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SAFETY BRIEFING.

  • Wear a helmet. Despite recent advances in medical science, brains still cannot be mended nor replaced.
  • Wear gloves or mitts. Hands often hit the ground first. Cuts and grazes invite infection and a hospital visit.
  • Wear eye protection, it only takes a twig or thorn to lose an eye. Crud catchers are a good idea in mucky weather.
  • When downhilling, for your own protection, allow plenty of space behind the rider in front.
  • Bring a bare minimum emergency tool kit and a spare inner tube.
  • Breakdowns are a bore. Plan not to have any by ensuring your bike is in perfect working order.
  • Punctures are also tedious. You can minimise them by fitting latex tubes, slime tubes or running tubeless tyres.

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Southern Peak District - good ride routes??

Hi All,
I have managed to coax my Uni mate into joining me on 9th & 10th July for some Peak district fun!!
Does anyone know of any good routes up there. We were going to base ourselves in the Southern part of the peaks, no other reason than it is closer to get back home..

...any suggestions would be much appreciated

Thanks
GN

Re: Southern Peak District - good ride routes??

y i y i iii ii Nige,
July 11 edition of What MTB (current) has some white peak routes in it, failing that you could pick up a copy of
http://www.amazon.co.uk/White-Peak-Mountain-Biking-Trails/dp/0954813146/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1308229989&sr=8-1

OR if your not going quite as low as that then try
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Peak-District-Mountain-Biking-Trails/dp/190614818X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1308230151&sr=1-1

Have fingered through a copy of each in a shop & looked rather good !! You'll be able to pick em up locally.

Re: Southern Peak District - good ride routes??

Hey Nigel I have a waterproof map of peaks with two or 3 epic marked out on it.

You are welcome to borrow it.

Re: Southern Peak District - good ride routes??

Cheers Jon,
Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Would it still be ok if I borrowed your map?

Cheers
GN

Re: Southern Peak District - good ride routes??

You could also use mine and Tony's Perineum-Punishing route from yesterday!

Where are you starting from?

PT