Canterbury Trail Rides?

[pete-blen]

For the guys that have done Lees Valley before,
How far (in time) is it from the start of Lees Valley Road at the Oxford end ?


I'm (and 4 mates) are going, but just working out what time I need to set off in the morning.

never timed it... At a quess 30mins with a car/trailer... it's about half though the lees valley just before the river crossing..






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[Transalper]

My GPS logs from bike trips in there indicate closer to 45 to 55 minutes from the Main Road turn to the carpark used in 2013.... GPS logs recorded riding the Transalp and WR250R, not driving or towing anything.

[pete-blen]

My GPS logs from bike trips in there indicate closer to 45 to 55 minutes from the Main Road turn to the carpark used in 2013.... GPS logs recorded riding the Transalp and WR250R, not driving or towing anything.

O well I was close......

[flashg]

We are going. Tram road is the best way to go. About 5-10 min's from Oxford

[flashg]

I'm sure it didn't take as long as the map says, but its slow going

[flashg]

Oh yeah leaving 7am in the slow old series 2 landrover (wearing earmuffs) bloody noisy and cold brrrrrrrrrr

[mattsdakar]

I'll c u fullas up there, taking my 14year old son for a skid around

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I'll c u fullas up there, taking my 14year old son for a skid around

Might see ya there Matt, what are you skidding around on these days ?

[Deanzo]

Nice wee ride today, I liked the first half the most with the rocky climb and all the little muddy bog parts.
Later the day when the snow turned to mud at the top of the hill, that was fun too


Here is a wee video of the rocky climb, if you didn't make it, this was imo the most fun climb of the day.
Step but doable for all, with lots of rocks to keep you on your game.
First loop, it was also covered in snow (which I added to the end of the video)

https://youtu.be/dOJPm3OXfIo

[ShinySideUp]

Nice wee ride today, I liked the first half the most with the rocky climb and all the little muddy bog parts.
Later the day when the snow turned to mud at the top of the hill, that was fun too


Here is a wee video of the rocky climb, if you didn't make it, this was imo the most fun climb of the day.
Step but doable for all, with lots of rocks to keep you on your game.
First loop, it was also covered in snow (which I added to the end of the video)

https://youtu.be/dOJPm3OXfIo

Looks like a fun ride. Quite a lot of snow!

[mattsdakar]

Might see ya there Matt, what are you skidding around on these days ?

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Sorry bud, didn't see your post, still have the WR450, weather was awesome, my 12year old struggled on that first big hill climb, I had to ride his 125 up but apart from that he did well, good day out.

[flashg]

Was a great day 😊 How old is your son today ? 14 the other day, now 12 ????? Haha my kids just get older 33, 24, 22

[flashg]

Nice wee ride today, I liked the first half the most with the rocky climb and all the little muddy bog parts.

Later the day when the snow turned to mud at the top of the hill, that was fun too





Here is a wee video of the rocky climb, if you didn't make it, this was imo the most fun climb of the day.

Step but doable for all, with lots of rocks to keep you on your game.

First loop, it was also covered in snow (which I added to the end of the video)



https://youtu.be/dOJPm3OXfIo

Good video Deanzo, on the first lap i was at the top of the hill on the WR 450 and we chatted, i was waiting for my mate on the Beta RR300 who got it a bit wrong on the last climb and went back down to have another go. It was a good fun ride, we managed two laps. My mate got a flat tyre (cut) but also has a tu-bliss and kept riding all the way back without knowing till i showed him, he said it was moving around a bit but thought it was the slippery conditions.

[mattsdakar]

Was a great day �� How old is your son today ? 14 the other day, now 12 ????? Haha my kids just get older 33, 24, 22

Doh! My son is 14yrs...daughter is 12yrs...ssshhh don't tell them I got it mixed up!

[Deanzo]

Good video Deanzo, on the first lap i was at the top of the hill on the WR 450 and we chatted, i was waiting for my mate on the Beta RR300 who got it a bit wrong on the last climb and went back down to have another go. It was a good fun ride, we managed two laps. My mate got a flat tyre (cut) but also has a tu-bliss and kept riding all the way back without knowing till i showed him, he said it was moving around a bit but thought it was the slippery conditions.

Thanks,
Lol, I thought that was you.

Yea I heard there was lots of flats, the two guys I was riding with both got flat fronts, the Gas Gas on the first lap and the KLX on the 3rd.
I'm loving my rear tu-bliss so much, and with so many flats happening, I ordered a front off T7 when I got home, turned up at work today
I also rate the X20's ALOT, as good if not a little better in the mud over the S12's, but way better on firm slippery ground.
On the Honda I've had two sets of S12's, a 403/404 combo, X30 set and now the X20's
X20's by far the best winter tire out of the above, for me any how.