Spring Into The Dales 2011

[YahudaMoon]

Hi. Is anyone cycling from Manchester to Hebden Bridge for the start ?. As I don't drive and theres no trains I don't really have any other option than cycling there. Im taking the flat route over there.

Gorton, Oldham, Shaw, Hollingworth Lake, Todmorden & onto Hebden Bridge. Ive cycled over there loads of times for Audax events so know the way no problem and some company would be nice.

I will be going at a steady pace . Doubt it that I'll be cycling back though as I'll be done in

Hope to see you all on the day.

John.

 

[Steve H]

Just downloaded one of your routes to it and it seems to have worked, it's there in the device at least, I am determined not to get the instruction booklet out and just keep pressing buttons until it works

Potsy - it's worth figuring out how to follow a route on a Garmin in advance. If you don't get right, I find it refuses to follow the route and just tries to keep sending you back to the start!!

You don't want to have to do that first big hill twice, do you?

 

[potsy]

Potsy - it's worth figuring out how to follow a route on a Garmin in advance. If you don't get right, I find it refuses to follow the route and just tries to keep sending you back to the start!!

You don't want to have to do that first big hill twice, do you?

Any tips then Steve? I have plotted my commute route and will try that later, I have a few days to get used to it before Sunday.
Oh, and no I won't be doing that hill twice, unless it's to come and give you a push up it

 

[phil_hg_uk]

I must remember to bring my deck chair to I dont have to stand around in the carpark.

 

[phil_hg_uk]

Any tips then Steve? I have plotted my commute route and will try that later, I have a few days to get used to it before Sunday.
Oh, and no I won't be doing that hill twice, unless it's to come and give you a push up it

Dont forget to put the food stops in as Points Of Interest

 

[asterix]

I must remember to bring my deck chair to I dont have to stand around in the carpark.

Shouldn't be necessary if it's like when I did it. There is an excellent hall (other than that you have to struggle up some stairs!)

If you are really that fast just be considerate and don't take all the best cakes .

 

[phil_hg_uk]

Shouldn't be necessary if it's like when I did it. There is an excellent hall (other than that you have to struggle up some stairs!)

If you are really that fast just be considerate and don't take all the best cakes .

I was on about before we set off

 

[Steve H]

Any tips then Steve? I have plotted my commute route and will try that later, I have a few days to get used to it before Sunday.
Oh, and no I won't be doing that hill twice, unless it's to come and give you a push up it

A push would be most welcome. Thanks.

Not sure I'm competent to be giving out tips, but I think the secret is to press Start before you then ride through the navigation point of the start of the ride. Sounds obvious, but I regularly forget and don't know how to pick up the route part way along.

I consider myself to be fairly techno-literate, but have struggled a bit with this one. I must be getting old!

 

[potsy]

A push would be most welcome. Thanks.

Not sure I'm competent to be giving out tips, but I think the secret is to press Start before you then ride through the navigation point of the start of the ride. Sounds obvious, but I regularly forget and don't know how to pick up the route part way along.

I consider myself to be fairly techno-literate, but have struggled a bit with this one. I must be getting old!

Well the route is set up, it's now on charge and I'll see how it goes.
More PM's to Svendo soon then?

Wonder if that is to do with the auto re-routing thingymebob? Heard a lot of people say to turn that off?

 

[phil_hg_uk]

Wonder if that is to do with the auto re-routing thingymebob?

whoa thats a bit technical potsy

 

[zacklaws]

Wonder if that is to do with the auto re-routing thingymebob? Heard a lot of people say to turn that off?

I have the Edge 800 and auto re-routing does cause havoc and constantly tries to take you back to the start so it is better to have it turned off.

 

[ColinJ]

I'm getting nervous now - are you guys all planning to storm off and leave me on Sunday?

Apart from the section from Bolton Abbey to Silsden which was brought in for the new route in 2009 and I haven't quite memorised yet***, I could do the entire route without a GPS, map or route sheet!

What I'm saying is - use the ride as a way of learning about your GPS but don't worry about having to rely on it for navigation.

Potsy - you will have to do that big hill twice - once in each direction! (And it is harder coming back, though you do get a rest for a couple of miles, half way up.)

*** I have memorised it now! It is very simple to remember. Take the lane away from the B6160 at Bolton Abbey, then it is Left, Left, Right to get over the A59, then Left, Left, Right to get over the A65, then Left Left, Right a 3rd time to get onto the A6034 to Silsden!

I'll have my GPS with me anyway, but I can now do the old and new SITD routes from memory!

 

[skudupnorth]

Hi. Is anyone cycling from Manchester to Hebden Bridge for the start ?. As I don't drive and theres no trains I don't really have any other option than cycling there. Im taking the flat route over there.

Gorton, Oldham, Shaw, Hollingworth Lake, Todmorden & onto Hebden Bridge. Ive cycled over there loads of times for Audax events so know the way no problem and some company would be nice.

I will be going at a steady pace . Doubt it that I'll be cycling back though as I'll be done in

Hope to see you all on the day.

John.

Hiya John,I am riding up there myself but from the Bolton end so i would proberly only meet at Todmorden plus i will proberly be late !
Steve

 

[skudupnorth]

Potsy's teasing me ! should i fixie or not !!!!

 

[Alun]

I'm getting nervous now - are you guys all planning to storm off and leave me on Sunday?

Don't worry Colin, I'll be keeping you company !