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[Closed] MNPR 13th Feb, Delph

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[url= http://www.whiteliondelph.co.uk/ ]White Lion, Delph[/url], [url= https://is.gd/A4pf6I ]OL3 5HX[/url] 8.15pm.

The route looks something [url= https://www.strava.com/activities/511260477 ]like this[/url].

I'll do my best not to have multiple punctures this time.


 
Posted : 09/02/2017 1:48 pm
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You're not my real Spider


 
Posted : 09/02/2017 2:08 pm
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Reckon I'm in


 
Posted : 09/02/2017 2:10 pm
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You're not my real Spider

Yeah, sorry, Harry is stuck in the bathtub again. ๐Ÿ˜€


 
Posted : 09/02/2017 2:13 pm
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Maybe, assuming I don't freeze to death at Kielder, or kill myself on the drive home.


 
Posted : 09/02/2017 2:31 pm
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Fingers crossed Daz.


 
Posted : 09/02/2017 3:51 pm
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Not me I'm up on the Isle of Skye...

Got a rivvy route of any one fancies that the week after


 
Posted : 09/02/2017 7:45 pm
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Have you got your snow tyres ready for Monday?


 
Posted : 10/02/2017 10:03 pm
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Yep (they're the same as my normal tyres). It'll be reet, assuming I can get the van over the hill. Not done a snow ride yet this year...


 
Posted : 10/02/2017 10:42 pm
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Well if you think it'll be reet, then I am looking forward to a snowy bike ride. My x-drive should get me there, no problem.


 
Posted : 10/02/2017 10:54 pm
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Depending on what time I get home from "work" I'm in


 
Posted : 10/02/2017 11:44 pm
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Right. After consulting my extensive network of high-altitude spies* I'm reliably informed that most of the snow has melted and conditions on the ground are perfect for a quality winter MNPR - i.e. it's wet and muddy as ****. The route is pretty much weather-proof though, so it'll be fine. ๐Ÿ™‚

* OK, I just texted riklegge.


 
Posted : 13/02/2017 11:57 am
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Weather-proof you say? I'll be there!


 
Posted : 13/02/2017 1:11 pm
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If I can get home and get a bike working by 7pm and find some kit that isn't caked in mud I should be there.


 
Posted : 13/02/2017 1:58 pm
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Spoke too soon. Even getting home for 7pm is now looking impossible. Think I'm buggered next week too. Not a good start to the year for MNPRs ๐Ÿ™

Don't hang about if I'm not there.


 
Posted : 13/02/2017 6:21 pm
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My knee is still not reet. And we're in coed y brenin this weekend, so i'm not pushing my luck. Have a good un


 
Posted : 13/02/2017 6:24 pm
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Hospitalised again last week for 24 hrs and now back home but on antibiotics. I do at least now have some form of diagnosis but I'll be lucky to be back out before the dark nights are back upon us if I have surgery. Not yet ruled out selling two very nice bikes ๐Ÿ˜ฅ


 
Posted : 13/02/2017 6:31 pm
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Jeez fella, that's awful. Hope they get you all fixed up as soon as possible. ๐Ÿ™


 
Posted : 13/02/2017 6:34 pm
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Bloody hell mate. Thats rubbish. Its almost like we're all getting old and falling apart

If its any consolation I'm presently sporting a big knee support, and I'm not remotely confident that the bike will be coming with me to Wales this weekend


 
Posted : 13/02/2017 6:34 pm
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I'm in might bring a kite !


 
Posted : 13/02/2017 6:41 pm
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I'm in too. Bike is loaded on the car ready. At least dry!


 
Posted : 13/02/2017 6:48 pm
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Enjoyed that gents, thanks. Need to do more riding to get fitter. See you next week. Cheers.


 
Posted : 14/02/2017 12:51 am
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Cheers for last night..Tho strava seems broke at only 1200ft climbing..I'm sure it was closer to 120000ft....


 
Posted : 14/02/2017 11:50 am
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Yep, smashing ride even with all the wind and mud, cheers chaps. And cheers also to Lee for picking up my back light when it fell off... ๐Ÿ™‚

Whilst I did say it was pretty much weatherproof the route's clearly not farmer-proof - someone's made a right mess of the top of Boat Lane with a tractor and a load of livestock, bit of a shame, that.


 
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It was just more of a challenge making 8.5 miles seem a lot longer. Cheers Tom and Rik for showing us the way.


 
Posted : 14/02/2017 1:46 pm