Forum ride from Hebden Bridge to Waddington, Sun 27 th Feb

[potsy]

Looking forward to it now, have done 4 commutes this week with a rest day on Wednesday, bike is looking a bit of a state but will flick the worst of the crud off before Sunday

Would Skud be better meeting us in Tod if he's riding all the way? Could save him a few miles.

Is anyone meeting at the cafe again for a pre-ride coffee?

 

[dan_bo]

I'll be at the caff opposite the Tod market for just before 10. I'll meet Skud there if desired.

 

[fossyant]

Have a good ride guys.

Will pop up to one once I'm ride fit again !

 

[ColinJ]

Would Skud be better meeting us in Tod if he's riding all the way? Could save him a few miles.

That's a good point - it would save 4 miles in the morning, and going straight back from Tod in the evening makes sense.

Oh - dan_bo has just beaten me to it ...

It's 49 miles from Todmorden to Waddington and back. Skudupnorth - if you'd rather do that, we could meet you just after we turn right at the mini-roundabout in Todmorden, opposite the market. We'd be getting there at about 10:20 so you could meet up with dan_bo at the cafe there and have a quick drink before we arrive if that suits you. Just let us know what You've decided to do.

Have a good ride guys.

Will pop up to one once I'm ride fit again !

Thanks. You'll be welcome to join us when you can - heal quickly!

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

if anyone is interested, i'm planning on setting off early and doing a widdup loop before meeting up in hebden to get my feb 100 miles in.

people from hebden way could meet me at walk mill and people from manchester / bury / rochdale way could meet up at my house.

note below,

colinj

when where you putting piccies from yesterday?

 

[ColinJ]

if anyone is interested, i'm planning on setting off early and doing a widdup loop before meeting up in hebden to get my feb 100 miles in.

people from hebden way could meet me at walk mill and people from manchester / bury / rochdale way could meet up at my house.

Come on chaps - form an orderly queue!

Blimey, you're keen but make the most of it while you can - that Widdop Road closure is coming soon. It's front page news on the Hebden Bridge Times. Some families living on Widdop Road are going to have a 20 mile detour to drive their kids to school in Colden. (They could actually do a nice 2 mile walk over the hills, but that kind of thing doesn't seem to appeal to many people these days!)

colinj

when where you putting piccies from yesterday?

Oh, I forgot! I'll get to work ...

 

[skudupnorth]

Sounds like a plan if we are passing that way.Trying to picture how hard the route is up the Tod and what time to set off from my end,should be no problem seeing as i like a challenge Whats the cafe called or do i just look for the market ?

 

[ColinJ]

Sounds like a plan if we are passing that way.Trying to picture how hard the route is up the Tod and what time to set off from my end,should be no problem seeing as i like a challenge Whats the cafe called or do i just look for the market ?

It's an easy ride from Rochdale to Todmorden. There is a little lump in between Littleborough and Todmorden at Summit but don't let the name worry you, it is just an easy drag up to it and a quick run off it in both directions.

I assume the cafe is either Costermonger or Rose's (next door to it).

 

[ColinJ]

colinj

when where you putting piccies from yesterday?

They didn't turn out that great, but here's 3:

 

[skudupnorth]

It's an easy ride from Rochdale to Todmorden. There is a little lump in between Littleborough and Todmorden at Summit but don't let the name worry you, it is just an easy drag up to it and a quick run off it in both directions.

I assume the cafe is either Costermonger or Rose's (next door to it).

Cheers matey,see you Sunday.....off to the sticks now for a wedding do !

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

They didn't turn out that great, but here's 3:

they look good to me. i like the one of the panopticon. where's the pictures of you?

this is the route i'm taking sunday.

http://www.mapitnow.com/?maproute=11023

 

[Garz]

Is that what the crashed alien time machine thing is?

 

[ColinJ]

they look good to me. i like the one of the panopticon. where's the pictures of you?

this is the route i'm taking sunday.

http://www.mapitnow....?maproute=11023

Well, they are pretty much like the one of you, only I'm standing there instead!

I've started being a bit more ruthless in deleting photos that I don't use because my hard drive was filling up with them (they come from the camera at 4 MB a picture so I only get 250 per GB).

I wondered how you were going to stretch your ride to 100 miles. I'd worked out that you would be 5 or 6 miles short if you'd gone back along the valley road but I see you are going back via Widdop.

You could be doing the Widdop Road in the dark so make sure your battery is fully charged - there's no street lights out there!

Is that what the crashed alien time machine thing is?

Yes!

 

[Calum]

All this is making me miserable... Why the **** do I have to be ill?

Colin, why not just PM me your address and i'll stick em in the post?

 

[ColinJ]

All this is making me miserable... Why the **** do I have to be ill?

Colin, why not just PM me your address and i'll stick em in the post?

It's not good, is it?

We should be doing the ride again in about a month, but the next one will go out over the tops, the route I took with you and Alun the time you got lost! There might even be another ride in between. Get well soon, and come on the next one.

At least you haven't incurred any costs in pulling out though. I've had to pull out of a couple of sportives in the past few years, losing £20 - £25 a time.

I'm only teasing you about that tube. It would probably cost half a tube in postage so it ain't worth it. You only owe me one, remember? If you are bothered about it just buy me a coffee or a piece of cake next time we ride together.