Yorkshire Dales forum ride from Settle, Sun 26th June

[ColinJ]

That's a very good piece of photo editing then Colin, how did you manage to edit out, all the rain drops, mist, black clouds, puddles, flooded river, ice, broken cattle grids, snow on the hilltops, tree's bent over due to the gale force wind and all the hills over 1 in 20?

You may jest, but I've only ridden that road once before and it was so misty that I couldn't see any of that scenery.

One of the roads was gated (it might not have been that particular one). It was on a descent and I only saw the gate when I was a few yards from it. Panic braking stopped me with my front wheel 6 inches from the gate!

I spent half a day in the Dales and only saw the inside of a cloud. I got on the train home at Settle and the clouds immediately lifted - bloody typical!

 

[pubrunner]

(What'll happen now, of course, is that you will breeze round to Hawes

Only the downhill bits ! and I'll be taking those very cautiously indeed. I'm not the most confident of riders on descents.

I've looked at the route profile and I realise that it will be tough; however, I won't know how tough until I (attempt to) do it.

 

[Calum]

I'm 50/50 for this now, I have a temporary job at a cinema and i've no idea whether i'll have to work or not... i'll keep you posted though and do my best to get the day off!

 

[zacklaws]

I'm 50/50 for this now, I have a temporary job at a cinema and i've no idea whether i'll have to work or not... i'll keep you posted though and do my best to get the day off!

Selling ice creams or playing the piano?

 

[Calum]

The former i'm afraid! It's just for the summer and I get free cinema tickets....

 

[colly]

Hi Calum,

Lets hope you can make it. Which cinema? Cottage Road? Hyde Park?

 

[Calum]

Vue unfortunately. I tried at those two, but they don't employ many people.

 

[colly]

Vue unfortunately. I tried at those two, but they don't employ many people.

No that's true. Small family businesses I suppose, at least Cottage Road is.

I like Cottage Road though so much more involving than Vue.

 

[Calum]

Hyde Park Picture House has been my church since i've been in Leeds. I'll still go there, despite the free tickets at Vue, due to the range of films they show and how pleasant it is!

 

[pubrunner]

I've just updated the rider lists. It's currently looking like we'll have a good turn out for this one. Fingers crossed for a warm, sunny day with a gentle cooling breeze, eh?

Yay, weather's picking up.

Accuweather predicts 0.0mm of precipitation .

Sadly, I've only done 14 miles in the last three weeks - I did that yesterday.

I would have done more, but my plans were stymied by the missus, who told me that "as I would be away all next Sunday" (on the ride), "I should be getting some work done in the garden".

So, I'm not as fit as I'd like to be, but the garden looks great !

 

[PaulB]

That route looks fanTAStic and just what we need so I'm very enthusiastic about it. Has anyone done the decent thing and sacrificed something to ensure good/reasonable weather for this ride?

 

[pubrunner]

Has anyone done the decent thing and sacrificed something to ensure good/reasonable weather for this ride?

A bottle of wine on Saturday night !

 

[Pennine-Paul]

Managed a flat 40 miles round M/cr on Saturday,

just done a hilly 30 round Saddleworth and West Yorks

Back in S/S mode and 64 inches to grind up some of those monster hills

Gave the brakes a thorough testing down some 20% hills

Hope the weathers as good on Sun,twas perfect today

 

[ColinJ]

I did 25 miles on my MTB the weekend before last and about 75 miles in Scotland the week before that. That's it for about a month!

You quicker lads should take flasks of coffee to keep you warm on the summits while you wait for me and my fellow hill-grovellers to arrive!

 

[pubrunner]

I did 25 miles on my MTB the weekend before last and about 75 miles in Scotland the week before that. That's it for about a month!

I come from the same minimalist school of training; it'll be interesting to see how we cope on Sunday !