[Closed] STW Northern Peaks Chapter Pootle - Marple, Sat 9th Oct

I would, been meaning to john you guys for a ride for years! Alas, it's juniors 3rd birthday, having it a reddish farm

I'm interested. In the ride not being the stoker. Based in Sale so if anyone in S.Manchester is struggling for a lift I can help out.

Andy

I'm in pending if I can remember what weekend I'm going Karting. Will double-check.

sounds good nbt, bagsie not stoking though.

i was going to enter that farmer john race you told me about but ended up at gawton for the weekend instead. did you go?

ive never ridden around marple, whats it like? should be easier than the last one with my nooo light bike anyway lol.

as always, anyone from notts/ passing m1 j25 want to offer me a lift in exchange for petrol money/ dirty favours?

Farmer John's was great, we went on the Sunday to watch the day race as we were out on the saturday at a BBQ. pics here

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Hora, dropping out already? really? you surprise me, honest 🙂

I've been told to keep a day free for karting but in my usual style that day could be in Sept or Oct but I'm shit at remembering things 😀

Hang on, (me out- it is that day- I thought it had a familiar ring to it) 🙁

What's the deal with Farmer Johns, can you just turn up and ride? Is there stuff there suitable for the mincecorelite crew? 🙂

jules..............you got a long seatpost to fit on the tandem?

I'm in. And i might even stoke for you if you ask really really nicely 🙂

Hey, that sounds great ...the last one (from Sett Valley car park) was a really enjoyable day out, count me in.

I'm sure the route's sorted Jules, but is Roman Lakes a good place to start ...what with the loos, the car park, the cafe and easy access to some nice riding?

Oh great, I've now got a exciting thread about a ride ontop of my 'watch' list. Cheers ya buggers 🙂

I think you can count me in Jules, been ages since i rode over your side, nothing on the calendar apart from the club hillclimb so any excuse to get out of that mile and half of pure suffering.

grum - Member

What's the deal with Farmer Johns, can you just turn up and ride? Is there stuff there suitable for the mincecorelite crew?

no, you can't turn up and ride, you need to be a member and speak to Farmer John - it's on private land and is chained up when not in use. I have considered playing there though, there's plenty of smaller stuff for "jeycore lite" riders like me 😉 Drop me a mail and I'll pass on detias if you like. You fancy playing out on the group ride Grum? you know Mrs NBT suffers too so the pace will be appropriate

ton - Member

jules..............you got a long seatpost to fit on the tandem?

Sadly not Tony, but...

sambob - Member

I'm in. And i might even stoke for you if you ask really really nicely

Winner!

Naranjada - Member

Hey, that sounds great ...the last one (from Sett Valley car park) was a really enjoyable day out, count me in.

I'm sure the route's sorted Jules, but is Roman Lakes a good place to start ...what with the loos, the car park, the cafe and easy access to some nice riding?

We started the last Northern Chapter ride from Roman Lakes, it'll probably start from there again, I just need to get a feel for who's coming and what the weather's going to be like so I can plan an appropriate route

I'll need to make sure I haven't forgotten I'm doing something else (ie. ask the other half), but I'm up for a bit of a pootle...

slowrider, if I make it then I'll be able to give you a lift as well.

Now, where's Marple? *goes off to find map*

nbt - thanks for the info, will send you an email

You fancy playing out on the group ride Grum? you know Mrs NBT suffers too so the pace will be appropriate

Would really like to but sadly I am working that day (in Nelson of all places 🙁 )

I can stoke as long as you can accommodate someone 6ft tall. I need to get used to SPDs then 😆

nice one funkynick 😀

Yep, if I'm around, that sounds like a plan, but I want nothing to do with your evil tandem, thanks 😉

Count me in please NBT! New baby arrived last friday, so should be allowed a day out by then!

kin ell. Relentless 24 that weekend so I'm not here.

Can i see a picture of my possible deathmobile? Congrats Adrian 🙂

Dang. Cant do Saturdays, plus I think I may be riding in Kirkby Stephen the nest day.

