Mounting Cnut Hill - Sat 9/5

[Padmei]

Pah doesn't look too bad. How hard could it be?????

[twotyred]

Pah doesn't look too bad. How hard could it be?????

that's the spirit!,it seems a girl got up it on a 125....if that's not throwing down the gauntlet!...

[junkmanjoe]

in that video, the track is clean, and quite passable.

last time bart, andymac, paladin, and my self, tryed to get up, there where rocks as big as footballs all over the track, and deep as well, we just couldnt get a clean line and keep traction.

so its no wonder she got up. the roads clean.
once a year 4x4 club takes a bulldozer in and clears the road.

[buggsubique]

tracks like that make me wish I could afford 2 bikes... the DR-Z would have a field day on that...the Africa might be a different story...

[andy mac]

I enjoyed these videos but they don't do justice to just how steep that hill is.
The camera flattens the slope, notice when the big KTM lifts the wheel at the bottom & the 125 midway they both have to button off or flip.

Also very scary is the fact on the right side is a scrubby 1.5m berm then a 150m+ drop.

I confess last time I was very pleased to get up the first part intact. When I saw Cnut hill I walked it & just knew I was never going to get up. And would have done some serious damage to the bike trying to turn around & come back down.

Probably would do the same again but happy too watch the brave attempt it. And if all others made it up I would have to give it a go

Now HTFU! John Boyle & friends have taken road bikes including a 650 traffic cop bike up this hill. But they took a very long coil of rope & pulled the f**kers up.

[Woodman]

You guys are making me a bit noof naffy just thinking about that hill, even though I know deep down i would not make it and probly crash and then spend 10 minutes cursing the weight of the klr as I lug it round to try to get down again, then spend another 20 minutes cable tieing shit back on so the bike is rideable for another bash.
Excuse me while I go to the bathroom and think about this one.

[junkmanjoe]

its not a nice piece off road from the get go.
as soon as your on it, pretty much stright up, pick the best line and dont stop, have to go from side to side to avoid a big water rutt on middle of track.
and thats just getting to cnut hill.

[pampa]

I'm tempted ... at least to go and see it by myself from the base of the hill

[bart]

As Joe said. The first part is a very long, steepish uphill section. Not that difficult, but if you make one little mistake, you really have to go back the bottom and start again.

Things then flatten out for quite a way, until you get to the real beast. The problem I had was that I couldn't hold enough speed through the bottom left hand corner, to keep momentum up the real steep rocky bit. Lower gearing will certainly help. We may also need to wander up the hill and flick some of the larger rocks to the side.

Can't wait.

[Paladin]

Right you cheeky barstewards, I see I already posted on this thread and have no recollection of that at all! F*CK!!!!!

And I'm not wearin a damn sumo suit for you fookers!

I'm still up for going back BUT with head screwed on! Maybe the DR with the D606's could make it, I dunno but am up for going and having a look and deciding on the day based on how wet the hill is, what shape the real bastard one is in etc etc!

Presuming I'm in some kinda shape to ride of course haha!

[marks]

so the starters are....

Me
Bart?
Joe?
Palladin?
Pampa?

anyone else

Coming to watch the carnage are....
Andy Mac?

who's coming - piking - whatever

[junkmanjoe]

il jack up the key, and will offer an option, if any one is interested to come in from the coast side.
as ive not been right through.
so there is an easyer option if any one is interested, if not we just attack the hill like crazy japs...................

okies hows that sound marks.

[Paladin]

so the starters are....

Me
Bart?
Joe?
Palladin?
Pampa?

anyone else

Coming to watch the carnage are....
Andy Mac?

who's coming - piking - whatever

Mark, I just started physio on my back today and TBH after the treatment my back farkin hurts like hell so not sure I will be on the ride up cnut hill, but if i am I reckon I'll be doin the easy option of into Sutherlands Hut or in from the Ngawi side if Joe gets the key sorted. Physio reckons I shouldn't be in too bad shape by the time the NI Invasion ride comes around but anything sooner I will be playing by ear! Her words were... "you're not riding your bike offroad right now, are you?"!!! My plan is to stay focused on being as fit to ride as I can for the trip to the SI and not worry too much about now til then ride wise as I REALLy don't want to miss the SI ride!
Apparently there's alot of shock trauma in my spine in the T3-5 area(? forget exactly what numbers she said but its that whole area between the shoulder blades ish!) thats adding to the problems with the deep tissue trauma, in fact she found some damage in areas left of my spine where i didn't realise there was any! I think physios get some kinda sick thrill from seeing you jump when they dig their fingers into a damaged location!

[Woody2]

Pah doesn't look too bad. How hard could it be?????

Judging by Padmei's post sounds like he's a starter - he knows he has a place to stay so no excuses.....

[junkmanjoe]

marks if there is no starters for the coast side in.
if we get up the hill, would you be keen to go through and may be do the beach run across to the ferry pub.
was told the section we be trying to get up is nicked named the water falls.