Whats the best road you've ridden, home or abroad??

leevtr · Post by **leevtr** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 9:56 pm

I'm interested to know peoples opinions on their best biking roads.

Might create myself a bucket list of places to ride before I get a Volvo lol !!

lloydie · Post by **lloydie** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 10:06 pm

Uppingham to market harbour aka the roller coaster is good
Perbright bends
And the a423 Coventry to Banbury
Very fast twisty road

AMCQ46 · Post by **AMCQ46** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 10:07 pm

Can't name a single road, but the following are my short list.
1) the A6 from Kendal over shap to Carlisle
2) the A483 from Crossgates to Newtown
3) the A44 from Aber to Rhayader
4) the A701 from Moffat to Edinburgh ..the devils beef tub
5) the A702 thornhill to Elvanfoot...Dalveen pass

Sorry I forgot A5004 From Matlock to Whaley Bridge .. Goyt valley....the cat & fiddle and snake pass would also be on there if it weren't for the speed cameras and helicopters....only a matter of time before the Goyt valley get the same focus, then it will be spoiled as well

lloydie · Post by **lloydie** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 10:09 pm

iPhone app has all the good one and is always updated

Its a app that world wide
Try it if you have a iPhone or IPad

chric · Post by **chric** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 10:11 pm

doncaster town center tunnel the noise

Im only in to 10-15 mile runs

AMCQ46 · Post by **AMCQ46** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 10:13 pm

Just down loading that to see if it is any good

Added a few already, need to see if it develops into a good database. Claims to link to the map program on the iPad, but didn't, soot still has some glitches in its operating system, but looks ok with at least of the ones I mentioned already loaded by someone else

leevtr · Post by **leevtr** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 10:17 pm

lloydiecbr wrote:Uppingham to market harbour aka the roller coaster is good
Perbright bends
And the a423 Coventry to Banbury
Very fast twisty road

Yes, I've ridden the 423, and I agree.

leevtr · Post by **leevtr** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 10:24 pm

Seeing as I started this, mine are, in no particular order..

B258, Monschau - Nurburg, Germany. Really varied, with tight twisty, and fast open sections. Very little traffic or plod.
Fluelapass/Umbrail Pass ( I think thats its name ) from Davos - Stelvio...Mindblowingly good !!
B500 Baden Baden - wherever.
Nurburgring, which is officially a one way toll road now. You'll never find a better 13 miles of tarmac to scare yourself shitless on, highly recommended !!

vtwin goody · Post by **vtwin goody** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 12:38 am

the a49 go,s for miles,straights,twistys,the lot,plenty of off shoot roads that offer great riding and all lead back to the 49

firestorm1997 · Post by **firestorm1997** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 6:04 am

South of France..

Milau Bridge.

Circ De Navecelles

marravtr · Post by **marravtr** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 7:17 am

iom TT, all of it! but do like windy corner and the bungalow

, scotland a couple of yrs back, glen coe mountain pass

leevtr · Post by **leevtr** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 7:29 am

marravtr wrote:iom TT, all of it! but do like windy corner and the bungalow , scotland a couple of yrs back, glen coe mountain pass

I'm hoping to do Scotland this year. If it stops raining up there !!

pinkyfloyd · Post by **pinkyfloyd** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:30 am

The Antrim Coast Road in Northern Ireland. Sea on one side, Antrim glens on the other. Scenic it is. Fast it isnt.

England land I have found the A272 from Haywards Heath to Alton is fantastic. Including a little railway bridge where I managed to get air 2 up!

The A339 from Baising stoke to Alton. Its not fantastically long but it is smooth, sweeping and when I went up there with Clivey from the forum to see Brit Floyd we both agreed that the road was amazing. Just a shame the traffic ruined it.

Stratman · Post by **Stratman** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 4:43 pm

AMCQ46 wrote:Can't name a single road, but the following are my short list.
1) the A6 from Kendal over shap to Carlisle
2) the A483 from Crossgates to Newtown
3) the A44 from Aber to Rhayader
4) the A701 from Moffat to Edinburgh ..the devils beef tub
5) the A702 thornhill to Elvanfoot...Dalveen pass

Sorry I forgot A5004 From Matlock to Whaley Bridge .. Goyt valley....the cat & fiddle and snake pass would also be on there if it weren't for the speed cameras and helicopters....only a matter of time before the Goyt valley get the same focus, then it will be spoiled as well

That is an absolutely blissful 12 miles of riding heaven. We stay near Crossgates (Llanbister) most years and do that stretch several times.

In France, The Route Napoleon is also a favourite of mine - Digne-les-Bains to Grasse

karenvtr · Post by **karenvtr** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 5:56 pm

Had lots of fun on lots of roads but i really like the kirkstone pass ..(out of season when theres no feckin caravans ) some good roads to the tan hill too and Sedborough Ingleton etc ...but by far the best and quietest roads ive ridden are in bonny scotland (couldnt tell you where i was exactly but at some point in the 10 hour ride we visited fort william ) if you are riding with people with local knowledge they can take you to the most amazing roads.. no coppers no traffic = no speed limit ..happy days ...and the scenary is beautiful...only down side to the trip was in scotland it rains lots and riding the storm with a possy of zx9s with bigger tanks.. had to carry fuel as the more remote we got the rarer petrol stations became

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