Oh bugger 🙁

Awwwwwww thanks guys & I am sorry.
@ onzadog- please be reassured I’ve improved! Ask the boss 😉 and I feel tons more confident since your training! I know you say your not a Jedi but I’d say your as close as can be! Talk about a natural….

Unforeseen circumstances I’m afraid…. I’m not going to make it. Gutted.

Oh no!
I know how you feel.

Pls confirm the postcode.
Is it this one – Edale Car Park, Hope Valley S33 7ZL ??
Thanks.

You want s33 7zd

Solar- now I’m even more confused but hope everything is OK

Solar, you’re too kind.
😳

so far we have confirmed:
2 x adults
1 x 14 yr old

Possibly:
1 x adult
1 x 14 yr old

Oooh, just a thought – I’ve got some Bontrager XR Mud Team Issue’s (26 x2.0), very good condition, done less than 20 miles in, er, mud. £30 the pair, if anyone’s interested. Can bring ’em on Sunday. Email in profile for pics.

hi just to clarify, google maps shows a big car park next to the station, S33 7zd is next to the post office in the village, It must be 20yrs since I was in Edale so which car park please?
Thanks John

I think it’ll be the one on the right, if you’re going from Hope, John.
Me and Jason3809 will be there.

I doubt it’ll be hard to miss the group whichever car park you’re in

It’s the car park near the stn isn’t it? Sure that’s in the tread somewhere – could always follow the traffic jam 😯

EDIT: Would some kind person with Hope Pro2 knowledge have a waggle of my rear wheel on Sun….it’s got some play in it. I’ve used them about 15/20 times – 90% of that following my lads over easy(ish) ground, couple of peak rides. Seems a bit pants, considering my XT’s were essentially fine…and old.

It’s the huge car park with the village hall in it.

Any hints of what route we are doing. All the 3 of us are still up for it.

The main loop is 12 miles or so. Three and a half hills. Maybe with an extension to include a peaks classic

Sounds good.

Chris, dont know if you’re aware or if its in your route but ‘the bastard climb’ up from res to Win hill is closed due to forestry work, its now twice as wide and very muddy 😕
Might see you tomorrow.. 🙂

It’s the huge car park with the village hall in it 70 faffing riders jammed into it.

FTFY.

😉

For anyone coming over from Stockport / Chapel-en-le-Frith, be aware that the Rushup Edge road is closed from the CHestnut centre onwards so you will have to go round via Sparrowpit 🙁

Sorry Chris, I’m out. Be good to ride soon though!

Is the a57 still closed from sheffield?

Yep u need to divert up sandygate then drop back down on lodge lane

Looking forward to it!

Please excuse my ignorance folks, but is the cake eaten afterwards in the pub, or mid-ride? It’s a toss up between lemon drizzle cake, or a fancy white chocolate and raspberry thing that was picked up from Tescos?!

Let’s hope it stays dry!

cake is post ride then people have that extra impetus to get back to the car park 🙂

Damn. I’m going to have to skip, stupid car has a stupid flat tyre and the spare is one of those stupid fake mini-wheel things so I’m not going to risk a two-hour Peaks drive on that. Have a good one!

First carrot cake cooked and cooling, second one will then go in. This will be followed by the choc, walnut and coffee brownies.

evening folks! All set then?

Right – the route. As many of you have guessed, the route has been a bit compromised by forestry works on the side of ladybower, but the majority of where we’re going is ok as far as I know.

We’re going to be heading up and over the roman road from edale, taking in potato alley, potentially gores farm, climbing back up towards hagg farm, then up the back of the beast before the fun and fast descent to Jagger’s cough, then into edale.

There will possibly be a coffee stop at fairholmes but that really depends on numbers. There will be easy/medium options too depending on how we’re all feeling.

Tomorrow’s ride is going to a bit of an epic.

See you all at edale main car park at 10am.

My maybe has turned into a no can do 😥

Enjoy your day guys & gals 😆

Crap route eh trekster? 😉

Tomorrow’s ride is going to a bit of an epic.

In what sense? *shudders*

Please take lots of photos and put them up late tomorrow, so I can see what I have missed.

Have a good time everyone.

For anyone coming over from Stockport / Chapel-en-le-Frith, be aware that the Rushup Edge road is closed from the CHestnut centre onwards so you will have to go round via Sparrowpit

How much longer in time will this add to the journey ?

Cheers

Simmy: 10 mins maybe.

Simmy: 10 mins maybe.

OK cheers

I have room for one if anybody needs ferrying.

Sad to say I can’t make it today. Turns out I offered to take a friend to Charing Cross hospital and I didn’t realise we had to be there at 0730 tomorrow!!

Have fun everyone!!!

Rachel

Looks like a beautiful day out there.
Should be a good one.
😀

Don’t rub it in!!

Probably a bit late now, but I sadly can’t make this one. Hopefully next time!

Looking a bit grey this side of the Peak this morning, hopefully the sun will come out soon for you all.

Gorgeous weather, sun is up, clouds burnt off, blue sky in the Hope Valley. 🙂