Good afternoon Gordon. Thought I'd let you know that I tried the balcony route from Mytholmroyd and up Hathershelf and Steep Lane today (never tried it before). Absolutely marvellous. Views were grand and the tarmac far better than the bottom of Cragg Vale. Although I'm ashamed to say it, having ridden these parts for the last 6 years, I also couldn't take my eyes off Stoodley Pike all the way around. It felt like I was circling it. Never even noticed it before. A wonderful ride that I wouldn't have done without seeing Clipping In. Thank you (Dovestones, Jackson Bridge and Buckstones are on my autumn "to do" list, too)
It's great to read that you're finding inspiration in these rides, Matthew. The balcony routes are superb and they have history going back to Domesday and early medieval times. Steep Lane is a heck of a place to build a chapel! I've got a long list of ride projects to film over the next 2-3 months so hopefully I'll be showcasing a few more interesting back roads in our area.
Great video Gordon, as always. Lovely day for a cycle. Some great views around Calderdale. Love Scout Road and that cycle along to Sowerby Bridge. I too was left waiting for a train that never came on saturday morning but as I live near the station I just went back to bed and waited for the next one about an hour and a half later! Train to Ribblenead then cycled back to Walsden. Crossed your track around Blackshaw Head but you would have been home by then.
You had a good ride there, Dave - some decent hills I'll bet. I had to be home for 1:30 so I didn't want to spend too long on the train-travel. This was a good Plan B tho' A few comments have said the Manc & Lancs trains are very erratic at the moment so I'll probably do an out & back to Blackburn of 85-90 miles to tick the 4th panopticon.
Some grand stuff up on those roads above Tod and The Hebden Valley Gordon, but I would say that wouldn’t I 😄….your silence was felt as the EBike cruised past on Scout Road 😆
This one was almost a tour of your back garden! I had 'Blackburn - Home' imprinted on my mind and I rode the first few miles on autopilot. Thankfully the great weather & landscapes snapped me out of it.
@@clippingin1593 it’s all you’d ever want Gordon, and it’s right there on our doorsteps. Hopefully the trains will play ball this weekend and you can get the Ponootican ticked off. I have noticed that there’s a lot of Rail Replacement bus shuttles around the Valley these last couple of weekends
@@michaeldenton2581 Cheers, Mick. I've planned an out & back to 'Colourfields' for 85-90 miles going Bacup - Haslingden - Oswaldtwistle - Ewood Park, so given the state of the trains I'll opt for the independent route.
Superb video that makes me enthusiastic to get back out to the north of Manchester instead of footling about on the Cheshire lanes. I loved the “no comment”. Well done! Cheers!
I soon forgot about the disappointment of the cancelled train once I'd gained a few hundred feet and could look out over the countryside. That hill country has an atmosphere all of its own and now it's waiting for you, Leighton!
It was superb cycling weather and once I'd made the mental switch from a Blackburn ride I really enjoyed this Plan B effort. At the weekend I'm hoping to ride to and from 'Colourfields', it's a round trip of 85-90 miles and I'll be independent of the rail system.
Turned out a cracking ride Gordon, beautiful views and some challenging climbs (would be for me)…I chuckled at the ‘no comment’ remark as e rider overtook you…😁
I'm lucky that the cancellation hit me at Halifax because once I'd snapped out of the 'Blackburn Panopticon' mindset I was able to put a good circuit together. Another comment says there are long-term delays and cancellations on the Lancs trains so I've plotted an out & back route to Blackburn which is 85-90 miles for an independent foray to 'Colourfields'
Another great vid Gordon.. great route you came up with on the fly.. you would make an awesome ride leader I’d certainly like to ride one of your routes.. 😊 Pete 👍🚴🏻🚴🏻🚴🏻
Thanks, Pete. I was lucky that the train cancellation hit me in Halifax rather than Accrington or an area I'm not familiar with. Last year the trains dumped me in Preston and facing a 2 hour platform wait I decided to ride home - that was an adventure!
once again great video gordon unluck about the train but always another time better out on the bike anyway than those cold platforms! grand views descents and those lanes as well great looking ride 👍
Cheers, Ian. It was far too nice to be hanging around watching for rail schedule updates! I don't have a lot of luck with trains + bikes. Just before Xmas '21, I was stranded in an unheated Kirkby Stephen waiting room for 2:20 and when a train finally appeared it only went as far as Skipton.
