Season of Mists 2009
- Thread starter ColinJ
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RedBike
New Member
- Location
- Beside the road
I'm tempted to do the Mellow Fruitfulness ride.
Its a 70mile ride there and back for me so this 50km ride will actually be 170miles for me!
Its a 70mile ride there and back for me so this 50km ride will actually be 170miles for me!
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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I think you redefine the phrase a keen cyclist Jon...RedBike said:
Sysagent
"The Most Annoying Man In The World."
- Location
- Great Harwood, Lancashire
Mmm I might be tempted by this...
I just did the 112Km Pilgrim's Way Audax yesterday, not half as much ascent as the SoM route but a wee bit longer and I managed it ok, Alun keep's pestering me to do it (I work at the sameplace).
I will give it some thought.
I just did the 112Km Pilgrim's Way Audax yesterday, not half as much ascent as the SoM route but a wee bit longer and I managed it ok, Alun keep's pestering me to do it (I work at the sameplace).
I will give it some thought.
aJohnson
Senior Member
- Location
- Bury, Manchester
Colin can ye enter on the day?
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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Best thing would be to call the organiser Chris Crossland on 01422 832 853 beforehand so he has an idea of how many people to cater for. If too many people just turned up unannounced, then the food at the finish might run out which would be annoying for those who had signed up in advance. I'm thinking especially of me here, since I'm usually one of the slowest riders and therefore last back!aJohnson said:
aJohnson
Senior Member
- Location
- Bury, Manchester
ColinJ said:Best thing would be to call the organiser Chris Crossland on 01422 832 853 beforehand so he has an idea of how many people to cater for. If too many people just turned up unannounced, then the food at the finish might run out which would be annoying for those who had signed up in advance. I'm thinking especially of me here, since I'm usually one of the slowest riders and therefore last back!
Ah ok, as I don't know if I'll be able to get there (transport wise). My parents are busy and my brother wont be able to take me. I was thinking of public transport 8|
amrushton
New Member
- Location
- North Manchester
Ride there! It's only Hebden Bridge. Or get the train back from Hebden>Rochdale
aJohnson
Senior Member
- Location
- Bury, Manchester
amrushton said:
Another 20miles ontop of the hills at Hebden would kill me 8|
Sysagent
"The Most Annoying Man In The World."
- Location
- Great Harwood, Lancashire
Yeh it's not the distance that's troubling me it's the look of that elevation profile that is scaring the jebus out of me...
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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
aJohnson said:
amrushton said:
Unfortunately, we live in the transport dark ages here! The earliest train from Manchester into Hebden Bridge on Sundays gets in at 09:52 which is way too late for SoM so you would have to ride here. As amrushton suggested, you could always go back by train.aJohnson said:
What you could do is ride over and do the shorter sister event Mellow Fruitfulness which starts at 10:00. To be honest aJ - SoM is a very hard introduction to the local hills so you might be better going for this option.
aJohnson
Senior Member
- Location
- Bury, Manchester
Yeah might be a bit easier for me. I can get a lift back easily, it's just getting there.
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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I've just checked the forecast (on three different websites). It looks like Saturday is going to be pretty grim but the worst of it should have (literally) blown over by Sunday morning. It looks like we should have sunny intervals with light showers, and it should be cool and breezy.
So, who is going to be turning up for SoM on Sunday?
So, who is going to be turning up for SoM on Sunday?
andy_wrx
Über Member
Me too
Actually looked at the route a couple of days ago - over Nick o'Pendle, Waddington Fell, etc.
Hmmm - hadn't realised it was going to be quite such fun (
or 
as you prefer !)
But certainly it might not be fun if it's wet and windy, as Saturday's forecast is...
One thing puzzles me - at the start, go round the turning circle thing and then up to Heptonstall : lots of contour lines...
- what stops you going straight on instead of forking left up through Heptonstall village centre, as the road meets again at Slack bottom and looks like it would add all of 1/4-1/2 mile to the distance with rather less of a nasty climb first thing on cold legs ?
Actually looked at the route a couple of days ago - over Nick o'Pendle, Waddington Fell, etc.
Hmmm - hadn't realised it was going to be quite such fun (
or as you prefer !)But certainly it might not be fun if it's wet and windy, as Saturday's forecast is...
One thing puzzles me - at the start, go round the turning circle thing and then up to Heptonstall : lots of contour lines...
- what stops you going straight on instead of forking left up through Heptonstall village centre, as the road meets again at Slack bottom and looks like it would add all of 1/4-1/2 mile to the distance with rather less of a nasty climb first thing on cold legs ?
