gavroche
Getting old but not past it
- Location
- North Wales
Thinking of doing the 55 miles ride on August 3rd. Anyone doing it and what is the terrainj like?
Bike chester
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Says 2300ft on the web site for 55 miles. Looks like 2 or 3 climbs. Not particularly hilly.
clockworksimon
Über Member
- Location
- England
I live on the route. Pleasant undulating country lanes. The steeper hills aren’t especially long.
neil_merseyside
Guru
- Location
- Wirral
Harthill is long and horrid, rest are short, Cotebrook-Utkinton is appalling road surfaces and currently full of mud (or worse) from wash off. Watch the gravel everywhere.
GuyBoden
Guru
- Location
- Warrington
I can't understand why the Bike Chester route doesn't include the Chapel Lane, Willington climb, it's very near their route and one of the best climbs in West Cheshire.
https://veloviewer.com/segment/760274
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Probably to attract riders who don't like climbing?
cougie uk
Guru
I happened upon it last year and followed some of the route to see where they were going. They did up Rough Low to Kelsall and before that Belmont hill in Frodsham which is ridiculously hard and had no place on a fun ride tbh. I think it was on all the routes.
I've entered the 83 miller this year and there's only two climbs according to my Garmin. Much easier than last year's route.
I've entered the 83 miller this year and there's only two climbs according to my Garmin. Much easier than last year's route.
GuyBoden
Guru
- Location
- Warrington
Yes, I don't think them two nice climbs are on the latest 2023 routes:
See here:
https://www.bikechester.co.uk/
cougie uk
Guru
I just can't believe anyone would ride Belmont and think oh great hill. Let's use this !
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Don't EVER come over here for the Season of Mists audax then!!!
Bellemonte Rd, top left, to same scale.
cougie uk
Guru
Don't EVER come over here for the Season of Mists audax then!!!
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Bellemonte Rd, top left, to same scale.
Thanks for the warning! If I ever hear that name I shall run away !! That looks a nightmare!
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
It IS tough!
Years ago, I used to do it in about 6 hours including stops. These days I would be happy just to get round in one piece!
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gavroche
Getting old but not past it
- Location
- North Wales
After all that, I am not entering it as my cycling partner is down in Devon for a few days and I don't fancy doing it on my own.
Maybe the Cheshire Cat next March ?
Maybe the Cheshire Cat next March ?
cougie uk
Guru
I've done the Cat a few times. The route has been mixed. One year it was first half flat and then all the hills thrown in at the end. Mow Cop and Macc Forest etc. It wasn't fun. And early season too.
Fingers crossed for the weather tomorrow. If it's as bad as today I may stay in bed!
cougie uk
Guru
Fantastic day out today. In the end I bit the bullet and went out on the summer bike.
We didn't get much rain but by god the roads were filthy. Several roads were marked as closed - presumably to mud slides and floods - but we got through ok. So many deep puddles and mud and grit everywhere.
Absolutely loved it - proper burn up on the way back to the HQ and the sun had come out by then.
Only thing is my computer tells me I need 70 hours rest now to get over it !
Organisation was good and some fun roads - will definitely look at it again next year.
We didn't get much rain but by god the roads were filthy. Several roads were marked as closed - presumably to mud slides and floods - but we got through ok. So many deep puddles and mud and grit everywhere.
Absolutely loved it - proper burn up on the way back to the HQ and the sun had come out by then.
Only thing is my computer tells me I need 70 hours rest now to get over it !
Organisation was good and some fun roads - will definitely look at it again next year.
