[Closed] Monday Night Pub Ride – 18th January – Littleborough edition

Ooh, sounds fun. Might have a magazine to finish, but hopefully, yes! (And I have those lights for you in the car still...)

With a bit of luck it might be frozen solid. I'm thinking a similar route to last time for those who were there, with maybe a couple of variations. Will go check it out at the weekend just to make sure the weather hasn't destroyed bits of it.

I have been suffering from a bout of debilitating manflu but it must be near the end soon. My lung capacity has taken a hit, but missing my wheels and am hoping to make this ride.

I'm unlikely to make this one but as I mentioned on another thread, if you do the final descent behind the rugby club from the farmhouse after the steep walled climb, be very careful from the right hand bend as the middle foot or so of the trail is completely washed away and you could easily come a cropper.

Other than that I rode the route just over a week ago and it was just very, very soggy.

Don't think it's that one. Last time we did the Rakewood descent under the M62 back to the rugby club. It was ok then, just one iffy step which everyone negotiated successfully, and a bit of a bog at the bottom 🙂
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Looks good, and it avoids the "Junction of Confusion".

"The Tunshill Triangle" 😀

It's a provisional from me.

I'll make sure I close the gate this time "gate what gate"

Hopefully in, depending on all manner of circumstances.But hey ho.....

On the other hand, I've been slacking of late on the graphics, so hopefully there's more of this type of thing ...

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Blackstone Edge profile in the background binners? Nice.

good grafix binners 🙂 it's a no from me, Mrs Ed is out that night

Its nice to know my little touches aren't wasted Bregante 😉

I like that graphic, excellent work. Is that font referencing something? It looks familiar, but I can't place it.

Nothing specific tthew. It just seemed appropriately 70's retro-tactic. I don't often get to use fonts like that 😀

Bump.

anyone want a lift from Horwich/bolton?

Who's playing out then? I'm not expecting there to be a whole lot of snow left, it's disappearing quite rapidly here in Tod, and any that is left will likely be slushy as the temps today are the wrong side of freezing level. On the positive side it won't be raining 🙂

Yeah, go on then.

Hopefully! Depends on me getting done what I need to get done. If I can't get over there, I'll be out local instead. Definitely need to get out!

Dunc - if I'm coming over I'll shove that cassette and your chain whip in the car

not me, very busy work week this week.

not me, very busy work week this week.

+1 i'm afraid!

Susan says hi

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Me too I'm afraid.

I'll save you the trouble...

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I'm off work with the lurgy (actually I'm off sick but find myself working anyway) - I'm also staying in.

see y'all next week. Unless you're going somewhere horrible.

I am intending to come tonight, Gav.

Still ill. It's not going away this one, so not out tonight.

My back is ****ed and I have decorating to do. Hopefully see you next week.

Off to see Star Wars. It finally made it to Hebden.

Yes we are behind the times. But we have a nice bridge and some ducks so I don't care.

Off to see Star Wars. It finally made it to Hebden

Wait til Empire Strikes back, Return of The Jedi and the new one reach you, You'll love em. 😀

im out and massive apologies from me to Horridge, you might of talked me round but as i was late my missus has gone out in the ****in van.

works getting depressingly tiresome for this. Got some one off with mumps, I mean mumps thats almost dickension...

psI dont think we'd get in my focus....

Should I turn up or will I just end up as Billy?

I'm still out.

Me too. Here now in fact, early as usual.

It's fair to say I wouldn't make it if I left now. The Nipper has only just gone to sleep.

Top ride chaps.

Strava featuring cock and balls at 12.6 km.

https://www.strava.com/activities/473377819

Heheheh. That came out quite well, I'm impressed.

Good ride indeed, very muddy but highly enjoyable, cheers.

Just after some feedback on this ride, as I am fairly local but struggle to devise safe routes for my kids.
Was this one fairly timid or extreme, daft scary.
It ticks some of the boxes starting from Hollingsworth lake as the motivational factor of a chip buttie offer at the end of the ride is sorted!
Kids are 9 and 13 and have done most of the red at llandegla.

Hmmm… I don’t know the capabilities of your kids but I wouldn’t take mine out there. It is technical in places, with the added bonus of mud, snow and ice this week, and lots of gates/fences to throw your bike over. Some of the descents are a bit tricky and the first climb is a bit of a slog too. Also it is quite remote in the event of a fall, terminal mechanical or a “refusal”.
You should join us next time we do Prestwich. The ride is interesting enough and as fast as you want it to be including 4km or marked red grade trail and quite a lot of blue, with the added bonus of not being too far from a road should you need to bail out.

I'd say the main differences between this route and the red at Llandegla are that the climbs are steeper and rockier, and the descents, whilst not particularly technical are loose, muddy, slippy, and rocky in places, all of which you don't really get at Llandegla. There's a fair bit of cheek on that route, but you'd probably be ok if you stuck to the bridleways, although the climbs are still on the steep side.

Rockhopper70 at the moment it's very muddy and has been torn up badly in a few places by the recent floodwaters. On that route the 2nd and 3rd descents are on the cheeky side of things, slippy and sloppy, and the 3rd (last) descent has a big messy ditch/drop thing in the middle that could catch out an inexperienced rider.

[url= http://is.gd/IJE6lk ]This route[/url] is probably a better choice for kids, not cheeky, pretty solid underfoot, nothing very technical but still good fun. There's a little bit of tarmac towards the end through the golf club but it's very quiet, and there's a load of gates to climb over in the middle (it's a permissive bridleway but they leave the gates locked for some reason). You could miss off the second loop if things are looking ropey after the first climb...

Ok, thanks for the feedback.

Strava featuring cock and balls at 12.6 km.