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The only date @philmedomsley cant make in August ..
Next time Phil..
Next time Phil..
Excellent Drew..looking forward to seeing youShould be good looking forward to another group ride
Drew
I wondered why we had a moth swarm yesterday! That wallet of yours finally opened! ;-)I have provisionally booked ( at great expense)..a hire bike for the day ..
Evenin All..
Just had a bit of a re-think about everyone meeting first in Alwinton ..its not a particularly good idea bearing in mind that if we meet oncoming traffic from there towards the start point at Barrowburn Car Park it could cause a few problems on a singletrack road ..so while it's your last loo stop ( within the car park ) it's probably best if there is a staggered arrival for 10.30am at Barrowburn ..
Cheers .
The very same ..
While you are probably sick of me banging on about singletrack roads blah blah blah ..I should also mention that they are not exactly pristine ..plenty of good sized potholes along the way after Alwinton ..if you do happen to follow another car ..give yourself plenty of space in between as passing places are few ..and sods law you will encounter something coming your way on a blind summit ...
That's the last from me on road conditions ..just wanted to make sure that you & your vehicles get there in one piece
Now that's a very good question Steve ..and as yet to be discussed ..let's just say " mates rates "How much is your hire bike costing for the day and will it still be a Whyte ?
An early morning rise Drew ..but if its any consolation I will probably be up at the same time as you ..and out sweeping the leaves up on the route ..Just looked at driving route- 3.30 hours is it still a 10.30 start?
Drew
An early morning rise Drew ..but if its any consolation I will probably be up at the same time as you ..and out sweeping the leaves up on the route ..
Tony with a similar drive time ..but there are folks coming from N.Wales & Glasgow too..( I think! )
Apologies ..but if we left it any later you would have a very tiring drive home later in the day ..
I'm going to stick my neck out a little bit and say that this will be the most enjoyable ride I've dragged you out on ....
While I'm on ..its already been said privately ..but huge thanks to Tony who is bringing his Merida for Wayne to ride ( who has the same problem fault code as myself ) ..really appreciated .
Hi
We in in mercedes vito and citroen dispatch.. transit size. We were going to ride to start from Alwinton or is it too far and drain battery. Can we park in the start carpark then
Cheers
Tony
I'm staying longerJust curious …
If there’s two of you coming from North Wales with vans, why can’t you share one van, half the fuel costs ?
Hi Neil,Apparently I can only send a PM to five recipients at a time ..so bugger that ..here is my mobile number 07976 458417.
Should you run into difficulty on the day give me a call up to 8.15am...after which you will be lucky to catch me .
As mentioned a few posts up Gareth at The Rose & Thistle in Alwinton has provided a landline number as mobile reception is pretty much non existent in the area and can be contacted between 9.00 to 9.30am ..I will be calling in on my way through shortly afterwards.
After that folks you are on your own ..( sorry !) ..so unless I hear any different I'm looking forward to seeing the following riders fully charged on the starting grid ...
@The EMF
Jaco
@Gwyneth williams
@Tonycrc
@Tonybro
@JFDI
@drewbirks
@Tubby G & Louise
@k2lvn
@Richywalker64
@Walkea
Including myself ..13 riders ..( good grief ! )
Safe journey to everyone on your way here ..
See you tomorrow ..
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