Holme Moss Loop

[longers]

Have I got that right?

I think that sounds like what I think I meant .

 

[colly]

Well I have an idea to drive over and do the loop from Lancs. It isn't much more of a drive and I think I will need to be properly warmed up before Holme Moss.

 

[Chris James]

I'm just checking for the practicalities and training for it. If I'm doing a loop and getting to greenfield and back that's about 85 miles, if I do a half loop and peel off and go back from Glossop along the snake that is about 69 miles but includes back to back climbs with a 10 miles recovery period. Also wondered who was doing what as I tend to pace better riding with other people.

That's very impressive. Today my training has involved not going near the bike and clearing up several lots of toddler vomit! (my wife has just informed me that she cleaned up most of it)

Mind you, your proposed distance is a lot further than I am likely to go. I was thinking of cycling from my house to Holmfirth, meeting up with you lot there. Doing the loop with everyone round to Greenfield. And then heading back over the Isle of Skye back to Holmfirth with any remaining Yorkies.

As far as warming up for Holme Moss, cycling from Holmfirth is enough as other than a short steep section around the Holme band room, it is only steady until you get to the zig zags past Holme village. After that it is never very steep but does keep on going for quite a while.

 

[a_n_t]

well if it's anything like this morning i've got no chance.

managed about 3 miles! first time i've seen ice forming on my jersey / gloves whilst riding!

 

[Kestevan]

Well count me in... I Think.

I twisted my back yesterday whilst trying to kick someone in the face

Assuming it's freed up I'll be up for starting in Holmfirth and doing the loop back.

 

[Calum]

I should be hitching a lift from Leeds with Colly, providing nothing last minute occurs. Let's hope the weather is friendly, it sounds like a fantastic route.

 

[a_n_t]

Let's hope the weather is friendly.

20 cm of snow forecast for thursday. not looking good!

 

[marinyork]

Longers and Danbo had a picture of bikes on the top of Holme Moss with snow. (I think). I'm sure we'll be fine.

 

[Kestevan]

I'd look out of the study window and tell you if there was any snow up there .......


but it's dark

 

[colly]

Longers and Danbo had a picture of bikes on the top of Holme Moss with snow. (I think). I'm sure we'll be fine.

I hope so. Looking forward to this ride. Mind you if it's pi$$ing down........................

 

[Calum]

If there's lying snow, but it's sunny and the roads are gritted, it could be one to remember.

 

[marinyork]

Grit, ha, the number of times the gritting truck has driven past me about 10pm without anything coming out of the back in the last two weeks .

 

[trio25]

If I wake up to snow like yesterday I won't be going anywhere. I couldn't have got my road bike anywhere without the mudguards clogging up. I went out on the mtb yesterday but think that it might kill me trying to keep you lot in sight.

 

[Chris James]

The roads in Kirklees are usually very well gritted. I can't speak for Derbyshire or Oldham though.

The main problem with snow is if a breeze gets up and it starts drifting across the road. I took a taxi back from Manchester airport about three years ago and he insisted on going over Holme Moss rather than the Woodhead. About halfway down the Holmfirth side the car in front came off the road and got stuck in a ditch. The taxi driver braked and ended up in a big skid and embedded the taxi in a snow bank. Fortunately we managed to get the taxi out of the bank.

It was still snowing fairly heavily and cars where still coming up the road despite our problems.

 

[Kestevan]

Well, as of this morning the hills over Holmfirth were picture postcard white.

But the roads are all clear, and the gritting wagons have been out in force.
Bloody cold though... the wind on the tops is like a knife.