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Hi, bit gutted, route looks cool but I am at a wedding this saturday and going to Thruxton on the Sunday so if yo are doing it this weekend, which is the way it's looking, I'm going to miss out ... hope the weather stays good for you

It's not that bad.

Use it just before an MOT to test your front brakes.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&sourc ... 06,,0,3.99

man up.

Funky wrote:It's not that bad.

Use it just before an MOT to test your front brakes.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&sourc ... 06,,0,3.99

man up.

the roads on the hill aren't too bad for a bike, going up or down, it's the corners that cause the problems, they are damn tight.
you ridden porlock hill funky ?

billinom8s wrote:as my good lady has just pointed out (what with her being a fan of all things slow - yes rideouts and men included in that) the direction of travel you have put up means you will be riding DOWN porlock hill.

i know in the past on summer rideouts, alot of riders in the novice/newbie group have avoided going up the hill let alone down it

i know there is an alternative road that takes a smoother incline/decline but by all accounts this road is non too newbie friendly either.

it's a fun route other than that

Porlock hill is fine, when Mike J and Sharrie where down from wales a couple of years ago they went back that way, sharrie was a bit worried about it having heard of it but never ridden it before, but mailed me when she got back to say what is all the fuss about that hill,
she was riding an Africa twin at the time so a heavy ole boot to do it on, but take ya time and enjoy it, dont bother stopping in Porlock though, all tea rooms and cream teas, i can give ya hairier hills around here, one i use i go most of the way down with the back wheel scrabbling for grip on the gravel,
mind you riding dual sport /more upright bikes is an advantage in that kinda situation

I cannot make it this sunday my missuses aunt has hired a whole train on the west somerset railway for her birthday, she is buying us dinner and all, not going to turn that down , so we will be taking a steady steam powered plod through the somerset countryside, i

billinom8s wrote:

Funky wrote:It's not that bad.

Use it just before an MOT to test your front brakes.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&sourc ... 06,,0,3.99

man up.

the roads on the hill aren't too bad for a bike, going up or down, it's the corners that cause the problems, they are damn tight.
you ridden porlock hill funky ?

I take a detour via it everyday on may way to work. Just for sh!ts and giggles.

ill be going along to this one with delvey of course ;) got a date yet?

I would have to agree,

Porlock hill is not really novice friendly, although both ways there is a toll road just before which you can take with an easier incline and even more scenic.

delvey91 wrote:Yep works fine, Route looks good, From the last bit from south molton i would head out to witheridge then down to tiverton, avoids the link road then and its a very nice road

Hi Delvey yeah i agree with you about NOT useing the north Devon link rd i was going to use the road through Bish mill,ash mill,Rackenford,Calverly Tiverton.

How many can make this week end and which day is the best ?

Looks like a lot going on this weekend so i will post another steady pace maybe smaller cc bikes ride out if there is enough interested,any body fancy this sort of ride drop me a line or post a ride out .
I now cant make sunday but i will be doing the proposed route tomorrow but in the reverse direction to give the sun chance to shine into the Minehead to Tiverton valley rd,If any body fancys it i will be at Mc donalds (tiverton) at 08.30 AM for 08.45 start?
(i have been riding bikes for close to 30 yrs im only a newbie to this bike club)