eMTB owners photo and ride thread.

[IR772]

I spend half my time in leominster... Any good places to ride? Most of the rides I know round here are lanes but would like abit of woodland..
Alex

These are my locals:
Brush Wood to the High Vennals is big and steep, Gatley Wood is steep, Bircher Common and Croft Park land is big and steep, Shobdon Wood big and steep, Blackthorne/Beech bank Wood big and steep also quite rough, Sned Wood with Blackball Wood small but a steep hill to get there, Wigmore Rolls big and Wapley Hill steep.

If you drive over to Bedstone, Hopton Woods have proper trails set up, also Westhope common is good you can go up the Dinmore side and come out the Canon Pyon side.

All the woodland trails are open now, but once summer is here they are overgrown and unusable.

All excellent eMTB areas.

 

[chris130256]

20 minutes north of Leominster is Mortimers Forest. Lots of woodland trails there. Some excellent routes.

 

[alexsally]

thanks both
I will have try getting round some of them in the near future. Vennels I know and wapley hill is pretty nice too. mortimers might be a good place to do some exploring too
thanks
Alex

 

[Steve A]

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dont think i can make it any more less cluttered than that

nice set up less is more in this case.

 

[JohnF]

I did the Settle Loop yesterday in a glorious light though cold and windy on the tops. It's only 10 miles long but what a route. Stony track, broad grass paths and firm compact paths for the exhilarating descent into Settle. Great views of Malham Tarn, Ingleborough and Pen y Ghent. A classic

 

[Nealh]

Great looking sharp pics with mega looking landscape.

 

[Nealh]

I don't envy you at all , maybe just a smidge.

 

[tisme]

As a location this ride today was nice, even a wood run about a mile long to the beach

 

[tisme]

 

[Steve A]

is this in Kent, if so where please?

 

[tisme]

Not quite it's just north of Biscrosse plage France

 

[Steve A]

Not quite it's just north of Biscrosse plage France

Thought so, I've cycled all over Kent. Shame as really nice area. The nearest we have is Dungeness.

 

[tisme]

I live 15 miles up the road from you. Rye and Camber are nice when's the sun's out.

 

[Tom Rae]

I did the Settle Loop yesterday in a glorious light though cold and windy on the tops. It's only 10 miles long but what a route. Stony track, broad grass paths and firm compact paths for the exhilarating descent into Settle. Great views of Malham Tarn, Ingleborough and Pen y Ghent. A classicView attachment 18961 View attachment 18962 View attachment 18963 View attachment 18964 View attachment 18965 View attachment 18966 View attachment 18967

John F, superb photo's, I know most of that route from years ago! I also noticed your rear rack, I fancied one of those but a friend put me off, how do you find it performs off road?

 

[Deere John]

Finally got my last part, the new sprocket! Post service has malfunctioned alot so I thought this package also was lost but I got it today. Also first time I've used my plumber wrench on the bike, this was actually the best tool (if you don't have a 32mm spanner lying around).

 

[Croxden]

I have two of those tools, from Aldi.

 

[fatwomble]

First proper ride on the bike I converted about 3 weeks ago. I've been commuting to work for the last 9 weeks on my electric commuter bike and once on this bike, but this is the first real off road ride.

Awesome. Boring old tracks I've been riding for 20 years, just became fun. Hard to believe how fast it seems with just a basic Panda 250 kit.

Looking forward to doing lots more rides from my home now.


IMG_20170506_095903 by fatwomble, on Flickr

IMG_20170506_095854 by fatwomble, on Flickr

IMG_20170506_102756 by fatwomble, on Flickr

 

[IR772]

Had to miss a trip with Chris to the FOD this morning so took myself out this afternoon for a consolation.

Went a bit further that I originally thought especially climbing wise.


Not an eBike one, my boy in about 5 acres of Blue Bells


Having a sit down at the top, the Rape brightly carpets the countryside

272 metres and yes I did come up the West side, flippin steep, but very dry


Way up and the beautiful Hard nine

Way down, a lovely narrow path, 100-150 metre drop to the left

I bought one of Eddie's covert bike stands, very pleased

Some more Blue bells, sorry but they match my bike

 

[Simon C]

View attachment 19083 Howgills 27.5 miles 678 meters too the calf total ascent 1250 meters awesome

 

[IR772]

Yes, it is as peaceful as it looks.