG_0022.JPG
IMG_0022.JPG (30.02 KiB) Viewed 1682 times
living an ordinary life in a non-ordinary way
onslowe
Posts: 328
Joined: Mon Nov 25, 2013 9:50 pm
Has thanked: 41 times
Been thanked: 36 times

Re: Your Favourite Kind Of Riding

Post by onslowe »

On my current bike I like roads that give you the feeling of being on a rollercoaster. Dips and rises that aren't sharp enough to throw you off but you can feel the G force compressing the suspension in the dips....great fun. If off road I would say uphill every time, not too many rocks either.
Tonibe63
Posts: 3095
Joined: Tue Sep 06, 2011 2:05 pm
Has thanked: 1540 times
Been thanked: 690 times

Re: Your Favourite Kind Of Riding

Post by Tonibe63 »

Mountain roads, tarmac or gravel, up or down but 2 up on the GS of course (thumbs)
Open your eyes and you see what is in front of you, open your mind and you see a bigger picture but open your heart and you see a whole new World.
davem100
Posts: 58
Joined: Tue Apr 22, 2014 9:20 am
Been thanked: 1 time

Re: Your Favourite Kind Of Riding

Post by davem100 »

All types really but I must admit I'm par shall to a bit of mud :woohoo:
Jelly
Posts: 2636
Joined: Sun May 22, 2011 4:42 pm

Re: Your Favourite Kind Of Riding

Post by Jelly »

Mine is quite simply when I nail a corner and get it absolutely spot on, then exiting with a big smug grin. YEEHA! :woohoo:
"The distant echo of faraway voices boarding far away trains,



To take them home to the ones that they love and who love them forever......."
Post Reply

Return to “THE PUB”