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not biker friendly
Posted: Jun 22nd, '06, 08:52
by baz-R
went to a little tea shop in porlock (with green painted front on main street) last summer on a nice sunny day and the owner was an arse and thort me and misses were going to do a runner with out paying and wasnt polite to us but was to every one else.
so take your money else were?
sorry cant think what it was called
ps we were out for the day on the bike in our gear!
Posted: Jun 22nd, '06, 09:21
by Mervin
the whortleberry was it called/ did it have old pics of people picking whortleberries on the walls? went there last summer when driving through with the car on the way too minehead. seemed ok then but was driving car so would not know, but the whortle berry jam etc was bloody expansive i know that
merv
Posted: Jun 22nd, '06, 16:59
by baz-R
there was jam there! loads of it
boycott it anyway
Posted: Jun 22nd, '06, 17:19
by chris_1127
dont boycott it, turn up in large numbers!! And all pay for one cup of tea with a £20 note
Posted: Jun 27th, '06, 21:26
by bandit
i guess u mean porlock as in porlock hill, devon?
random question, but if u mean that one..
whats it like goin up an down hills like that on a bike? aint rly done anytrhin like that an not been taught bout rly steep hills... u gotta be careful or anythin incase of front goin up an stuff?
Posted: Jun 27th, '06, 21:32
by Webber
no mate nothing to worry about, you will be suprised how easy and effortless it is to get upand down there on a bike. lovely views from the top aswell
Posted: Jun 28th, '06, 00:57
by Funky
chris_1127 wrote:dont boycott it, turn up in large numbers!! And all pay for one cup of tea with a £20 note
brilliant idea, or lots of pennies!
Posted: Oct 13th, '06, 13:57
by Honey Monster
Posted: Oct 13th, '06, 15:36
by Jon B
Going down Porlock is probably worse than going up, apart from turn 2 on the way up where if you go up on the inside it is very very steep. On my Bandit I have to drop into 2nd to do the first part of the hill.
I did it on my moped though. Just.
Posted: Oct 13th, '06, 17:17
by Maver-Nick
bandit wrote:i guess u mean porlock as in porlock hill, devon?
whats it like goin up an down hills like that on a bike?
Come along on the Minehead run in the summer... you'll be up and down them hills all day long then...
Re: not biker friendly
Posted: Sep 29th, '10, 20:27
by monkey8414
i've been up and down porlock on a push bike, went on a mates stag wekend there last year. would be much easier on my ninja