Have a good one.

sambob - Member

Can i see a picture of my possible deathmobile?

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Congrats Adey 🙂

Hmm. Wonder if Mrs & Baby North will let me out by then. I'll check nearer the time.

Tom

Could well be up for this too, always good riding around there.

Cheers.

Just by way of a change I cannae make it.... guess I'll just have to flag up another Marsden centric ride (c/w the Mrs' home made soups etc.....) for a few weeks time.... Maybe's this time i'll even finish the ride 😉

Have fun - I certainly enjoyed the last STW ride you ran from round there!

Yes please Julian (the ride, not the stoking....I'm too scared) 😉

I'm sure the route's sorted Jules, but is Roman Lakes a good place to start ...what with the loos, the car park, the cafe and easy access to some nice riding?

Just don't take anyone with a family history of depression, the full range of pot noodle and the children's play area might push them over the edge 😀

Nothing to do with the photo but can I change my mind? As somewhere I haven't ridden very much I would quite like to do it on my own bike. I've probably ruined your plan now 🙁

Sambob - 6'? Have you grown. You are indeed very sensible not riding the tandem. As the chief stoker , my nickname is monkey, ooooh aah, oooh aah, eeeek as we descend anything. Or climb for that matter 🙂

Congratulations Adey. Is it a boy or girl?

Only an inch and a bit since the last one 🙂

A boy! "Max" weighing in at 5Lb 10 oz. Born friday morning at Stepping Hill, 4 weeks early. Mum and baby now home and both fine! See you all on the 9th (on my Fuel ex not the Tandem!) 8)

Bump, in case people haven't seen this that would quite like to 🙂

All being well I'm in - missed out on 2 of nbt's previous rides and I have'nt been to the Peak District this year so hopefully I will make this one.

If the good lady can handle the twins, I'm in...I'll bring cake to this one as well...the wifey got somethin going atm with chocolate swirl sponges with loads of raspberry jam. It's sapping my will to...get off the sofa 🙂

I'm a possible.

Looks like we should have a Malverns / Chilterns contingent coming too, we'll have to show them how it's done up here: proper riding, proper banter (piss-taking optional) then proper cake 😀

and [u]King[/u] pot noodle.

Hopefully we won't have to show them proper bad weather 😆

Work stops play unfortunately.

sambob - Member

Hopefully we won't have to show them proper bad weather

+1 8)

Pah, you peaks riders don't know proper riding... I may have to come up from the chilterms myself to show you how to corner properly...

Pah, you peaks riders don't know proper riding... I may have to come up from the chilterms myself to show you how to corner properly...

You'll be hard pushed to do that, there are no corners round here. Just rocks and grit and more rocks 😉

You're right, not sure why I like riding in the peaks so much to be honest...

corners are overrated

You're just being modest because you're rapid slowrider 😉

You promised us Cake as well NBT! I'm fine without corners, malverns are basically a straight line end to end then you turn round 🙂 Nige is coming as well tho as a Surrey Hills sort of chap may find the whole thing a bit odd.

I hope they are proper hills. No point wasting a good push 😉

How about something from hayfield again nbt? something like twenty trees, rowarth, Lantern pike, Birch Vale, New allotments, Peep-o-Day, coldwell clough, campsite descent? then food in the George or the Pack horse?

id like to do that jacobs ladder ride again sometime, twas a goodun

Yep, cake from me too.

Alex - which of your 50 odd bikes are you bringing?

No Sambob, this is a Marple ride. Current thinking is start at Roman Lakes, up Shielan, Nield's way, zig zags to Aspenshaw Hall, Last Drop to Rowarth, through to Mellor Hall, Smithy Lane and Gird Lane, back to Mellor Hall, Gibb Lane and finish down Linnet's Clough, back to base in time for tea, cake and medals.

It'll be reet. Trust me, I'm a linguist

Hey Jules/Jane - missed this thread when you started it. Looks like we have a good selection of [s]victims[/s], I mean riding companions!

