England : Derbyshire Peak District incl Holme Moss Saturday May 30: 0900 start

[nickyboy]

In time honoured fashion I've stuck an "Expressions of Interest" list on post#1. I've left @potsy off for now, despite @I like Skol 's blatant bullying

 

[potsy]

Otherwise you would have been there on your ss .
BTW I have it on good authority that you cannot be a single speed hipster, only fixed .

I am a trend setter TF, you'll all be following me into the freewheel club before too much longer, I have already converted @skudupnorth

 

[potsy]

Only if you are in doing overtime you lying toerag! You are not due in work until the Sunday so Nick can add your name to THE list

Shut it you grass

 

[I like Skol]

Stop bickering you lot, or I'll turn up and expect to be pushed up all the hills .

That's a job for Potsy. I couldn't risk it with my knee.....

 

[nickyboy]

You'll all be pleased to know that @Kestevan 's modification out of Holmfirth added a few miles and quite a bit of climbing (so please send him the hate mail, not me). So I've modified the route out of Tideswell to counterbalance this a bit. I suspect 68 miles @100ft/mile climbing is enough for anyone.

 

[Kestevan]

Right. I've got the all clear from the boss - so barring anything orrible I'm in.

 

[nickyboy]

Right. I've got the all clear from the boss - so barring anything orrible I'm in.

Great stuff. I've got the cafes organised and a fab Glossop pub to have a couple of beers in at the end of the ride. We just need to give a nudge to riders who might like this sort of ride who maybe haven't seen the thread.

The way that the ride will work is we'll stick together on all the rolling bits. On the proper climbs (there are seven) each rider goes at their own pace and we wait at the top to regroup, let the slowest rider have a breather, then we're off together again. This way the goats get a good workout

Which CCers might fancy this?

 

[I like Skol]

Not me thanks....

 

[skudupnorth]

Hovering after missing out on the Welsh jaunt

 

[nickyboy]

and here's the café stops and final pub stop in Glossop

Bank View Café, Langsett



Vanilla Kitchen Café in "The Cathedral in The Peak"....Tideswell

Finally....a proper Robinson pub in Glossop, The Oakwood

 

[nickyboy]

Shameless bump to let you know I've incorporated the "Kestervan Variation" into the route. We're now at 66.5 miles with 6,300ft of climbing. So it's shorter.....and *cough* flatter

The climbing is also a bit front-end-loaded which I prefer. First 33 miles has 3,500ft of climbing, second 33 miles has 2,800ft of climbing. So whilst the second half certainly isn't flat it will feel quite a bit easier than the first half and the prevailing wind is a tailwind the last 10 miles or so

 

[ColinJ]

I would have been interested (if I could have scrounged lifts to and from the ride) but an unfortunate clash of dates means that I am busy doing my own forum ride that day.

Both are excellent routes, so anybody in this neck of the woods who fancies a challenging ride in good company and with fantastic scenery, sign up for one or t'other!

 

[I like Skol]

Hang on a minute. How did my name get on THE LIST?

I don't remember ever saying I would take part. In fact I'm quite sure I said I wasn't going to participate!

Oi! Don't try and involve me in this stupidity....

Not me thanks....

 

[nickyboy]

Oi! Don't try and involve me in this stupidity.... (can I suggest 30th May or 6th June?)

seems I have misconstrued this . What a pity

 

[I like Skol]

seems I have misconstrued this . What a pity

Sorry Nick, I'm just pulling your leg. I will be there barring a calamity in the Skol household.

Do you think I will miss a chance to stand at the top of the hills, tutting, while pointing at my wristwatch and asking 'what took you?'