ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
***** ColinJ's forum rider tag list *****
Fellow forum riders, I am planning yet another ride!
@colly, @neil_merseyside, @Sea of vapours, @Domus, @Julia9054, @Spiderweb, @Slioch, @EasyPeez, @Kestevan, @Venod, @Soltydog, @NorthernDave, @Buck, @si_c, @videoman, @FrothNinja, @GuyBoden, @Vantage
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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@GuyBoden and @Vantage are joining me. Anybody else who fancies a leisurely 103 km (64 mile) ride in Cheshire, post below. The ride will take place on 1st July unless the weather or the local railway network conspire against us!
There is a change of start/finish point this year - it will be Glazebrook station near Warrington, handy for Guy to ride to, and for Vantage, me, and anyone else coming by train from Manchester. Our train is scheduled to arrive at 09:37 so let's say meet at 09:40 with a view to setting off at 09:45.
We will cycle 6.5 km (4 miles) to Heatley via the Warburton toll bridge over the ship canal. From there we will do a 90 km (56 mile) clockwise loop. There will be a stop at Rose Farm cafe at about the halfway point.
It will not be a quick ride but the return trains are only every 2 hours so the aim is to get back to Glazebrook around 16:45 to catch the 17:11. If we allow (say) 1.5 hours total for stops, that means 5.5 hour of riding, an average moving speed of around 18.5 kmph (11.5 mph). I hope that will be okay for all taking part!
If for some reason we just miss the 17:11 train, I would be inclined to ride back into Manchester rather than hang about at Glazebrook for 2 hours. That would be around another 20 km (12.5 miles) which might be an issue for e-bike battery range... 77 miles on one charge would be pretty good, even riding fairly slowly on a flattish route?
A GPX file for the main route is attached below. I'll add one later for a ride back to Oxford Rd/Victoria stations in Manchester.
GPX viewer
Fellow forum riders, I am planning yet another ride!
@colly, @neil_merseyside, @Sea of vapours, @Domus, @Julia9054, @Spiderweb, @Slioch, @EasyPeez, @Kestevan, @Venod, @Soltydog, @NorthernDave, @Buck, @si_c, @videoman, @FrothNinja, @GuyBoden, @Vantage
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.)
************************************
@GuyBoden and @Vantage are joining me. Anybody else who fancies a leisurely 103 km (64 mile) ride in Cheshire, post below. The ride will take place on 1st July unless the weather or the local railway network conspire against us!
There is a change of start/finish point this year - it will be Glazebrook station near Warrington, handy for Guy to ride to, and for Vantage, me, and anyone else coming by train from Manchester. Our train is scheduled to arrive at 09:37 so let's say meet at 09:40 with a view to setting off at 09:45.
We will cycle 6.5 km (4 miles) to Heatley via the Warburton toll bridge over the ship canal. From there we will do a 90 km (56 mile) clockwise loop. There will be a stop at Rose Farm cafe at about the halfway point.
It will not be a quick ride but the return trains are only every 2 hours so the aim is to get back to Glazebrook around 16:45 to catch the 17:11. If we allow (say) 1.5 hours total for stops, that means 5.5 hour of riding, an average moving speed of around 18.5 kmph (11.5 mph). I hope that will be okay for all taking part!
If for some reason we just miss the 17:11 train, I would be inclined to ride back into Manchester rather than hang about at Glazebrook for 2 hours. That would be around another 20 km (12.5 miles) which might be an issue for e-bike battery range... 77 miles on one charge would be pretty good, even riding fairly slowly on a flattish route?
A GPX file for the main route is attached below. I'll add one later for a ride back to Oxford Rd/Victoria stations in Manchester.
GPX viewer
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