What bike are you guys going to be taking? The drop to Rowarth makes me think the Nic but I'm sort of tempted to get all hardcore and come on my HT.

There's a chance that I'll be able to persuade my brother to come up as well. If we were able to persuade MartynS and his mates (Si M and Marcus) then it might give our kid the kick up the jacksee he neesd to get in the car and drive over.

Route sounds good; will it also take in the drop from mellor cross?

Nige is coming as well tho as a Surrey Hills sort of chap may find the whole thing a bit odd

Who is this chap and what bike does he ride? I'm coming up from Surrey Hills myself, though I grew up (well sort of, I use the term loosely) up there so cut my teeth, literally in some instances, on peak gritstone!

If you say so....... 😉

What bike are you guys going to be taking?

Route sounds good; will it also take in the drop from mellor cross?

Errm, we can make it in a convoluted way if people are still gagging for more riding, but it's not currently in there

Who is this chap and what bike does he ride?

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Marcus has just become a daddy for the second time, so may not be allowed out to play - she'll only be 6 weeks I think? Souter's definitely in though, he's booked the day off work he says

Ah shame I'm riding dusk till Dawn... Have a good un

Yep, that's Nige at Swinley. I've ridden with him in the Peaks while he's been on that Soda. And watched him overtake some of the FS boys which is always amusing 🙂

Which Bike? I dunno, I'm down to my last 4!

Yes we'll be taking in the drop down past Mellor cross with it's choice of various steep trails to fall/ride/slip down, then down to 'The Banks'.

geetee1972 - Nige is NOT Dave 😉

Edit: I just realised geetee, we'll be riding down the lane where we very first met you, all those years ago (when you were lost), arrhhh 🙂

Birthday karting for me jules old chap. Enjoy!

Bunnyhop I've got a warm fuzzy feeling already! Oh no hang on a minute. I think I might have just wet myself.

Actually jules pointed that spot out when we did our ride at the start of the summer. We stopped and had a little moment together ;0)

Speaking of Dave. Despite being out regularly over the last four months I've still not 'bumped' into him since that whole thread. And this despite the fact that up to that point I'd seen him pretty much every ride.

I fancy a pootle too.

Hey all,

Not to start a pootle war or anything but I'm considering an overnight to snowdon to ride the rangers path on the same weekend. Loose plan would be drive down Friday, ride Saturday and then head back Saturday night or Sunday. Anyone interested?

I'll come if I'm not otherwise engaged.

nbt, love the sound of the route. I've even managed to plant a seed in my husbands mind that he will be able to do it too and even taken him on a training ride this morning! And considering he had a headache inducing squeeky BB, suffered a snapped chain and big bulge of innertube poking out of the rear tyre he actually enjoyed it! (Some bike maintenance scheduled in before the ride though!)

Don't forget one of your famous cakes No_discerning_taste 🙂

If it's a chilly as today, a hot toddy may be in order.

I may be able to make this one 🙂

Bumpity bump. Will post details of the start point and route when I get chance (DIY and bike fettling to be done) but those keen can check this thread for some ideas

http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/stw-ride-maple-stockport-now-sunday-8th-october-revised-date#post-736278

is this ride still taking place on sat 8th?

what time?

giantjason - Member

is this ride still taking place on sat 8th?

what time?

Saturday is the [b][i]9[/i][/b]th Oct, and yes, it is going ahead. Shall we say 9.30 for 9.45? It's a pootle, there's no particular rush so we might be out for a few hours. We'll be passing plenty of potential sources of refreshment and victuals, and have plenty of options to play with the route length. Recommendations for local hostelries will be available pre- or post-ride should anyone wish to sample the local delights!

so, details:

Meeting point will be Roman Lakes in Marple
http://www.romanlakes.co.uk/
Nearest Post Code SK6 7HB
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=396955&Y=387855&A=Y&Z=120

