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Funk me, how shit is Lee Quarry....

was there yesterday, not overly impressed.

DISCUSS......

<awaiting a complete slating>


 
Posted : 16/04/2011 5:35 pm
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Why didn't you like it?


 
Posted : 16/04/2011 5:41 pm
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its short, poorly way marked and absolutely zero flow IMO


 
Posted : 16/04/2011 5:51 pm
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did you ride over to Cragg while you was there?


 
Posted : 16/04/2011 5:53 pm
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can i say..... its not a trail center, more of a bike park


 
Posted : 16/04/2011 5:54 pm
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i do know what you mean tho waftycranker


 
Posted : 16/04/2011 5:54 pm
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didn't do cragg, didn't have the time y.day
is cragg any better?
supprised i havn't received 2 pages of abuse yet 😛


 
Posted : 16/04/2011 6:06 pm
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Rather than relying on signposts to tell you the way, maybe you should go more than once before slating what is a very good venue, in my opinion.

That said, the amendments to the penultimate section aren't as good as they were.


 
Posted : 16/04/2011 6:20 pm
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Signage is being considered but as it's not a traditional trail it's not obvious how to sign it without making it more confusing. To be fair it's not everyone's cup of tea, personally I prefer Cragg Quarry, that does flow better.


 
Posted : 16/04/2011 6:44 pm
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well surly the point of having somewhere signposted is that people who haven't been before can ride it, enjoy it and come back again, won't be in a rush to go back.


 
Posted : 16/04/2011 6:59 pm
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i was a bit lost when i got there but its a great place none the less, Cragg quarry is a much more flowy loop.


 
Posted : 16/04/2011 7:20 pm
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If you cant find your way around lee there's on hope.


 
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while there is a "loop" there, and it is actually signposted (although granted, not as comprehensively as many trail centres!), the key to lee quarry is that, as philfive already said, it's more of a bike park than a trail centre; that is, somewhere to play about a bit. it's not for everyone though, obviously, and yeah cragg is more of a flowing trail than lee.


 
Posted : 16/04/2011 7:32 pm
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"If you cant find your way around lee there's on hope."

on hope or NO hope?


 
Posted : 16/04/2011 7:44 pm
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No hope. Obviously.


 
Posted : 16/04/2011 7:49 pm
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just checking there wasn't a secret map 'on hope' website 😛


 
Posted : 16/04/2011 8:04 pm
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If you pedal up something and think "i bet this would be good if i rode it the opposite direction", turn round.

If you meet a rider going the other way to you..........turn round.

R.A.R.A. Team leader.


 
Posted : 20/04/2011 10:16 pm
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Your loss I reckon. Personally I like what they're trying to achieve and the reason why it's different to your average trail centre...
As said on the other thread and elsewhere hear, it's a bike park/skills park/play place. Spend some regular days up there sessioning the different bits and pieces, hanging out and chatting to other riders will make a big difference to your day to day riding I reckon. I picked up a few tips on pumping just from chatting to a couple of lads who were riding the pump track much smoother than me. Had a few goes on the table tops and feel more confident on them now. And the berms, well.... big grins!
But each to their own.


 
Posted : 20/04/2011 10:27 pm
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If you didn't like Lee Quarry then don't ever consider going to Stainburn.


 
Posted : 20/04/2011 10:35 pm
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It's actually the best part of a 10 mile run now if you do the red route at Lee, the lnik and Cragg.

Cragg still rocks, even better with the new bits in.


 
Posted : 21/04/2011 9:00 pm

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