It looked a marvellous area, especially the long causeway section. You definitely don't have luck with trains (I recall your trip to Lancashire last year). Love the way that e-biker breezed past you up, rather arrogantly (I might get one when I'm 90 !!!) p.a. annoying South-South-westerly wind on Saturday when heading home on the over Victoria and Insbirchworth way. I did wonder how i'd got there so fast!
Cutting me off at Halifax wasn't too bad - the Quality Street factory is just on the other side of the track... haha The wind definitely picked up over the course of the morning & I think it swung by a few degrees too. It's very exposed at Ingbirchworth - no shelter for miles at a time. I'm sure the e-biker had engaged some sort of 'turbo mode' because I was doing 7-8 mph and he left me for dead. He gave me plenty of space so I've no complaints - it's just a shame there wasn't a big downhill immediately afterwards where I could return the favour.
Yes I could clearly see it in the distance! And nice to see the pike from that direction. Considering you had to re-jig on the fly, you came up with a cracking ride. Climbs, decent, archetypal mill towns, plus the usual snippets of trivia. I particularly liked some of those narrow laned climbs, as a nice contrast to the busy and speedy causeway. Your description of it as desolate was very apt.
I'd buy a huge drum-kit if I lived in that little farmhouse! I was lucky to have the cancellation occur in Halifax rather than somewhere to the west where the roads are unfamiliar. That narrow lane caught me by surprise, it's a lot steeper than I remember. I climbed it a couple of times with my dad when he was well into his 70s and I recall him saying it was 'a bit of a pull'. He can't have had anything lower than 39x25 or possibly 39x27, which would've really put me on the rack yesterday (I think I used 34x27 on the 11spd Ti bike)
Thanks for all the videos. I must confess, being new to the region, I use them to scrounge for interesting looking lanes and roads. That said it is rather hard to miss just going out and making it up as you go along, the countryside is so pretty. Although, mind you, my fun exploring rides also seem to be the ones where I find myself tackling some super-steep, flagstoned nightmare of a hill! Curiosity killed the cat - or my legs at least!
I'm glad you're finding them useful, Greg. I can guarantee, you won't see many cobbled monsters on this channel! It's an amazing cycling area though. I always try to include place-names and references in my commentary as well as the inset maps and captions. When I moved to Paris in the 90s I picked up some paper maps and set about learning the roads. I got a few pointers from other cyclists but it was mostly exploration and adventure, with the language barrier for the first few months.
I wondered what it was called. Cheers for that, Gary. I saw a couple of Centreville yesterday going the opposite way- one was wearing the away game orange jersey.
Well done on that hill climbs Gordon. That first one was some going! Great weather for it today. You can rest tomorrow, we have a rain prediction coming in.
I haven't climbed that little narrow lane for nearly 20 years and I remember it being 'quite steep'. Even more amazingly, I remember my dad riding it on 39x27 well into his 70s and saying 'it's a bit of a pull'.... haha
All sorts of train issues and replacement bus fun and games over this way for a few weeks now. Fingers crossed for a second attempt. What a consolation ride though and a cracking day to be out! Jaaaazzz Cycling ... I'll bet that TH-cam name is up for grabs! 🤣
It's a double-pain if you've got a bike with you of course. Most regionals will turn a blind eye to bikes in vestibules, but intercitys and their paltry four bike limit create untold stress when they cancel, send a different train set or declare all reservations invalid. I really wish that train companies were more welcoming to bikes (I'd happily pay extra if they were) but whilst the station and on-train staff are nearly always super helpful, the faceless 'suits' designing services and websites are not.
