Open to Offas Ride

[pubrunner]

Barring the unexpected, I'm a definite. anyone who wants to come down from oop North I can certainly offer a lift. 3 extra bikes and 3 people can be accommodated. .

That's a very generous offer indeed - hopefully, someone will respond !

Not sure of my plans yet on Pubby's hospitality but I'm certain we can work something out.

Get here early and I'll give you a large brekky; . . . . . . . I'll ensure that there should be something left, after Banjo & LD have finished .

 

[pubrunner]

Pubby I can't come I already don't have a free saturday in August. I would love to ride with you guys again, though.

That's a shame; but hopefully, we'll get a ride in at some time - either up here or where you live.

Perhaps you'll consider organising something yourself ? . . . . . .

 

[Matthew_T]

Pubby, could you possibly put up the route you are planning? So we can get an idea of the hills and scenery.

 

[lukesdad]

An Idle waffle for brekky I take it ?

 

[pubrunner]

Pubby, could you possibly put up the route you are planning?

I've just about a route up on Cycle-Route.com; it has to be accepted first by the moderators before I can link it on here . . . unless you (or anyone else) knows of a faster way to plot a cycle route ?

. . . so we can get an idea of the pub.

First pub stop.

 

[Matthew_T]

I've just about a route up on Cycle-Route.com; it has to be accepted first by the moderators before I can link it on here . . . unless you (or anyone else) knows of a faster way to plot a cycle route ?

bikely.com is a quick one. Either that or FetchEveryone.

You dont need them moderated on there.

 

[pubrunner]

bikely.com is a quick one.

Not for me it ain't; I've signed up and tried entering the route 3 times, each time I get the message . . .

"Your route could not be saved: You do not have permission to edit this route"

I've tried altering some of the parameters - saving the route as Private/Hidden/Public, but each time, I get the same message.

Hopefully, the moderators on Cycle-Route.com will soon allow the route to be on general view.

 

[Matthew_T]

Not for me it ain't; I've signed up and tried entering the route 3 times, each time I get the message . . .

"Your route could not be saved: You do not have permission to edit this route"

I've tried altering some of the parameters - saving the route as Private/Hidden/Public, but each time, I get the same message.

Hopefully, the moderators on Cycle-Route.com will soon allow the route to be on general view.

That may mean that you need to confirm your email address or that the mods at bikely.com have to approve your sign up.

No rush anyway. I am going on holiday on Saturday and my dad said that bringing me down on the 11th isnt really on his mind ATM.

 

[ColinJ]

D'oh!

I'm really slow - I've been looking on my OS maps for a village named Open to see where the ride is starting from ...

 

[pubrunner]

I've sorted it out at last My Ride

I tried embedding the route, but failed again - DOH!

Please note that the final distance is just under 45 miles. I did 3/4 of it in under 3 hours on saturday morning, just 'pootling' round.

 

[ColinJ]

It's a bit easier to see full-screen - here.

 

[pubrunner]

It's a bit easier to see full-screen - here.

'Cheers' Colin, I couldn't work out how to do that !

If you'd like to come down with bromptonfb (Shaun) and Colly etc., you would be most welcome.

As you can see, the ride is much flatter than your run from Settle.

 

[ColinJ]

'Cheers' Colin, I couldn't work out how to do that !

I just copy and paste the address shown in the browser address bar. I found that page by searching for 'pubrunner'!

If you'd like to come down with bromptonfb (Shaun) and Colly etc., you would be most welcome.

As you can see, the ride is much flatter than your run from Settle.

It would be fun, but would be down to someone local volunteering to drive and having enough room for the people and the bikes!

 

[pubrunner]

Tempting, very tempting....

Approx. 70-75 minutes from Macclesfield . . . . . . . probably less than that, the way you drive.

I'll go if DZ and Patrick do it on a tandem?

There'd be shed-loads who would want to see that !

My tandem is fettled and waiting for them. It is only a few years old and has a wide range of gears (+ a granny ring) - it'd suit them perfectly. Thing is though, they'd never agree who'd be at the front.

I wonder if we should work on them - perhaps they'd do it for charity ?. IF they could both be persuaded to turn up, it'd be the talk of CC !

 

[pubrunner]

It would be fun, but would be down to someone local volunteering to drive and having enough room for the people and the bikes!

Come down on the Friday & kip over - I'll be bunging up a 5-man tent just in case and we've also got a couple of sofa beds. There'll be plently of grub, before & after the ride; during the ride there'll be a cafe stop at about 6 miles and a couple of pub stops after that !

If the weather is half decent, I might even attempt a BBQ. I've plenty of weird & wonderful liqueurs that I could do with getting rid of and there'll be beer of course !