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Post by kirky72 on Sept 20, 2016 11:06:36 GMT
Changed to a ride around pen y ghent. A nice circular route with a mix of a few good descents, good views.
About 22 miles 3000ft climbing.
Will be starting from Clapham church Road up from the NT car park. Meet at 9.30M.
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Post by hodgy on Sept 20, 2016 11:09:52 GMT
Errr..John ..I know that you are a southern northerner ..but do you also live in a different time zone ?
Saturday is the 24th mate .
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Post by kirky72 on Sept 20, 2016 12:34:15 GMT
Good spot Neil.
Ever since I stopped working a typical 9 to 5 5 day week I don't know if I'm coming or going.
I'm mostly Com..... let's not go there!
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Post by glynnsixo on Sept 20, 2016 12:54:08 GMT
sorry john, work for me. hope you get a good team interested.proper mountain biking at its finest.if you need a hand with the route give us a shout
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Post by Rlo80 on Sept 20, 2016 12:58:04 GMT
Unless you have wings on your bike, you can't ride up slippery stones, can you?
Assume we are doing the exact same route as last time?
Not sure if i can make it in fact since i had a ride already booked with Nick.
Also, it has been raining a bit lately.
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Post by glynnsixo on Sept 20, 2016 13:05:40 GMT
apart from the boggy section in the middle which hasnt dried out for over a year now, the rest of it will still be good. its further into the autumn rainy season when it usually becomes less ridable.
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Post by kirky72 on Sept 20, 2016 13:47:13 GMT
Unless you have wings on your bike, you can't ride up slippery stones, can you? Assume we are doing the exact same route as last time? Not sure if i can make it in fact since i had a ride already booked with Nick. Also, it has been raining a bit lately. Bring nick along g and kill two birds with one stone. Do you not thing Gaz could make it up those steps then? To be honest they did look a bit steep and technical. Almost Everything there after was also steep until you get near that paved section. |
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Post by windysurfer on Sept 20, 2016 13:55:47 GMT
I thought you'd had wings fitted to yours G?
Unless there's something your not telling me?? ;-)
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Post by jack on Sept 20, 2016 14:41:24 GMT
Can't make sat :/ at Farmer Johns Race weekend
I'm up for one the following weekend though
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Post by kirky72 on Sept 20, 2016 18:09:21 GMT
The following Saturday see, hodges Hawkshead revisited. Revisited !
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Post by kirky72 on Sept 20, 2016 18:09:45 GMT
Ps hope your not actually doing the racing?
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Post by Rlo80 on Sept 20, 2016 20:26:19 GMT
Nick was going to show me a few new rides...but it's not to say I won't be there, specially because it is my favourite ride.
When we came back down on the slippery stones and went straight (know as the Black option), there is no way anyone can go up those!? Unless we are not talking about the same sections!?
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Post by jack on Sept 21, 2016 12:07:53 GMT
Over 330 miles round trip for me I'll see if can convince anyone to join me!
No not racing my mate is though, I would of been if hadn't had a tumble
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Post by kirky72 on Sept 22, 2016 20:15:07 GMT
Not doing this now due to change of plans and being a Billy no mates.
Heading around pen y ghent out of clapham instead whilst it should just about be dry enough to be somewhere near it's best.
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Post by glynnsixo on Sept 22, 2016 20:47:09 GMT
john did you ever do the pen-y-gent cheeky summit track? the one where we split off from the two riders we chatted with.i cant make it due to work but at some time id like to try the route we did with the summit track
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Post by kirky72 on Sept 22, 2016 21:13:44 GMT
I haven't but plan for so that mid week one time when there's fewer walkers about then just descend back down the other lanes as it would put you out onto the boggy side if you wanted to limb back around pen y ghent. It's definitely better anti clockwise.
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Post by Rlo80 on Sept 23, 2016 11:07:27 GMT
Bloody hell John...changed my life for this ride and then you changed it!?!?
