I'm beginning to think that you guys don't hang on my every post but I admit that I've made this rather confusing...
aJ - all being well, I'll do the ride on the 2nd
and the 9th so you could come along the first time.
colly - the route uses half of the WYCR between HB and the Sculpture park on the way out and the other half on the way back. I've done it that way because some of the hills are nicer to ride that way round. You could always continue along the WYCR to get home from the YSP but you'd miss the section between the YSP and Meltham.
I based the original times on my average speeds on recent forum rides but I reckon I can go faster than those. I was looking at my tracklog from last year's Brian Robinson Challenge and I averaged 17.5 kph on that which was over similar roads.
I agree that 08:00 from Hebden Bridge is a bit early. It isn't possible to get here by train on a Sunday at that time. There is a train from Leeds getting in at 09:30 and one from Rochdale at 09:52. We could make it 10:00 from Hebden Bridge station? I could meet anybody coming in by car at the usual car park at 09:40 and we could ride round to the station to meet anybody coming by train.
With a faster estimated average speed of (say) 16 kph and starting at 10:00 from the station, these would be the estimated times:
Hebden Bridge station 10:00
Marsden 12:25
Holmfirth 13:10
YSP 14:40
(Depart) YSP 15:25
Holmebridge (for Holmfirth) 17:25
Slaithwaite (for Marsden) 18:25
Hebden Bridge 20:00
That would still leave about 45-60 minutes of daylight but I'd carry lights in case of delays.
It's a bit difficult trying to cater for everybody but I think that would allow the maximum number of people to come along.
What do you reckon? (That's aimed at
all of you who have shown interest.)