I've got to launch a spin-off channel at some point.... I bought the ticket for the 08:10 journey at 07:30 and there wasn't a mention of closures or even delays, then they sprung it on me. I'll probably repeat last week's route to Haslingden and extend it to Blackburn for a fully independent 85-90 miles.
Sat here with a chest infection feeling sorry for myself 🤒so your video is the nearest I’m go to get to cycling, cheers 👍I heard that Peter Post used to drive right up close to the TI Raleigh riders in time trials. I bet that made them go faster.A wind turbine will never recoup the cost of building it through producing electricity. The blades are non recyclable and have to be buried. What a waste of money 🥴
That's the last thing you wanted - hope it loosens up & clears quickly. The motorist on the descent but sensible and they followed me at 35-40 mph until the gradient eased and the road widened. Some people will never sit behind a bike, regardless of speed, then they slam the anchors on as soon as they've cleared you. I gave this one a cheery wave as they overtook. Not too far from the Long Causeway windfarm there's a massive site, lots of overseas investors involved, which had approval removed a few years ago but it's now back in business. It'll completely destroy the eco-system of a large area of moorland.
I love all those people in Bradford who claim people don't cycle because of the hills, yet we from Bradford spend our time at weekends in Kirklees and Calderdale climbing proper hills.
We know that Bradford is hillier than York or Selby and it's a fair old climb from the city centre to Undercliffe or Odsal, but we also know that a lot of people will find any excuse to take the car out. Still, the Pennines are always there for the connoisseurs.
Cheers, Robin. There's no stopping Pogi, he's in a different league and this makes him red-hot favourite for Lombardia - unless that Mytholmroyd e-bike shows up.... I was disappointed with the cancellation. The Sunday train service to Blackburn is terrible so I have to wait until next Saturday for another attempt at 'Colourfields'.
@@lindajesse8250 That's an interesting thought. According to wiki the band is from Manchester, which is only down the road. I haven't pinned down their 'origin story' - so maybe there's a connection to Blackburn. I'm not sure about the origins of the panopticon's name either. Something to dig into!
A fantastic day for a ride out yesterday Gordon, where there is a will there's a way as they say. Was that a titanium bike you were riding Gordon if so what are your thoughts on titanium bikes?
You're right, Mark. It's a Terry Dolan ADX Titanium and it's very interesting returning to it after 8-9 weeks on the modern Supersix. I'll do a comparison video in a few weeks but I'd describe it as being a lot smoother and more comfortable, especially on longer steadier rides. The downsides are that it flexes if you sprint hard and it takes more effort to ride at a given speed. The Ti would be my first choice for rides over 100 miles, the orange Supersix would get the nod for anything where speed is a factor.
@clippingin1593 thank you Gordon for your feedback on your bike very interesting 👍 I ride a carbon focus izalco max and a aluminium focus paralane on the roads and looking at a titanium bike for some gravel rides and have seen the planet x tempest which looks good.
@@markmcglincy3907 Ti soaks bumps in a different way to wide soft tyres on carbon bikes. It's a springier kind of suspension that doesn't completely dampen ground-feel. I struggle with very soft tyres which 'squidge' in corners when I'm descending at 40 mph. I have a couple of steel frame/steel fork bikes which behave in a similar way to the Ti but with a bit more rebound. Oh yes, I also run a Ti seatpost on this bike which adds to the ride quality.
Just wondering, but your no stranger to a long ride, surely it would be about the same distance as your favourite Pen-y-gent loop, if you just ride it all, or could make it similar, yes not returning via Wycoller, but you seem to have an excellent grasp of the smaller roads round the area, anyhow just a thought and that's been a bonus look round to boot, cheers
I looked into it on Friday, Richard. A round of the four sites is 65-70 miles with an additional 50 miles for me to ride to and from the circuit. Allowing for a few wrong turns and navigational errors I'm looking at 8 hours in that hilly country. If I do a more direct smash & grab on 'Colourfields' taking a similar route to last week's 'Halo' ride then it's 85-90 miles all-in. That second option c. 6 hours door-to-door is more realistic for the time I have available and the independence over a train-based attempt is very appealing.
