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mick

Member Since: 08 Feb 2010
Location: Yorkshire
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2010 Defender 130 Puma 2.4 HCPU Rimini Red

Cobbled Roads

Driving round Calderdale & Kirklees area there are still a few Cobbled roads mainly on steep hills but they seem as good as new mostly and never seem to need any repairs doing.
What do other areas have ?

20th Mar 2018 9:08pm

rockster57

Member Since: 15 Nov 2014
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 937

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 CSW Zermatt Silver

Haworth Main Street - cobbled, steep and very nice condition. Big tourist draw. I’m aware of a couple of other steep cobbled roads in Keighley area which are not on the tourist radar and sadly are in a poor state of repair.

20th Mar 2018 9:18pm

leeds

Member Since: 28 Dec 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 8582

Cobbled roads have a slight problem when new services are put in and trench is just back filled and horrible black stuff to top it off.

In Leeds 6 there are some cobbled roads/hills where the middle has been tarmaced . Was told that was so horses could get grip on cobbles. No idea how true this is.

There again around Bradford/Calderdale plenty of unadopted roads as well.

Brendan

20th Mar 2018 9:23pm

mick

Member Since: 08 Feb 2010
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 2109

Yes it’s partly true Brendan bit more grip for the horses

20th Mar 2018 10:06pm

leeds

Member Since: 28 Dec 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
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Well Mick, if it comes to horses and their 'footwear' I will bow to your experiences!

Brendan

20th Mar 2018 10:33pm

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
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When I used to ride some years ago in a village local they had some in 'strips' across the road.
A few on a hill, I always used to be nervous riding downhill over those parts especially in the wet.

Even overly smooth tarmac in the wet can be slippy to them. Chillin In The Backwoods🇬🇧🇺🇸
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20th Mar 2018 10:39pm

grafty99

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Cobbles can also be interesting on a motorbike. Especially in the wet

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20th Mar 2018 10:41pm

mick

Member Since: 08 Feb 2010
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 2109

leeds wrote:
Well Mick, if it comes to horses and their 'footwear' I will bow to your experiences!

Brendan

Double road studs Brendan best way for horses these days

20th Mar 2018 10:43pm

300TDi CSW Phil

Member Since: 03 Apr 2016
Location: Bracknell
Posts: 750

1995 Defender 110 300 Tdi CSW Epsom Green

"Cobbles can also be interesting on a motorbike. Especially in the wet"

Your not kidding, I fractured my heel in Belgium on a Triumph Trophy 1200 trying (and thankfully succeeding) to keep it upright mid U turn when a florist emptied their flower bucket accross the road. 1995 300 Tdi Epsom Green - It's a keeper.
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21st Mar 2018 12:17am

Supacat

Member Since: 16 Oct 2012
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 11018

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS DCPU Keswick Green

Cobbles are lethal for most forms of modern transport.

Micklegate in York used to always give the bike suspension a workout and in winter could be quite an interesting ride downhill and around a bend.

Mind you summer, sitting at the bottom and watching all the pretty girls cycle by made it all worthwhile

21st Mar 2018 7:05am

grafty99

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: North Devon
Posts: 4795

I agree, there are advantages

21st Mar 2018 7:48am

David T

Member Since: 01 Sep 2016
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 190

2012 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Santorini Black

"I've never come this way before!" she cried, as she cycled over the cobbles.

21st Mar 2018 11:11am

grafty99

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: North Devon
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21st Mar 2018 1:07pm

alwoodley72

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2008 Defender 130 Puma 2.4 HCPU Alaska White

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21st Mar 2018 1:47pm

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