Steve R
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Working in Manchester today. Nottingham to Manchester - 2 hours, A50/M6. I hate motorways. Finished at 3 so rode back through my old stomping ground. There are some interesting developments...
The track leaving the main road and heading east just south of the A6/A623 junction has been enlarged around the expanded quarry. It's as close as you'll get to a graded MX track if you fancy it.
Haydale, to the east of Smalldale, has had its ruts in the valley bottom dealt with and is very easy as you drop into it from the east and ride along the valley bottom. The climb out is excellent - rocky, a few small steps, but I'd have no qualms taking any GS up it in the dry with road tyres.
The track heading east from Foolow to Eyam is still excellent, however there is a puddle right across the track at one point which came over the top of my Airhead GS cylinders. Eek. It's not the first big puddle you get to, as seen in the photo below, it's later on. I took the right side of the track (heading east) which seemed like it might be shallower. It needed a definite extra gulp of throttle to get through. That might have been the panniers dragging through the water behind me.
At about 6pm tonight, 100% of the motorbikes in Matlock Bath were GSs. A first, I believe.
Steve.
The track leaving the main road and heading east just south of the A6/A623 junction has been enlarged around the expanded quarry. It's as close as you'll get to a graded MX track if you fancy it.
Haydale, to the east of Smalldale, has had its ruts in the valley bottom dealt with and is very easy as you drop into it from the east and ride along the valley bottom. The climb out is excellent - rocky, a few small steps, but I'd have no qualms taking any GS up it in the dry with road tyres.
The track heading east from Foolow to Eyam is still excellent, however there is a puddle right across the track at one point which came over the top of my Airhead GS cylinders. Eek. It's not the first big puddle you get to, as seen in the photo below, it's later on. I took the right side of the track (heading east) which seemed like it might be shallower. It needed a definite extra gulp of throttle to get through. That might have been the panniers dragging through the water behind me.
At about 6pm tonight, 100% of the motorbikes in Matlock Bath were GSs. A first, I believe.
Steve.