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#jennride2019 will take happen on the 6th/7th of July, with an adventure film night on the Friday evening, tickets live on the 1st January. All proceeds after costs with be going to St Gemmas Hospice and another cycling related cause TBC, anyone with ideas please contact me must be connected to young people and cycling.
Rich
Top film.
'the cobbled road of death' is presumably the climb from Belle Grange? 🙂
Yeah!
Loved it last year, weather was kind, everyone was friendly, drank way too much beer Friday.
Dammit, I'll be at a wedding in Scotland.
Excellent film and a great weekend!
Cheers for confirming dates Rich and hopefully see us Reading bunch again next year
Next years loop will involve a loop around Was****er so hopefully new trails and pubs 🙂
Belle Grange is indeed the vibration white finger descent when rigid 🙂
Next years loop will involve a loop around Was****er
Oooh! Still from Staveley?
Yes Martin still from Staveley a more direct route missing out Grasmere and a few other favourite BWs. Still 100 miles with those wanting to do a shorter 50 route turning at Coniston.
Not done this yet and really do want to do it, so in the calendar
Oooooh I'm famous!
(well I was in it twice for about 0.0005 seconds 🙂 )
Dammit - there's a duathlon on the Saturday that I'm planning to do. I'll have to make mind up....
Sounds good, hope to be there. Around was****er....hmmm, maybe a cheeky hikeybikey up Black Sail Pass to say hello to the LL200 guys?
Be on for some more of that!
Jimxc you could say Hi to them at The Wasdale Head Pub sod going up Black Sail save that for the maniacs
Excellent! I have done this on my own before at a very leisurely pace, are there still plenty of folk who adopt this more mortal approach to the ride?
Yes will always be those who ride as far as possible taking in all the Lake District has to offer not many racing snakes 🙂
Pencilled it in. With my pen. Definitely one of the best things I've done this year.
Bugger, just checked the calendar and it's on the same weekend as the one wedding I'm invited to next year. Looks awesome all, have fun.
Hopeful Rich 🙂
Route has be ridden and its awesome 🙂 but then again I would say that
https://www.strava.com/activities/1984976360
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Route looks superb Rich. Potential bivvi spot around wast water....means all night at the wasdale pubs and then a huge day two. Looking forward to it.
Ace. It's in the FunPlanner! hopefully I'll be able to make it this year. No babies due for us around that time, as far as I know!
I like the look of the route. Fewer options to bail, but I like the more distant out-and-back approach.
Do i have to follow you Rich to see the route or am i being dim?
Tweaked route to bring it down to 100 miles
Where do we sign up?
As I posted on the weekend rides threads, that's a cracker of a route. You get to ride past some of the best bits of the whole Lake District. If I can manage to get through spring uninjured for a change, I'm definitely up for it this time.
I will knock a website and Facebook event this week sometime entries will be via Eventbrite on the 1st of January,all the money will go to St Gemmas Hospice 50% and Ride For Charlie 50% thats after costs i.e. a few toilets for the campsite on the Friday night . There will be an Adventure Film night on the Friday night with a Wood fired Van outside Wheelbase with beer supplied by Kirkby Lonsdale Brewery. Alpkit will provide coffee and cake to get you up Jenkins Crag on the way back. There will be 3 routes the Hardcore Lakes 200(km) #jennride100 (miles) and a mini #jennride70 (miles)
Rich
Done! That's cheered me up a bit...
Every year I enter but never come - perhaps this year will be different?
Hope so DJ this years 100 will be one hell of a ride!!! there is a 70 route @ a very convienant spot if you struggle 🙂
35 entries snapped up already
Rich
Thanks Rich
Mate and his wife have signed up so have to do it now
My Mrs says she will do it too - now that there is another lady going
Lots of ladies take part in the event probably about a 70/30 split.
Sorry, dumb question time!!
So, being a 2 day event, where is everybody camping/bivvying?
Edit: Also, how fast so tickets usually sell out?
Cheers!
Is there a gps for the 70? Thinking about doing it in a oner again.
So, being a 2 day event, where is everybody camping/bivvying?
Wherever you happen to get to at the end of the first day! Last year there were a lot between Stephenson Ground and Walna Scar but that might have been due to the opening times of the cafe in Torver!
To have a fairly comfortable day 2 I would be looking at around Boot area the 70 in a oner will be a tough ask be very doable 🙂 the first 35 miles its pretty easy going
52 entries have been taken
Thats looking a good chunk tougher than the fifty this year. We got round that in about 9 hrs I think. Walna scar road at about half distance 🙂 that's going to smart a bit!