Haha - I think we'll be waiting for a while for that to catch on! I was riding at 7-8 mph at that point and he must've been moving at twice my speed - I'm assuming that's full-boost on a legal UK e-bike - but he gave me plenty of room so I have no complaints. I've seen some deregulated electric-mopeds travelling at 25-30 mph in heavy traffic or on crowded streets - now that's scary stuff.
That decent after White House was stunning. Did you notice the penny fathing bike? Keep your flapjacks in your front pocket... made me laugh so much that comment.
White House to Littleborough is a great sweeper and the views are like something you'd see from an aircraft. It swings around so much that it can be confusing on a very windy day but the wind hadn't picked up yesterday. The car sat behind for a long way which I found off-putting at first but then I forgot about them and even gave a wave when they finally overtook. I'm not sure how long that penny farthing's been there - I can't recall it in the 2000s - maybe it appeared before the Tour de France went up that hill in 2014?
That's a great idea, Chris. I was thinking of a run to Slaidburn before the clocks change, with a few tweaks I could convert that into a witch-country ride.
@@ChrisSpriggs-rj2ys I'd pick a different, shorter ride because Wigglesworth - Slaidburn then over Waddington Fell is already fairly tough as part of a century ride. Instead I'd skirt across Burnley, climb the shoulder from Blacko then contour to Pendleton for the Nick. On the list before I put the summer bikes away.
Good afternoon Gordon. Thought I'd let you know that I tried the balcony route from Mytholmroyd and up Hathershelf and Steep Lane today (never tried it before). Absolutely marvellous. Views were grand and the tarmac far better than the bottom of Cragg Vale. Although I'm ashamed to say it, having ridden these parts for the last 6 years, I also couldn't take my eyes off Stoodley Pike all the way around. It felt like I was circling it. Never even noticed it before. A wonderful ride that I wouldn't have done without seeing Clipping In. Thank you (Dovestones, Jackson Bridge and Buckstones are on my autumn "to do" list, too)
It's great to read that you're finding inspiration in these rides, Matthew. The balcony routes are superb and they have history going back to Domesday and early medieval times. Steep Lane is a heck of a place to build a chapel!
I've got a long list of ride projects to film over the next 2-3 months so hopefully I'll be showcasing a few more interesting back roads in our area.
Great video Gordon, as always. Lovely day for a cycle. Some great views around Calderdale. Love Scout Road and that cycle along to Sowerby Bridge. I too was left waiting for a train that never came on saturday morning but as I live near the station I just went back to bed and waited for the next one about an hour and a half later! Train to Ribblenead then cycled back to Walsden. Crossed your track around Blackshaw Head but you would have been home by then.
You had a good ride there, Dave - some decent hills I'll bet.
I had to be home for 1:30 so I didn't want to spend too long on the train-travel. This was a good Plan B tho'
A few comments have said the Manc & Lancs trains are very erratic at the moment so I'll probably do an out & back to Blackburn of 85-90 miles to tick the 4th panopticon.
Some grand stuff up on those roads above Tod and The Hebden Valley Gordon, but I would say that wouldn’t I 😄….your silence was felt as the EBike cruised past on Scout Road 😆
This one was almost a tour of your back garden!
I had 'Blackburn - Home' imprinted on my mind and I rode the first few miles on autopilot. Thankfully the great weather & landscapes snapped me out of it.
@@clippingin1593 it’s all you’d ever want Gordon, and it’s right there on our doorsteps. Hopefully the trains will play ball this weekend and you can get the Ponootican ticked off.
I have noticed that there’s a lot of Rail Replacement bus shuttles around the Valley these last couple of weekends
@@michaeldenton2581 Cheers, Mick. I've planned an out & back to 'Colourfields' for 85-90 miles going Bacup - Haslingden - Oswaldtwistle - Ewood Park, so given the state of the trains I'll opt for the independent route.
Superb video that makes me enthusiastic to get back out to the north of Manchester instead of footling about on the Cheshire lanes. I loved the “no comment”. Well done! Cheers!
