Howard’s runs list ended with the Coal Road; some of us vets hope to keep the formal club runs going at least up until Easter as this saves time deciding where to go from Dalton Square and gives members an idea of distance, destination etc. I know some members who are Fred Whitton and Etape…
For those who could not collect a certificate of completion for the 2012 Coal Road Challenge Reliability Ride: Coal_Road_2012.pdf Download this file
Driven round route to check for any problem areas. No snow or ice. In general the road surfaces have suffered over the Winter. On leaving Wray village a large pothole in gutter; 1 mile towards Wennington even larger road edge pothole. Beyond Wennington broken road surface. Gravel on both sides of Coal Road. In Dentdale potholes…
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On Friday 17 Feb Ben led his Vanilla Bikes squad over Barbondale to Sedbergh up Garsdale then over the Coal Road and up Dent Head. Only saw a bit of snow in a field. So our route is clear altho Geoff tells me they met a patch of ice above Ingleton last Sunday. I’ll be driving…
Just to put you in the mood!
Lancaster CC Spoco
Circuit of the Lune Valley After last weeks flirtatious with hypothermia it felt positively tropical as temperatures reached double figures for Lancaster cc’s round of the Lakes and Lancs Spoco league. After a swift kick up the backside after last weeks debacle, I managed to arrive at signing on in plenty of time and was…
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