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

[potsy]

Oh that's ok then seeing as it's a flattish ride, thinking of persuading Fossy to come on his fixed

Seriously Potsy, take it easy this week.

He has a 3pm curfew on a Sunday, not allowed out after that


Have my usual 100 miles of commuting to do, but will rest it from Friday dinner to Sunday morning.
ps- Have you seen the forecast?

 

[totallyfixed]

Not looking, too depressing, only time I have worn shorts was back in March. Temp today reached a balmy 9C, not funny anymore I'm going to sulk for a few days and see if that helps.

 

[400bhp]

Slowly but surely I am putting my bike back together. If it's not right by Sunday I might be on the heavy hybrid.

 

[smokeysmoo]

Slowly but surely I am putting my bike back together. If it's not right by Sunday I might be on the heavy hybrid.

I've got my BB30 adapter fitted, just waiting for my new chainset and HTII BB to arrive. If the order status doesn't change tomorrow I might call Ribble and arrange to collect it. I have to go to Blackburn on Thursday for a meeting so it's no problem to hit Walton Summit on the way back.

If I don't get it fettled my only option is my Ribble commuter, but I haven't even ridden this distance for months on any bike, and I've not got used to the Charge Spoon I stuck on it after I sold my B17 on here

 

[potsy]

Not funny anymore I'm going to sulk for a few days and see if that helps.

It's working, temperatures forecast to be in the high end of single figures now

The more of you on heavy hybrids the better, might give us natural heavyweights a chance

 

[400bhp]

Well, I managed to get all the running gear back on the back last night (by 11pm...), all working and ultra smooth. I tried to clean my headset tonight - bearing races almost stuck fast - bone dry Hoping I can get some from Evans tomorrow morning or order some and delivered by Sat.

And...fell off on the way to work this morning going under the old swing bridge near old trafford, path was full of moss. Currently nursing a stiff neck and having the occasional spasm, although it's improved since the morning. Hopefully ok by Sun.

 

[400bhp]

Bearing races ordered from Chainreaction cycles-fingers crossed they get here before Sun. Bizarrely, Evans Cycles don't sell them.

 

[smokeysmoo]

Crank now fitted Mind you it didn't arrive today so I rang Ribble, turns out they put the wrong postcode on the box, this made Parcel Force confused.com, they had it out for delivery yesterday but took it back to the Leyland depot last night. A quick phonecall to Leyland, one collection arranged and Bobs' your Uncle, package collected, checked and fitted

Just need the weather forecast to improve now and we're laughing

 

[dr_pink]

The weather jinxes (us) have managed to arrange a dry day on Sunday with very light winds (but we forgot to cancel the frost )

Just been out and bought our high performance cycling speciality supplies - TF chose jelly beans, I went for jelly meerkats...

 

[ColinJ]

I'm back, with a slight tan after some jammy bad weather-dodging in NW Wales! I have been there a couple of times before but this time I had a good look around and I definitely want to go back one day for a cycling holiday. I tried to video the '40%' climb from Harlech station to the castle but I forgot to press the record button on my camera! Schoolkids walking up the hill were looking so disturbed when being pursued by a heavy-breathing fat old bloke with a camera that I did not dare to walk back down and try again! it looked at the very extreme end of rideable. I think only the insides of the bends reached 40% but there was a lot of 25-30% - mega-tough! Only a few hundred metres though, so not impossible ...

 

[400bhp]

Can I take someone's number just in case there are any issues tomorrow morning (problems with sticking my bike on the train for example)?

 

[400bhp]

Oh, and the bike has been put back together - now running as smooth as silk, albeit i need to do a few miles on it today to check everything seems to be on properly.

 

[400bhp]

Can I also check (as the route is circular and so difficult to tell on a Garmin which direction we are travelling) which way we are heading out of Whalley. Is it Clitheroe Road, or Mitton Rd (past the station)?

 

[oldfatfool]

Colin do you want a lift? Could pick you up say 9.30 from salem community center, just let me know before 10pm tonight.

 

[potsy]

The weather jinxes (us) have managed to arrange a dry day on Sunday with very light winds (but we forgot to cancel the frost )

Just been out and bought our high performance cycling speciality supplies - TF chose jelly beans, I went for jelly meerkats...

I think you have excelled yourselves this time, I'm sure the hills will warm us up nicely.

I have Haribo jolly jungle to give my performance a boost