The route is now sorted – Sunday's recce was exceptionally wet – the ground is unlikely to dry out much this week so expect mud on some bits.
Roughly the route goes over Smardale Fell, loops back to climb over High Dolphinsty into Mallerstang, up onto The High Way and back to Kirkby Stephen – 25 miles.

There is no cafe or pub on the route.

There is a big car park just off the main street HERE and the post code for the town centre is CA17 4QS. Meet at 9am for a 9.30 start

Post up if your coming so we have an idea of numbers – and then the cake bakers can get to work 😀

I do hope the weather is better than yesterday!

Yep, I'll be there, better go and dig out the Trailrakers then.

me.
anyone need picking up between leeds and kirky stephen let me know.

Yup, I'm in. Maybe with cake.

yep will be there will be others from rossy also g

The Dumfries posse could be as many as 8, I`ll mail round and see.
Without looking at the map is most of that covered by Landranger 90 or 9? Or does it go off the OL southwards?

Cheers

Sorry guys, can't do. only getting back from hols late Saturday night.

Mrs Chucky has put her foot down!!! 🙁

Me!

🙁

Me as well (one of Dumfries mob).

Trekster – Landranger 91 & 98

See ya all at 9 (ish) 😀

where is everyone then ❓
Hi sheldon 🙂

i'll be there

mart

Hi John !

Yep where is everyone? ❓

where is everyone then

Probably seen the weather forecast 🙁

it's raining it's pouring and all the softies are falling………… 😉

Ton- Looks like you are going to need the new jacket – my boots are only just dry from Sundays recce

you riding your new bike………

Wot – get it dirty – never!

Yep I will attend (anything fer cake!)might be a couple from the Keswick possey as well. 😉

If he rides his new bike in the mud it will end up as heavy as a "normal" bike 😉
Dave, have you got the chainstay thingummies?
I'm in.

have you got the chainstay thingummies?

Not yet – but there is still time . . .

i'm in with 1 or 2 others

numbers are creeping up sslowlyy
c'mon softies get your asses out you wont shrink g

ps is the forcast that bad dj – if it rains its loweys fault I think he's rigged it with the weather gods

Tend to find on these roll call threads that not many reply but a huge number turn up!

Have a good one lads.

G – From Metcheck

we are then watching some very unsettled conditions to sweep in by Sunday with heavy rain and severe gales developing…

Mind you when I looked yesterday it was wall to wall rain – now it has it stopping about 12 – still windy though. Plenty of time for it to get worse 😉

we are then watching some very unsettled conditions to sweep in by Sunday with heavy rain and severe gales developing…

Bring on the gales and cloud as myself and Trekster got 'blown off' 😀 on his 'Blue Pig' demo day in the Peak a few weeks ago. As long as we have a 12.5 mile head wind to start follwed by a 12.5 mile tail wind we will be ok! 😆

dj checked metcheck but to be honest with british weather it could past over 24 hrs either way so best see on sun eh g

Eeeeeek

Metcheck is forecasting 54mm between 3 am and midday with 24 mph winds…

😯

To paraphrase Billy Connolly "there's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing" 😀

so sayeth the man^^^^^^^who was testing his wet weather gear on our ride last Sat, up`n over Queensberry 😉

Got some bright new shoes btw…………………. 8)

Got a few fallers due to flue and work so looking like 5 from up here atm.

Trekster

My shoes have just finished drying out frae last week!!

Me me meee – managed to get my on-call covered for the day. The cake better be darn good 😀

Doubt I will have time to do a cake, pumpkin lanterns with grand-daughter atm:lol:

We are now down to 4
Electrogirl
scotabroad
RobAe
Moi

We will be in a big white van btw

flapjacks made.

Just spoken to GavGas. I'm in, and so is P.Dub. Shall we bring our own cake?

Chief cake baker (Junkyard) has not signed up 😥 we might be short!

johnnies not out, will tell you tomorrow dave………

NCD rippin trails at lee tmoz 😉