BIKE RADAR Spring Fling Part 2 (now done!)

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  • CarbonCopy
    CarbonCopy Posts: 492
    NapoleonD wrote:
    I might not be now :(
    Oh the date will have to be changed then to suit all.You can`t set it all up and then not show up.And PLUS who`s going to push me up all those hills if you aint there :lol::lol:.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    13th less likely than 20th for me.

    I'll sort a route out then those that can only do 13th can have their own meet up?

    WRT cafe stop and general direction it's a toss up between grindleford or somewhere near tissington at the moment.
  • fungus_the_muffin_man
    fungus_the_muffin_man Posts: 1,608
    Working again :(
    Bianchi. There are no alternatives only compromises!
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  • Ax
    Ax Posts: 36
    I'll be there again - I enjoyed it last year despite the snow. I'd better get out and practice now!
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  • pickled
    pickled Posts: 439
    Who was it last year that managed to fall off on the snowy bit?
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    There were 3 falls last year. One was on the top of Axe Edge though into the snow. Was that you Ax?
  • Ax
    Ax Posts: 36
    Ax falling off on Axe Edge? Thankfully not!
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  • pickled
    pickled Posts: 439
    Ah yes, I remember the tumble within 10 mins of setting off on that narrow, icy, rutted up lane.
    Don't remember any other falls though.
    Are we doing the Crowdicote hairpins again? That was(n't) fun.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    I think Crowdicote may be on the cards... Cos I love it!
  • tlw1
    tlw1 Posts: 22,167
    pickled wrote:
    Ah yes, I remember the tumble within 10 mins of setting off on that narrow, icy, rutted up lane.
    Don't remember any other falls though.
    Are we doing the Crowdicote hairpins again? That was(n't) fun.

    I was the next rider along on the first tumble, god knows how I avoided the chap.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Chosen a Cafe.-

    http://www.peakdistrictinformation.com/ ... ?restno=78

    Route is looking good so far :)
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Have a look at this one peeps.

    Heads out to Alderley then south first. Last climb before cafe is Crowdicote.

    Still some tweaking to do or I'll possibly completely change it!

    http://bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx?course=204545
  • Percy Vera
    Percy Vera Posts: 1,103
    NapoleonD wrote:
    Chosen a Cafe.-

    http://www.peakdistrictinformation.com/ ... ?restno=78

    Route is looking good so far :)

    One of my favourite cafes
  • pickled
    pickled Posts: 439
    Good looking route. I will need the cafe stop! :D
  • altyteacher
    altyteacher Posts: 53
    I was the faller in the snow at the top of Axe Edge last year. Was a lovely ride - thanks to all for waiting at the top of the climbs.
    If I can feel the pain in my arse, I mustn't be hurting my legs enough.
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    pickled wrote:
    Who was it last year that managed to fall off on the snowy bit?

    Me too :oops:
  • Ax
    Ax Posts: 36
    Had my lunch in the cafe today - It's a thumbs up from me.
    I'll not be having the breakfast and a pint if I'm on my bike though!
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Cool! It was an unknown quantity.
    The route has my fave climb before the cafe and my favourite descent afterwards :o
  • Ax
    Ax Posts: 36
    NapoleonD wrote:
    The route has my fave climb before the cafe and my favourite descent afterwards :o

    You going to let us know what they are? Crowdicote hairpins for the climb and Axe Edge down to Buxton for the descent maybe?
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Crowdicote for the climb. (Although my favourite bit of riding is in a steep unnamed valley near Wincle that has a really tight steep narrow hairpin. It's beautiful down there!

    Here's a street pic from google earth of it, you should have seen it yesterday when the sun was casting rays through the trees! I was going to try and include it in this ride. I may still do that! As usual, the photo doesn't do the gradient justice. There's trees, a stream, a millpond and a gorgeous converted mill all in one spot. It's really peaceful too!

    Hairpin.jpg



    The descent is the one from Hartington Middle Quarter to Earl Sterndale. Short but oh so very sweet! We did it on the last ride.
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    I'm back! Thanks Nap for doing the route. I can't recognize most of it from the map, but I'm sure I've ridden all the roads before.

    So - come one, come all!


    Maybe someone can invite Bhima again?
  • Team Banana Spokesman
    Team Banana Spokesman Posts: 538
    im going round his on sunday.

    btw - hes got a sick sick sick photo of that hairpin napd talks of.
  • Ax
    Ax Posts: 36
    NapoleonD wrote:
    The descent is the one from Hartington Middle Quarter to Earl Sterndale. Short but oh so very sweet! We did it on the last ride.

    I don't remember much from last years ride after the Crowdicote climb - Just about finished me off! Hopefully I'll be better prepared this year.
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  • tlw1
    tlw1 Posts: 22,167
    Looking forward to the ride, shame I haven't been out as much this year :(
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Still over a month to go until this ride - lots of time for everyone get to some fitness in beforehand!
  • tlw1
    tlw1 Posts: 22,167
    Pokerface wrote:
    Still over a month to go until this ride - lots of time for everyone get to some fitness in beforehand!

    All work & study makes for low fitness :(

    An hour on the turbo later me thinks!
  • MattC59
    MattC59 Posts: 5,408
    Would love to join, but for two reasons:
    1) I've not done a great deal over the winter and am afraid you'll all beast me !
    2) I'll be on a beach in the Maldives on my honeymoon :D She wouldn't let me reschedule so I could make a company day at Newport Velodrome, so I doubt she'd let me reschedule for this :D

    I hope the weather's good, I'll be thinking of you all from the beach, feet in the 28C sea, whilst drinking cocktails :lol:
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  • fossyant
    fossyant Posts: 2,549
    Love to come along, but suspect it's going to be a big ask to being 100% - get a subacromial decompression on my shoulder tomorrow, so four weeks isn't going to be enough time - I've not entered the Cheshire Cat for that reason. I hope to be riding asap, but think putting any steep climbs through my shoulders will have to wait - especially as I only use 39 x 24.

    Used to be old 'hunting' grounds when I was club riding - might just plan myself a route via Macc forest. Flash etc. when I'm better.
  • pickled
    pickled Posts: 439
    NapoleonD wrote:
    Here's a street pic from google earth of it, you should have seen it yesterday when the sun was casting rays through the trees! I was going to try and include it in this ride. I may still do that! As usual, the photo doesn't do the gradient justice. There's trees, a stream, a millpond and a gorgeous converted mill all in one spot. It's really peaceful too!
    .


    You should definitely include it if you can. I love doing new routes I've not seen before.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Just to let peeps know I'm trying to sort an interesting route that includes the bit I like so much. It may involve retreading a lot of ground done on last year's spring fling after the cafe stop though...

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