The confusion is sorted, phew as I didn't fancy fighting DeeJay at Sumo 😳
nbt will lead and hopefully stop at a couple of watering holes along the route. 😀
Meeting point: Marple Lakes, Near Stockport. (Linky later)
Start time : 9.30 a.m.
Terrain: Rocky trails, hilly, a few road bits, you know the usual.
About 4 to 7 hours depending on numbers and mechanicals.
All welcome.
Come on Marsdenman, you know you want to. 😉
I'm in, obviously. Bribes accepted for route choice - no stops, cafés, pubs etc 😉
Are you sure about that date ❓
DATE needs editing Nov surely!
WIll try but may struggle with a day pass two weeks running.
I'm thinking this will be a small scale event
a kind of test run for something larger scale next year
Doh! I'm really dopey today 😳
I didn't fancy fighting DeeJay at Sumo
he would be a definite FAIL at Sumo as far too skinny, and his beard would allow you to get a grip and pull his head off 🙁
allow you to get a grip and pull his head off
what kind of ride is this? 😆
Meeting point will be Roman Lakes in Marple
http://www.romanlakes.co.uk/
Nearest Post Code SK6 7HB
[url= http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=396955&Y=387855&A=Y&Z=120 ]http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=396955&Y=387855&A=Y&Z=120[/url]
The best way is to come down Lakes Road from the middle of Marple.
Google maps seems to be fixated on sending people down [url= http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=397440&Y=388057&A=Y&Z=115 ]Linnet Clough[/url]. Technically it's a road and your Sat Nav may direct you that way too, but it's not really too suitable for your average car. You'll find this out as it'll probably be the first climb 😀
I'm in
Come on Marsdenman, you know you want to.
<picks up 'Book of cack excuses'> 😀
WHOOO what kind of answer is that Hora no dithering no asking about turn back points etc ....has someone stolen your log on?
Best test please complete the following questions
1. Muslims are...
2. The perfect forks are...
3. Juan is a ....?
hora - MemberI'm in
marsdenman - Member<picks up 'Book of cack excuses'>
"I'm riding with Hora that day".
I know which person we're more likely to see turn up...
No I'm in. Sick of driving miles to rides recently. 🙂
nbt - Member
hora - Member
I'm in
marsdenman - Member
<picks up 'Book of cack excuses'>
"I'm riding with Hora that day".I know which person we're more likely to see turn up...
oooh - hark at you 😉 😉
Just e-mailed HP as we had (very) tentative plans to do a local [s]pub crawl[/s], sorry, preparatory ride for a bigger STW ride... will confirm once I hear back - but, I am free on the 8th!!!
can you get mods to pull old post ❓
save any more confusion
I didn't fancy fighting DeeJay at Sumo
Sumo, no. Ninja - certainly - sneaks up on you quietly then kicks your butt with an 'oh, had a great idea for a nice little diversion to finish our ride' - which takes you up the shortest, steepest climb he can find...... 😉
Put me down for a defiantly maybe.
can't see why not g
Trekster - Membercan you get mods to pull old post
save any more confusion
Original Marple thread now locked
As I've just discovered.
Had mentioned the Dark and White Trailquest as they run over quite a small area - 1:50,000 extract on A4 - approx 14km by 8km. Last year it covered bridleways east of Hayfield except Middle Moor. West it was Chinley Churn, Lantern Pike, Mellor Moor / Hague bar. Think there was about 100-130 people last year.
Blimey, it's possible you may get the pleasure of my company. Haven't seen you guys - NBT / Bunnyhop - for yonks 🙂
Put me down for a [b]defiantly[/b] maybe.
intentional or typo ??
What's the route?
intentional or typo ??
My dyslexia trips me up once more lol.
ginsterdrz - MemberWhat's the route?
Dunno, I'll think about it closer to the time, when I've got a better idea of numbers and weather. It will certainly involve the Last Drop to Rowarth and the descent from the Fox to Strines station, though
I'll be there.
I may consider gracing the ride with my presence
I may have to ditch the party. 😈
Kramer - This is a party. Just not the type you're used to. 😯
Evenin all!
So, the man from Marsden - he say Yes!
(Any rumours that I'm only doing this 'cos Hora has said yes will be treated as slanderous 😀 )
Think HP is up for it as well.
