Slow Rides For Unfit People - Rutland ROAD Ride Sun 9th Sept

sparrowlegs78

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Caz xx

Cheshley

I've just checked the weather forecast for tomorrow and decided it's going to be a bit icy in the morning to be out on skinny tyres so instead of 50 miles on the Roadie with the local CTC club riders it'll be a steady 10-15 miles plodding around the flat local woods on the Spesh....

Isotonic tablets and powerlinks arrived today, still waiting for Pads and still need to get the gears on the Spesh sorted...

rottitera02

Talking of gears chesley, have a look at this link it's easy enough to do yourself....believe me, i know.

http://www.mtbonline.co.za/info/mountai ... usting.htm

Frostys

I'll have some spare pads with me next week just incase.... thats providing your running Shimano calipers bought 4 sets for £20 from Superstar.

Rich which way will you be leaving sunny Doni as I can follow you just need to picj Raj up in Sheffield on the way.

Out with the local club tomorrow for 15 to 20 round Woburn Sands and got two night rides booked in for this week

kangaroo

Frostys wrote:

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Out with the local club tomorrow for 15 to 20 round Woburn Sands and got two night rides booked in for this week

Cheshley wrote:

I've just checked the weather forecast for tomorrow and decided it's going to be a bit icy in the morning to be out on skinny tyres so instead of 50 miles on the Roadie ...

er... doenst sound very unfitt and slow to me :shock:

sparrowlegs78

I'm going out on Monday, 10 miles round our local woods, then I'll be knackered if I do the really big boggy climb up about 200m straight up.....i'll probs end up walking
Then on Weds I'm riding to a meeting at Ewood Park Football ground, thats about 5 miles in all, then gym on tues and weds, and by Thurs I'll be a broken shell
Caz xx

Frostys

Don't believe the hype Kanga... I'm still pushing up and wobbling down with the best of them.... really looking forward to next weekend its gonna be a hoot

Frostys

sparrowlegs78 wrote:

I'm going out on Monday, 10 miles round our local woods, then I'll be knackered if I do the really big boggy climb up about 200m straight up.....i'll probs end up walking
Then on Weds I'm riding to a meeting at Ewood Park Football ground, thats about 5 miles in all, then gym on tues and weds, and by Thurs I'll be a broken shell
Caz xx

Rest up Fri Sat good to go on Sunday morn....

Frostys

@ Sparrowlegs

My days of starting in Leigh and peddling all the way to the top of Rivy Pike and back are long behind me.... Ya know what they say though "the older ya get the faster ya were"

maloo

I managed to get out today for the first time in over a month ! Just a quick blast round a very icy and snowy LLandegla but it nearly killed me, but hopefully going to Penmachno tomorrow too

sparrowlegs78

Frostys wrote:

@ Sparrowlegs

My days of starting in Leigh and peddling all the way to the top of Rivy Pike and back are long behind me.... Ya know what they say though "the older ya get the faster ya were"

LOL, I have only pedalled the whole way up to the bike once, never managed it since :oops: and that was just from the top barn carpark lol
Caz xx

phoebian

Looks like a good ride! Great pic!

sparrowlegs78

maloo wrote:

I managed to get out today for the first time in over a month ! Just a quick blast round a very icy and snowy LLandegla but it nearly killed me, but hopefully going to Penmachno tomorrow too

Did you ride the whole way up or get off and push?...i can get to the wide cross roads riding then I conk out and have to rest for a bit
Caz x

maloo

phoebian wrote:

Looks like a good ride! Great pic!

Cheers ! Yeah was an ace ride, good to get out on the bike again .

sparrowlegs78 wrote:

Did you ride the whole way up or get off and push?...i can get to the wide cross roads riding then I conk out and have to rest for a bit
Caz x

Yeah managed to ride to the top , but found it a bit more difficult than normal had tp stop at the top for a quick rest and a drink .

More ride pics here if anyones interested
http://www.team-penguin.co.uk/index.php?option=com_phocagallery&view=category&id=12:llandegla-200210&Itemid=53

Cheshley

maloo wrote:

I managed to get out today for the first time in over a month ! Just a quick blast round a very icy and snowy LLandegla but it nearly killed me, but hopefully going to Penmachno tomorrow too

Llandegla is my aim for the end of the Summer (late August hopefully), hoping to have a warm-up around the Blue route then have a go at the Red after lunch. All welcome

@Kangaroo - 50 miles at a steady pace on a lightweight road bike is easier than half that distance off-road in the Peak District. The route they should be taking tomorrow is one I have been on with them before and I can knock that out in 4 hours, including a stop for tea and nibbles half way round!!!!

