Blast round Owd Betts Sun 22/7

[Wrigley Velo]

Let's pick this up again.

Leaving Failsworth Pole M35 8.30

60K ish low hill blast round Owd Betts above Edenfield- we'll be done for 12. Nice and quick.

@I like Skol

 

[dan_bo]

Aye go on then

 

[I like Skol]

I can feel you twisting my arm from here!

OK, I give in. I'll come.

Dan, are you going to post a route up so we can see where you are going to get us lost...….

 

[dan_bo]

I can feel you twisting my arm from here!

OK, I give in. I'll come.

Dan, are you going to post a route up so we can see where you are going to get us lost...….

Err

 

[dan_bo]

Failsworth- Middleton- Heywood- Bury- Edenfield- Rochdale- Return.

 

[I like Skol]

Dan, are you going to post a route up so we can see where you are going to get us lost...….

Err

Sorry for the confusion Dan. I didn't know where Owd Bett's was but now I have looked it up I see you mean the route I put together - https://ridewithgps.com/routes/28056589

About 34 miles in English.

If anyone brings their best bike and doesn't want to brave the cobbles of Holcombe Old Rd and the excursion up the unmade track to Peel Tower and back down then we can miss that bit out. I'm game for doing it on my new carbon steed though...….

8.30 at the Pole

 

[nickyboy]

Dammit, that looks good

I'm on a bit of a night out Saturday so no way I'll be in a fit state for an early start like that

Next time

 

[I like Skol]

Come on Nick, miss out that last drink and join us for what promises to be a great ride

 

[nickyboy]

Come on Nick, miss out that last drink and join us for what promises to be a great ride

It does look a great ride. But an 8.30 start means probably setting off at 8 at the latest and I know I'll be in no fit state at that time
Have a great ride, I'll do the next one

 

[dan_bo]

Last call

*echo*

*echo*

 

[dan_bo]

As I said, nice and quick. 40 hilly ish miles 2 1/2 hours.

 

[I like Skol]

I added in a bonus fast 5 miles on the end of my ride so i could hit the 50 mile mark and bump up my average speed to just over 17mph

Nice little loop and plenty of options to tweak it for variety each time. The cafe stop in Littleborough was a good call Dan, i don't seem to have enough sausage & egg butties in my diet normally so extra opportunities are always welcome......

 

[I like Skol]

Just looking at the stats from yesterday. 45-46mph dropping down towards Rochdale. I told you we were flying Dan

 

[ColinJ]

Just looking at the stats from yesterday. 45-46mph dropping down towards Rochdale. I told you we were flying Dan

Whenever I am descending at over 40 mph, I notice that without having to be told!

I'm having to train myself not to keep checking my speed on the descents. I hit a raised manhole cover once at 56 mph and only just survived to tell the tale ... (My bike took off, hit the road again, bounced back up, landed a second time, and then I swerved across the road directly towards an oncoming vehicle. Fortunately, the driver had good reactions and braked hard enough to give me space to swerve back out of his way! )

 

[I like Skol]

Whenever I am descending at over 40 mph, I notice that without having to be told!

I tend not to look at the speedo at those speeds for the reasons you mention. Too easy for things to go wrong very quickly if you are not completely focused!

At the bottom I said we must have been approaching 50mph and Dan reckoned he just saw 40 on the clock. We were both right and split the difference, but at 46mph I reckon I was more right than him