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

[Calum]

Ok, now officially depressed. There better be another one of these again soon, Colin!

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

Ok, now officially depressed. There better be another one of these again soon, Colin!

i think the usual suspects mentioned having it every 3 or 4 weeks, but next time going over the tops to avoid the main road from hebby to tod.

 

[potsy]

i think the usual suspects mentioned having it every 3 or 4 weeks, but next time going over the tops to avoid the main road from hebby to tod.

I don't remember agreeing to that.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

I don't remember agreeing to that.

hehehe....not the ones your thinking of, besides you'll have your super low gear by then...

 

[potsy]

hehehe....not the ones your thinking of, besides you'll have your super low gear by then...

According to Sheldon, I have 0.4 of an inch lower gear than you currently, thought it would be more

I have 30-25 lowest -32.4"
You have 34-28? -32.8"

By the next ride I shall hopefully have 29.1"

I think Colin has 28.9" 30-28.

 

[dan_bo]

Reet chapesses, I'll see you all int marnin!

 

[potsy]

Reet chapesses, I'll see you all int marnin!

You doing the whole ride this time Dan?

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

According to Sheldon, I have 0.4 of an inch lower gear than you currently, thought it would be more

I have 30-25 lowest -32.4"
You have 34-28? -32.8"

By the next ride I shall hopefully have 29.1"

I think Colin has 28.9" 30-28.

nope 36 - 28 is my lowest i think = 33.8 inches

i really thought you would have a much lower gear having a triple.

 

[potsy]

nope 36 - 28 is my lowest i think = 33.8 inches

i really thought you would have a much lower gear having a triple.

It's the 25 on the back, that's why I've been looking into changing it soon.
If you notice Colins 28" he can really spin up the hills (very slowly mind)

Right, I've had my pre-ride pizza and the bike is fettled, see you all tomorra

 

[ColinJ]

Thanks, everyone. I don't think I should have problems with that sort of distance or speed. If you'll have me, I'm in!

Very good! You have the choice of 09:45 in Hebden Bridge for a 10:00 start (details in my first post), or 10:00 at that cafe in Todmorden to meet up with dan_bo and skudupnorth and we will meet you there at about 10:20.

My first group ride as well. You can keep me company at the back!

There'll be a group of us fighting to be tail-end Charlie!

PaulB - are you and Liam gonna meet us again? Either ride down the A646 and pick us up between Burnley and Todmorden, or we'll see you on the back road out of Padiham at about 11:30, assuming dan_bo's bike doesn't break again!

 

[SlowerThanASluggishSloth]

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I'll see you at Hebden Bridge @ 9.45.

 

[ColinJ]

I'll see you at Hebden Bridge @ 9.45.

Ok - see you in about 12 hours time!

It looks like potentially a damp start but drying up later. The border of the rain belt is forecast to be somewhere between here and Rochdale so those of us starting out from HB might just avoid the rain. Those riding in from Greater Manchester will probably get wet!

I'll wait and see what the weather is like at about 09:30 before making a final decision on what to wear. If it isn't really cold and wet, I might risk not going for full winter kit.

 

[potsy]

I might risk not going for full winter kit.

That's a point, I was back in my Spring gear this week, might be back to winter gear again, will bring a selection up in the car and see what it's like at 9.45am.

 

[Steve H]

Think we will get a bit wet to start with, hopefully drying up for the afternoon

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

i'm setting off, i'm avoiding widdup, the wind chill is below freezing up here, so a good chance of black ice up there.

i'm going via rochdale & littleborough.

see you at hebby guys.