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Iccy said his whim is a day trail riding with me, then beers by the pool. (I'm doing that bit now )

So just wondering if anybody fancied it for real?

I can borrow bikes for €50 a day. Tenner a day lodgings here to cover food etc.

We have 2 spare double bedrooms free now.
From April the appt is free which sleeps 4.

Two of my pals do enduro days out for €160. So this is a bargain. I'm making nowt, but will get a helluva buzz showing you the best parts of the island where no bugger can get to.

Just an idea for after your lockdown.

Yes I fancy it, had a fantastic trail riding holiday in Crete 20 years ago, but I'm rusty as hell off road, I'd be better off on a trials bike.
I'll let you know when the Covid crap is over.

Cool bananas. Flights are dirt cheap if you get the right time.

There's a vast array of terrain to suit all abilities.
Each time I take out our lass, I get a bit more daring.

The lads I go with do some mental stuff.

Then the competition lads are summat else

I tell you what, that's cracking offer. I bet its epic out there

formula400 wrote: Wed Nov 11, 2020 9:59 pm I tell you what, that's cracking offer. I bet its epic out there

Was a very pleasant 28c today. Even in deepest winter, it always hits at least 20c every day. The mix of terrain is awesome. Impossible to set suspension for all of them.

Sounds like a brill idea, unfortunately i cant manage it this winter as money now needed for a trip already but in the future possibly assuming you are still up for it

Bigyin wrote: Wed Nov 11, 2020 10:06 pm Sounds like a brill idea, unfortunately i cant manage it this winter as money now needed for a trip already but in the future possibly assuming you are still up for it

Yup. I love having pals over and showing them round. Take most folk out in the 4WD and the more daring I take to the rough stuff on the bikes

Yorick wrote: Wed Nov 11, 2020 10:12 pm

Is that the hill next door to Femes? I've ridden my road bike (cycle) up there and my MTB up to the aerials up there. But the latter was a while ago (about 8 years) and it looks a little familiar but I'm not sure!

lostboy wrote: Thu Nov 12, 2020 8:17 am

Yorick wrote: Wed Nov 11, 2020 10:12 pm

Is that the hill next door to Femes? I've ridden my road bike (cycle) up there and my MTB up to the aerials up there. But the latter was a while ago (about 8 years) and it looks a little familiar but I'm not sure!

Yup. We rode up from Yaiza. Then dropped down to Femes.
Then a direct route down to Playa Quemeda.

That's a really generous offer, looks like it would be a fantastic weekend!

Hope you get more visitors out to the island after the restrictions lift.

The terrain looks awesome.
I’d pay double that for the crack. Hopefully covid buggers off and allows you to make it happen.
If not I’m sure I and others look forward to your ride reports as a poor but welcome substitute.

Claude wrote: Thu Nov 12, 2020 9:27 am The terrain looks awesome.
I’d pay double that for the crack. Hopefully covid buggers off and allows you to make it happen.
If not I’m sure I and others look forward to your ride reports as a poor but welcome substitute.

I look forward to many reports from many riders, but you seem like a lazy bunch of buggers at times when it comes to content

weeksy wrote: Thu Nov 12, 2020 9:30 am

Claude wrote: Thu Nov 12, 2020 9:27 am The terrain looks awesome.
I’d pay double that for the crack. Hopefully covid buggers off and allows you to make it happen.
If not I’m sure I and others look forward to your ride reports as a poor but welcome substitute.

I look forward to many reports from many riders, but you seem like a lazy bunch of buggers at times when it comes to content

Or just lack the ability to make it sound anything other than mundane.

Claude wrote: Thu Nov 12, 2020 9:32 am

weeksy wrote: Thu Nov 12, 2020 9:30 am

Claude wrote: Thu Nov 12, 2020 9:27 am The terrain looks awesome.
I’d pay double that for the crack. Hopefully covid buggers off and allows you to make it happen.
If not I’m sure I and others look forward to your ride reports as a poor but welcome substitute.

I look forward to many reports from many riders, but you seem like a lazy bunch of buggers at times when it comes to content

Or just lack the ability to make it sound anything other than mundane.

without wanting to derail the thread too much.. Mundane is better than an empty forum

weeksy wrote: Thu Nov 12, 2020 9:30 am

Claude wrote: Thu Nov 12, 2020 9:27 am The terrain looks awesome.
I’d pay double that for the crack. Hopefully covid buggers off and allows you to make it happen.
If not I’m sure I and others look forward to your ride reports as a poor but welcome substitute.

I look forward to many reports from many riders, but you seem like a lazy bunch of buggers at times when it comes to content

There's not a lot of riding happening at the moment, unfortunately.

Rockburner wrote: Thu Nov 12, 2020 12:11 pm

weeksy wrote: Thu Nov 12, 2020 9:30 am

Claude wrote: Thu Nov 12, 2020 9:27 am The terrain looks awesome.
I’d pay double that for the crack. Hopefully covid buggers off and allows you to make it happen.
If not I’m sure I and others look forward to your ride reports as a poor but welcome substitute.

I look forward to many reports from many riders, but you seem like a lazy bunch of buggers at times when it comes to content

There's not a lot of riding happening at the moment, unfortunately.

Granted... that's why we have DIY sections, Cycling, MAyhem, etc etc etc.

Now.... back to the thread.

lostboy wrote: Thu Nov 12, 2020 8:17 am

Yorick wrote: Wed Nov 11, 2020 10:12 pm

Is that the hill next door to Femes? I've ridden my road bike (cycle) up there and my MTB up to the aerials up there. But the latter was a while ago (about 8 years) and it looks a little familiar but I'm not sure!

We went up there today but in opposite direction.
The climb from Femes was tough on the Husky.
You must be mad to do it on bicycles

Not going to lie, it's a very tough climb for me.

The road climb up from the PB side to Femes is bad enough, steep enough that it's miserable on road bike gearing (unless you've got a big cassette or are a whippet) but the off road one from there up to that peak is grim even on MTB gearing. I prefer to go up the route from the roundabout at Yaiza/Uga up the back of the hill - although it's "nice" to be protected from the wind for most of the climb it's also brutally hot.

lostboy wrote: Mon Nov 16, 2020 8:09 am Not going to lie, it's a very tough climb for me.

The road climb up from the PB side to Femes is bad enough, steep enough that it's miserable on road bike gearing (unless you've got a big cassette or are a whippet) but the off road one from there up to that peak is grim even on MTB gearing. I prefer to go up the route from the roundabout at Yaiza/Uga up the back of the hill - although it's "nice" to be protected from the wind for most of the climb it's also brutally hot.

Cycles are now banned on the road from PB to Femes. They were riding in groups and holding up all the traffic.