Thanks Rich.

here’s link to my post…

4 bikes in total stolen from Hathersage last night, would appear to be opportunistic so they may not know what they’ve got and try to shift them.

cheers

Save one drawer in your desk for emergency food… lots of it…!

My commute is 52k and 800-1000m ascent each way and when ridden every day it was almost impossible to eat enough 🙂

I keep 2/3 changes of clothes at work just in case you forget and gives more flexibility, never carry any luggage just food and tools in pockets.

Dry wash, wet wipes and a tech towel are a lifesaver… as for backing off for last 10mins… Strava now prevents that….

On road and 100k and 1500m climbing minimum – up to 130k/1800m and beyond if weather/family allow…. from Dark to White Peak, really great ride too… try and do 2/3 a week but did manage every day for 9 weeks a couple of years ago.

I think that yesterday was the worst weather for years (even more so than the year before last when it snowed a bit).. more because people seemed under prepared for it… I went with a jersey/gilet/armwarmers setup and shorts and fingerless mitts…. 🙁

I was VERY cold on Cold Fell but soon got warm heading to hardknott. but pushing a 39:28 with cold legs lead to cramps (but still cleaned them) and then 2 falls on the descent of Hardknott and 1 coming down Wrynose…. largely down to cold hands and complete lack of braking on carbon rims…

Saw some nasty crashes too and hope anyone that did crash recovers soon.

I’m a technical idiot.

brilliant, cheers

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try this.

just near the cattle grid at Stanage popular end… and yup that’s a car….

I went up towards stanage last night and as a local it was ‘fun’ for a couple of hours or so but not worth a trip over as riding was intermittent and most time was spent pushing, carrying and digging. Several cars completely buried on the dale under stanage and roads are wall to wall with 5 or 6 foot of snow – likely to be that way for a week or more. A couple of drifts were getting on for 20 foot or more. Will try and get out again tonight but I’d second what paul B said… 40mph winds and lots of spindrift on the tops mean you need to be well prepared!

I hear there are cars buried in Stanage popular end car park and the road from hathersage to stanage had 3 metre drifts at the weekend. I’m ‘riding’ up on to stanage tonight so will let you know… 🙂

Granville Island is good during the day – nice market and food.
Steamworks is a good spot for proper beer (and decent food).

Railway club was pretty good with live bands and decent beer and food.

its 2 years since I’ve been tho…

roads are clears but plenty of snow on most of the usual trails, Causeway on stanage was over knee deep on Monday/Tuesday.

and as above – more snow due tonight…

I might be out frin Hope later (depending on snow) so will let you know… 🙂

I’m in, 6th one in 7 years for me… Hope it’s going to be my quickest yet.

Where are you racing molgrips?

I ran marsden to edale last week in 3/4 tights and a LS baselayer with a wind proof cycling gilet and some arm warmers plus a buff and light gloves… The elite lads were in shorts and a baselayer 🙂 but I was an hour behind them!

I’d carry full waterproofs and plenty of grub in a light pack or bumbag! Make sure your navigation is good too if its likely to be snowing hard… Last thing you want is to get lost!

I live in the hope valley and usual summer after work (and kids in bed) loop is Hope, Hope cross, straight on down blackley to A57, up Lockerook, down gores farm to ladybower, right and down road then up the cheeky fire road climb to top of gores, down hagg and either up and over hope cross or back round via the track on ladybower via thornhill trail. Usually a steady 2 to 2.5 hrs depending on conditions…

I’ve done he Fred 5 times and i find it massively weather dependent.
last year was pretty good apart from the headwind on cold fell, the year before was pretty hairy, rain, sleet then snow on newlands was not cool and I know a couple of very fast (skinny and v. experienced) guys who where hypothermic after the descent and had to retire.

a couple of years before it was really warm and getting enough fluids in was an issue… you just never know!

if you’ve ridden the kielder and don’t want to do a crazy time then you’ll be fine- most time is lost on the flatter sections anyway…

cheers – will look at the Dawes and Ridgebacks.

