England : Cambridgeshire A Cambride road ride in July....

[Dave 123]

Which direction shall we head?

 

[robjh]

I'm still watching this thread. I thought my weekend was going to be very busy but it may be less so now - I also need to trawl round Cambridge bike shops at some point.

Two questions
- are you still going for an ice-cream in Cambridge at the end, sometime around lunchtime?
- might your route be swinging south past Duxford at any point?

If the answer to either of these is yes then I may get out to see you guys, at least for a bit.

 

[MisterStan]

Which direction shall we head?

I'm happy with that loop that Outlash put up - the first one that went towards Gamlingay...

 

[Stephen C]

Which direction shall we head?

I'm happy with the original plan, or heading south to pick up Rob along the way, there is a good hill between Ickleton and Catmere End, which is where my knowledge of the area ends!

 

[robjh]

I'm happy with the original plan, or heading south to pick up Rob along the way, there is a good hill between Ickleton and Catmere End, which is where my knowledge of the area ends!

Plenty of great (and lumpy) riding around there and I'm happy to lead the way, but it may be out of the way for some of the others. Or I could guide you round back towards Royston or Ashwell and points north where you're back to the west of Cambridge like you were planning.

But I'm a latecomer so don't feel you have to change for me if you have better ideas.

 

[MisterStan]

As above, I am happy to follow anywhere. Hoping to get around 50 with you all as that plus getting to and from Cambridge plus a wee bit more will take me to a century.

 

[Dave 123]

As above.... I'll be looking to make this my July 100
As above- Ice cream
As above- I'm easy (or so it says on many a toilet wall...) on routes

 

[Stephen C]

Can't believe it, I almost forgot the ice cream!

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Not seen her since she and I met up with @Andrew_Culture for a ride in Peterborough. I hope she's OK.

I've not heard from her for a while.

 

[robjh]

If you do fancy heading dahn sarf from Cambridge then I could put together a route with a café stop somewhere like Thaxted or Hare Street on a 50 to 60-ish mile circuit from town. Or on the other hand I could meet you at the ice-cream stop at the end, during my tour of the city's bike shops (I'll PM @Dave 123 with my mobile number if we go for that).

I'll wait and see what you guys decide.

 

[mjr]

The one that goes nowhere near St Neots? No, it doesn't.

Brain fart, confusing St Ives and St Neots, sorry. I think I have relatives in St Neots, so I should have known.

 

[MisterStan]

Brain fart, confusing St Ives and St Neots, sorry. I think I have relatives in St Neots, so I should have known.

 

[mjr]

I need to replace my FD cable, do I risk it? I have been known to mess up the simplest of tasks...

If it fails, then you can usually bodge the high limit screw to give you the second-smallest chainring if you need it. It does make shifting rather slow though

I'm not sure if that's an argument for leaving it or having a go... on balance, I'd have a go because then you shouldn't be left trying to fish a snapped end out of a shifter.

 

[Stephen C]

If it fails, then you can usually bodge the high limit screw to give you the second-smallest chainring if you need it. It does make shifting rather slow though

I'm not sure if that's an argument for leaving it or having a go... on balance, I'd have a go because then you shouldn't be left trying to fish a snapped end out of a shifter.

There is nothing wrong with it, I just had a little difficulty installing a new FD and the end of the cable got a bit frayed and looks untidy. So "need" may be stretching the truth a bit!