Manchester to Blackpool Night Ride 29-30th September 2012

[craven2354]

Does anybody have a spare rucksack cover? If not I shall go and buy one today d

 

[Gez73]

I could get you a hi-vis vest from work if you like. Obviously not as good but will do the job if you don't need a cover for the future.

 

[craven2354]

I'm in construction I have loads of those never thought haha thanks

 

[Gez73]

No problem. Gez

 

[middleagecyclist]

Uh oh! Now up to 20% chance of precipitation for Sunday but still only 10% for Saturday night. Please don't let it rain, please don't let it rain...

 

[LegsRsore]

I checked earlier and it was looking good for next weekend. Fingers crossed!

 

[SportMonkey]

My worry is the wind, I've had a terrible evening head wind cycling out of Manc for the last week.

 

[craven2354]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2639912

Bbc says no rain

Do we have a meeting location and meet time yet?

 

[Gez73]

Nothing been decided yet. Maybe someone familiar with the layout could suggest something? I really have no ideas as I pretty much stayed put and waited to head off seeing very little of the area. Gez

 

[craven2354]

I know where the food court is and where the arcades are in Trafford centre that's all the knowledge I have hahah

 

[LegsRsore]

There's some naked ladies at the entrance to Barton square (marble ones). Seems a good place to meet..... Providing its not on the course

 

[Gez73]

We were sent to a carpark not too far from the square to park when we arrived. Could arrange to meet at one of those. Timewise I would like to have a little time there to soak up the atmosphere. I will look at google maps tooorrow and see if there's somewhere not too close or too far from the startline.

 

[craven2354]

I would. Like some time before we set off to

Gez there's a map of Barton square and car park in the welcome pack

 

[Gez73]

Ok. Thanks. Will look tomorrow and decide on a place to meet and a rough time. Conscious that if it is raining we will need to meet somewhere dry. There was a covered area to one side of our carpark as I recall. Will look into it tomorrow. Gez

 

[SportMonkey]

http://goo.gl/maps/AqcrQ

Upper tier, near Selfridges as I suggested, otherwise lower tier. Although I'm quite happy to drink coffee at the Starbucks drive by [sic]. I assume it will be busy, so the earlier the better.