potsy
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Don't blame you off, we had already said our goodbyes to ILS so was surprised to see him waiting in Tod with PP.Would have waited at Tod, but with 20 miles still to ride I decided to crack on.
Forum ride - Hebden Bridge to Waddington, Sun 29th January
- Thread starter ColinJ
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Aha, then it probably was yourself and Colin I saw on your way back to Hebden.We got back to the car park at 4.40pm tc, Paul and ILS left us at Tod, and me and Colin carried on at our usual blistering pace
potsy
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Tubby cyclist,Penine Paul, Ilikeskol,Colinj,Oldfatfool,Edge 705
Penine Paul,Globalti,Colinj,Ilikeskol,me,tubbycyclist,Oldfatfool.
I like Skol
A Minging Manc...
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- Sunny Ashton-under-Lyne
I just stopped long enough to phone the misses, don a jacket because the temps were starting to fall and I also needed to cram some dried fruit down my throat because I felt like I was starting to fade. After about 80 miles the novelty was starting to wear off but somehow once I passed the 90 mile mark I got a little bit of a second wind. I didn't actually have to crawl home even though I felt fairly beat.
By the way Potsy, you definitely had a clear lead on Colin today, I reckon if you continue this way we will soon have to quit with the Captain Slow quips!!!!
I like Skol
A Minging Manc...
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- Sunny Ashton-under-Lyne
I nearly forgot to mention the broken spoke! Just as I was heading towards Hebden Bridge this morning, about a mile away from the meeting point, when I heard and felt a twang. At first I thought I had run over something in the road and listened for the inevitable Hiiiiiissssssss but it never came so I looked down and saw a definite wobble in the back wheel. Instantly knew what had happened so I just kept going to the meeting point. This is the beauty of disc brakes, it doesn't matter what shape the wheel is, as long as it will spin and clear the frame, you can carry on.
I'm back! I'm tired, a bit cold and everything aches, even things that aren't supposed to ache after cycling ...
That's my January metric century done, 107 kms in fact, or 67 miles. A bit too much of a step up from a hilly 33 miler 2 weekends ago, and nothing else since the end of November!
I'd like to thank everybody for waiting for me when I needed them to, which was far too often!
I'll do a write-up tomorrow, and will post a few photos. Now i need something to eat, and a rest ...
PS No sign of you aJay - I hope you are okay?
Yep, I didn't make it!
Had four 12 yr old girls on a sleep over last night (err, my daughters friends, I'll quickly add)
With the time it took to get them settled the alarm call was just too early and I bottled it.
I really need to get my cycling mojo back quickly though, I'm right at the bottom of my fitness curve!
potsy
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Good job you didn't do anything silly like bunny-hop over fallen branches then
Curse of the New Years day riders? Hope 400bhp doesn't see this
totallyfixed
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Tragic to have missed it and most of you seemed to be grimacing smiling, but I am sure the cold would have done for Helen plus it would have meant getting back home / eating would have been a bit late. Right, can you do it again in Spring?
potsy
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I claimed victory in the Roman Road hill climb by default
Good turn out considering the conditions, am sure there'll be plenty more rides coming up in the next few months.
We are thinking about making ILS's headwear into the Colinj ride compulsory uniform too
potsy
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Hiding his belly mainly
OP
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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
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- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
True - I was hiding behind Globalti and popped my head out at the last moment!Hiding his belly mainly
(And in the previous picture, I was holding my breath and pushing the flab in with my hands.
)Sounds like a terrific forum ride and good pictures too. The one of Colin outside the cafe has more than a little Micheal Palin pythonesque about it!
I was really disappointed that I couldn't make the rearranged date of the 29th due to a family commitment but I'm hopeful of making the February forum ride and subsequent months.
Cheers for now,
Brian
I was really disappointed that I couldn't make the rearranged date of the 29th due to a family commitment but I'm hopeful of making the February forum ride and subsequent months.
Cheers for now,
Brian
aJohnson
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Glad you all had a nice ride, I'll be sure to make it to the next one whenever that is.
potsy
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I'm back! I'm tired, a bit cold and everything aches, even things that aren't supposed to ache after cycling ...
I'll do a write-up tomorrow, and will post a few photos. Now i need something to eat, and a rest ...
Still waiting..
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