The best way is to come down Lakes Road from the middle of Marple.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=53.396381,-2.075644&daddr=Lakes+Rd+to:Unknown+road&hl=en&geocode=%3BFdC0LgMd86vg_w%3BFVGhLgMdtr3g_w&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=15&via=1&sll=53.395792,-2.065129&sspn=0.017401,0.038581&ie=UTF8&ll=53.395281,-2.059636&spn=0.017401,0.038581&t=h&z=15

Google maps seems to be fixated on sending people down Linnet Clough. Technically it's a road and your Sat Nav may direct you that way too, but it's not really too suitable for your average car. You'll find this out as it'll probably be the last descent 😀

Following feedback from people who struggled to find the meeting point on last year's ride, this is the streetview you're looking for

http://lyxus.net/gyja

Note the green fingerpost sign pointing to roman lakes. The postcode for that sign is [url= http://lyxus.net/gyjb ]SK6 7DF[/url]

Route map to follow once I've had time to map it out!

fancy a ride else where so (crossing fingers) would love to come 🙂

Bump for't t'morning crowd 🙂

Looks like a two and half hour trip for me according to google maps - I know the 50mph is in force on the A1M - anybody know know if its still on the M62??

nbt - shall I bring my flasks? - full of course 😀

I'm still planning on popping along... rather looking forward to it as I haven't ridden around that area before...

slowrider - Member

Hey all,

Not to start a pootle war or anything but I'm considering an overnight to snowdon to ride the rangers path on the same weekend. Loose plan would be drive down Friday, ride Saturday and then head back Saturday night or Sunday. Anyone interested?

slowrider... from this can I assume you won't be wanting a lift now?

bump again. I'm still not coming though sadly

I'm Nige on the Soda and looking forward to it NBT. I've roped in a couple of others - father and son (local to Peaks). The son may turn up on his unicycle 😯

Route map ready!

http://www.mapmyride.com/route/gb/marple/217128576125484276

Let me know if you can't see it. If you can see it, there are plenty of obvious opportunities to cut the ride short or even just wait at a local hostelry 😀

Be good to see you again Nige 🙂

Funkynick, I'm undecided! Waiting to see what the weather will be like cos I'm not doing snowdon in a storm again. Ever.

Wheres your sense of adventure?

;o)

I've had a question sent which I think is worth sharing

That route on mapmyride...
er it looks like it has a lot of road on it. And not that long. I know it's a pootle sort of ride but I'm wondering if it is going to be as good as my normal hunting ground around Derwent.

A good question and one worth answering

So, the route is 15 miles. At a frantic pace you'd be round that route in 2 hours. Missing the loop round gird lane / smithy lane (i.e. from milepost 7 we went to milepost 13 without the intervening 8-12), GeeTee1972 and I took about 1hr 45 to do it without busting a gut. Given that, I'd expect to be out for about 4 hours with the kind of faffage you get on a group ride.

And yes, there's some road. Not as much as the route guide might suggest, as quite a lot of the stuff marked as roads on that view are in fact BOATS (passable by cars with care) or even just bridleways. Several "roads" shown on there are footpaths, but we won't be riding any on this route. At a rough guess, there's about 4.5 miles of road work (from a 15 mile route), and it's mostly height gain on road with the descending off road - there is some off road climbing though and sadly one road descent where there's just no other option.

As for how the riding compares to Derwent - well, none of the descents are as long as you get round Derwent as there isn't the height differential, but they're all still [i]Bloody Great[/i]. The Last Drop to Rowarth (mile post 6, aka the 39 steps in some circles apparently) is fantastic, one of my favourite descents ever. Smithy Lane (mile 9) and Gird Lane (mile 10) are both great. The Banks (13.5) is great and the final descent along Linnet's clough (14 onwards) is proper "foot out flat out". If people are up for more riding then after The Banks, instead of turning right (north) we could turn left, retrace the route to milepost 2 and do the Fox Inn descent, then loop back to the very first climb to come back up for the "official" last descent of Linnet's clough. That would add on maybe 3 miles? I'm just aware this is supposed to be Pootle pace and the last Marple ride was 26 miles (out to Chinley churn and middle moor) and nearly killed me.

Any more?