Riding Mates around Manchester about 16
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too expensive.Whytepeak wrote:Can't make wed or thursday, but nowt wrong with riding in the rain - we'll be under trees anyhow...
Liking the new avatar jay. cough ** Buy Whyte **cough
i know there is nothing wrong but just basically saying that you should bring a coat0 -
A coat?
Never!
Should be good fun, hope its not too wet, and the jumps are rideable.Now that we are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves. ROMANS 15:10 -
light rain is fine.Whytepeak wrote:A coat?
Never!
Should be good fun, hope its not too wet, and the jumps are rideable.0 -
Couple of other people may be coming - the more the merrier an' all that Now that we are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves. ROMANS 15:10
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yeah but then we need to go in 2 groups for the train. which means the first group has to wait 1 hourWhytepeak wrote:Couple of other people may be coming - the more the merrier an' all that0 -
naaa no prob with trains
we all get 1017 from picadilly, we will be on it first and you are only going 2 stops jay and it won't be busy at that time0 -
yeah true. it will be better if we go on the older train as there is more space for bikes. last time i went on one of those, lots of space0
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older train???
they are all products of the late 80s from British Rail Engineering Limited at York0 -
on Friday - along with a coat - I would recommend a light /torch or whatever you have.
If we have another mechanical *cough* jay *cough* then we might be out longer than planned and it gets dark at 5 nowadays so it will be tight0 -
thay are older!! they are bit different and have graffiti, holes in seats and they stink too and are of poorer qualitycompo wrote:older train???
they are all products of the late 80s from British Rail Engineering Limited at York0 -
kkcompo wrote:on Friday - along with a coat - I would recommend a light /torch or whatever you have.
If we have another mechanical *cough* jay *cough* then we might be out longer than planned and it gets dark at 5 nowadays so it will be tight nothing should happen this time. just bad luck when i came with you 0 -
some of the trains have been refurbished - some have just been left to rot and die 0
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haha but they still use them and want us to diecompo wrote:some of the trains have been refurbished - some have just been left to rot and die0 -
the best ones are the ones where they have to kick the door to get it shut and then there is a gap between it and the outside so you can literally see the tracks lol
and not through the windows - through a hole 0 -
Clue is in the name - Bikeradar.
Fridat should be good fun Probably get some pics up aswell. Now that we are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves. ROMANS 15:10 -
i'll take the camera and 10 spare batteriesWhytepeak wrote:Clue is in the name - Bikeradar.
Fridat should be good fun Probably get some pics up aswell. 0 -
Tomorrow should be good - no idea how many people are coming, and when we are going, though may I suggesy we leave to get there earlier, so we can get more riding in, especially now its getting dark earlier.
More details up tonight. Now that we are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves. ROMANS 15:10 -
Am I alright to ride up to Walkden and get on the train there?0
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If you want to stealthy, then I don't see why not
Train wise, its either the 9:17 or the 10:17 to delamere Now that we are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves. ROMANS 15:10 -
Its definately the 10:17 from Manc to Delamere
0911 from Walkden
otherwise its summat like 7:30 from walkden to get the 0917 from Manc0 -
CHANGE OF PLAN!!!
we are getting this train:
Daisy Hill: 0823
Walkden: 0835
0917 train from Manc Pic
Greenbank:1017
Is this ok everyone?
Txt either me or Tom if not or fb/BR0 -
I'll be at Walkden train station for quater past 8. While the BMX bandits grill me about my bike.0
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OK see you there, ready to wrestle our way onto the train...Now that we are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves. ROMANS 15:10 -
lol. Who's coming do you know?0
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Not at the moment,
Jay, compo, you an me.
We might meet others there, i'll talk to them tonight.Now that we are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves. ROMANS 15:10 -
Well Delamere was great (once again), only four of us went this time, due to Jamazin being at Dalbeattie (lucky Jaz). We somehow managed to pick a day of unseasnally good weather., it was drysabone all day... a pleasant change from past experiences of delamere.
With the sun on our backs, we set off with a 'straight up warm up' style climb on to the top of Old Pale. The views from the top were great, though you'll have to believe my description of the trees below us, just turning, and the horizon fading away into an autumnal morning mist, as I forgot to take a pic... :oops:
With the climb behind us, a long decent into the heart of the forest was a due reward. (thanks for another great route Jay ).
Then it was onto the 4x track, which was in good condition, and we all had a trundle around it, with varying style
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There are lots of mini dh runs at delamere, which reminded us how fun sessioning can be for the best part of the morning.
Seans photography skills never cease to astound me :roll:
Nice pedals
Once we'd left our tracks in the dirt, it was time to head for lunch, the visitor centre was packed with walkers and families temped out by the sun, so many people in fact, that we were lucky to find a table...
After lunch, we went and found a tempting bit of singletrack, which we launched ourselves down, ending up in a recently felled hollow in the landscape, which was nick-named Nagasaki, due to a striking resemblence to the aftermath of an atomic bomb... :roll:
'I see a clear way through', was the last thing Sean said before dissapearing into the undergrowth . Never argue with a pricky bush with a casual attitude to seed dispersal
All in all, a great day, I'm already looking forward to the next visit, and Jay is already mapping out a new route, which I'm sure will be as good as the the last.
We'll we'll be organising more rides soon, at Lee Quarry, at Delamere and rivington Pike... aswell as local rides around the manchester area (everyone is welcome! ) - the continous search for riding spots has shifted up a gear... Now that we are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves. ROMANS 15:10 -
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Get to it Jay
There may be be a few more of us next time... Jack, Ben ect....
Hopefully I'll have a new truvativ hussefelt stem aswell - the tioga one is on its last legs
Now that we are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves. ROMANS 15:10 -
Ever thought of getting a job in journalism?
I definitely like the sounds of Rivington Pike, some nice routes up there.0 -
Yep, lots up rivi, theres a good route to be had by linking it up with the trails at Healey Nab, though that would require an early start or some lights
Sure Delcol would be all too happy to come aswell, I'll give him a buzz...Now that we are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves. ROMANS 15:10
