North West riders ... Who are ya ...

kayo74

Mrjon113 wrote:

You should try the Polocini test team in Romiley they ride most weekends of all abilities,a great cycling club with its own cycling coffee shop!

Plus 1 on that need to get my arse over that way more. Cafe spot on, plus do the odd sportive as well.

Graham K

Went over Saddleworth way today, nice day for it.
Saw a few on the 'Tour the Pennines' sportive whilst out, anyone on that?

Pituophis

Had a ride up through Hebden Bridge and up Crag vale today. Didn't know there was an organised ride on!
Jesus, got w**kers cramp from all the polite hello's to people :shock: Glad I'm not a "nodder" or I would have had whiplash

dav1d1

Am a north western too! Not started riding yet but like this thread give me ideas of routes to go on! Also going to sign up the strava this week, so hopefully will see few routes on there

hjghg5

I'm from yorkshire but have family in the north west so ride there fairly regularly - we were in the rivington/belmont area yesterday.

spaceman147

I'm from Preston and tend to ride towards Fylde if I fancy a flat one, or over to Beacon Fell, Trough of Bowland or Jeffery Hill for hilly ones.

+1 for Scorton Barn

msmancunia

Pituophis wrote:

Had a ride up through Hebden Bridge and up Crag vale today. Didn't know there was an organised ride on!
Jesus, got w**kers cramp from all the polite hello's to people :shock: Glad I'm not a "nodder" or I would have had whiplash

That's the reason why I went up on Friday on my day off instead of Sunday. I didn't think I could face being overtaken time and time again.

Graham K

Went up towards Smithills today, finally done my first 50 of the year :oops: Only about 4 months too late.

kayo74

Graham K wrote:

Went up towards Smithills today, finally done my first 50 of the year :oops: Only about 4 months too late.

Nice one Graham. Went up round Delph up Huddersfield rd, then back down Buckstones then up it again, tough day completed 43 miles.

alanholden

I'm based in Over Wyre, not far from Fleetwood or Lancaster, often ride around the Trough and Forest of Bowland

Flycatcher

In Failsworth and ride around Oldham/Mossley/Uppermill/Littleborough and into Manchester for work.

Graham K

A mate picked up his first roadie on Friday, Madone 3.5 so we had to run it in this morning, 53miler, to Lymm and back towards the Skyride and home,

chemicalviking

Widnes in cheshire for me, usually ride st helens, warrington, hale, leigh. Done my first 50 this morning. :-)

bugsrabbit

+1 for scorton barn, nice coffee lovely cake. Something to look forward to climbing through the trough :oops:

essjaydee

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chemicalviking

essjaydee wrote:

If your on Facebook, then check this group out https://www.facebook.com/groups/126682247491640/

Joined, thanks.

Graham K

I went up here Saturday



And like a daft sod on Sunday I went back up and abit further round and over another big lump to get into Bacup

bikemanspen

I'm new too road riding and in Urmston I've only been doing a couple of short rides a week (20 miles) and struggling for routes can anyone reccomend me any?

rickeverett

I ride mainly through Ribble Valley, Bowland, North Lancs, Preston and the green bits between Chorley and Blackburn that has no real name (South Ribble??).

Roads mainly consist of potholes and grit.... and that just the A Roads But the countryside ...

(pic1 The Bench on Forty Acre Lane Longridge Fell. pic2 going down Slaidburn Road towards Newton and Dunsop Bridge)

MickTheMove

bikemanspen wrote:

I'm new too road riding and in Urmston I've only been doing a couple of short rides a week (20 miles) and struggling for routes can anyone reccomend me any?

Head through flixtin, timperley and out towards mobberley , nice rides out there, or go on mapmyride or the like and put Urmston as your location and it will throw up some runs other roadies have done

Beastwooduk

Over wyre here..ride mainly on the fylde coast..glasson dock..scorton etc.trough...tho that usually ends in tears..

grey_area

Stockport here, normally go Macc, Buxton, Castleton way, or I would if some s**t hadn't nicked my saddle!!

mrushton

I ride out of Bury over to Standish, Chorley, H-firth etc as does my gf. Not as many miles as we used to do due to child commitments.

rickeverett

I ride mainly through Ribble Valley, Bowland, North Lancs, Preston and the green bits between Chorley and Blackburn that has no real name (South Ribble??).

Roads mainly consist of potholes and grit.... and that just the A Roads But the countryside ...

(pic1 The Bench on Forty Acre Lane Longridge Fell. pic2 going down Slaidburn Road towards Newton and Dunsop Bridge)

schweiz

Born in Oldham and cycled regularly around Royton, Oldham, Rochdale, Shaw and Saddleworth and also commuted to my Saturday job at Blacks on Deansgate up to going to Uni in 1996.

Now when I go back to visit family and friends, I look at the state of the tarmac and think "Thank fook I don't have to ride on them roads!"

Markjaspi

Hi All!

I live in Boothstown (NW MCR) and manage to get quiet a bit of diversity due to working away (Cambridge), finding sportives and having a relative in Accrington. My main routes are around Culceth, Irlam, Trafford and the occasional trip to Dunham.

I've done the MCR to Blackpool, MCR100 & Bolton Bash this year, hoping to do these, a C2C and maybe a few more next year too.

Luckily I have a few friends and relatives to ride with, although I'm 39 I've only taken to cycling in the last year and wished I had taken it up earlier in life.

When I can't get out due to weather I have really good spinning bike and vary from interval training to hill work and try to get somewhere between 10-30 miles a day in if I can work permitting (seems to be helping)

I've enjoyed looking at some of the Strava links posted, I'll post a link to mine shortly.

Graham K

First decent run out of the year, new ride made me do it
57km up Saddleworth,

hostman

Live in Atherton, near Westhoughton.

Cycle around Rivington, Chorely, Horwich, Culceth, up and over Winter Hill. Took advantage of the nice afternoon sun (albeit windy) and rode up to the top of Winter Hill today:



Although next time I'll make sure my bike is in the pic, as it looks like I've driven up there lol

Smithster

Warrington - Padgate here, been cycling about 18 months now. Usually ride out toward Froddy hill and Delamere for Shorter rides, and out toward Buxton and the Peak for longer rides.

looking forward to the summer and venturing further afield this year from Warrington.

homers_double

Graham K wrote:

... And where do you ride?

Ride Oldham/Rochdale at the moment, building up after a lazy year.

I'm in Littleborough, riding around Todmorden/Hebden/Blackstone Edge as well as the Rochdale side on the odd occasion.