oldfatfool
Guru
Going to be spending a lot of my weekends in Ingleton in the near future, if there are any cyclechatters in the area who fancy a Sunday ride out and know any good routes please get in touch.
NW/SE on the A65 is not so brilliant!doesn't matter which direction you head.... it's all good around that part of the world
Agreed, it's like 'whacky races' on a sunny sunday in summer - Caravaners, (motor)bikers, impatient people wanting to overtake. Not good.NW/SE on the A65 is not so brilliant!
I ended up on it with a mate cycling from Settle to Gargave on a Sunday evening when there was a sudden downpour. Having all that traffic coming back from the Lake District thundering past us in heavy spray was a really scary experience!Agreed, it's like 'whacky races' on a sunny sunday in summer - Caravaners, (motor)bikers, impatient people wanting to overtake. Not good.
Other than that though, it's a fab place, Bit lumpy in places though.
I can believe it, there aren't many roads I wouldn't ride on, but I avoid that one like the plague.I ended up on it with a mate cycling from Settle to Gargave on a Sunday evening when there was a sudden downpour. Having all that traffic coming back from the Lake District thundering past us in heavy spray was a really scary experience!
I didn't know what it was like, but now that I do, I try to avoid it!I can believe it, there aren't many roads I wouldn't ride on, but I avoid that one like the plague.