Currently up for this one myself, deffinately a new area for me.
as i said to jules earlier today, i reckon i'll be up for this too.
The Lady in the cafe does bacon butties, toasties and some healthy snacks too, if people want to come a bit earlier and have a bit of breakfast alfresco.
The Lady in the cafe does bacon butties
That's it, you got me, hook, line and sinker!..... 😀
For anyone considering travelling from further afield, there may be room a local B&B run by an MTB instructor. More to follow...
Looking good for me so far... although stretching the Brownie points to the very limit.
thats why brownie points are made of elastic!! so you acn always stretch them a bit further g
think I can also make this as well.. I earn brownie points as wife is in Budapest for a week "working".
One 15 minute presentation at the conference all expenses paid + allowances for time away.
As I have kids for that week (between STW rides)this gets me out the weekend before and after.
The Lady in the cafe does bacon butties, toasties and some healthy snacks too
And both Pot Noodle [b]and[/b] King Pot Noodle.
King pot noodle - that's a new one on me.
May I suggest anyone who is unsure of the area brings an o.s map in case their time runs out. There are a few opt out sections.
Lowey - you bring one anyway in case you get Lost 😉
Bump for the evening crowd 🙂
I may well pop accross for a pootle. Could even combine it with a few drinks on the Saturday night
Brabyns' park bonfire the preceding evening. Beer & fireworks, winner!
Just to let you know that if anyone needs proper B&B accommodation (and guiding down to the start of the ride!) I have a double bedroom available for both the 7th and 8th November. £25/person (no extra for single occupancy) included is a very good quality cooked breakfast as well as cereal and the rest...should be enough to slow you down for the first climb on the ride!! Details in the user profile. Mention STW if you book though as I'll reserve this room for someone who is doing this ride (just to make sure I'll get to go on it too and not stuck making pancakes for some grumpy walker!
We'll be coming past your place so you could have a lie-in 😉 You;d miss the pre-ride socialising / faffing, though 🙂
can i come please........ 😀
ton - you are very welcome. Which bike though?
ton - you are very welcome. Which bike though?
that would be telling.... 😉
Now I have three options for this weekend. This might be the one though as Ali might fancy it!
ton - Memberton - you are very welcome. Which bike though?
that would be telling....
Shall we make it a singlesped ride or a ragley ride? 😀
Mrs NBT and I have been out for a recce ride today. 23.5 miles, just over 2000 feet of climbing and one puncture in 5 and a half hours.
http://www.mapmyride.com/route/gb/marple/289125588704262002
the route might vary on the day - if it's lashing down, or if people are struggling. we should know before we hit Hayfield how the ride is going and we can make alterations on the fly if need be.
Unlike the Ogden water ride, there's very little in the way of flat riding - it's mostly either up or down. As a result, it's going to be hard work - we're both knackered now! We rode to and from the start point - only 1.5 miles each way, 250 ft of climbing, but we had a couple of shandies in the pub last night and the late night has taken it's toll - honest! I'll be asleep before 9, the way I feel now!
Bump for the office workers. Comments on the proposed route?
Given my pish-poor riding performance in the Q's this weekend I expect to be booking a taxi home from about half way round 😳
However - I will be there!
and one puncture in 5 and a half hours.
one puncture per 2 people ?? Yikes!
Given my pish-poor riding performance in the Q's this weekend I expect to be booking a taxi home from about half way round
We can drop you at a convenient pub so you have somewhere warm to wait 🙂
got any nice pics? let's see them on flickr in the seb photocourse group
We can drop you at a convenient pub so you have somewhere warm to wait
LOL - don't joke!
got any nice pics? let's see them on flickr in the seb photocourse group
one or two - tbh I struggled a bit with the translation from the 'day job' - 'F4, keep an eye on composition and exposure' to 'all manual and pre-focussing and panning' - still, following expert guidance from Seb and top 'Pro-Elbows' skills from Mike (and my stopping giving myself such a hard time about it) - things came together on Sunday....!
Will post a couple tomorrow when i'm back in the studio - don't like pp'ing with the laptop screen which is all I have here at home....
Nice route.
There are probably 1000 people on here who feel qualified to comment on it.
