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Tyre choice - Road / winter?

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16 Oct 2017 21:33 #185312 by 1066Boy
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I am fine with an early start Mark, just have to factor in that I have 1-1 1/2 hours to get to Maidstone 1st depending on the traffic. :) Just pm me the meeting point and start time and I will be there. Possibly bringing my club chairman too in his Jim if that's ok?

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16 Oct 2017 21:51 #185313 by Young Pretender
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1066Boy wrote: I am fine with an early start Mark, just have to factor in that I have 1-1 1/2 hours to get to Maidstone 1st depending on the traffic. :) Just pm me the meeting point and start time and I will be there. Possibly bringing my club chairman too in his Jim if that's ok?

Yes mate get him along for sure.. we can make it a little later start time no worries. Will check the lane in the next few nights then pm you chaps cheers :)

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17 Oct 2017 19:33 #185342 by Young Pretender
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Bad news fellas.. This lane was going to be the highlight of the day! Looks a bit permanent too :(



The lane just to the south has a padlock on it too. Not sure about to the north, it's a bit of way round but I'm guessing it's possibly closed. Real shame as these were long and exciting lanes that would have been well worth the trip but without them I would feel a bit fraudulent getting you down this way.. the other lanes I know of are a bit short and little better than just okay.

You chaps know of any open lanes anywhere else that we could try?

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17 Oct 2017 19:51 #185345 by 1066Boy
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That's a bit of a bummer. :(

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17 Oct 2017 19:56 - 17 Oct 2017 19:57 #185346 by Young Pretender
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It is :(

Sadly when a lane gets 'good' from an offroaders POV it's viewed by loacal residents and the like as an inconvenience.
Last edit: 17 Oct 2017 19:57 by Young Pretender.

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17 Oct 2017 21:12 #185351 by 1066Boy
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Never mind we cant upset the locals. :)

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17 Oct 2017 22:20 #185354 by Daniel30
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1066Boy wrote: Never mind we cant upset the locals. :)


So are we not going now then chaps?
:)

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18 Oct 2017 07:47 #185355 by Young Pretender
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Morning gents,

Have been giving this some thought and the problem is as so - At least 2/7 of the lanes on my route are closed. It so happens that these were the long, exciting lanes that really made it worth doing. The others are ok but a bit short and, well, not as exciting (if I can put it like that). Was initially a bit dejected after seeing the closure last night because I have been wanting to share those lanes with you chaps and possibly won't now get the chance..

Fear not, though as I present options;

Option 1; There are a cluster of lanes that I have been wanting to explore (4 or 5) towards Wrotham and Vigo (little bit further north than Maidstone but may actually be more accessible for you both due to your routes (?)) Anyway, I haven't done these lanes before so can't guarantee their status in terms of being open or even decent but that's part of the fun of exploration right? This cluster of lanes would naturally take us towards the start of my originally intended route so it would therefore be possible to link them together. Sadly due to time I won't be able to visit them in advance in the same way that Allan organised our last trip.

Option 2; We lean on your collective experiences of other green lanes in the south east and plan an entirely different route somewhere

Option 3; Cuddymunts (faversham) have the last pay & play of the season 12/11 and wondering if we could meet there for a bit of real mud churning fun.

Option 4; something else?

Thoughts?

Cheers
Mark

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20 Jul 2019 09:47 #211308 by Curveking
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Not the best at anything but good at everything. Try the Yokohama Geolander A/T tyre. 205/70/15

In the UK its a cheap tyre. It's not a remold either.

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