As I'm in charge of organising our club rides now, and like to make life easy for myself, so would any of you kind gents like to guide us round a days ride around Prestwich, Littleborough or somewhere in that area? I'm not confident I could find the good stuff, or string a big loop together, as it's usually dark. 🙂
Start at 10am, (though that could be flexible) stop for a pie and a pint at lunch time, and knock off about 3pm.
Ta.
i have to go to work for the next two saturdays, which is a shame as i'd have been up for this definitely otherwise.
What sort of distance Are you thinking of?
Yes, that's a shame, but I'm sure someone will step up.
If it wasn't clear, would be nice to see a big gang out, not just one who can find their way round.
edit - 25ish miles? We usually go by time rather than distance, and the fast lads, (and there are some who can do serious fast if they put their minds to it) are happy to got the same pace as everyone else.
Not sure I'm free on the 18th but if I am I'd be up for it. Don't know Prestwich much but Littlebrough would work. We could do a circuit round the White Holme Moss resevoirs, down to the Shepherd's Rest and over to Stoodley and back across White Holme Drain and finish down the Mordor Traverse to Hollingworth Lake. I'll check with the Mrs and get back to you.
That'd be brilliant. Ta.
Can't do 18th, but would be interested in other rides.
Mrs Daz has just given me a pass so we're on. If they're all fit lads we could go up Penny Steps for a laugh 🙂
Nick, I'm usually out round Tod quite a bit (at least once a week, sometimes more), both midweek and at weekends so if you ever want to get out just gimme a shout. Mail's in profile so just drop me a line. Or if you prefer I can let you you know if I have owt planned.
Cheers Daz! You name the place and the time if 10's not good for you. I see your e-mail's in your profile if I need to get in touch other than here.
I'll be daaaan saaaf unfortunately, recon I'm due and epic 😀
Ment to be out with work but this seems a better option
I see its all sorted then - may join in if that's ok?
dazh, that's brilliant, I'll take you up on that. Might be a bit though, as I just found a couple of cracks on my frame (MNPR-2, Bike frames-0)
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I'd be up for the route dazh is suggesting. Will have to consult the fun prevention officer though.
Edit: nickc. Seriously???
I was only saying to binners last night what a lovely bike that is...
I was only saying to binners last night what a lovely bike that [s]is[/s] was...
FIFY
Sorry to hear about your bike though Nick. I suppose the warranty will leave you with a new bike?
Just emailed you about tomorrow Craig 8)
You name the place and the time if 10's not good for you
10am's fine. Might as well keep the meeting place at the usual - Wine Press, Hollingworth Lake.
Now I just have to stay uninjured, and not get ill, which has been the main problem recently. Oh, and not break my bike, which is also not unusual 🙂
What is it about MNPRs that break bikes?
Its our extreme radness
Bregante, aye, just found them today as I was washing it, two hairline cracks along the gusset weld on the top tube/head tube, on both sides, same place...
arses. 😥
So we killed 2 frames? That's a pretty good record! You sure it wasn't built by an Italian after all Nick? 😉
If you follow the half French, half Spanish aproach, you should be put on trial for breaking something so aesthetically pleasing! You bastard!
I'm in if you need a rear gunner on the 18th.
Without wanting to be pessimistic, that route stays right up on top of the moor for a good while so if the weather craps out we might want to rethink. Just saying, I'm sure it'll be fine, but recent history has shown a correlation between me leading rides and apocalyptic weather 🙂
just found them today as I was washing it,
There's your cause right there.
Sounds dangerous this.... But I'm not sure if anyone in history has worn-out a Blue Pig Mk1, so I may yet dare to join you 😉
This is starting to sound like it has potential.
As I said, all welcome. I could hardly say no after all the benefits I've had riding with you lot over the last couple of years!
This is starting to sound like it has potential.
Lots of bike breakage potential! 😯
I'm almost certainly up for this, will check with the authorities.
that route stays right up on top of the moor for a good while so if the weather craps out we might want to rethink
Daz if the weather's rubbish there's a lot of fairly decent stuff that we can add on to the usual loop to the south of Hollingworth - you can just keep on heading out on the PBW and add stuff on all the way out towards Uppermill and back. It all holds up well in bad weather, and keeps off the very tops so it's not too exposed. I'm happy to figure something out on the day if you're not that familiar with it.
I'll deffinately be up for the 18th. My lads at a kids party and I've been given a pass so double result. 😆
Daz if the weather's rubbish there's a lot of fairly decent stuff that we can add on to the usual loop to the south of Hollingworth
Great we'll keep that as a plan b then if the weather's sh*t.
As I'm organising it, I ordered sunshine and temperatures in the high teens for the day. 🙂
I'm not in work n have dodged the works do so it's looking good
We've got a rare child free weekend, so she's whisking me away for the weekend to the lakes! 🙂 so I'll probably do Whinlatter Saturday.
Have a good 'un y'all
Great we'll keep that as a plan b then if the weather's sh*t.
Damn, looks like I can't make it after all, but the forecast is looking OK for the weekend so you should be able to stick to the original plan.
