That's the fella MM.

Just a note to anyone from the saddleworth side of the hill, it would appear that the trains are still not running :-(

6th is the date… vague route on original thread i think, 23ish miles, up hill and down dale (inc wessenden & packhorse :P)

Snow eh G…. bring it on!

Check bizarrely just started roll call thread… psychic or what…….

"What cardboard box for being the butt of the joke and still having to ride around these parts?"

Cheers NBT :oops:

Seem to recall Davina McCall saying her and her fella go MTB'ing on a program a while back.

Eye's peeled too as I'm not a million miles away.

trek not exactly tucked away, it'll come out for longer/dryer days. on one for everything else if it's comfy enough.

I may live to regret all the white stuff, but my trek's no better I suppose.

the porn rug is to hide the hideous cheap carpet… it's a rented place!

Cheers for pointing out the skid mark… it's a blemish in stone at the side of the lovely range fire I've got :-)

it is indeed a 16" frame, I'm about 5'10" and it seems to fit fine.

this is my new build, it's a 456 and is set at 130 currently

Link to thread

cheers for the nice comments…

and yes the white rims are for attention whores. Or for attracting attention when bike and rider are upside down in a peat bog!

ha, yeah I know, thought I'd give it a try, it was only £18 I think.

Little bump and update,

Recce ride completed yesterday, route sorted (if a little boggy in places).

To keep those who like a mid-ride refresher, the Royal Oak at Heights is indeed open at the approx passing time, and does nice beers and crisps :-).

Could you not just use the next gear down to make use of the lower ratios? Revving higher might affect MPG, but so will towing a trailer… And higher revs in the same gear is all you'd gain from smaller tyres/wheels.

I used to live in Thurgoland (just down the road). Penistone's OK but nothing special. Never really bothered drinking there, The Bridge & Green Dragon in Thurgoland are OK.

Bike wise there's some nice riding around the area, and Lex's is a good little shop.

Have you thought about Denby Dale? only an extra couple of stops on the Train, but an more villagey feel and there's an Aagrah there if you like your indian food.

hang on a minute… I've logged on this morning and I've got free tea and coffee making facilities, and a mince pie!!!

That may be because I'm at work and not be the website update though, I'll check :wink:

most come with 34.9 – 31.8 spacers, some come with the 28.6 ome don't… my slx double specific one for a start… grrr!

adaptors on CRC for 3.99

fentimans or bundaberg ginger beer, mmmmmm

Great ride, weather, company and of course cakes! Cheers guys and gals for a spot on day out.

cake made… :D puncture (from last weekend) fixed, chain oiled. I think I may be ready

:twisted: nowt else marrer's

Top 5 in no particular order:

Sheffield
Holmfirth
Keswick
York
Oakham

woop woop… metcheck (yes I know it's not reliable) reckons for Sunday daytime (stockport)

My real name:…. none of them are me btw.

My user name:… boringly something I posted on the forum

My dad's got a hardtail one.. not sure on the model, nice ride, looks very smart, and was a good spec for the price too. He love's it.

I've had one of these for ages, Imperia, get a reasonalble amount of use, just keep it clean and they'll last well.

excellent! now if only chain reaction would deliver my order I'd be able to make the same claim.

decision now then must be which one to go out and ride?

cheers nbt… I'm be sure to make you a 'special' slice for that :wink:

Yup I'm in.

So long as the rain is falling to earth rather than going sideways into your face it'll be more pleasant than last weekend.

is this a 'bringalonga cake ride'?

AndyP, wrong side of the hill was suggested to mean that the riverhead is close by… it also gives a couple of nice downhill sections too. Jabs etc required, passport control in standedge cutting doesn't open until 10am, hence the early start!

Wow, I get the feeling we couldn't have chosen a worse date….

Open to all as always, riding to the pace of the slowest rider, and jelly babies galore!

Vague route is out of marsden in a meltham direction, over and down wessenden valley :-), up and over to saddleworth (castleshaw/larkhill/delph), up and over 5 ways, piethorne, back down packhorse for a muddy/rocky finish. Plans to add in a little more is we happen to get a crisp winters morn.

home and dry again now, heating on full blast… punctured bike in shed, still, at least it's nice and clean :-)

Cheers DeeJay for sorting out the route, shame we didn't get to ride it all. There's always next time.

Anyone else surprised nobody got a puncture on their way home?

I may be way off here, but I think triple chainsets mean long cage, double chainsets have medium cages, and single (1×9) get short. I guess there's enough give and take to mix and match a bit though

I have a 19.5" 2008 Top Fuel 8, I'm about 5'10", 32" trouser leg, and it fit's me spot on.

lovely bike BTW

Not that an excuse is needed but, this is my parents new dog, he's a springer spaniel/poodle cross (springerdoodle) this was at 9 weeks old, apparenrtly the poodle cross makes them a bit calmer, easier to train and they hardly shed any fur.

after 3, 1…2…3… aaaawhhhh

oh yeah, and he's called Dylan

Yup, I'm in. Maybe with cake.

Holiday Inn
MANCHESTER-EAST

Showing availability, and is on the right side of the city centre for the velodrome, although not very central if you were thinking about hitting the city on saturday night.

as mentioned above, get a elite bundle, HMV are doing a great one, £197 for elite, Forza 3 and fifa 10…

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if you don't like fifa, trade it in… you'll probably get about £20 for it.

Lowey, is this really all because there's no easy shortcut to the mid-ride cafe's for waitress/cake action? :wink:

Microsoft are pretty good with this, and as long as the box hasn't been opened they usually extend the one year warranty to three – although not sure if it's original owners only…

IME it doesn't matter if you're first owner or not, I bought one second hand, and it died after about 6 months, registered it as dead on-line with microsoft (xbox live website), they picked up, replaced and dropped off again within a fortnight I think it cost £18, no trouble since.

Keith

Spotted: Wednesday night, Wainwright on tap in the Grassington House Hotel, Grassington…. it's a long way to go though (unless you can plan a ride that 'happens' to start/finish/require a pub stop there) :P

And yes it is a lovely pint!