im guessing fairholmes? which isnt free.

how much is it these days?

Yep, Yorkshire Water.

EDIT: no Sadex, there's a free place here….

http://www.multimap.com/s/h9A5bnxI

yorkshire water? where am dat car park?

Can premier users have their privileges removed for being useless?

😀

😉

ah right, thanks. never knew that. new territory is that 🙂

Pook,

Your right the Ring Road is the best option – its only cos I know all the back streets to get through to the Uni/hospital!

sadexpunk, you got mail!

ok, so my route my be slower, but it's more fun 😉

WEATHER FORECAST

Met check: SUNNY SPELLS 8 degrees, 12mph wind.
BBC: heavy rain.
Google: sunshine and showers
Metoffice: heavy rain

lets face it. It's going to rain 🙄

it's still warm enough for shorts though
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hmmmm

hmmmmm here too :-/

can anyone please confirm theyre sh*t and unfit too please? i dont want to be last with people waiting for me 🙂

i thank you

If I don't stay out too late on Friday it's a very tenuous 'might' come from me. In which case you'll have a hungover smoker who hasn't ridden since september bringing up the rear. That shit enough for you Sadex?

I was middling fitness last week and I'm the guide!
come on sam you know it makes sense

aye thatll do 🙂

i'm on cx bike so will be neither fast down or up hill. So you'll be fine

I've got the meeting place – 10:00hrs on Saturday in the YW car park on the East side of Ladybower. But what's the route? (That linky thing doesn't work for me)

route….

EDIT: hang on….this needs changing now as we've included the beast. Bear with me.

Thanks!

i havent looked at the route on the map yet, but surely if you go down the roman rd, you wont be going down the beast too?

or is it UP the beast *gulp* then down the roman rd?

EDIT – sorry, posted before i saw youd put map up.

http://www.bikehike.co.uk/mapview.php?id=27487

Here we go. Jumped up to slightly over 17, but that's because of the little Rowlee Farm loop to cut out the Hagg Farm climb.

Its going to be a veritable mud-fest. Kiss goodbye to a functioning drive-chain folks. You can't beat paeks district grinding paste 🙂

Looks a great route. Looking forward to the mud fest that will be cut throat bridge decent! I'm bringing a fair few tubes as well chaps 😆

Spare mechs, tubes, a wheel and a snorkel for me.

I'm also going to bring some spare feet, as mine usually get too cold to work… Although i'm hoping my new overshoes will work wonders!

Looks a good route, not looking forward to the first climb up the tarmac though!!

My Dad's not coming now (at work) but my mate Dave is coming instead, so still 2 of us.

who wants to place a bet. Amount of people who dab on the beast?

The beast, about 1.00min in

are we going up or down the beast. If its up im walking. down, my best so far is 1 dab.

Down the beast

Chris (pook)
Will
Johnny Panic
Erny
AndyPaice
Longstuff
Lyons
Benman
Benman’s mate Dave
James (transport permitting)
Genester
JacktheDog
Binners
Hora
Sadexpunk
DWH
Ourkidsam hungover and blowing
Muddydwarf
Fallguy

Monkeychild?

20 so far. Place your bets!

Managed it the last few times without dabbing, but its a fine line!!

sadexpunk +1 now. My mate fancies it too 🙂

i'll post my videos later, i'm on phone at the moment. I take it everybody who is coming has ridden it before?

Is anyone bringing an Ark? Might be an idea

According to metcheck, the weathers not looking too bad… fingers crossed. I reckon the beast is easier in the wet anyway, just follow the river down it!

wind, as long as it isn't windy i don't care!

I take it everybody who is coming has ridden it before?

I don't even know where the Beast is!

up the roman road, turn right at crossroads.

I dont think i'm going to be able to make this one sadly… I'll definitely be back though. If i was coming, i'd put money on me not dabbing the beast though, i rode it once, as my first proper peaks descent and didnt dab, so i reckon i could do it again….