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Aye cracking ride Nick, thanks for arranging.
Lowey, how was the pi$$ up?
from the text message a received a couple of hours a go, he'll be in a state.
Who was the guy on the lapierre? looked like you cam down hard going down white coppice!
he was OK, full face helmet helped
Cheer's guy's. I'm glad some of us made it all the way round it's what makes it all worth while in the end. I must say i'm bolloxed myself at the mo.
As for the fella on the singlespeed who rode san marino with us all i can say is 'hard bastard'.
I was meaning to ask you chucky, you don't know a guy called Ron Heywood?
sure do wors. Built my engines for 5 years whilst i was racing.
is he still in Standish?
Thanks Nick, great ride and San Marino is amazing.
+1 for the guy on the single speed, he flew past me and into the distance.
yeah he's still in Standish, worked with him for a few years.
Cheers Nick,
Good to meet some more STW'ers, though my legs are now reminding me that im not used to 28 milers. Glad I managed to make it to the very end 😆
PS San Marino / Belmont was better than ever today!
Cheers Nick for a good run out today and a cheeky beer half way. Almost helped me get through that bog on the way back. Good to see Rivi raised a few smiles (there's life in the old dog yet.... No not you Chuckie 😉
Also cheers for showing us a couple of little bits I'd not done before. Good day all round and nice to see a few new faces too.
See yas next time.
PS Watch out or them slippery sleepers in the car park :oops:... somebody should put a sign em or something!!!... sore elbow now for sure... doh!! 🙁
Hic!
Cheers Nick, Cracking day out.
28miles 😯 How much climbing? We did 4,500ft of climbing in 21.5miles the day before.
Lowey,
I spotted the bikes still outside the pub at 6.30 when we went out....
Were you still there then? 😯
How was the wobble home?
I think we left about 7ish. Home via the chippy.
Overall I clocked up about 33 miles by the time I dragged myself in.
Anybody got pics up yet?
I've got a load on my camera at home. I'll put them up tonight.
Who was the guy on the lapierre? looked like you cam down hard going down white coppice!
Yep that was me..... do not fear the quagmire at the top of white coppice had scrubbed most of my speed before the mud took my front wheel hostage. However the soft mud did make for a nice cushioned landing!!! Prehaps one day some sense will be knocked into me... prehaps not
he was OK, full face helmet helped
Helped me sweat my brain out, was like an oven in there!!!! high time an open face was purchased.
Cheers for organsing nick... was a good ride, picked up plenty of new routes round rivi, which is always good.
Also thanks to chris for showing us the way home
will keep my eyes peeled for the next one.. good to meet you all
Dave, didnt see you in the pub so presume you missed the best descent of the lot. San Marino.
Nope we had to miss san marino, my mate had to get back for 2.30 so we bailed half way up rivi and finished off coming down the ice cream run. Only to get a snakebite thanks to a rather large rock suspiciously placed in the landing zone after the drop prior to the sweeping right hander. 😡
Last time i did the san marino it was was pretty much a white out up top with plenty of snow and ice on the downhill making it nice and sketchy in places.
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I'm keen to get back up there and reap the benefits of the san marino in more forgiving conditions
Hope you enjoyed the piss-up/ride
Lol, yeah was a great day. Good bike ride in nice weather with good company, and then 9 pints of Bank Top to end the day. Perfecto.
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Hey loving the pics. Sorry i missed the ride, persuasion is not my strong point.
Well ill just have to join you next time for a...erm...bikeride?...no drink...er what is it you do? 😉
I'll be repeating the ride at some point, as Luke had to miss out due to knackering his knee.
I'm sure on some sunny weekend, we can get you lot from Darlo down, and maybe twin it with something else. Thinking Peaks...
I'm sure on some sunny weekend, we can get you lot from Darlo down
Sounds like a good plan to me - sorry I missed the ride - looks like you had a good'un
Some sunny weekend - Sounds good to me, you get the weather booked in and we'll be there 🙂
sunny weekend...????
whats that?? 🙂
According to Ton on Sunday, if the frog spawn is all over the pond rather than just the edges, it's going to be a great summer. 🙄
These Northern STW rides are not just fun and healthy, they are also educational. A bit like a school field trip with middle aged men. 😆
Hora i reckon it's between 5000-5500ft of climbing i'll show you if you want 😆
between 5000-5500ft of climbing
No wonder I'm buggered.
Izakimak - show me , i dont believe you did that much climbing!
Jellybaby ok, we can sort something out on the next northern chapter ride if you make it( when ever it is), if not my email is in my profile.
Oh yeah, you'll have to bring an altimeter thingy cause my guesstimation's are usually wrong, i was under with the distance and we shaved about a mile and a half off.
Why the doubt? its like the alps little brother around here!
its like the alps little brother around here!
Just a pity the pub's are at the bottom of the climb's and not the top. 😀
Tempting photo's Lowey! Good, hard day out by the looks of it, glad to see Skipton's wounderful brew was sampled. May have to invade your sacred space again in the coming, warmer, months!! I can't get enough of the, erm, ginger flapjack!
Just a pity the pub's are at the bottom of the climb's and not the top
Imagine if the building at the mast had a bar. 😈
Teagirl... thay also had Copper Dragon on as well!
Sorry nick but MM says 4000ft ish
mapped manually, probably underestimates it slightly
any ideas on the next 1?
*cough* Ton *cough*
when is snowdon?