@Frostys - I should be leaving town via Armthorpe and onto the M18 at J4 but if you want to meet up somewhere I'm sure than can be arranged. Where in town are you going to be?

kangaroo

i usually do the black then the red at llandegla, the blue is more of ride up and ride down, nothing really notable, its ok though
the red is probably the hidden gem cause most people just do the black thinking 'its the black its bound to be the hardest and best' but the red is equally as good, and there isnt that much difference in grade, the main differece i think is the added climbs and swichtbacks on the black, but i think the red flows better

Cheshley

kangaroo wrote:

i usually do the black then the red at llandegla, the blue is more of ride up and ride down, nothing really notable, its ok though
the red is probably the hidden gem cause most people just do the black thinking 'its the black its bound to be the hardest and best' but the red is equally as good, and there isnt that much difference in grade, the main differece i think is the added climbs and swichtbacks on the black, but i think the red flows better

I've heard good things about Llangegla, including that the Blue route has red graded sections to try before having a go at the full route (or was that Glentress, I forget....). I'm also hoping to do a skills course this year in an attempt to get back some of the confidence I used to ride with.

Cheshley

nice out innit.........

maloo

Yep same conditions here too, supposd to be going to Penmachno this morning as well :shock:

Cheshley

still falling heavily and no sign of it clearing up. Glad I'm not out on the Roadie!!!!! Think I'll have an hour in the garage and see if I can get these gears sorted before we go out for dinner.

stumpym4

same in birmingham as well
looks like another day on the turbo trainer !

M@TTYA

Looks like i may have stumbled across this forum just in time to make it on this,Im slowly getting back into mtb after a long lay off, this could be just the thing to go for for my first big ride, i havnt read back over the last 20 pages tho so is it on sunday the 27th? i only live in barnsley so its not too much of a drive to get there

Cheshley

M@TTYA wrote:

Looks like i may have stumbled across this forum just in time to make it on this,Im slowly getting back into mtb after a long lay off, this could be just the thing to go for for my first big ride, i havnt read back over the last 20 pages tho so is it on sunday the 27th? i only live in barnsley so its not too much of a drive to get there

Sunday 28th mate. Meeting at Ladybower Visitor's Centre car park, upper level, at 9.30 for a 10am start.

Make sure you check back here regularly as we get closer to the day in case things change.

phoebian

Is anyone actually driving through or from Birmingham? Wouldn't mind convoying it??

Simon.

rob_mafia

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Seriously though, I'm still up for this (28th meet) rain, shine or snow (saying that now may be different next sunday lol)

Cheshley

Rob Mafia wrote:

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Seriously though, I'm still up for this (28th meet) rain, shine or snow (saying that now may be different next sunday lol)

Oi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

bamba

has anyone been able to sort a map out with the direction on at all yet ?

Frostys

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Po ... group-ride

There ya go Bamba...

@ Chesley I'm going to be coming from Adwick if we exchange mobiles I'll sit up on J3 M18 and wait for you to shoot through... Gotta pick Raj up in Sheffield on the way though.

Lovely ride in Woburn Sands today its was .... lovely and wet, lovely and cold, lovely and boggy.... the guy that was leading the ride said it was the worst conditions he had ever seen up there... Glad to know I can still pick a winner

rottitera02

Cheshley wrote:

nice out innit.........

It was pretty much the same here in southport, went out and did 20 miles in it down the cheshire lines path, on the return it started to thaw and i ended up plastered in mud......jolly good fun except the missus woudn't let me in till i showered meself with hosepipe !!!!!

I ran the conti mountain king 2.4s but found it a little slow going, did you get any cheshley, how'd you find them ?

M@TTYA

Cheshley wrote:

M@TTYA wrote:

Looks like i may have stumbled across this forum just in time to make it on this,Im slowly getting back into mtb after a long lay off, this could be just the thing to go for for my first big ride, i havnt read back over the last 20 pages tho so is it on sunday the 27th? i only live in barnsley so its not too much of a drive to get there

Sunday 28th mate. Meeting at Ladybower Visitor's Centre car park, upper level, at 9.30 for a 10am start.

Make sure you check back here regularly as we get closer to the day in case things change.

COOL, looking forward to it now, went out and did an hour in the snow in preperation this aft will be donating to your BHF link too mate VERY worthy cause