I soon forgot about the disappointment of the cancelled train once I'd gained a few hundred feet and could look out over the countryside.
That hill country has an atmosphere all of its own and now it's waiting for you, Leighton!
Some contrasts of views in that ride! lovely day for it, too nice to hang around a draughty station.
It was superb cycling weather and once I'd made the mental switch from a Blackburn ride I really enjoyed this Plan B effort.
At the weekend I'm hoping to ride to and from 'Colourfields', it's a round trip of 85-90 miles and I'll be independent of the rail system.
Turned out a cracking ride Gordon, beautiful views and some challenging climbs (would be for me)…I chuckled at the ‘no comment’ remark as e rider overtook you…😁
I'm lucky that the cancellation hit me at Halifax because once I'd snapped out of the 'Blackburn Panopticon' mindset I was able to put a good circuit together. Another comment says there are long-term delays and cancellations on the Lancs trains so I've plotted an out & back route to Blackburn which is 85-90 miles for an independent foray to 'Colourfields'
@@clippingin1593 Sounds good, I'll look forward to watching.
Another great vid Gordon.. great route you came up with on the fly.. you would make an awesome ride leader I’d certainly like to ride one of your routes.. 😊 Pete 👍🚴🏻🚴🏻🚴🏻
Thanks, Pete. I was lucky that the train cancellation hit me in Halifax rather than Accrington or an area I'm not familiar with.
Last year the trains dumped me in Preston and facing a 2 hour platform wait I decided to ride home - that was an adventure!
once again great video gordon unluck about the train but always another time better out on the bike anyway than those cold platforms! grand views descents and those lanes as well great looking ride 👍
Cheers, Ian. It was far too nice to be hanging around watching for rail schedule updates!
I don't have a lot of luck with trains + bikes.
Just before Xmas '21, I was stranded in an unheated Kirkby Stephen waiting room for 2:20 and when a train finally appeared it only went as far as Skipton.
@@clippingin1593 awful isn't it
It looked a marvellous area, especially the long causeway section. You definitely don't have luck with trains (I recall your trip to Lancashire last year). Love the way that e-biker breezed past you up, rather arrogantly (I might get one when I'm 90 !!!) p.a. annoying South-South-westerly wind on Saturday when heading home on the over Victoria and Insbirchworth way. I did wonder how i'd got there so fast!
Cutting me off at Halifax wasn't too bad - the Quality Street factory is just on the other side of the track... haha
The wind definitely picked up over the course of the morning & I think it swung by a few degrees too. It's very exposed at Ingbirchworth - no shelter for miles at a time.
I'm sure the e-biker had engaged some sort of 'turbo mode' because I was doing 7-8 mph and he left me for dead.
He gave me plenty of space so I've no complaints - it's just a shame there wasn't a big downhill immediately afterwards where I could return the favour.
Yes I could clearly see it in the distance! And nice to see the pike from that direction. Considering you had to re-jig on the fly, you came up with a cracking ride. Climbs, decent, archetypal mill towns, plus the usual snippets of trivia. I particularly liked some of those narrow laned climbs, as a nice contrast to the busy and speedy causeway. Your description of it as desolate was very apt.
I'd buy a huge drum-kit if I lived in that little farmhouse!
I was lucky to have the cancellation occur in Halifax rather than somewhere to the west where the roads are unfamiliar.
That narrow lane caught me by surprise, it's a lot steeper than I remember. I climbed it a couple of times with my dad when he was well into his 70s and I recall him saying it was 'a bit of a pull'. He can't have had anything lower than 39x25 or possibly 39x27, which would've really put me on the rack yesterday (I think I used 34x27 on the 11spd Ti bike)
Thanks for all the videos. I must confess, being new to the region, I use them to scrounge for interesting looking lanes and roads. That said it is rather hard to miss just going out and making it up as you go along, the countryside is so pretty. Although, mind you, my fun exploring rides also seem to be the ones where I find myself tackling some super-steep, flagstoned nightmare of a hill! Curiosity killed the cat - or my legs at least!
