***** ColinJ's forum rider tag list *****
Fellow forum riders, I am planning another ride!
@colly,
@neil_merseyside,
@Sea of vapours,
@Domus,
@Julia9054,
@Spiderweb,
@Slioch,
@EasyPeez,
@Kestevan,
@Venod,
@Soltydog,
@NorthernDave,
@Buck,
@si_c,
@videoman,
@FrothNinja,
@Vantage,
@Dadam,
@Jameshow
If anybody wants their name to be added to the list, let me know.
(If anybody wants their name to be removed, let me know, but...
)
NB Make sure that you have enabled tag alerts in your account preferences - HERE (tick 'mentions you in a message')
(Yes, I know some are already signed up for this ride, or can't make it, but I copy and paste the list from one ride to the next so I don't want to edit it.)
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I fancy doing the Garforth forum ride again this year, after skipping it last year.
It is a
VERY flat route. I used to tackle it on my singlespeed bike and only had difficulty on one short climb, but even that has been removed on this modified route through Tadcaster. My bike now has 6 gears but I will whack it in the old singlespeed gear and leave it there all day!
The route will be that of the 2024 ride - see post #31 of this thread. First choice for the cafe stop is
Roast Coffee Shop, just as we leave Tadcaster. We have used that a couple of times. The cafe is usually quite busy inside, but we sat at tables outside where we could keep an eye on the bikes. Note though that the other rides were much earlier in the year so there is a good chance that the cafe will be heaving with customers in early July!
That cafe is at the 52 km point. If the cafe is too busy or the weather is too grotty to sit outside, we could go on to our other choice of stop at
Cawood Park at the 65 km point. Make sure that you have enough food and drink to get you to Cawood, just in case.
Provisional date is Saturday, 4th July, 2026. Keep an eye on updates at the end of the thread. If for some reason the ride has to be put back, let's pencil in the following Saturday as a backup date.
I will be coming in by train along with my pal Bill who has been on a few of my forum rides, but is not a forum member. Allowing for the advertised arrival time of our train, let's meet at the car park at Garforth station [
NOT East Garforth station!] at around
10:10 09:40 (
TIME CHANGED!!) with a view to leaving ASAP after that.
Is anybody interested in joining us?
