England : Lancashire Great Manchester Cycle 2013

[The Brewer]

+1. General sizing seems OK as well, but mine is very short in the body

Seems okay on XL

 

[smokeysmoo]

Seems okay on XL

Being 6' 5" though can be a bitch

 

[The Brewer]

Being 6' 5" though can be a bitch

I/2 inch taller than me

 

[chernij]

I'm doing the 26 miles ride for Diabetes UK. My first ever charity cycle, I'm really looking forward to it! Any ideas of best way to get publicity, local magazines etc.?

 

[dave2041]

I'll be doing the 52 miles this year, done the 26 last year at 20mph average... hoping to be faster this year! Just finished the Macc Monster yesterday so might be nice to do a flat course xD

 

[Hacienda71]

Route here.

 

[The Brewer]

Route here.

No Salford keys this year, but it still looks like a muddle around Old Trafford

 

[Hacienda71]

Yep anything marked as a hazard, be prepared to slow down, tight hairpin doesn't instill confidence with a couple of thousand cyclists on the route at one time. Mind you as long as we are not expected to wait to go over a footbridge this year, it has to be an improvement.

 

[chernij]

Yep anything marked as a hazard, be prepared to slow down, tight hairpin doesn't instill confidence with a couple of thousand cyclists on the route at one time. Mind you as long as we are not expected to wait to go over a footbridge this year, it has to be an improvement.

I'm looking forward! Sounds like a nice challenge. Is the route all on road/Mancunian Way? I can't really tell from the map.

 

[400bhp]

Yep anything marked as a hazard, be prepared to slow down, tight hairpin doesn't instill confidence with a couple of thousand cyclists on the route at one time. Mind you as long as we are not expected to wait to go over a footbridge this year, it has to be an improvement.

But, they will all be behind you.

 

[Hacienda71]

It was mostly on road with some wide surfaced paths last year. You cross the main central bit of the city via the Mancunian Way in both directions.

 

[Hacienda71]

But, they will all be behind you.

I shall be drafting you.

 

[DCLane]

Since most of you know Manchester, I'll be drafting anyone on the 52-miler with a CC jersey

 

[Andrew Br]

I'm very surprised that they're going over the Mancunian Way in the "correct" directions.
Surely that's inviting some late night attempts at getting times on Strava ?
I'd just like to add that I shan't be trying this................


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[Hacienda71]

iirc last year we went the wrong way along The Mancy Way.