…but the Belter does look VERY nice….
🙂

Hi.. just to add to this, my little girl (now 3 1/2) destroyed her Decathlon bike – smashed back wheel and broken brake within 3 months, she’s now had a Rothan for 14 months and it is brilliant, she can regualrly do 3/4 miles and it will do her brother too and then we’ll get anything from 60-90 quid for it… 3 years of bike for about 30/40 quid… sounds good to me!
Replacemnt for her will be a Cnoc14 or a Belter 16 if it fits!!

I know! I mean, look at it! I want one in my size 🙂

the little one could get on with a 16 as she’s more than happy on the 14″ isla now, but it might not be perfect for the first couple of months…

Cheers for the advice!

Weather looks a bit more promising for the weekend and kids are getting excited 🙂

http://www.london2012.com/spectators/visiting/safety-and-security/

we’ve got tickets for Box hill and have 2 little kids with us and apparently these rules will still apply as for entering any venue … little bit overdramatic? they are pretty much shutting off the hill so i doubt movement will be easy at all – we’ll be finding a spot and staying there!

Pook – were you up near Millstone? I saw 2 lights up there?

Wet, very wet!

me – have done for years probably will for years more. . . after all you can’t run bar ends on risers – it’s just wrong!

I tend to sit on back wheel humming the tune to Airwolf as loud as possible – that often helps! if you can also get a mate to make helicopter noises then that’s good too. . . . seems to unsettle folk.
🙂

mine. . . .

maybe shop guy made a mistake? perhaps go in next time you’re passing and ask? maybe he thought he gave you teh DH tubes? . . .

Roast chicken , well done bacon, lettuce and onion, just a sliver of mayo on a fresh baked white midi loaf – sorts me out for the 27 mile commute home!!

TwinklyDave – is that Longridge Fell?

hopevalley jnr-ette went swimming first just before 12 weeks – been a few times now including to hathersage open air pool – no probs at all she loves it. . . and the pool water is usually as warm as her bath water anyway.

'just gonna session this section' . . . . in the peak for f*** sake. . . just get on and ride you tart. . . .

Specialized Mt Baldy 1.9's at about 65psi on an S works HT last 'summer' – was dry mind . . . . .

100k round trip (very hilly)commute 5 days a week – sometimes substitute for a drive and an MTB ride after work.

Peak tomorrow 7 ish start then dark side afternoon.

simon – where you been riding recently . . . . . .ffs!!!??? and how often are you out in the peak? today was a right mess . . .

not much point mentioning the HUGE groups of folk destroying the trails in the peak on a wet weekend . . . usually with lots of back brake and a disapproving view of flat bars and pink accessoies . . . . don’t mind them at all . . . .!!!?

and the ‘DHers’- bigger underpants than shorts and lots of armour – that i have to pass on my ‘XC’ rig on every descent . . .

and . . . to be fair . . . most trail centres. . . . how many of us have had to slow or stop for the above mentioned ???? you travel lots to ride a couple of laps of a forest and some **** on a DH bike tells you he ‘didn’t have the right line’ . . . . he’s pushed the b**t**d thing for 3 miles . . .and still f***** it up.

fedex?

26 miles each way across the Peak district – Dark and white, takes about 45 minutes by car and anything from 1hr10 to 2hrs by bike depending on weather, fitness, and amount of cake. Used to be 11 miles each way into sheffield – bike was faster most days and much more fun! costs me 25 quid a week in fuel so bike usually wins – even on the grimmest days. . . and nothing beats that first coffee sat at your desk while all the other drivers come in cursing their journey in!

if you’re off to Sainsbury’s. – they do their own belgian style beer – 6 bottles for about £4 i think it’s about 6/7% really good stuff, worth a try.

chocolate covered coffee beans – ahhhhhhhh! food of the gods!

Rab topbag (or Summit 300 for proper cold) – not cheap but Rock n Run have the 300’s for £99 at the minute.
Rab storm bivi-light and good value.
makes about 900g?
i’ve been down to -8 – didn’t sleep much mind – but didn’t die. . .