England : Lancashire ColinJ's 103 km or 107 mile 'Back from the Dead' forum ride Sat 29/03/14

[Pennine-Paul]

That wind blew me all the way in to
Manchester,It's gonna be a grind on the return leg from Glasson for sure

See ya all in a bit

 

[s7ephanie]

enjoy your day xxx

 

[coffeejo]

Good to go, more coffee needed though.

 

[toeknee]

Good luck everyone, ride safe........
Looking forward to the reports and photos .......

 

[ColinJ]

Steve H just texted to say he will be on his way to pick me up soon, so I had better stop messing about here, and get ready!

 

[potsy]

It's not that warm yet in Whalley, a few early birds are here already

 

[dr_pink]

Nice first half of the ride
16 of us here at the cafe (got here 12:10ish) now chomping on beans on toast etc
Lovely sunny day

 

[Globalti]

What a cracking ride! The wind blew us all the way from the top of the Trough to Glasson Dock, fantastic fun it was. Nice also to see that people travelled from all over the country (@Biscuit from Suffolk or Sussex? Others from York and other places) and how fit and well Colin looked. The wind was tough for the return leg so @SamR, @kiwi-Sal and I jumped on the A6 and cruised straight down to Garstang where we went our separate ways.

 

[middleagecyclist]

Now back home after a total of 111 miles. Cracking day, great route, lovely to see some old friends and also put faces to some names as well.

I bonked at Longridge and had to stop at a garage. One frijj milkshake, one generic energy drink, one full fat coke and 15 mins rest did the trick. It was like being on a 200k audax!

I'd let my two cycling buddies go on ahead so it was nice when the fast group (who stayed longer at Glasson Dock) caught up with me at the Ribchester hump and gave me a tow for a bit.

Be warned. I have helmet cam footage and may be posting some after it is edited.

 

[coffeejo]

Brilliant day. Really enjoyed myself, what a beautiful part of the country, great to meet so many of you at long last. Photos etc from me when I'm home after the weekend.

 

[phil_hg_uk]

 

[longers]

I thought this ride was on tomorrow and had planned on riding to the start to say a few hellos.

Not a lot of point now! Will have to aim for Colins next one then.

Nice day for it though.

 

[classic33]

I thought this ride was on tomorrow and had planned on riding to the start to say a few hellos.

Not a lot of point now! Will have to aim for Colins next one then.

Nice day for it though.

Bit late to opt out of it now.

 

[smokeysmoo]

I thought this ride was on tomorrow.

A likely story, at least the rest of us who bottled it had the decency to do so up front

 

[MikeW-71]

Back home!

Brilliant ride and I'm chuffed to bits with making it up the Trough non-stop. I just hung out with Colins slow group and did a lot of chatting Great to meet up with some new people and I'll be back again if I can make another.

Videos to follow.