local rides??

[zachl]

hey all

am going on a ride with a mate tomorrow, we were thinking devon but due to winds and weather etc we would rather go somewhere a little more local.

any advice on any nice local areas?

[jonnydangerous]

local to where?????.........

[zachl]

haha good point, well trowbridge really, maximum of maybe an hour away

[t1pper]

Hi, I always like a trip to Glastonbury, round the frome bypass then A361 all the way ,plenty of places for a stop in glasto.
Poss Return via Wells, Radstock and Farley Hungerford.
Covers most tyres of roads and a couple of places for a sneaky blast

[zachl]

thanks t1pper, thats a good idea

[Jon_W]

Anywhere over Salsbury plain is a good bet.

[zachl]

yeh i like those roads, i also quite often get on the white horse road at westbury and ride through to market lavington etc

[t1pper]

Ok, try this one A350 to chipp over junc 17 to malmesbury turn right on roundabout to brinkworth (poss stop at 3 crowns in Brinkworth good grub), then on to w bassett and either head home via lynham calne melksham forest etc or weather permiting go on from bassett to wroughton chiselden marlbough and back via devizes some great fast roads this way but Sometimes a few camara vans about.
Let me know what you decide , as I am too busy to get out this w end boo

[amills]

B3092 is a great biker road, ie. miles of sweeping bends, great road surface and width; and pretty close to you

Aaron

[zachl]

probably go with your original suggestion t1pper tbh. the second sounds a little complicated, unfortunately i was raised in the culture of tom tom and therefore have very limited direction awareness im afriad

[t1pper]

I am a artic truck driver and thomas does not understand the consept of a 60ft 44tonne out fit lol

[silly_simon]

He does if you get the new Tom Tom Truck sat nav [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

[zachl]

thomas also doesnt understand that a main road next to a beaten track is quicker and easier, i think mine is a field finder lol.

thanks for the reply guys, had a quick ride first thing but we decided to turn back due to the weather

[t1pper]

He does if you get the new Tom Tom Truck sat nav [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
yeah, I seen that system its ok if you want to go the long way round to everywhere via all the main truck roads and motorways and at about 8.5 mpg every saved mile counts, i like to rely on experience and a good map.
P.S Any one wating a blast should try the glasto route its a good un.