on a nightride, anyone been up this weekend? what was it like?

Went on Friday, not much snow, about 2-3″ and all pretty much packed down now. Few icy patches to watch out for, but apart from that it was all good. Smoothes out some of the bumpier tracks! I didn’t stay out for too long or go too high, because I was frozen, but even Winter Hill looked ok.

Rivington Pike by 555Andi, on Flickr

Winter Hill Mast by 555Andi, on Flickr

Seemed to be less snow the higher you got, strangely..

Nice, just a case of getting well wrapped up then! should be chilly wednesday night!

We got a lot more snow on Friday night which then got rained on and Froze.

The whole place is like an ice rink.

IMAG0063 by Craig-71, on Flickr

IMAG0069 by Craig-71, on Flickr

So no good then? 🙂

Sounds like I timed it quite well then 😀

We are up for a blast Wed night neil

you coming?

it sounds like it was last Chrimbo, safer riding than walking.

Yeah i was going to give you the weekly call 🙂

And i need some assistance with a tubeless ‘issue’ 🙄

Good excuse to show you the new bike in the daylight 😉

I only managed out for a walk yesterday, as I was tied up with ‘baby stuff’ all weekend.

There was a thaw, with rain that has since re-frozen hard. Some of the lesser well trodden/ridden trails will be ok, as the untouched surface will be pretty solid and grippy.

The bits that have been compacted, which have then frozen will be crazy! Watched as a bunch of guys rode past the kennels, as I was coming down from the Two Lads, and you could hear them from about 2-300 metres away – not from their ProII hubs, but from the ice/frost cracking under them! 😀

Was out on Sunday morning, lower down its like a skating ring due to the partial thaw on Saturday, up near the mast the snow is about 6 inches deep and frozen, I found it impossible to ride the path across smithills moor. Apart from that it was perfect 😀