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Post by kirky72 on Sept 23, 2016 14:05:30 GMT
Sorry g I thought you was either going somewhere else or may have drive train problems.
Your welcome to join us. It's a bit more of an xc bimble than the urate but still 4 or 5 good downs one of them quite long and varied.
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Post by Rlo80 on Sept 23, 2016 14:10:47 GMT
Cutgate...my favourite ride and probably this would have been the last chance of the year to do it...the other ride is on Sunday now. I can ride the bike, as long as I don't turn the clutch on! Dales is too far for me tomorrow. Have fun anyway
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Post by windysurfer on Sept 23, 2016 18:32:42 GMT
Sorry chaps, Its my fault John changed the route, knackered my back and have been struggling to ride and drive for the last week or so.It's on the mend but couldn't manage 2 hours in the car,ride,then two hours driving back so he moved the ride closer as we though there would only be two of us.I'm OK'ish riding once I'm moving but it's sitting still and pressing the clutch which kills me  |
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Post by Rlo80 on Sept 23, 2016 18:41:25 GMT
No worries Gaz. ill just keep it local tomorrow with a pit stop to Evans to see what they say about my rear mech.
Hope you have fun guys and you recover from your back...if it hurts by pressing the clutch, something is defo not right...
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Post by windysurfer on Sept 23, 2016 19:12:45 GMT
It's sciatica, had it on and of for ages and normally anti infantries sort in a few days but it's being stubborn this time. I wanted to ride cutgate so will be up for it next time  |
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Post by Rlo80 on Sept 23, 2016 19:51:43 GMT
yes...i bet it is...and i bet you might have pins and needles down your leg (if so yours is already on a few serious levels).
sciatica is awful...ive also struggled for years (specially after heavy squatting, bent over rows or dead lifts) and recently with a trapped nerve not so long ago and i was walking all bent...had loads of physio sessions which helped but there is nothing like rest...hot and cold...steam room helped a lot, at least for me to be able to relax...anti-inflamatories for me are not great because i had stomach problems before...
have you tried BioFreeze gel...its good to relax...try it if you haven't.
i only did Cutgate once and i was totally hooked...really cool ride, on both directions even. but needs dry weather.
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Post by windysurfer on Sept 24, 2016 15:30:09 GMT
22 miles and 3000ft of climbing turned into 32miles and 3993ft. Luckily my back survived OK which is more than can be said for John! Hope your OK mate? www.strava.com/activities/723319964 |
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Post by kirky72 on Sept 24, 2016 17:15:19 GMT
Cheers good ride, the weather mostly behaved itself just a touch windy unfortunately blowing us back up drop down back towards Horton. Some roadie style slip streaming helped on the road section. Nice coffee stop at kitties honesty box cafe with a piece of cake for fuel. The usual boggy sections were a bit soft in places but not as bad as they could have been. Good tough ride and quite pleased with the capra climbing so much hard without being too much of pig. As Gaz eluded to above my "I'm just going to take it easy" statement for the final rocky drop down towards and through the tunnels went pear shaped when I took a spill mid way through the first tunnel. Bloody horrible crash I think I slid off a rut with the front wheel and felt like I twisted the bars by hitting some kind of obstruction and went off the bike scraping along using one side of my body mainly my shin and elbow being trapped under the bike until I came to a stop. Awful feeling thinking I may have broke my shin without being able to see it in the pitch black and then the sound of a bunch of other bikes screaming down into the tunnel behind me. Fortunately they managed to slow up and avoid me somehow. The shins a rather sensitive part along with knee bones and the Bollocks. I felt a bit sick with pain for a while but managed with gaz kindly offering one of his elephant tranquillisers for his bad back. The Mrs has applied some cream after a good clean up. The bumps coming up like a second knee cap.    Sadly the only pics from today.dont get roo many or very long rest breaks with Gaz. |
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