Manchester - Llandudno 25 April 2015 featuring the Inaugural Hill Climb Sausage Challenge

[nickyboy]

Immediately after Altrincham we'll be passing through the middle of a well known MP's constituency. Expect to see plenty of these


By my calculations, we'll pass through 6 Labour, 5 Conservative and 1 Lib Dem constiuencies

 

[mike3121]

I'm not keen on the forecast update this morning. Still some slight differences of opinion between the forecasts though so it might change again yet.

the forecast from Accuweather looks the best
not to keen on the forecast from met office and BBC

 

[Crackle]

Someone needs to sacrifice a chicken.

 

[SteCenturion]

Good luck to all you intrepid cyclista's on your journey from Englands Capital City...

Wish I could join but that filthy thing called wwww conspires against me.

Hey Ho,

Have a good one folks.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

Looks like waterproofs will be needed. XC Weather has just updated and is falling into line with the Met Office forecast. (I hoped it would be the other way round.)

Think I might go and fettle up the knockabout bike for the morrow.

 

[Wobblers]

Why does the poor chicken have to be choked every time?

Are you volunteering?

 

[Wobblers]

No, I am OK thanks.

Are you quite sure? I believe @theclaud has form in invoking the right weather: I'm sure she'd ensure that there wasn't any unnecessary suffering.

 

[Wobblers]

In truth I am pretty far from OK. I am struggling with back pain. I can ride my bike but getting on and off is a bit ouchy, as is getting out of the saddle. I am giving consideration to missing out the first half and jumping a train to somewhere like Moldsworth.

Capenhurst Station is just round the corner from the Eureka Cafe. It wouldn't be any trouble to meet you there (change at Chester for a Liverpool train, just be aware that only the 15 and 45 minutes past the hour trains stop at Capenhurst) if you want to be inexpertly guided to Eureka.

 

[nickyboy]

In truth I am pretty far from OK. I am struggling with back pain. I can ride my bike but getting on and off is a bit ouchy, as is getting out of the saddle. I am giving consideration to missing out the first half and jumping a train to somewhere like Moldsworth.

If you can't manage the whole ride I'd suggest you ride the first half;

Weather looks significantly better in the morning than the afternoon
After leaving Eureka it's about 6 miles to the nearest station with a direct train to Llandudno (Shotton)
The best bits of the ride are Altrincham-Eureka and then Prestatyn-Llandudno. This way you ride one of the best bits and don't ride the most boring bit (the A548 to Prestatyn)

 

[DiddlyDodds]

I was in Llandudno today (dropping the car off) and was impressed by the place, i didn't get up as far as the chippy, but had a nice stroll along the front and over to the train station.

Been past it a thousand times going down to the Llyn peninsular and Anglesey and never took the time to stop, i will be putting it on the day out list for later in the year with the family, but for now we just need the weather to buck its ideas up, snap out of is weather depression and not rain too hard tomorrow.

 

[fossyant]

I was in Llandudno today (dropping the car off) and was impressed by the place, i didn't get up as far as the chippy, but had a nice stroll along the front and over to the train station.

Been past it a thousand times going down to the Llyn peninsular and Anglesey and never took the time to stop, i will be putting it on the day out list for later in the year with the family, but for now we just need the weather to buck its ideas up, snap out of is weather depression and not rain too hard tomorrow.

What.... It's lovely Llandudno. They also have a south shore too, much quieter, but great for the kids. You've also got Conwy near by and I just love the harbour there. Beautiful.

 

[DiddlyDodds]

Just looking at some old photos and found the @fossyant ride of 22nd April 2012 , now that was a wet ride ,, very very wet ( i am in the white shivering) photo taken at Jodrel Bank.

 

[I like Skol]

Now then. I'm sure I am supposed to be getting ready for something. Let's open a beer and see if I can remember.......

 

[I like Skol]

Being ever the optimist, we might just skim right through the middle of it all?

 

[theclaud]

Hope you are feeling a little better tomorrow, Ade, and up for at least some of the ride.