Hilly, scenic 102 km (63 mile) forum ride, Whalley, Sun 6th May (?)

[potsy]

Here is my spin on it - the word scenic is in the title. This is a euphemism.

This route has got the lot - long, gentle climbs; short, steep climbs. Colin has put a stretch in the Ribble which almost contains mild traces of flatness. Don't worry - these will be false flats just to make sure you don't lead a chain gang to the cafe stop.

Have fun!

I think you are right tc, though I'll still try for the sprint to the cafe, don't want the lettuce eaters getting all the good stuff first

 

[dr_pink]

I think you are right tc, though I'll still try for the sprint to the cafe, don't want the lettuce eaters getting all the good stuff first

I'll let you win any sprints and hills on this one ...am considering doing Shap hill climb the day after so will be taking it very easy on the Sunday..

 

[potsy]

I'll let you win any sprints and hills on this one ...am considering doing Shap hill climb the day after so will be taking it very easy on the Sunday..

Very easy?
That's still faster than me going flat out

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

route colin route? your slacking!

 

[ColinJ]

route colin route? your slacking!

Multi-tasking has been overloading my meagre resources - I will sort it out before midnight today!

 

[potsy]

Multi-tasking has been overloading my meagre resources - I will sort it out before midnight today!

Feel free to take out any unnecessary hills, unless they lead downwards

 

[ColinJ]

Feel free to take out any unnecessary hills, unless they lead downwards

If you refer back to the profile - this ride without the hills would only be a few kms long! Like all profiles though, it doesn't give you a true picture of the route. The toughest climbs are harder than they look on the profile whereas the easiest ones are more like long drags. Having said that - there are a lot in between which are quite long and noticeably hard work!

 

[potsy]

If you refer back to the profile - this ride without the hills would only be a few kms long! Like all profiles though, it doesn't give you a true picture of the route. The toughest climbs are harder than they look on the profile whereas the easiest ones are more like long drags. Having said that - there are a lot in between which are quite long and noticeably hard work!

Can you put me down as a 'possible' then

Oh well, at least there's another 2.5 weeks for me and you to get fit

 

[smokeysmoo]

Just to confirm me & Ben will be there Col

 

[ColinJ]

Just to confirm me & Ben will be there Col

Okay, now we have ...

• ColinJ
• potsy (no excuses!)
• Ajay (Whalley to Chipping)
• totallyfixed and dr_pink (both cheating, like us, on multi-geared bikes!)
• smokeysmoo and Ben
• kiwi-sal
• 400bhp
• PMarkey (if okay with family)
• oldfatfool (probable)

 

[ColinJ]

route colin route? your slacking!

I've now updated the original post with a route description, links to a route map and a GPX file small enough to fit a Garmin's track memory!

 

[Pennine-Paul]

Gonna do this as a solo ride/walk!!
Some of this route is rideable on a fixed,some definitely not!!

Will get the train over to Whalley as well as it would be a tough century ride otherwise

Will let you lot "enjoy" the ride first before attempting it

 

[ColinJ]

Gonna do this as a solo ride/walk!!
Some of this route is rideable on a fixed,some definitely not!!

Will get the train over to Whalley as well as it would be a tough century ride otherwise

Will let you lot "enjoy" the ride first before attempting it

Have a nice day!

If my right leg does what it did yesterday and last Sunday, then I think I'll be doing some walking too!

 

[Pennine-Paul]

You really looked like you were improving on the way to the Cafe stop,
Totally Fixed and I were just about keeping up with you

Really think you ought to get your leg checked out,was reading some old posts today from
a couple of years ago and you said it was playing up then,if your gonna need a new hip
then do it sooner rather than later.
A friend of mine had it done and he wished he'd had it done years before instead of putting up with
the pain, hoping it would get better.

i find that ibuprofen works well if used for short periods,not long term use.
I find combination of core exercises for my back and i use ibuprofen only when
the pains a bit too much to bear, better than popping pills every day.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

paul, when are you thinking of doing this? i might join you on the brompton. i'm finished at placement soon and will have some days off during the next few weeks.