I'm glad you're finding them useful, Greg. I can guarantee, you won't see many cobbled monsters on this channel!
It's an amazing cycling area though.
I always try to include place-names and references in my commentary as well as the inset maps and captions.
When I moved to Paris in the 90s I picked up some paper maps and set about learning the roads. I got a few pointers from other cyclists but it was mostly exploration and adventure, with the language barrier for the first few months.
Good to see you enjoyed ABC Centreville 's regular club run route,and the 18% shoebox house hill climb😁
I wondered what it was called. Cheers for that, Gary.
I saw a couple of Centreville yesterday going the opposite way- one was wearing the away game orange jersey.
Well done on that hill climbs Gordon. That first one was some going! Great weather for it today. You can rest tomorrow, we have a rain prediction coming in.
I haven't climbed that little narrow lane for nearly 20 years and I remember it being 'quite steep'. Even more amazingly, I remember my dad riding it on 39x27 well into his 70s and saying 'it's a bit of a pull'.... haha
@@clippingin1593 a bit of a pull haha, they don’t make them like that anymore. 👍🏻
All sorts of train issues and replacement bus fun and games over this way for a few weeks now. Fingers crossed for a second attempt. What a consolation ride though and a cracking day to be out! Jaaaazzz Cycling ... I'll bet that TH-cam name is up for grabs! 🤣
It's a double-pain if you've got a bike with you of course. Most regionals will turn a blind eye to bikes in vestibules, but intercitys and their paltry four bike limit create untold stress when they cancel, send a different train set or declare all reservations invalid. I really wish that train companies were more welcoming to bikes (I'd happily pay extra if they were) but whilst the station and on-train staff are nearly always super helpful, the faceless 'suits' designing services and websites are not.
I've got to launch a spin-off channel at some point....
I bought the ticket for the 08:10 journey at 07:30 and there wasn't a mention of closures or even delays, then they sprung it on me.
I'll probably repeat last week's route to Haslingden and extend it to Blackburn for a fully independent 85-90 miles.
Nice ride.
Thanks, Vinnie. It took me a few miles to snap out of the 'Blackburn ride' mindset but the conditions were perfect for cycling.
Sat here with a chest infection feeling sorry for myself 🤒so your video is the nearest I’m go to get to cycling, cheers 👍I heard that Peter Post used to drive right up close to the TI Raleigh riders in time trials. I bet that made them go faster.A wind turbine will never recoup the cost of building it through producing electricity. The blades are non recyclable and have to be buried. What a waste of money 🥴
That's the last thing you wanted - hope it loosens up & clears quickly.
The motorist on the descent but sensible and they followed me at 35-40 mph until the gradient eased and the road widened.
Some people will never sit behind a bike, regardless of speed, then they slam the anchors on as soon as they've cleared you.
I gave this one a cheery wave as they overtook.
Not too far from the Long Causeway windfarm there's a massive site, lots of overseas investors involved, which had approval removed a few years ago but it's now back in business. It'll completely destroy the eco-system of a large area of moorland.
I love all those people in Bradford who claim people don't cycle because of the hills, yet we from Bradford spend our time at weekends in Kirklees and Calderdale climbing proper hills.
We know that Bradford is hillier than York or Selby and it's a fair old climb from the city centre to Undercliffe or Odsal, but we also know that a lot of people will find any excuse to take the car out. Still, the Pennines are always there for the connoisseurs.
Wish i could teleport to those yorkshire/(and lancashire) hills today. Panopticon suspense today! + Pogacar won his race in the rainbow jersey.
Cheers, Robin. There's no stopping Pogi, he's in a different league and this makes him red-hot favourite for Lombardia - unless that Mytholmroyd e-bike shows up....
I was disappointed with the cancellation. The Sunday train service to Blackburn is terrible so I have to wait until next Saturday for another attempt at 'Colourfields'.
I wonder, does the band Colourfield hail from that region?
@@lindajesse8250 That's an interesting thought. According to wiki the band is from Manchester, which is only down the road. I haven't pinned down their 'origin story' - so maybe there's a connection to Blackburn. I'm not sure about the origins of the panopticon's name either. Something to dig into!
