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Where is your spiritual biking home?
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 7:27 pm
by Redthunder
Arrived at my Nirvana this afternoon better than I remember from 2 Years ago...Isle of Skye.
Beautiful views around every corner, fast open sweepers, good surfaces, friendly people and fantastic food and ale...ok so the weather not quite so good but OMG I'm moving here when I retire.
Re: Where is your spiritual biking home?
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 9:02 pm
by adyf
For me has to be the passes in the lakes ,kirkstone etc,very happy memories of many weekends with the lads racing around then stopping for ice cream at the side of Windermere ,wish I could go back on time but the lads are all married now and don't have bikes.
Re: Where is your spiritual biking home?
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 9:20 pm
by tony.mon
In the other thread, with the same name.
Re: Where is your spiritual biking home?
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 9:27 pm
by VTRDark
Well my biking home is fighting my way through traffic in London. Not sure how spiritual that is though.
I have a dream to do route 66 one day.
(:-})
Re: Where is your spiritual biking home?
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 9:36 pm
by fabiostar
for me since 1980 its the A2 coast road from larne just above Belfast up to portrush. stunning views and twisty fast tarmac most of the way no more than feet away from the sea....if your ever over here in northern Ireland its a must do road..and at its end every may is the northwest 200..
Re: Where is your spiritual biking home?
Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 7:27 am
by dragonback
the A 832 from Garve on to the A 835 then on to ullapool, helluva long trip for most of you guys on here but you wouldnt regret it ! id go in the summer tho
Re: Where is your spiritual biking home?
Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 8:27 am
by simo
West coast of Scotland every time. And Yorkshire of course.
Re: Where is your spiritual biking home?
Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 9:43 am
by Redthunder
I plan to retire in the West Highlands!
Re: Where is your spiritual biking home?
Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 11:13 am
by scoobie_sore_paws
road up to applecross does it for me. The last bit up the alpine road is a bit hairy when you meet things coming the other way but well worth it!
Re: Where is your spiritual biking home?
Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 4:20 pm
by grumpyfrog
Word of warning to anyone using Dragonbacks favorite road.
Watch out for the bumps at Loch Droma!!
Made me cry for hours!
Bloody fab roads.
Re: Where is your spiritual biking home?
Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 9:29 pm
by Redthunder
Skye....no other track day has views like it
Re: Where is your spiritual biking home?
Posted: Sat Sep 21, 2013 10:08 am
by Animal
The Scottish Highlands for me, moving next month, no seriously I'am
Re: Where is your spiritual biking home?
Posted: Sat Sep 21, 2013 12:10 pm
by grumpyfrog
Where abouts are you moving up to Animal?
Re: Where is your spiritual biking home?
Posted: Sat Sep 21, 2013 4:08 pm
by Beamish
Cadwell Park and Otley to blubberhouses (Yorkshire) but I know every bump, Tarmac banding and crevice of the Horncastle to Caistor road (lincs)
Re: Where is your spiritual biking home?
Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 10:29 am
by vtrjames
+1 wi the route 66 carl.. have you seen how much it costs tho? it gets alot cheaper if you can get a big group. i not so keen on harley type things but i would have to do it on a juke box style bike just to fit with the whole holiday.
also i like the look of that road in the film "duel" that looks an ace road too