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

bamba

gps route from yesterday, bit of spike occured as the satalites went awol , clocked 43 miles,felt like 43 mind. show the route ok , ignor the big straight line to shefeild,

http://sportstracker.nokia.com/nts/work ... id=2129842

what date you thinking of for cut gate ???, are there some good desents ??

sniper68

kangaroo wrote:

tough going up or coming down

Both,if you're human 8) If you start from Langsett you have a looong technical climb to start,but the upside is as its an out-and-back you get a fast as you dare descent on the back-leg 8) The downside is you have to do a short but very,(and i can't stress very enough), tough climb(walk) on the way back.
Its only 11.1 miles but packs in 2231ft of ascent/descent.It's one of the "must do"trails.

sparrowlegs78

How many miles did we do on the bikes in all?.....I am just nosey
Caz xx

sparrowlegs78

ibbo68 wrote:

kangaroo wrote:

tough going up or coming down

Both,if you're human 8) If you start from Langsett you have a looong technical climb to start,but the upside is as its an out-and-back you get a fast as you dare descent on the back-leg 8) The downside is you have to do a short but very,(and i can't stress very enough), tough climb(walk) on the way back.
Its only 11.1 miles but packs in 2231ft of ascent/descent.It's one of the "must do"trails.

Far too much for me that one
Caz xx

phoebian

ibbo68 wrote:

kangaroo wrote:

tough going up or coming down

Both,if you're human 8) If you start from Langsett you have a looong technical climb to start,but the upside is as its an out-and-back you get a fast as you dare descent on the back-leg 8) The downside is you have to do a short but very,(and i can't stress very enough), tough climb(walk) on the way back.
Its only 11.1 miles but packs in 2231ft of ascent/descent.It's one of the "must do"trails.

Now that sounds immense

sniper68

Steady as you go.Its not a race and its worth all the effort 8)

Frostys

Unfortunately can't do 28th March due to other commitments and Easter weekend is a def no no unless I fancy my cojones removing but any other weekend is good though.

Are we putting the next ride up for a Poll?

Rivington Pike or Cannock anyone?

sniper68

bamba wrote:

what date you thinking of for cut gate ???, are there some good desents ??

There's the really steep rocky one down to the very northern tip of the Ladybower dams(the mother of all climbs back up).
Then there's just the 5km(with a couple of sharp ups)blast on the way back 8)

Frostys

sparrowlegs78 wrote:

How many miles did we do on the bikes in all?.....I am just nosey
Caz xx

I clocked 25.4 miles mate :shock:

kangaroo

sir, you are tempting me

kangaroo

Frostys wrote:

sparrowlegs78 wrote:

How many miles did we do on the bikes in all?.....I am just nosey
Caz xx

I clocked 25.4 miles mate :shock:

+1 :shock:

sparrowlegs78

Frostys wrote:

sparrowlegs78 wrote:

How many miles did we do on the bikes in all?.....I am just nosey
Caz xx

I clocked 25.4 miles mate :shock:

Bloody ell! no wonder I'm worn out then, the most I've ever done is either Grizedale NFT or Llandegla red!

Caz xx

bamba

ibbo68 wrote:

bamba wrote:

what date you thinking of for cut gate ???, are there some good desents ??

There's the really steep rocky one down to the very northern tip of the Ladybower dams(the mother of all climbs back up).
Then there's just the 5km(with a couple of sharp ups)blast on the way back 8)

sounds good , let us no what date you thinking of 21st march ,

sniper68

kangaroo wrote:

sir, you are tempting me

phoebian

Could do with a bit of that!

sparrowlegs78

Eeeeek, looks scary
Caz xx

sniper68

bamba wrote:

sounds good , let us no what date you thinking of 21st march ,

I'm in the Lakes riding on a 40th birthday bash/booze-up the 20th/21st March

sparrowlegs78 wrote:

