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Ming · Devon's Best

Spain 27th/28th March 2010

potus · Clubman A

Hi Ming,

I'll be down there a week or so later on the 7th April, have booked couple nights B&B, riding down from Santander. Not the quickest or cheapest way of getting there but making a tour of it, roll on!

expect you'll get some interest,

mike

-- Edited by potus on Sunday 18th of October 2009 04:10:30 PM

Longman · Expert

Well I have my ticket booked.

Hey I'm off to sunny Spain, aviva la Spaniar. I'll be riding the costa brava plaines, aviva la Spaniar, ola ! wink

Ming · Devon's Best

Rob - very fluent mate, should stand you in good stead when you're getting the cervezas in........ wink

Longman · Expert

cervezas ????? is that spanish for larger. confuse

Tigerman · Expert

Ming Wrote,

For more info about the place and videos/pics visit www.andaluciantrailtours.com

-- Edited by Ming on Sunday 18th of October 2009 02:37:55 PM

Just been looking at the link Mr Ming,

Bet your looking forward to riding a proper Trail bike?!!!!! wink

( Six brand new CCM230's!!!! smile

)

Ming · Devon's Best

Nah - I'll stick with the CRF's thanks....... wink

Ming · Devon's Best

The owners of Trailworld had their Xmas party over there a few weeks ago - here's a nice vid Paul did on his helmet cam.

This is an easyish route up to the windmills as they had some of the girls along - there is a MUCH harder route if you fancy it in March furious

http://vimeo.com/8063259

-- Edited by Ming on Friday 18th of December 2009 06:08:40 PM

Longman · Expert

Looks good MingMan. I have started packing and do I need to bring my flip flops.
Not long now

Tornjacket · Expert

Roll on Spain smile gonna defo need the tougher route though Andy wink Perhaps we could do an easy/sightseeing day and a tougher day ?
anyways..vid looks good, can't wait.

Ming · Devon's Best

The route they went down through the clouds is probably the way I'll take Jules (and anyone else) up - the rest of you can try the goat track.........8inches wide in places, plenty of rocks, certainly won't get an ambulance up there if you get it wrong!

Flip flops definitely a possibility Rob - mother-in-law got sunburn last week!

Ming · Devon's Best

Here's a vid of when Micheal Guy from MCN came over earlier in the year - they had the Sherco's then but you can do the same routes on the CRFs/CCMs.

http://vimeo.com/groups/atttv/videos/4781972

Longman · Expert

COOL

Tornjacket · Expert

Goat track looks fun.......for a goat

might give it a go though. Views above the clouds look fantastic.

Longman · Expert

Spain !

Ming · Devon's Best

Won't be long now, big boy!

Should get the booking forms soon, so I'll need your sizes for waist, chest, boot and helmet (if you need their gear).

Oh - don't forget to get your NHIC card in time 'cause you can't ride without one!

They've fitted the CCMs out with Hagon rear shocks as the originals are cack, so should be capable of hauling your arse up the hills!

Ming · Devon's Best

More vids - this one is of the dreaded goat track up to the windmills.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm6Tqwhrx04&feature=PlayList&p=5A538DC5ABAA86B8&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=9

Longman · Expert

All packed and ready to go ridding in Spain. So before you can say "roost my hen house" to a "bald chicken" I'll be there. Ye Ha biggrin

Harty · Devon's Best

Have a good'un. Let us know how it went, plus any good pics and vids will be good.

Consider yourself a rep and sell it to me when you get back, I can then convince SWMBO that I can go on the next Spanish outing.

Longman · Expert

Ok thanks, will do ! smile

Longman · Expert

Here are a few photos of my trip, with a few good mates, to Spain, riding a 450i Sherco. It is a fantastic place to ride, and, as luck would have it, the weather was great. 22deg every day we were there!

I have put the link to the tour guides web site so you can check them out. Our guide Andy was great and after every days ridding, I came away feeling it was worth every penny.

http://www.andaluciantrailtours.com/booking.html

Enjoy..

Some of you may know the two geezers above. Tiz Ming (Andy) and Clayton. This mountain is 1500 meters above sea level and was the best ride of the visit. Clayton and myself rented a 450i Sherco (mine) and Clayton had the Beta 450 carbed model. Cracking bikes to ride. The rest of the group chose the CR230 Honda's and CCM 230's because they were scared biggrin .

Ming,Tj,FBF and our guide on the way up to the top of the above mountain. Check out the view in the background.

This was one hell of a climb, it was on an old unused MX track. The camera doesn't show the steepness.

This little house was way up the mountain. I reckon it was used for hunters or it would make a great party house.

Ming found the biggest pile of high altitude poo in Spain disbelief

The Pain in Spain rode mainly on the plain, Clayton looking mean and moody bleh ashamed biggrin

See if you can guess who this riding god is ?

All this water comes from the top of the mountain and all ends up coming out of one hole just up from this photo, the locals fill up containers of the stuff and cart it home. It does taste good
and I'm still here so must be OK smile

This is Jules, Claytons better half. She road the bike with skill and determination and was great company, look at here go.............................. biggrin

Yours truly..................

We all paid for two days riding and had two days sight seeing (5 nights B&B). Car hire, from Record Rental at Malaga airport ,was 54 euros all in ,for 5 days (bargain) On one of the none ridding days we all went to Torremolinos, forty five Min's drive from the B&B and had a really good day. It was still out of season so was not to busy, god knows what it's like in August.

All in all, worth ever penny. Great accommodation , friendly hosts and good value. RECOMMENDED.

-- Edited by Longman on Friday 2nd of April 2010 12:49:11 PM

-- Edited by Longman on Saturday 3rd of April 2010 03:31:24 PM

Hoops · Elite

Nice one, glad you all had a good few days over there

Longman · Expert

Thanks Hoops.
Forgot to say, on the first days ride, we only saw one Range Rover and a bloke with a gun, hunting. And once up in the hills, NO BLACKTOP.

Second days riding, much the same biggrin

xtriple · Champion

Looks like you all had a brilliant time, I wish I had a passport now......

jules · Sportsman

Nice report Rob...Yes it was a brilliant experience and can't Wait to go again!!...Started saving already....Good company and plenty laughs...and the views were outstanding!! worth every euro.

potus · Clubman A

Sounds like you all had a great time, I'm off there tomorrow and looking forward to it more so after seeing your photos.
Riding down from Santander, days trail on Thursday and zipping back up through France to Roscoff.

mike

FBF · Clubman A

Well I had a great time.

Some clips from my helmet cam, unfortunately the cam misted up slightly due to the change in altitude

It wasn't all sandy dry tracks

Friendly waving folks out there instead of the scowling miserable lot here.

-- Edited by FBF on Saturday 3rd of April 2010 10:18:43 PM

Clayton · Clubman A

Here finally is my contribution to the Spain Video's, this is our guide Andy, LongmanRob, and myself having a bit of fun on the Hill Climb and small MX track

Andy the guide leaving us for dead through the Olive Grove and me tree hugging