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sauluk
30-03-09, 07:24 PM
Not long moved here so only know a few roads that are any good. Any advice on where the good uns are?
_Stretchie_
30-03-09, 09:36 PM
The A39 from Bridwater down to Minehead's not bad. Not taxing at all but not bad

OR on the way to Minehead take a left at Williton onto the A358 to Taunton, that's a nice little road. Used to use the pair of them to scrub in new tyres.

There's always Cheddar Gorge and around there.

There's lots, you could take in a nice little trip to the bus stop at Abergavenny ove in Wales. Take about 45-60 mins to get there.

What you up to this week?
ChrisCaveman
30-03-09, 09:49 PM
Me and Spikenipple rode through the Exmoor national park and it was absolutely phenomenal... :D

It's a bit of a trek out of Brizz but it's worth it! :)
sauluk
30-03-09, 09:51 PM
Working!

I know the good ones in Wales, I'm from Cardiff and used to go to Brecon a lot and had friends in all manner of random parts so know a fair few of them, just need a few closer to 'home'!
squirrel_hunter
30-03-09, 11:59 PM
There's always Cheddar Gorge and around there.

My favorite route, but watch for gravel after rain and goats on the road.
_Stretchie_
31-03-09, 12:05 AM
Alright mate. Who woke you up??
squirrel_hunter
31-03-09, 12:12 AM
Just got in, been losing money to my mates playing poker.
Rich
31-03-09, 05:31 AM
Theres a trend I'm seeing and it seems all the best routes are as far away from Bristol as possible. I can take you on some cracking routes around north Somerset, I've proposed a rideout which is a cracker but I've not had too much interest as yet. Give me a shout if you ever down Taunton way!
the white rabbit
31-03-09, 06:42 AM
Cheddar linked to Burrington Coombe, over Mendips via Priddy into Wells is lovely, just go up there are take any roads signed to those places. Some very fast straights too, but watch for cross roads etc on them in Mendips. Chew & Blagdon way are very nice. Probably not 'perfect biking roads' but lovely places to go around.
Dappa D
31-03-09, 07:17 AM
id agree with the white rabbit as your quite new to bristol and they are very close, chew valley lake/dundry and blagdon is worth having a look at bud
the white rabbit
31-03-09, 05:47 PM
Who rememebrs Paul (??) guy with a blue ZXR. He used to take me out east of Bristol from Longwell Green way on a nice route that must have gone out Trowbridge way, but I cant remember where exactly. A really twisty hill was involved.
sauluk
31-03-09, 06:14 PM
That's very close to me so if you remember give me a shout! Cheers for the help guys, i'll look these places up for sure when I've got some free time!
sauluk
09-07-09, 08:49 PM
Think I need to revive this thread, I've not found any particularly good roads around me yet, they're pretty dull.

To help I'm around N.E. Bristol so would like to find a nice 'local' bit of road to get on at weekends etc when I'm not back in Wales.
suzsv650
10-07-09, 02:04 PM
Who rememebrs Paul (??) guy with a blue ZXR. He used to take me out east of Bristol from Longwell Green way on a nice route that must have gone out Trowbridge way, but I cant remember where exactly. A really twisty hill was involved.

That would be my route to work. Down through bitton through the twistys and then come out by old Feild girls School. The really twsisty hill could be Brass knocker on the other side of Barf?? However the Bitton road does have some twisty hilly bits.