Forum ride - Hebden Bridge to Waddington, Sun 29th January

I was thinking that myself!

I'm glad that I managed to get a mid-week ride in with Calum too.

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The Fylde/Wyre flattish century ride from Whalley is on! I'll start a thread at the beginning of March but put it in your diaries now because it will be a good one! Sunday, 25th March - same idea as the last one, but avoiding most of the coastal towns this time, and using a downstream toll bridge to get across the Wyre rather than the ferry. Still calling in at Bonds for ices, and Knott End for our main stop and a glimpse of the sea (or at least - the mouth of the Wyre).
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Would it be cheaper to hire a lge villa in Mallorca or Teneriffe between us? Would certainly be interested if I got enough notice to book holidays etc.

In the diary, is this the same day as the Cheshire Cat again?
Might want to 'poke' Big Steve in case he doesn't know, he wanted to do this last time but had already booked the CC.
Hoping this weather doesn't stop my mileage this coming week, need to keep skolly in his place

Yes - I'm doing the CC 74-miler so won't make it.

Hmmmm.... Just been looking at the cycle log progress bars. It appears I am way ahead of my target while you are just barely keeping in line with expectations (There's lies, damned lies and statistics!)

He is a right slacker is that potsy I mean I have done nearly twice what I need to do

And looking at the actual number all 3 of you could do with doing a bit more to keep up ....

Hmm ... it's always a question of juggling dates, isn't it! I'm trying to spread my rides out evenly and fit them around events that I'll be riding like the mini-NWP, SITD and so on.

The 25th was chosen because the clocks go forward early that morning and that gives us an extra hour of daylight in the evening for our ride back. It will be 4 weeks after the previous forum ride (25th February) and 3 weeks before SITD. If we moved the century ride to 1st April, those gaps would be 5 weeks and 2 weeks.

It definitely would be cheaper to book somewhere for ourselves. We'd have the hassle of sorting out transfers but I suppose the internet makes these things much easier now. Anyway, it will have to be another year - something to think about for the future.

I read an article recently in one of the mags where a group had done this had hired a couple of people carriers for the week, giving them transport enough for them and their bikes,which would already be bagged up from the flight. Like you say,something to think about.

Don't forget, as my miles are done at a much slower pace than the rest of you, I actually spend far more time on the bike than all of you

I like the dates you have chosen Colin, makes sense to spread them out like you have.

+1

Chaps I can confirm and agree with ILS I was back out on a hilly 60 on roads unpassable on the bike I checked the forcast and everything I ddnt think the smow would reach dunsop bridge but it did in abundance - It was a struggle in places walking and clearing ice sludge from your cleats just to clip them in I feel a right nugget I should have done the flat 50 instead of the hilly 60 - DOH its a good job it was last week and not this that we did our ride I have to admit I was grovelling the last 10 flat miles home everything seazed up - and to rub salt in the wound a lovely sunny afternoon on the fylde coast. Never mind another 61 miles in the legs the MNW is now looking possible

Its this thing called a "Life" that takes all the time away from cycling .......... you might have heard of it

I've PMd Steve H and tubbycyclist about the proposed century ride on 25th March. Hopefully one of them will be able to offer me a lift over to Whalley, because I don't fancy doing a 143 miler that day. (At the end of the summer, maybe, but not fat and unfit in March!)

I've planned the main route and it comes in at 163 kms (102 miles) with Bonds after 73 kms (45 miles) and Knott End cafe after 96 kms (60 miles).

I've also come up with 2 shorter options in case of disappointing weather ...

Shorter option #1 cuts out Knott End, and inserts a cafe stop at Scorton instead - total distance 132 kms (83 miles) with Bonds still at 73 kms (45 miles), Scorton cafe stop at 91 kms (57 miles).

Shorter option #2 (for nasty weather) cuts out an extra Fylde loop and Knott End, and inserts the cafe stop at Scorton instead - total distance 113 kms (70 miles) with Bonds at 54 kms (45 miles), Scorton cafe stop at 72 kms (57 miles).

+1

I could ride to work everynight and fit trips in on my days off if it wasn't for 'life' getting in the way. Figure in all those extra miles and I would be miles ahead of Potsy (but probably still wouldn't have clocked up as many hours in the saddle ).

+1 non of my mileage is commuting as I am self employed and work from home so I think I have done quite well considering

I've been a bit silly, starting to discuss the new century ride here and in last year's century ride thread so I have now started -> this new thread <- for any further discussions about the ride.

See you over there!

I'm on my way over......