Rivington and Nab rides.

Whytepeak

Just looking at the descent off Winter Hill, down to Belmont Road - the one you have a vid of delcol.

Then up the 'Rivington Road' climb back up to Belmont road. Should make for a giood loop - a long way though.

StealTheR

Whytepeak wrote:

Just looking at the descent off Winter Hill, down to Belmont Road - the one you have a vid of delcol.

Then up the 'Rivington Road' climb back up to Belmont road. Should make for a giood loop - a long way though.

Yeah, this is the ride I wanted to do.

Whytepeak

Yeah, well we could do that on the next ride, as Healey Nab was a bit too wet to ride...

lappymatt

Good stuff. Lets get a date sorted....

StealTheR

Next Sunday? If that's okay with everyone else?

I am working on saturday unfortunately :(

Whytepeak

meta55matt wrote:

Good stuff. Lets get a date sorted....

Well this weekend, saturday or sunday, what can people make?

TRAILBLAZER123

Yeah that sounds like me not done much winter work,sounds like a good run
so when you thinking the next one will be i've checked the area out on google maps
so should know how to get there looks straight forward to get to i ride a specialized
rockhopper fully loaded with the usual components (hope brakes,hope hubs,etc...).

TRAILBLAZER123

i can do sunday aswell ....

Whytepeak

TRAILBLAZER123 good stuff

Looks like StealTheR wants a sunday ride

Can people make a ride on the Sunday, 31st of Jan then?

lappymatt

Yeppers sunday is good with me ya'll.

Dave Gti

Sounds like you all had a good ride. Gutted I had to cut my riding short at rivington especially when the only reason I was leaving was to watch Chelsea give north end a lesson in football. Boooo.

Anyhow good to meet you all be it very breifly (stopped by on my way out of the carpark, I was in the green golf) and will keep my eyes out for when your heading up there. Gonna try and get up to whinlatter next weekend so won't be able to join you next weekend.

Whytepeak

meta55matt Good, glad you can make it, twas a good ride, we'll be going a bit further to that big mast this time.

Dave Gti Wondered who you were :oops:

We are already planning 2 rides ahead actually, so there will be a ride see you there.

sparrowlegs78

We'll not be fit enough for next Sunday i don't think, not after today lol
Caz xx

delcol

sundays can be pretty busy up rivi,, best to be there early to avoid the beghaus pole weiliding gang and all the pr1cks on motor bikes,, it really can be asssshole heaven on sundays...

the belmont decent off winterhill (the one i got on vid via the ditch) we tend to do it as a there back route ie from the barn up over the top via the dog kennles up the road past the mast and down the decent, to the fence,,, then the challenge is to try to clear it as a climb.
at the top you can either go back the way you came and decend from the tv mast down the road a bit then turn right over the moor towards the dog kennels fun decent

or turn right just after the gate towards the phone masts it's a tecchy steep decent. through the gully is tight and rocky.... probably not at this time of year though as it would be hell in the wet...
i think it's about 5 miles so you can still go to the nab if you want to..

or if you want to do an epic do winterhill to belmont and over to darwin tower and back..
around 19-20 mile

sparrowlegs78

delcol wrote:

sundays can be pretty busy up rivi,, best to be there early to avoid the beghaus pole weiliding gang and all the pr1cks on motor bikes,, it really can be asssshole heaven on sundays...

One less motorbikers at the moment, and I was a regular rivvy wazzock

Caz xxx

Whytepeak

delcol wrote:

the belmont decent off winterhill (the one i got on vid via the ditch) we tend to do it as a there back route ie from the barn up over the top via the dog kennles up the road past the mast and down the decent,

Thats what I was planning, then from Belmont Road, going to Belmont, and turing left up Rivington road, after a punishing climb, turming off on Belmont road, wgich takes you back to the pigeon tower, then onto Healey Nab maybe (or maybe not).

StealTheR

Yeah, when I go up there on Sunday's we try to be riding for about 9:30ish, it can be a mega pain trying to find a parking space aswell.

Whytepeak

StealTheR wrote:

Yeah, when I go up there on Sunday's we try to be riding for about 9:30ish, it can be a mega pain trying to find a parking space aswell.

We might ride there this weekend , normal saturday service should be resumed on the 6th of Feb.

Kona Del

I will be there on sunday. Coming from near bolton town centre and will have a spare seat in the car if anyone needs a lift.

lappymatt

im up for an early one sunday

Whytepeak

Okay then sunday it is - I'm afraid the jury is out as to whether or not I can make it, we shall see...

lappymatt

Think im going llandegla friday too if anybody has a day off and wants to join me...

Whytepeak

meta55matt wrote:

Think im going llandegla friday too if anybody has a day off and wants to join me...

I wish

Have a good time on your new bike

StealTheR

College till 3 on Friday

I'm free tommorow though if anybody wants to do something?

Whytepeak

Can you still make sunday Stealthy? - I've got to weigh up digging / riding :?

StealTheR

Yeah, I'll still be coming.

Digging?

Whytepeak

StealTheR wrote:

Yeah, I'll still be coming.

Digging?

Was up for digging at Gisburn, but that will have to be on the 14th now :roll:

Still, it'll be a good ride up Rivi/ the mast.

StealTheR

Is anybody free tommorow? Any time really

lappymatt

not me lad

friday off work tho

StealTheR

pfft, I'm in college for just one 45 minute lesson on Friday's, it's a joke.