Cattle grids on cycle paths
Cattle grids on cycle paths
I found similar on NCN7 just south of Carlsile, but in this case there weren't even gates. The markings on the path definitely suggested that the grids were the 'cycling' bit of the shared path.
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Re: Cattle grids on cycle paths
I know of a cattle grid on a hill. The bars slow you down so that when it is wet it is a little tricky to maintain speed and distribute weight to keep steerage. I find it a fun problem of technique.
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Re: Cattle grids on cycle paths
Plenty of cattle grids round here, most often on hilly roads some are a lot tougher than others, in the dry keep up a decent speed, stay straight and lift off the saddle. If wet slow down a bit!
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Re: Cattle grids on cycle paths
Best to slow down always, they can be very 'hazardous'
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Re: Cattle grids on cycle paths
Looks pretty normal to me. Can,t see any issues at all. At least it isn,t on some Welsh 25% hill.
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No: not always. Sometimes speed enables you to get over them safely.
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Better to slow down, one never knows if the rails are slippery
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Re: Cattle grids on cycle paths
There's one on the Burton Marshes path north west of Chester. Someone has helpfully Streetviewed it. There is a gate to bypass it but we have never done so.
Cycling across it is a non-event in my view. Hopefully we'll get to ride that way again soon now that travel across the Welsh border is allowed.
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Sheep are grazed in the area & it is, I presume, aimed at keeping the sheep off the boardwalk section & beyond.
Cycling across it is a non-event in my view. Hopefully we'll get to ride that way again soon now that travel across the Welsh border is allowed.
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Sheep are grazed in the area & it is, I presume, aimed at keeping the sheep off the boardwalk section & beyond.
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I have seen a sheep use a stone on a grid as a stepping stone to cross .
He's that most dangerous of creatures, a clever sheep
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Re: Cattle grids on cycle paths
The grid should be to the relevant BS and may/may not have an anti-slip coating.
Land use changes over time, it's possible sheep or cattle were grazed in the area when the grid was placed but no longer are. Alternatively it may be that sheep or cattle are sometimes moved along or across the path and the grids are a precaution against losing any that may stray.
I can think of one not too far away that is a single grid at one end of a track, I don't recall a kissing gate arrangement on its bypass. The only purpose I can see that it serves is to restrict equestrian access.
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Re: Cattle grids on cycle paths
Did it slow down?Mike Sales wrote: ↑2 May 2021, 9:58pm I have seen a sheep use a stone on a grid as a stepping stone to cross .
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Re: Cattle grids on cycle paths
It took it on the run.Jdsk wrote: ↑2 May 2021, 10:44pmDid it slow down?Mike Sales wrote: ↑2 May 2021, 9:58pm I have seen a sheep use a stone on a grid as a stepping stone to cross .
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Re: Cattle grids on cycle paths
If uncertain you can always get off and walk over.
There were a couple on the main road near Coniston that had round tubes for the grid. Absolutely lethal in the wet even for cars or motorbikes.
Noticed that they have now been replaced with a flat bar version thank goodness.
When I was mountain biking in the Lake District I witnessed a sheep completely clear a "cattle" grid. The second following sheep didn't quite make it.
There were a couple on the main road near Coniston that had round tubes for the grid. Absolutely lethal in the wet even for cars or motorbikes.
Noticed that they have now been replaced with a flat bar version thank goodness.
When I was mountain biking in the Lake District I witnessed a sheep completely clear a "cattle" grid. The second following sheep didn't quite make it.
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Re: Cattle grids on cycle paths
The nasty, sloping one I mentioned earlier has the round tubes.cycleruk wrote: ↑3 May 2021, 9:47am
There were a couple on the main road near Coniston that had round tubes for the grid. Absolutely lethal in the wet even for cars or motorbikes.
Noticed that they have now been replaced with a flat bar version thank goodness.
When I was mountain biking in the Lake District I witnessed a sheep completely clear a "cattle" grid. The second following sheep didn't quite make it.
I seem to remember hearing that some sheep had developed the trick of rolling over a grid. (Why are they always called cattle grids ?).
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It's the poor what gets the blame
It's the rich what gets the pleasure
Isn't it a blooming shame?
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It's the rich what gets the pleasure
Isn't it a blooming shame?
Re: Cattle grids on cycle paths
There are some on the Festival Way just south of Bristol but those are at points where there is field access. Restricting equestrian use is another possibility, as someone suggested above.
As for technique, I agree the round bars are nastier than the flat ones, but in both cases you need a little bit of speed to avoid it being too bumpy. About 15mph is right, I reckon.
As for technique, I agree the round bars are nastier than the flat ones, but in both cases you need a little bit of speed to avoid it being too bumpy. About 15mph is right, I reckon.