@Nickyboy's Leeds to Scarborough Spectacular, brought to you by @I like Skol. 8th Sept 2018

[NorthernDave]

Almost ready for the off, and oddly early which is most unlike me.

Definitely shorts and I've decided to ignore the forecast and use the 'best' bike.

And as an added bonus, I get to ride in along the Cycle Super Super Highway.

 

[Crackle]

Has someone just accidentally sent me a text message about their train to Leeds being cancelled?

 

[Littgull]

@I like Skol it dose brake my heart to say this :
I regret to say I will not be able to do the ride tomorrow as result of a spine injury which I was hoping to get better but not really.Mri scan shows I have spondylitis of grade one on my L4-L5 .i can't bend anymore and cycling will make it worse .i only need rest for a bit.really really sorry .
Wish all the best in ride I will follow all posts.

Really sorry to hear this. @alibaba.

Get well soon.

 

[Julia9054]

Easingwold.
Wet.

 

[NorthernDave]

Just got back in after doing the Leeds - Cawood (Mrs B's) stretch.

Good fun and good to meet up with everyone and the bacon and egg butty was excellent, but I'm soaked to the skin and frozen.
Hot shower and food next. More details later.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

I'm soaked to the skin and frozen.

When @Julia9054 Easingwold was wet, I nearly put just like the rest of Yorkshire/Nottinghamshire

 

[Buck]

@I like Skol it dose brake my heart to say this :
I regret to say I will not be able to do the ride tomorrow as result of a spine injury which I was hoping to get better but not really.Mri scan shows I have spondylitis of grade one on my L4-L5 .i can't bend anymore and cycling will make it worse .i only need rest for a bit.really really sorry .
Wish all the best in ride I will follow all posts.

I’m feeling your pain @alibaba The reason I’m absent is that my Femoral Nerve is damaged also through a spinal injury and I had my MRI Tuesday evening which I hope will give me a clear diagnosis and allow my Physio to be able to put a management plan in place with me to get it repaired as best as possible and then be able to keep it in as good condition as possible so I can get back on my bike.

Current pain management is quite scary - never seen so many controlled drugs!

Physio hopes that with a favourable tail wind I might be back on the bike mid-late November.

Good Luck @alibaba - there will be plenty of forum rides in the future that we can be part of.

 

[I like Skol]

Easingwold.
Wet.

We are all awaiting your arrival! Got into Malton at 1.30.

Also wet....

 

[si_c]

Hope the tailwind makes up for the precipitation it's bringing you. There's likely to be no let up if the volume of rain that has been passing over the west coast is anything to go by.

 

[I like Skol]

Al and Julia are here stuffing their faces and steaming up all the windows!

Not far to go now......

 

[colly]

On the train back. Wet through. Cold.

 

[si_c]

On the train back. Wet through. Cold.

That's not a good feeling! I take it the others are filling up on liquid warmth?

 

[colly]

That was the plan yes.

Back home around 8.30.
Showered and well warmed up now and despite the rain it was a good ride, enjoyed it mucho. I'll post something tomorrow about it.

 

[Julia9054]

That's not a good feeling! I take it the others are filling up on liquid warmth?

Oh yes. I remember the freezing wet train ride from last year. This year, i have had a hot shower, dried all my stuff on the radiators, been to the pub and am now nicely oiled. Thank you to @I like Skol for organising.

 

[ColinJ]

It was peeing down all day here too. I confess that I felt that the Northern rail dispute helped me 'dodge a bullet' today!

Still, I'm glad that you had a good ride despite the grotty weather.