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im guessing fairholmes? which isnt free.
how much is it these days?
Yep, Yorkshire Water.
EDIT: no Sadex, there's a free place here....
http://www.multimap.com/s/h9A5bnxI
yorkshire water? where am dat car park?
Can premier users have their privileges removed for being useless?
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ah right, thanks. never knew that. new territory is that 🙂
Pook,
Your right the Ring Road is the best option - its only cos I know all the back streets to get through to the Uni/hospital!
sadexpunk, you got mail!
ok, so my route my be slower, but it's more fun 😉
WEATHER FORECAST
Met check: SUNNY SPELLS 8 degrees, 12mph wind.
BBC: heavy rain.
Google: sunshine and showers
Metoffice: heavy rain
lets face it. It's going to rain 🙄
it's still warm enough for shorts though
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hmmmm
hmmmmm here too :-/
can anyone please confirm theyre sh*t and unfit too please? i dont want to be last with people waiting for me 🙂
i thank you
If I don't stay out too late on Friday it's a very tenuous 'might' come from me. In which case you'll have a hungover smoker who hasn't ridden since september bringing up the rear. That shit enough for you Sadex?
I was middling fitness last week and I'm the guide!
come on sam you know it makes sense
aye thatll do 🙂
i'm on cx bike so will be neither fast down or up hill. So you'll be fine
I've got the meeting place - 10:00hrs on Saturday in the YW car park on the East side of Ladybower. But what's the route? (That linky thing doesn't work for me)
route....
EDIT: hang on....this needs changing now as we've included the beast. Bear with me.
Thanks!
i havent looked at the route on the map yet, but surely if you go down the roman rd, you wont be going down the beast too?
or is it UP the beast *gulp* then down the roman rd?
EDIT - sorry, posted before i saw youd put map up.
www.bikehike.co.uk/mapview.php?id=27487
Here we go. Jumped up to slightly over 17, but that's because of the little Rowlee Farm loop to cut out the Hagg Farm climb.
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Its going to be a veritable mud-fest. Kiss goodbye to a functioning drive-chain folks. You can't beat paeks district grinding paste 🙂
Looks a great route. Looking forward to the mud fest that will be cut throat bridge decent! I'm bringing a fair few tubes as well chaps 😆
Spare mechs, tubes, a wheel and a snorkel for me.
I'm also going to bring some spare feet, as mine usually get too cold to work... Although i'm hoping my new overshoes will work wonders!
Looks a good route, not looking forward to the first climb up the tarmac though!!
My Dad's not coming now (at work) but my mate Dave is coming instead, so still 2 of us.
who wants to place a bet. Amount of people who dab on the beast?
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beast, about 1.00min in[/url]
are we going up or down the beast. If its up im walking. down, my best so far is 1 dab.
Down the beast
Chris (pook)
Will
Johnny Panic
Erny
AndyPaice
Longstuff
Lyons
Benman
Benman’s mate Dave
James (transport permitting)
Genester
JacktheDog
Binners
Hora
Sadexpunk
DWH
Ourkidsam hungover and blowing
Muddydwarf
Fallguy
Monkeychild?
20 so far. Place your bets!
Managed it the last few times without dabbing, but its a fine line!!
sadexpunk +1 now. My mate fancies it too 🙂
i'll post my videos later, i'm on phone at the moment. I take it everybody who is coming has ridden it before?
Is anyone bringing an Ark? Might be an idea
According to metcheck, the weathers not looking too bad... fingers crossed. I reckon the beast is easier in the wet anyway, just follow the river down it!
wind, as long as it isn't windy i don't care!
I take it everybody who is coming has ridden it before?
I don't even know where the Beast is!
up the roman road, turn right at crossroads.
I dont think i'm going to be able to make this one sadly... I'll definitely be back though. If i was coming, i'd put money on me not dabbing the beast though, i rode it once, as my first proper peaks descent and didnt dab, so i reckon i could do it again....
I can't come as we've got the inlaws coming on Sat now 🙁 So it will be a short escape out somewhere early on Sat morn for me. I will defo be up for this kind of ride if it's organised again. And a holler out to the rest of the flatland dwellers we need to arrange something too!
whereabouts do you live mr monkeychild? wolds ride is always an option sometime if you fancy somewhere closer?
Lyons - I can 100% guarantee that what you rode last time, has no changed so much do to erosion/water etc... that it will be liking riding a different trail.
really? I cant remember it very well anyway. I will try to make it... depends on whether i can get some bushings for my new frame... Or i may decide to just bring my hardtail, but its only got a 36 tooth front ring, so the climbs will be a bit tricky on it. I pulled the trek out from last week today, and every moving part feels like it has been filled with sand. Not good.
I should just bring the hardtail really, i'll fix it up properly tomorow.
Will - pook etc, anyone up for a pint on friday night, as i would be driving up then anyway, and i could then drive over in my van...
Potentially mate yeh. Need to see what time I finish work. If it's in good time then I was going to head up to sheff anyways. I'll let you know tomorrow.
"We'll stick the beast in and have a road spin to Rowlee farm....unless people want the hagg farm climb too?"
There is another way to go (all the way) down the beast, go up Rowlee Farm, not use the A57 or go back up to the top of the hill and get a sort of wall ride to have a quick muck about on:
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good video location!
where's that?
god only knows lol
Good call James, I was going to suggest that little section. I know it as the aqueduct track (no idea why cos it's not really an aqueduct) Bit of a quagmire in places but it's better than the road.
jack - fancy showing us the link once we've tumbled down the beast?
