[Closed] Monday Night Pub Ride – Feb 2nd – Ramsbottom

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I may be riding in the day as well, so not sure about this. However, more training is never a bad thing 🙂

If I can come I'll be needing a lift from Great Britain*, however 😉

*Alright, which STWer works for Google, eh?

Is the brewery open on Mondays now then?

Is this rake thing singlespeed compatible? Not sure I can be arsed spending all day Saturday putting the gears back on my bike.

I'm pretty sure that the brewery is open on a Monday now, despite what it says on their website. I'll double check. As I'm being forced to work from home today due to Snowmageddon, I'm prepared to call in and check for you this afternoon. I know... I know... its very selfless of me 😀

If its not, we'll start from the Rose and Crown.

I also seem to be getting increasingly carried away with these graphics as well. This one appears to have got completely out of hand and ended up as a proper cubist stylee illustration. Must get back to just dicking about

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Daz - technically the Rake is singlespeedable. You may die though. At least once you're up it, it can't get any worse

I've seen people on single speeds going up the rake a few times.

Although they were taking part in the national hill climb championships.

I only ever use one gear when going up the rake myself 🙂

On previous rides I've been beaten up the Rake by people on singlespeeds 😳

Brewery opens in half an hour. Just sayin' 😀

I believe I am in. If anyone wants a lift from the Hebden/Tod end give me a shout.

I'll probably be on a SS to suffer. I can't be bothered fixing the Spearfish.

Brewery opens in half an hour. Just sayin'

Careful going out in all that snow binners.

It'd be awful if you got stuck down there for the afternoon

I should be ok for Monday. Bike is currently having a headset / bottom bracket service but should (all being well) be back by then.

I'm in.

My new bolt thru axle has arrived courtesy of CRC so I'm in!

I'm a possible, but i'll be honest- i am totally sick of the cold, wet weather and it's making me not want to even get out of bed right now.

So what's the pace really like, i know you lot say slow but right now i can barely get along the flat never minds hills. Took me a few rest stops the other day to get up Rivington.
Im doing my best at the minute to get out a couple of times a week but its not easy to motivate myself with this weather.

Check out a Strava from an old thread. Compute the average speed yourself, as, IIRC, the Strava-ists tend to whizz ahead a bit and then wait for the back-markers.

Nobody gets dropped rob. It's a very sociable pace.

I'm moving up to Heptonstall on the 20th Feb half way down some descent called the blue pig, anyone heard of it? 😉

Can you make sure that you've shoveled all the snow of the trails by then, I'm from the south, we don't do snow, thanks awfully.

Is the brewery that tiny stone building?

there are better ways up the shoulder that avoid the rake. still very uphill like but at least off road...

We've done the other routes. Keep the rake I reckon. It'll be fun 😯

Is there anyone who hasn't or isn't moving to Calderdale? A Tod/Hebden ride might have to be on the cards soon.

i'm not moving to calderdale.

i'm moving to rivington. well, horwich. in march.

Horwich you say? I hope it's improved since it's [url= http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/jan/11/northernireland.angeliquechrisafis ]experience with the brightest and best of Belfast[/url]

Incidentally, I'll have a mountain bike friendly house for rent in a couple of months in Todmorden. 🙂

I'll try to make Monday. I'm having to ride at a very sociable pace at the moment due to slightly squirrelly knee injury...

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Righty ho! The brewery isn't open on a Monday. Every other night but. So let's start from the Rose & Crown, Carr Street [b]BL0 9EG[/b]. I'll have a word with Julie, if I can get an idea of numbers, and see if she can rustle us up some chip butty's to warm us back up on our return.

Chipps - don't worry. I'm prepared to limp along at the back with you. Solidarity brother!

The Rake. I can't think of a better place for exercising your knee squirrel.

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That cyclist need more pies FACT

Just on the off chance that its too cold or wet (or work intervenes) and Susan cant make it at the last minute, I will happily help out at the back...

Well, that's an offer! Honk Honk!

Rake is do-able on a singlespeed, obviously depending on how hard you are and what gear you're a-rockin.

Also, the rake is SHIT on a singlespeed but at least it'll all be over in a jiffy. Like pulling a toenail off.

Agree with Terrahawk - not pleasant but a short, quick way of getting up a big hill...

Quick?

"I can't think of a better place for exercising your knee squirrel."

I feel like I have a knee squirrel too...

Rake is do-able on a singlespeed, obviously depending on how hard you are and what gear you're a-rockin.

Sounds like a fun ride for me!

Rake is do-able on a singlespeed, obviously depending on how hard you are

Looks like I'll have to find that 22 cog that I bought recently. I hope there are no flat pedally bits.

Right chaps.... Who's in? In a weekend of selfless sacrifice on your behalf, I went to the Rose & Crown to have a chat with Julie, the landlady, over a few ales. She's going to put some food on for us when we get back. So I could do with letting her know a rough idea of numbers.

Suns out too, the snows melting, so I'm going out for a reccie, and see what conditions are like up on the tops. Bucky Woods is actually surprisingly rideable in the snow. And I know how much Harry loves it!

I'm sorry I can't confirm as I'm Ill, and, also have another closer ride booked for Monday [which may or may not happen depending on quantity of snot still being generated at that point].

You'll have to regard it as a "Bonus" if I make it.

Bucky Woods

Fug.
Dat.

I'm in.

Bucky Woods

Me, Neal and Tony will be there...

Good work Binners! Its been a while since we enjoyed chip butties after a ride!

I'll be there so count me in for munchies.

Will be ss too.

I'll be there with Steve and maybe a another. Bucky woods sounds good 🙂

I'm at 90%. Eldest has chicken pox but seems to be mild so should be ok.

Is there going to be gravy with the chips?

Northern boys love gravy.

I'm out sorry