Riding up Snowdon

[Biff600]

Well I’ve just spent a lovely few days with my pash in Skegvegas, and today I drove across to Llanberis ready to ride up Snowdon tomorrow.

The weather is shoot at the moment, but it promises to be ok tomorrow.

I intend riding UP the Llanberis Path and DOWN the Ranger Path, hopefully I’ll be capturing the down part on a couple of GoPro’s, but I won’t be able to upload the footage until I return to Peterboring.

Hopefully i’ll get a few photos on here in the interim

Watch this space...........

 

[Biff600]

I’ve done it. 4000ft of up and a max of 32mph on the way down

But not without incident, I had to push the bike the last 2 miles up as there was a foot of snow and compacted ice.

On the way down, I took the longer Rangers Path, went flying over the handlebars and broke the gear shifter clean off the handlebars, bruised my chest and starboard leg landing on a load of rocks.
Once I’d patched up the gear shifter wth a zip tie I carried on, fell a few more times but no more damage to myself or the treader
2 miles before getting back to Llanberis I split the tyre and buckled the wheel on a sharp drop, and being tubeless, lost all the wind out of the tyre. So I had to chuck in a tube and more or less nurse it home

But......I’ve done it, and that’s all I wanted to achieve

 

[lazybloke]

I’ve done it. 4000ft of up and a max of 32mph on the way down

But not without incident, I had to push the bike the last 2 miles up as there was a foot of snow and compacted ice.

On the way down, I took the longer Rangers Path, went flying over the handlebars and broke the gear shifter clean off the handlebars, bruised my chest and starboard leg landing on a load of rocks.
Once I’d patched up the gear shifter wth a zip tie I carried on, fell a few more times but no more damage to myself or the treader
2 miles before getting back to Llanberis I split the tyre and buckled the wheel on a sharp drop, and being tubeless, lost all the wind out of the tyre. So I had to chuck in a tube and more or less nurse it home

But......I’ve done it, and that’s all I wanted to achieve
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I couldn't imagine it being worth the effort, pain or repair bills. Although those pics are rather nice!

 

[Ming the Merciless]

It is a great ride as long as you do not crash.

 

[Dave 123]

You're lucky the weather was clear!

 

[DanZac]

I couldn't imagine it being worth the effort, pain or repair bills. Although those pics are rather nice!

Well worth it I'd say, you can't put a price on experience and adventures.
Looks like a brilliant day out and no one got seriously hurt!

 

[PeteXXX]

It’s a great day out!! I did a similar route a few years ago in October.
It was a bit nippy and freezing cold 50mph winds at the summit.
It’s a great sense of achievement, isn’t it!?

 

[Bobby Mhor]

Thanks for the images,
I walked up the Miners Path (2013)and had to hang onto the trig thingy to get my photo taken and came back down the Llanberis path.
I was in the area just over a week ago but the choo choo wasn't on (for the missus).
We'll be back down.

I couldn't cycle it though.
Hope you heal quickly.

 

[Dirk]

Interesting. Is it a bridleway or a footpath up to the summit?

 

[ColinJ]

Interesting. Is it a bridleway or a footpath up to the summit?

There are bridleways up there, but with this voluntary agreement restricting their use at various times.

 

[Dirk]

There are bridleways up there, but with this voluntary agreement restricting their use at various times.

Ta.

 

[Trickedem]

Well done. I have climbed Snowdon more times than I can remember and I have seen every sort of weather. Would love to do it on a bike though, although probably not via Crib Goch

 

[hoppym27]

Biff600 are you a matelot by any chance?

 

[Ajax Bay]

Tell us about your bike and tyre choice, please, Biff. Last time down the railway path for me was about 2am (running not riding, I hasten to add) in the first mountain stage of a Three Peaks Yacht Race. Not surprised you had a few 'offs' down there.

 

[Biff600]

Thanks for the likes and comments folks, I'm back at home now after another 250 mile drive........500 driven miles to ride my bike 11 !!!

I'm a tad achy and I have a cracking bruise on my leg that looks like a map of Africa.

I popped in the bike shop before getting home, I don't need a new shifter as there is a second screw hole that can be used, and my wheel isn't buckled either, when I put the tube in, I hadn't seated the tyre squarely, thus giving the effect of it being out of whack. saying that it was hugely entertaining reaching a maximum of 32 mph on the loose stuff with an elliptical tyre !!

So a super result all round !!

Biff600 are you a matelot by any chance?

I was, 25 years and 72 days of sailing about in a grey bringer of death and destruction, defending the country and keeping the bogeyman from your doors, what gave it away? The port & starboard grips ?