Looking forward to it
Me too. Weather forecast is great. Just got to hope the stiff neck I woke up with this morning disappears!
I'm ok for Saturday weather looks good to.
Baza
Looking forward to tomorrow! Anyone else coming along???
I was hoping to chance my arm and meet up with you all between the Shepherds and Warland res, if you are still doing the route Dahz mentioned and leaving about 10-00, but I have had the Bregante trots from Monday night also, I will have to see tomorrow if I'm pamper free.
You been eating vintage Tangfastics too brennak? 😀
I'll be there tomorrow.
I reckon we were attacked and infected by some prehistoric insect on the ship canal around nob end rain forest cave.
Jesus! He's infecting people with his lurgy by osmosis now!
Bregante - are you possibly some sort of demonic, tangfastic-fuelled anti-Christ?
Well that was amazing. I'm in need of more post ride refreshments
It was indeed. My lot were well impressed, I've had a couple of e-mails thanking me for organising it! (I think all the thanks are due to Daz for his epic guiding skills, particularly timing the lunch stop so well)
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Brilliant day. The wife's got a cob on now because I've emptied the fridge of food before she got home 🙂
I agree a great day and what a great ending mrs B has made go out and have 3 pints of Goose Eye. Pommies Revenge to rehydrate. Thanks to our guide even though I've lived here for 60 years he showed me new tracks that I'll do again.
Indeed a belter. Just carrying on rehydrating with a San Miguel.
Food stop was gooooood
That was a cracker yesterday - thanks to Matt for instigating and to Daz for leading. I was absolutely ravenous when i got home!
Here are a few pictures - i will blog the ride later.
[url= https://www.strava.com/activities/287868890 ]Strava Details[/url] (except i'm missing about 3km straight after lunch when i forgot to restart the GPS!)
This is the strava [url= http://labs.strava.com/flyby/viewer/#287868890,lZgmEUiWJhGGbCcR5LgmEZ3AJhEZ+icRUZomEa0cJxF4pSgRQ24mEcVjJhHIniQRPP4nEfCWJRGZliMR ]fly-by[/url] detail that some of us were talking about yesterday. You have to 'tick' the riders that you want to see, but it lets you see the routes that others were riding in the area at the same time as our ride.
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That's not oop North™ there's blue sky and no clag! I'm sure there's a local bylaw forbidding large smiles under such conditions. Your reputation for dour endurance is under threat.
Cheers lads. Really enjoyed that yesterday although I'm shattered. My shoulders and arms are still buggered from trying to keep up with Gaz on Penny Steps. We should definitely do more weekend rides in future. Just got to try and summon up the energy for later as I'm supposed to be going out again. It's a hard life 🙂
yeah, cheers for leading Daz. I'd definitely be up for more weekend rides.
I fully intended to get out on the road bike this morning but a few local road closures for the Manchester Marathon was all the excuse I needed to bin it off 😀
Put a link up to your blog Craig, your pictures tell a great story though. I'm just putting one on our club website, I'll do the same.
Great photos Craig at least none of them show me upside down!
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Great photos Craig at least none of them show me upside down!
We're waiting for the GoPro footage!
haha I enjoyed the banter with you yesterday Barry! You just knew that telling me that i should have a label on me saying "this way up" was always going to be a precursor for a few tumbles of your own!! 😀
How was the video footage? Anything interesting?
I knew someone was to blame for me going over the bars twice. I've not done that all winter. Cheers Baz. 😕
Obviously nothing to do with my lack of skill.
Cheers for leading Daz. I really enjoyed it. Let's just plan for no wind next time.
Oh, I could put up with that wind as long as we get the sun again! I had quite pink legs this morning.
Anyhow, heres my ride report. I included a couple of your photo's Craig, but gave you the credit due.
[url= http://www.weavervalleycc.org.uk/mountain-bikes-uniting-cyclists-since-1230/ ]http://www.weavervalleycc.org.uk/mountain-bikes-uniting-cyclists-since-1230/[/url]
Sad I missed this, was still rebuilding my bike. Looks excellent, and really lovely photos.
These were the conditions when I ran up the pike last week 😀
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Nice write up tthew.
Dazh and bregante hats off to that climb.
And here is my [url= http://www.wittonweavers.co.uk/?p=3644 ]blog post[/url] as well.
Its just a load of ramblings that go on for ever and probably took longer to write than it did to ride. But there are some pretty pictures if you cant be bothered with the text.
Feel free to add comments at the bottom of the blog. I can manually delete all the negative ones! 😀
Dazh and bregante hats off to that climb.
Steve (horridge) will be horrified but Russ (Bregante) will be doing a little jig!
I like your blog Matt - slightly different perspective to mine but good reading!
Sorry I was that far below.....
Proper day out
Good bloggage Craig. Especially liked,
😆after debating whether sneaky wee’s in the bushes would have a detrimental affect on drinking water quality we decided that they probably fed Yorkshire rather than Lancashire and therefore didn’t really matter.