In reply to your not so subtle hint on the fixed thread, it looks as though we will have family staying over that period. You could probably count us out anyway as the weather has not warmed up enough for dr_pink. The large numbers your rides normally attract means we missed the chance of socialising with those we haven't met before. Not a criticism, we just prefer riding together in one group, obviously not possible with larger numbers. If it had been at the end of April and not so many as last time [given there were a couple of unsociable types who were not CC members as I recall] we could be tempted. [dr_pink says could you throw in more hills].
That ride last year was exceptionally well-attended! I don't think I will ever get a turn out like that again. Well, for my eventual posthumous forum ride perhaps ...
At the moment there are potentially 14 riders but I bet at least 4 or 5 don't turn up, and if the weather is poor, maybe even more dropouts than that.
It could still be chilly in a couple of weeks time. It is certainly likely to be for the first hour or two but with luck it will then warm up.
I won't be organising a forum ride in April. We have the Spring Into The Dales audax on April 12th and I am doing the 'Tour de Yorkshire' sportive with a Scottish cousin at the start of May and I don't want to commit to too many rides in a short period of time.
I am sure that dr_pink would love the SITD route. 90% of it is on quiet, scenic hilly roads. There is just one busy section between Silsden and Haworth Brow via Keighley. A small CycleChat group usually gets together for the ride and does it at a casual pace.
I hope to organise a nice hilly forum ride to take place on 30th May in the Forest of Bowland. I rode the route solo last year and it was lovely on a sunny day. (It would be a bit horrid in bad weather though!) That would definitely appeal to dr_p, but I suspect that her racing season would be under way by then?
One way or another, I'm sure that our paths will cross again sooner or later!