A fantastic day for a ride out yesterday Gordon, where there is a will there's a way as they say. Was that a titanium bike you were riding Gordon if so what are your thoughts on titanium bikes?
You're right, Mark. It's a Terry Dolan ADX Titanium and it's very interesting returning to it after 8-9 weeks on the modern Supersix.
I'll do a comparison video in a few weeks but I'd describe it as being a lot smoother and more comfortable, especially on longer steadier rides.
The downsides are that it flexes if you sprint hard and it takes more effort to ride at a given speed.
The Ti would be my first choice for rides over 100 miles, the orange Supersix would get the nod for anything where speed is a factor.
@clippingin1593 thank you Gordon for your feedback on your bike very interesting 👍 I ride a carbon focus izalco max and a aluminium focus paralane on the roads and looking at a titanium bike for some gravel rides and have seen the planet x tempest which looks good.
@@markmcglincy3907 Ti soaks bumps in a different way to wide soft tyres on carbon bikes. It's a springier kind of suspension that doesn't completely dampen ground-feel. I struggle with very soft tyres which 'squidge' in corners when I'm descending at 40 mph.
I have a couple of steel frame/steel fork bikes which behave in a similar way to the Ti but with a bit more rebound.
Oh yes, I also run a Ti seatpost on this bike which adds to the ride quality.
@@clippingin1593 Thank you very much appreciated Gordon.
Just wondering, but your no stranger to a long ride, surely it would be about the same distance as your favourite Pen-y-gent loop, if you just ride it all, or could make it similar, yes not returning via Wycoller, but you seem to have an excellent grasp of the smaller roads round the area, anyhow just a thought and that's been a bonus look round to boot, cheers
I looked into it on Friday, Richard. A round of the four sites is 65-70 miles with an additional 50 miles for me to ride to and from the circuit. Allowing for a few wrong turns and navigational errors I'm looking at 8 hours in that hilly country. If I do a more direct smash & grab on 'Colourfields' taking a similar route to last week's 'Halo' ride then it's 85-90 miles all-in.
That second option c. 6 hours door-to-door is more realistic for the time I have available and the independence over a train-based attempt is very appealing.
The motorized bicycles that pass should always bow or curtsy to those who push the pedals. Lazy lumps.
Haha - I think we'll be waiting for a while for that to catch on! I was riding at 7-8 mph at that point and he must've been moving at twice my speed - I'm assuming that's full-boost on a legal UK e-bike - but he gave me plenty of room so I have no complaints.
I've seen some deregulated electric-mopeds travelling at 25-30 mph in heavy traffic or on crowded streets - now that's scary stuff.
@@lindajesse8250 hahaha...
That decent after White House was stunning. Did you notice the penny fathing bike? Keep your flapjacks in your front pocket... made me laugh so much that comment.
White House to Littleborough is a great sweeper and the views are like something you'd see from an aircraft. It swings around so much that it can be confusing on a very windy day but the wind hadn't picked up yesterday. The car sat behind for a long way which I found off-putting at first but then I forgot about them and even gave a wave when they finally overtook.
I'm not sure how long that penny farthing's been there - I can't recall it in the 2000s - maybe it appeared before the Tour de France went up that hill in 2014?
Maybe save Pendle Country for Halloween 😊
That's a great idea, Chris. I was thinking of a run to Slaidburn before the clocks change, with a few tweaks I could convert that into a witch-country ride.
@@clippingin1593 tackle Pendle Hill if you dare!
@@ChrisSpriggs-rj2ys I'd pick a different, shorter ride because Wigglesworth - Slaidburn then over Waddington Fell is already fairly tough as part of a century ride. Instead I'd skirt across Burnley, climb the shoulder from Blacko then contour to Pendleton for the Nick. On the list before I put the summer bikes away.
Jazz cycling😅.
Jazz cycling with arrows, Rob.
@@clippingin1593 I DID notice😅👍➡️.