How many spaces are there? Trying to sort out with a couple of work colleagues to do it.
Entered! 🙂
I’m in again, each year has been a really good weekend of riding and meeting great people. The 70 looks ideal for me, did the 50 last year (because I hadn’t been out on the bike much) and it felt a bit short.
Along because of the kit I and my lad have....
What sort of night time temps are you looking at? Approximately.
Also, as above, how many spaces are there?
Thanks!
Up for this again, last year was great!
Would there be any issues if a few of us wanted to set off a bit earlier on the Sat? Last year we were riding until midnight to get walna scar done before stopping, would be good to have a bit more time to enjoy the bivvying
No issues in setting off early don't forget you will have more daylight seeing thats its July! The first 35 miles will go pretty quick due to the route
Rich
200 spots available I think around 70 have gone already
Cheers, will get signed up this weekend. Only just made last orders in the pub at torver last year!
Booked on, 99 left chaps!
Ticket purchased. Need to sort something to sleep in now!
Update 113 booked on over £2000 raised for St Gemmas Hospice and The ride for Charlie fund
Hi all a few friends and I have signed up again. New route looks interesting hope the event turns out to be as fun and enjoyable as previously.
Look forward to seeing you all there
NCB
Update 144 booked on £2800 raised for St Gemmas Hospice and Ride for Charlie
All places have been booked 240 £4800 raised for St Gemmas Hospice and Ride For Charlie Fund.
Many thanks to all concerned you just have to ride it now 🙂
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We're in 👍 Quite a bit, getting on for half, of the new route is new to me.
Hi Rich
Missed the signup and now it's "sold out", is there any chance of two previous riders donating and joining the ride?
Thanks.
Update 237 spots have been taken and i have just refunded 3 spots so they are available on the Eventbrite site.
If there are any ladies out there would like to talk/show a few pics maybe a video for 20 minutes on a cycling adventure that would be ace if you could join us on the friday night
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/south-lakes-jennride-2019-tickets-54100383704
Hi Rich. Looking forward to it. What is parking like in Stavely? I know it is pretty tight around Wheelbase but would need somewhere to park the car overnight. Any recommendations? Cheers
WE open up the old cricket field for parking and overnight camping on the Friday drive past the entry to the Millyard there will be signs!
Erm, what bike?
Either a heavy full suss, or an ancient carbon 26" now running a 2.8" semi-fat at the front on a rigid steel fork, or my xbike I guess; thinking the 26" being the one to go for. Of the 100 miler I think I only know the Walna Scar section (to my shame) which would go rather slowly without suspension. Hmmm. Grateful for any thoughts...?
Doable on a rigid fat tyred bike not so much so on cx bike but you might have a higher pain threshold than me 🙂
Pleased to announce the line up for this years Adventure Bike night in Wheelbase Cycles they are as follows in no order of importance!
Karl Booth talking about the highs and lows of the Highland Trail 550, this years event was the wettest one so far with a very high attrition rate.
Fiona Massey and Paul John Horabin getting dusty and trying not to fall out on the Colorado trail.
George North and Lauren Davies talking about their exploits bike packing across Chile Peru and Bolivia .
Barry Godin will be amazing us with his cheerfulness and no doubt a film to enjoy 🙂
Eventbrite tickets will be released soon which will be free but donations on the night will be gratefully accepted towards Prostate UK Wood fired Pizzas and beer will be available on the night.
Jenny Tough has been added to the list http://jennytough.com/#intro
Tickets for the bike night are here
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jennride-adventure-bike-night-tickets-63712995284?fbclid=IwAR1Uw1Cmw62yGStr-XeQYxHE_ipwJmm5CJszNH3KGbPz8Gyfve_6G4_EiYc
Two spare tickets here. Turns out I forgot about my sisters 40th birthday.
do a refund request on eventbrite and i will refund
No need - if someone wants we can transfer over. If not it goes in the pot for good stuff
No worries thanks for the donation!
Rich
Just having a look at the route for the 70 mile course and trying to figure out where to camp. Halfway point appears to be around Walna Scar road and I’m not sure wether to stop before Walna Scar ( pros: wont be climbing at night, cons: more to do the next day) or stop after/on the road (pros: got it out of the way and nice downhill in the morning, cons: might not have the energy!). Any advice?
On the Torver side of Walna Scar is Torver Low common (on OS map) it was part of last years route and a nice spot for overnight bivvi after a quick pint at the pub at Torver.
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