ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
It is nearly time for the annual Season of Mists audax event. At 105 km, it is slightly longer than its usual 100 km because it starts and finishes in Mytholmroyd this year, rather than in Hebden Bridge. That is actually A Good Thing because it gives us a few km on the A646 to warm up before launching ourselves up the climb to Heptonstall - that used to be a real shock to the system coming only about 300 metres from event HQ!
Several of us usually get together and ride the event as a forum audax ride. It is a very tough route with hardly any flat roads, and a total of over 2,500 metres of climbing, so not really suitable for the unfit or hill-haters! (There is a shorter sister event (Mellow Fruitfulness) on the same day which might be of interest if the main event seems too long and/or hilly.)
Apart from passing through the fringes of Burnley on the way out and through Nelson on the way back, the route is rural and very scenic.
@Littgull and I have already entered. If any of you fancy joining us, you would be welcome to. I estimate that we will probably take 7 hours, give or take half an hour or so. We would go at the speed of the slowest rider, faster riders waiting at summits for the slower ones. We really don't want to take much more than 8 hours though or we would be in danger of missing out on the refreshments laid on for us at HQ. So, ideally you would be confident of tackling a very hilly 105 km (65 mile) route at an average speed (including several shortish stops) of about 15 kph (9.5 mph).
If you will be riding but prefer to do your own thing, fine - be sure to say hello to us at the start, and enjoy your ride!
If you are interested, post below. If you have any questions, fire away! I will update this post several times before the event so make sure to check back here.
SPECIAL NOTE: The weather for SoM seems to be great about 50% of years, iffy about another 25%, and bloody awful now and then. Littgull and I will ride in iffy or good conditions but NOT in awful ones, so we reserve the right to wimp out at the last minute rather than get drowned or blown off some fog-shrouded hilltop in the middle of nowhere!
Riders:
Several of us usually get together and ride the event as a forum audax ride. It is a very tough route with hardly any flat roads, and a total of over 2,500 metres of climbing, so not really suitable for the unfit or hill-haters! (There is a shorter sister event (Mellow Fruitfulness) on the same day which might be of interest if the main event seems too long and/or hilly.)
Apart from passing through the fringes of Burnley on the way out and through Nelson on the way back, the route is rural and very scenic.
@Littgull and I have already entered. If any of you fancy joining us, you would be welcome to. I estimate that we will probably take 7 hours, give or take half an hour or so. We would go at the speed of the slowest rider, faster riders waiting at summits for the slower ones. We really don't want to take much more than 8 hours though or we would be in danger of missing out on the refreshments laid on for us at HQ. So, ideally you would be confident of tackling a very hilly 105 km (65 mile) route at an average speed (including several shortish stops) of about 15 kph (9.5 mph).
If you will be riding but prefer to do your own thing, fine - be sure to say hello to us at the start, and enjoy your ride!
If you are interested, post below. If you have any questions, fire away! I will update this post several times before the event so make sure to check back here.
SPECIAL NOTE: The weather for SoM seems to be great about 50% of years, iffy about another 25%, and bloody awful now and then. Littgull and I will ride in iffy or good conditions but NOT in awful ones, so we reserve the right to wimp out at the last minute rather than get drowned or blown off some fog-shrouded hilltop in the middle of nowhere!
Riders:
- ColinJ
- Littgull
) in The Lakes that weekend.
