Todays 80 mile ride on the Boardman

[skudupnorth]

Had a blast up Bae Woodford to see if they had finaly killed all the new Nimrods which we have all paid for,sadly they have so i turned round and headed home via a now nice sunny Tatton Park and surrounding area.

Empty ramp where the Nimrods used to be parked

The scrapping area

Boardman in the sun at Tatton

Lake at Tatton

Warburton Bridge over the Manchester Ship canal

Warburton Bridge

Nearly home,nice back near Glazebrook with misurable old sod on a tourer,i overtook him loads of times and after the third none reaction to my hello i thought sod him !!!

 

[Banjo]

you had a great day for it. Thats one ugly bridge, looks like the bridge builders were using up spare bits left from other jobs.

 

[skudupnorth]

you had a great day for it. Thats one ugly bridge, looks like the bridge builders were using up spare bits left from other jobs.

It was nice on the return leg hence the sunshine and blue sky.The bridge is a well known landmark and has a Hornby train set look about it !

 

[400bhp]

Ahh, know them roads well.

 

[400bhp]

It was nice on the return leg hence the sunshine and blue sky.The bridge is a well known landmark and has a Hornby train set look about it !

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. For me it fits in well with Manchester's industrial past.

 

[MossCommuter]

That's the moss!! My route to work

(BTW, I am not the miserable old sod... well, not that one anyway)

 

[skudupnorth]

That's the moss!! My route to work

(BTW, I am not the miserable old sod... well, not that one anyway)

It was the first time i used this road today,it cuts a good boring part out.I could not believe how miserable the old boy was,even when i lined up with him i never got a hello back..oh well,good ride all in all and the fixed was a dream as ever.

 

[Banjo]

Was talking to a guy on a Brompton (or similar small wheel bike) yesterday , he said hello to a cyclist on the road and thje guy asked him if he was saving up for a proper bike



Takes all kinds,anyone ignores me and I tell them (loudly) that civility costs nothing then forget about them.

I did once say something less than charming to a woman standing right in the middle of a shared path forcing me onto the muddy grass.Then realized she was blind

 

[MossCommuter]

It was the first time i used this road today,it cuts a good boring part out.I could not believe how miserable the old boy was,even when i lined up with him i never got a hello back..oh well,good ride all in all and the fixed was a dream as ever.

Do you know the way across Irlam Moss from your place? Nice run apart from one very badly pot-holed bit (less than half a mile or so); you'd cross the canal at Irlam Locks and down Carrington Lane heading for Stockport.

My brother lives in Astley and I live in Irlam so I use it often.

 

[skudupnorth]

Do you know the way across Irlam Moss from your place? Nice run apart from one very badly pot-holed bit (less than half a mile or so); you'd cross the canal at Irlam Locks and down Carrington Lane heading for Stockport.

My brother lives in Astley and I live in Irlam so I use it often.

Is that the route that has a load of twists and turns that you could easily get lost ? I think i once did it from Astley Green and ebded up somewhere in Irlam.....the roads were pants then !

 

[MossCommuter]

Is that the route that has a load of twists and turns that you could easily get lost ? I think i once did it from Astley Green and ebded up somewhere in Irlam.....the roads were pants then !

hehe, take a wrong turn and you could end up in deepest, darkest Irlam and no-one wants that!

http://gb.mapometer.com/en/cycling/route_809670.html

 

[skudupnorth]

hehe, take a wrong turn and you could end up in deepest, darkest Irlam and no-one wants that!

http://gb.mapometer....ute_809670.html

If i remember rightly there were houses/farms in the middle of it all with "local"types
Just checked your route and yes that looks like the route i took !

 

[Hacienda71]

Some good photos there. The weather was a lot better for you than it was when I went past Tatton lake in the drizzle yesterday.

 

[Garz]

What handlebar/gear setup is that on the boardman?

 

[skudupnorth]

What handlebar/gear setup is that on the boardman?

Profile 40cm Aero bars and Sram brake levers from Wiggle,really improved the bike for me.