Up for an early ride and passed a guy coming back the other way. He said don't bother it's icy, he wasn't kidding!! Never seen it so bad. It was like a frozen river half way down, several inches thick from edge to edge. Completely unrideable 🙁
[i]He said don't bother it's icy[/i]
Red rag to a bull comment....this wasn't advice, this was throwing down the gauntlet based on the fact it couldn't possibly be as bad as all that and/or the fact he was clearly being a wuss
...later to be provided completely wrong 😉
haha - so right LOL - in 20 years I've never seen it as bad as it is today, couldn't even stand up on it
Its a right arse clencher when its Icy, rode (ok slithered) down there one night ride with Higgo off here when it was -6
Got to the church at the bottom and said "my tyres are shot" then it was pointed out to me the sheet ice with the odd boulder sticking out 😳
pics from yesterday
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how come flickr pics arent showing?
that looks more like a river!
Aye, a frozen bloody river, won't be venturing up until it warms up - and that may take a while!
Looks like Jacobs Ladder on Christmas Eve.
I had been out walking to the frozen waterfall at Kinder Downfall and sat down for a hot drink overlooking the Jacobs Ladder descent. I watched some guy ride down it on the bike and thought it was pretty impressive.
However it was only when i walked down it about 15 mins later that I realised it was essentially a frozen river (like your pics of charity lane) and I could barely stand up on it.
I was stunned (and still am) that someone could ride down it, amazing skills.
I was on it a few days before and it was fine. Anyhow all this rain should have melted it.
Nick