Eeeeek, looks scary
Caz xx

It's not that bad Just ride/push etc at whatever pace suits 8)

bamba

let us no when then , an see what we can sort out,

sparrowlegs78

ibbo68 wrote:

bamba wrote:

sounds good , let us no what date you thinking of 21st march ,

I'm in the Lakes riding on a 40th birthday bash/booze-up the 20th/21st March

sparrowlegs78 wrote:

Eeeeek, looks scary
Caz xx

It's not that bad Just ride/push etc at whatever pace suits 8)

Is crawl acceptable?
Caz xx

sniper68

bamba wrote:

let us no when then , an see what we can sort out,

Possibly 2nd weekend in April,Sun 11th?

sparrowlegs78 wrote:

Is crawl acceptable?
Caz xx

It is,but you won't be,its really not that bad

Cheshley

ibbo68 wrote:

bamba wrote:

let us no when then , an see what we can sort out,

Possibly Sun 28th?

sparrowlegs78 wrote:

Is crawl acceptable?
Caz xx

It is,but you won't be,its really not that bad

It doesn't have to be bad, it just has to be uphill :shock:

I've always fancied having a go at CutGate tho, I've walked some of it from Langsett, the first long climb is quite narrow and rocky if I remember correctly, with a steep grassy drop to the right awaiting anyone who gets it wrong How about the other rutted climb up from North America which joins it further up......?

sniper68

We go up the BW on 1 side of North America and on the way back down the other,so we use both.But from where the paths meet its an out-and-back.

maloo

Frostys wrote:

Unfortunately can't do 28th March due to other commitments and Easter weekend is a def no no unless I fancy my cojones removing but any other weekend is good though.

Are we putting the next ride up for a Poll?

Rivington Pike or Cannock anyone?

Rivington Pike looks good

Cheshley

I'm not bothered where the next one is guys, it needs someone with knowledge of the routes to take it by the scruff of the neck and say when and where tho. You will always get some people who can't make whatever date you decide on so let's 'av it. Personally speaking, I'd rather leave Cut Gate until later in the year as we have just done a Peaks ride, but that's just my opinion on the matter. All I would ask is that the original idea behind the thread is maintained and that the abilities of ALL riders is taken into consideration when planning your route.

Thanks.

Cheshley

Please note: that I will be changing the title of this thread later in the week to 'Slow Rides for Unfit People'.

Just in case you were wondering where it had gone.......

dan1502

Apologies for this being a bit off topic but what maintenance should I carry out after Sunday's ride? I've washed all the mud of and just sprayed a little WD40 on the chain and gears to prevent rusting in the short term. I guess I should remove the chain and soak it in parafin or similar then lubricate it but what else? I have some powerlinks but haven't broken a chain yet but it doesn't look to hard. If lubricants other than chain lube are required then recommendations would be helpful.

Thanks

Dan

(My aches are starting to subside enough for me to think about the next ride now!)

kangaroo

i think you've done enough, you dont really have to take your chain off. if youve given it a good clean then it should be fine, a degreaser is best, but something like muc off or hope bike wash will do then give it a good oil, most oils say clean off with a rag after to remove the excess, but im not sure how important that is

maloo

I would get a better oil than WD40 as its not great for bikes, but all i have done is washed my bike down with a little bit of muc off and lubed all the gears and chain with a wet lube like http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=1041 , or something like the GT85 spray would do.

kangaroo

that oil will do fine, but don't use gt85 or wd40 as a lube it will disperse to quickly

Cheshley

all I've done is wash it with Muc Off and soaked the chain in parafin to get the grit out of the rollers. The Dark Peak hills are made primarily of Gritstone and have a reputation for destroying brake pads and transmissions. Make sure the chain is properly clean and use a dedicated chain lubricant. If you're taking the chain off it might be worth taking the cage off the rear mech and cleaning the jockey wheels while it's in bits.

In terms of lube, I also use this.....

http://www.team-zx1.com/Micro-Lube

on all pivot points and chain links then when the spirit base has dried, I use a proper chain oil as well. I have no specific proof that it lengthens the life of a chain but I feel better doing it and the 3 bottles I bought have lasted me over a year so far and I doubt I've used half of it as it only needs a dab on each chain link.