I'm a big fan of Chinley so if it were me, on leaving Birch Vale, I'd go straight up it and down 'New Allotments' rather than round it. If that adds too much distance/ascent I wouldn't bother with the little loop to the East of Hayfield.
Also... and again this is personal preference ... if I'm parked at Roman Lakes, I like to finish from Mellor Cross, down through the marbly zigzags, and down though golf course to Bottom's Hall. But then you miss the descent to Strines Stn (which is a shame)
I suppose the way I work it out is that while 'Strines' > 'Bottoms', ('Banks' + 'Bottoms') > 'Strines'.
Could always do banks + strines, best of both worlds then
I might come along if I'm allowed? Probably ride out to the start as well :-}
Route looks good but as with Higs, I'd go a bit more around this bit and up that bit.
Never happy, me.
It's hard to get all the best stuff in and keep everyone happy. Higs, I'm guessing you mean fro Birch Vale go straight up the road at the side of the pub, to descend New Allotments? I haven;t done that road in years, basically since we discovered the road all the way round 🙂
and yes, I did consider going over Mellor Cross, but I felt that Nealds Way and The Fox inn descent just take it. If people are feeling up to the climb, we can always climb up past shielan to do the descent across the golf course, or even carry on up to the banks to do the Linnet CLough descent. It's a shame about missing the zig zags but to be fair, at the moment they're not great as the surface is so loose and marbly I'd be worried about someone getting injured by then, people will be knackered by that point. Still, I reckon there'll be enough people with local knowledge to show any fit and keen offcumdens the local stuff that isn't on the route 🙂
It's hard to get all the best stuff in and keep everyone happy.
Ain't that the truth.
One things trail centres do have going for them is you never end up having to ride up one of your favourite descents to make a route work.
barca- will be great to see you.
Thanks J. It'd be great to see you again as well.
I have a Peak dawn to dusk ride of ridiculous duration agreed with Gaz The Leg Ripper for one Saturday in November and I can't remember which. If it's not the day before this one, I'm in and if it is the day before this one, I'll be in bed :-}
Hmmmm..... I have a bit of a policy about riding with people called 'X the leg ripper'. It goes something like:
Is the name ironic?
Yes - ride with him
No - avoid riding with him at all costs.
Not a a hint of irony unfortunately. It's more like trying to keep him in sight than riding with him :-}
Sorry guys, wont make it. Going to Patterdale for the weekend.
We've put the girls off doing a ride off 'shecycles' from Marple, on the same date.
They said beware 'those rough boys from STW are riding from there'.
Girls, girls. you'll be fine. Where ever you decide to ride - have a good one.
I'm not a boy or rough.
why dont they join us sbf will prob be in the lakes so their bums will be safe from photo's!!!
they'll prob out ride most of us anyway g
We've put the girls off doing a ride off 'shecycles' from Marple, on the same date.
They said beware 'those rough boys from STW are riding from there'.
Preposterous.
Gonna try and make it to this hopefully - will confirm nearer the time. 🙂
Like a goon on the Dragons Den - "I'm out" of this now as I've foolishly gone and booked some winter sun style break and fly out on the 8th.
I hope it's a good ride for you all.
If there are more than a handful coming I might come along if thats ok?
What kinda bike for that area? 120mm HT or 130mm FS?
I will be riding a 140mm FS, but normally ride a 100mm SS and formerly ride a 115mm HT till I killed it and replaced it with a my new 140mm HT
Seriously, there's nothing overly extreme on the ride, hardtail will be fine, I'm riding FS as it's new and I'm enoying it, I've done the route SS before now.
All comers welcome, the more the merrier. No-one gets left behind so don't worry about being to slow, if you;re worried about us slowing you down I'll have a word with Emmy and get her to rip your legs off doing laps of one of the climbs
I'm out.
Running the 'Langley 7' the day before.
Cheers for that nbt, might bring one of my mates, a relative newb - but he's getting there
as long as this cold doesn't fully materialise, then i'll be there. and possibly slowest of all on the climbs, as nbt no doubt knows!
I might be there 🙂
Depends if I die in the Lakes at the hands of Solamanda the day before or not....
Still looking good for me.
Mary Townley the day before with The Animal (but his form is a bit pants and mine for reasons I can't explain is currently very pleasing. Should be fine).