Monday mornings, South Manchester, rider(s) wanted

redddraggon

Any one riding tomorrow, I missed my weekend ride yesterday, so I might skive off tomorrow to ride.

cw42

redddraggon wrote:

Any one riding tomorrow, I missed my weekend ride yesterday, so I might skive off tomorrow to ride.

I'm looking to go out tomorrow morning around 10. Where you riding from? Drop me a pm with your mobile and I'll give you a call later. Looking to do a 50 hopefully as I'm not out for the rest of the week.

redddraggon

I'd be coming from the City centre/hospitals sort of area.

redddraggon

When you say Woodford Aerodrome, do you mean the BAE Systems front gate?

cw42

redddraggon wrote:

When you say Woodford Aerodrome, do you mean the BAE Systems front gate?

Thats the place, there's a bus stop just after opposite the wine sellers. What time you looking to go out?

dave8178

i'm from hyde and have 2 weeks off work. does anyone ride around this neck of the woods. past couple of days ive been going from hyde up to hattersley to stockport and back. i'm new to road biking (been moutain biking for years and am reasonable fit) and could do with somebody to push me along and to get a few pointers off.

Dave.

cw42

Dave, you're just round the corner from me in Romiley. Can you make it tomorrow morning? Was looking to do a 50 though, would you be up for that at a reasonable pace?

dave8178

sounds good, where do you want to meet up and at what time?

cw42

dave8178 wrote:

sounds good, where do you want to meet up and at what time?

do you want to come to mine? I'll pm you my address. Say 10am?

cw42

Off to bed now. Will check this thread for replies first thing tomorrow.

dave8178

i know where it is, i'll see you in the morning.

redddraggon

Hi I can manages 50 miles (inc to + from)

been busy since I posted my last message

Bhima

Work nights. Doubt i'll actually be able to get out much now.

It's in Pott Shrigley, if anyone knows it, and I get out at 6am, so if anyone's about at that time i'm going to do a few hills before heading home every day now. With a rucksack to increase the suffering of course. 8)

cw42

dave8178 wrote:

i know where it is, i'll see you in the morning.

morning dave, see you around 10 then.

reddragon, see you at woodford just after 10:30.

Looks like it may be a nice day

redddraggon

Doubt I'll make it dude

redddraggon

don't wait for me

cw42

redddraggon wrote:

don't wait for me

no worries, maybe next time

macondo01

Lovely morning for a ride!

cw42

Macondo01 wrote:

Lovely morning for a ride!

It was indeed, and just as I was eating my chips at the end, it started hailing!
Thanks to Dave for coming out this morning, that was a good 50 today. Tired now, but happy to have done the milage today.

Probably wont be out next monday as I'll just have gotten back from Scotland the night before, and then I'm doing the Jodrell Bank sportive on the 14th March.

spanielsson

dave8178 wrote:

i'm from hyde and have 2 weeks off work. does anyone ride around this neck of the woods. past couple of days ive been going from hyde up to hattersley to stockport and back. i'm new to road biking (been moutain biking for years and am reasonable fit) and could do with somebody to push me along and to get a few pointers off.

Dave.

I live in Broadbottom, 5 mins up the road. I'm free to ride most days after 5pm. I'll PM you!

Mr Bungle

Hi all

Just picked up this thread and would be interested in joining if thats cool with you guys.

I live in Wilmslow, so pretty much bang in the middle of some of your routes.

I do work on a Monday although can be quite flexible with work, so 10am -ish should be quite good.

let us know if you ahve anything planned for the next few Mondays

Thanks

Rich :P

Mr Bungle

Hi all

Just picked up this thread and would be interested in joining if thats cool with you guys.

I live in Wilmslow, so pretty much bang in the middle of some of your routes.

I do work on a Monday although can be quite flexible with work, so 10am -ish should be quite good.

let us know if you ahve anything planned for the next few Mondays

Thanks

Rich :P

cw42

I'm not going out for a Monday ride at least for the next two weeks due to other commitments. Probably going to be near the end of the month before I get out again. However, myself, dave and Richard are doing the jodrell bank sportive on the 14th match if anyone else is interested in joining us?

dave8178

on monday i am possibly looking at going out over woodhead and heading back through snake pass.
depending on weather and at least on other person coming along. (not being a big girls blouse, dont fancy going it alone).
on google earth its 64 miles and there's lots of climbing. what goes up must come down.

dave8178

on monday i am possibly looking at going from hyde, over woodhead and heading back through snake pass.
depending on weather and at least one other person coming along. (not being a big girls blouse, dont fancy going it alone).
on google earth its 64 miles and there's lots of climbing. what goes up must come down.

cw42

dave8178 wrote:

on monday i am possibly looking at going from hyde, over woodhead and heading back through snake pass.
depending on weather and at least one other person coming along. (not being a big girls blouse, dont fancy going it alone).
on google earth its 64 miles and there's lots of climbing. what goes up must come down.

Did you do this ride Dave? Something I'm working up to and hope to be able to do by mid summer at least, in a decent time. Lots of climbing and I presume you'll be going across Strines Road? Nasty climbs all the way along there

Managed to get out yesterday and did a short 25 miles. My legs were like bricks though, after spending the last week sat in the car touring the Scottish Highlands. What a gorgeous place though. Saw some wonderful sights, and were very lucky with the weather.
Some pictures here on Pistonheads:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topi ... =Highlands trip

dave8178

went out for a spin, didn't do the full route. out as far as the round about where the A628 and the A616 meet then turned back the way i came. was a killer slog. about two and a hours for 36 mile.i have figured out the speed wobble problem i was having.
had a look a them pics of scotland, beautiful place. (would have been far to tempted to take a mountain bike if i was you, fort william is legendary).

cw42

Glad you've sorted your wobble, what was it?
Hilly rides can be a slog, but worth it for stamina and endurance training. Fort William was ace, but my bike would of been useless there as most of the mtb trails were still under snow.
Just got my mtb back from a fork service, and been out along the canal with the dog, she's knackered now

dave8178

i broke my thumb in two places a while back, its forcing me to stretch out for the brake lever. im over compensating with the left causing the wobble. just needed to fit those litle spacers you get when you buy the bike.
am going to llandegla mtb'ing on thurs, meeting one of the lads from work for a few hrs. if you fancy a trip down let me know

cw42

Wish I could join you Dave, but I'm back to work on nights now
Have a good ride. Let me know when you're back out riding and we'll hook up again soon