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Re: Best road you've ever ridden (or driven, if we must)
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2022 4:08 pm
by tricol
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Mon Oct 03, 2022 3:16 pm
tricol wrote: Mon Oct 03, 2022 1:35 pm
I quite like the A537 Cat'n'Fiddle road
What's the surface like these days, last time I rode it in the 90s it was bumpy in comparison with the nearby A6, if you're in that area the Via Gellia road is good.
It's okay, not great at the Macclesfield end. There was some resurfacing in the last couple of years so overall it's decent on the open mountain.
Re: Best road you've ever ridden (or driven, if we must)
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2022 8:54 pm
by Saga Lout
Asian Boss wrote: Sun Oct 02, 2022 10:19 pmFor my money the Wrynose and Hardnott passes in Cumbria take some beating.
The scenery's great*, driving that road is horrible.
* Not that you can see much scenery with all those mountains getting in the way.
Re: Best road you've ever ridden (or driven, if we must)
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2022 9:15 pm
by Cousin Jack
Saga Lout wrote: Wed Oct 05, 2022 8:54 pm
Asian Boss wrote: Sun Oct 02, 2022 10:19 pmFor my money the Wrynose and Hardnott passes in Cumbria take some beating.
The scenery's great*, driving that road is horrible.
* Not that you can see much scenery with all those mountains getting in the way.
If you want a road with fantastic views but is horrible to drive, try this one.
https://www.utahscanyoncountry.com/The- ... ighway-261
Basically bare rock with some loose gravel to keep you on your toes, horrendous drops off the edge, and a view to die for. Which you probably will if you don't watch where you are going.
Re: Best road you've ever ridden (or driven, if we must)
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2022 4:51 pm
by ninja
A geat bit of the Route Napoleon.
Re: Best road you've ever ridden (or driven, if we must)
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2022 7:51 pm
by GuzziPaul
Hard to identifya complete road, most of my favourites would be a series of bends, I will often do a route just for a particular bend.
Done the B500 four or five times in both directions have to be going fast to make it interesting (2x the limit in places) and can be dodgy with all the tourists and walkers.
N85 done several times as well, first time was 1985 on a Le Mans couple of times on the Tuono and three or four times in a car.
Roads round Châtillon-sur-Seine, France D928 and D944 are good and quiet.
Simlarly roads around Cochem, Germany are also good, Nurburing without having to pay.
Locally Geat Dunmow to Finchingfield is nice.
Re: Best road you've ever ridden (or driven, if we must)
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2022 2:46 pm
by gremlin
Found the Val d'Orcia in Tuscany. Bit of a Mecca for the local riders and I can see why. Proper twisties, lovely scenery and great places to stop.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Val_d%27Orcia
Re: Best road you've ever ridden (or driven, if we must)
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2022 3:35 pm
by Cousin Jack
Been there, done that, but not on a bike.