Aye np.
be nice to find a new section. Recent weather update seems ok.
Jack, if it's been raining will the aqueduct be in full flow?
and anyone been over the Crookhill fields recently?
Sorry guys, but due to a recent impulsive descision it looks like I'm not going to make it tomorrow.
I'll be saving up my brownie points for a weekend in Glentress next week to pick up my new toy from Alpine Bikes 🙂
I think Im about to get in trouble. A LOT of trouble
Jack, if it's been raining will the aqueduct be in full flow
I imagine so, yeah.
will anyone have a phone with them? can i either have someones number, or a 'fairly' definite version of the start of the route, just in case theres any hitches or we're late or something. then we can catch up(?) or meet up somewhere?
hoping to be there before 10 tho 🙂
cheers
The definite place to [b]meet[/b] is the car park on the east side of Ladybower, at 10am.
[url= http://www.multimap.com/s/i6F7S7rl ]Here.....[/url]
We'll group, faff, then set off about 10.15am.
I'm on 07734 816671, but can't guarantee a signal!
cheers 🙂
Chris (pook)
Will
Johnny Panic
Erny
AndyPaice
Longstuff
Lyons
Benman
Benman’s mate Dave
James (transport permitting)
Genester
JacktheDog
Hora
Sadexpunk
Sadexpunk’s mate
DWH
Ourkidsam hungover and blowing
Muddydwarf
Fallguy
Rustylookingchain
The weather on the generally pessimistic BBC is looking good as well everyone!
if there's room for one more, i'd love to join in. I've got to drop stuff off at work first thing, so if i'm not there, don't hang around, i'll try to catch up 🙂
if there's room for one more, i'd love to join in. I've got to drop stuff off at work first thing, so if i'm not there, don't hang around, i'll try to catch up 🙂
I'm in sadex's mate George
although i dont know any one here, i would have gladly tagged along for this one, but im not free until next saturday! doh! just out of interest as i usually start from hope, where is the car park you guys all meet? have you got a postcode for a sat nav to get there? may try one of the routes you guys are doing this weekend....is it free to park there also?
cheers!
we're still sorting out weekend plans but we're a maybe on this one. Will confirm yes / no tonight.
Didzy - it's [url= http://www.multimap.com/maps/?qs=bamford&countryCode=GB#map=53.3692,-1.69258|16|4&bd=useful_information&loc=GB:53.36981:-1.69689:16|bamford| ]here[/url] no postcode for you though, sorry.
Ginger and Mrs Flash - I'll put you on the maybe list!
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Me, me, me... maybe. But looking likely. Is that the car park next to the cattle grid btw, could someone stick an OS Grid Reference up please?
It's the Yorkshire Water car park.
Dark peak map 203859.
Try that. Or this....
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I'll definitely be there this week, managed to finally get the bike sorted.
The carpark is called Heatherdene carpark and that bit of road has the postcode S33 0AZ
Cool - we're now up to 23.....
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23 😆 Bloody hell!
I'll be going up tomorrow morning now due to a piss up in Nottingham being planned tonight. I will be tender... 🙄
[b]OK all.... full details in this post[/b]
Meet here at 10am, to get going at about 10.15am
[url= http://www.multimap.com/maps/?qs=bamford&countryCode=GB#map=53.3692,-1.69258|16|4&bd=useful_information&loc=GB:53.36981:-1.69689:16|bamford| ]Car park[/url]
To do this route:
[url= http://www.bikehike.co.uk/mapview.php?id=27487 ]route (minus aqueduct alternative)[/url]
With these people:
Chris (pook)
Will
Johnny Panic
AndyPaice
Longstuff
Lyons
Benman
Benman’s mate Dave
James (transport permitting)
Genester
JacktheDog
Hora
Sadexpunk
Sadexpunk’s mate George
DWH
Ourkidsam hungover and blowing
Muddydwarf
Fallguy
BadlyWiredDog
Mjb
Gingerflash maybe
MrsFlash maybe
Who will then be heading to this pub for grub/pint afterwards:
[url= http://www.ladybower-inn.co.uk/ ]The Ladybower[/url]
So see you all then. I'll be there just before 10.
Just from a common sense point of view - don't leave any valuables in the car etc as all this has been sorted on a public forum and any scally could take advantage.
(thanks merlin for the warning!)
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Sorry can't make it as I can't get out of work
I don't want to put a downer on things but Heatherdene CP is a free one and as such will be pretty much be full by 10am - I have always used the Labybower Inn CP without problem - but I always go in for a post ride beer & chip butty afterwards!
Just something to think about!
There's lots of parking on the road too.
Main reason i'll be there at 9:30am 😉 There is however plenty of grass around the edge. Remember in summer one time the edge was also covered in cars, with no issues. So seeing as it will be crap weather and winter. I don't think it will be that bad...
I want to come now.....got work though grrrr
I thought you were ill 😉
Excuses excuses
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I think we should try and ride the Beast... even if it means adding a little section on! Such an iconic decent, seems daft to miss it out, also I want to see how people ride it, then I know if i'm any good
Only ridden the Beast once and didn't think it was as hard as what people make out! Cavedale is harder! I would like to come on this but Im working this weekend - I'm free next weekend - typical eh!nah always been working this weekend!