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Gunner Joined: 15 Apr 2007 Posts: 1050 Location: Under Whitestone-Cliffe on the Lake.	Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:15 pm    Post subject: April Forum Ride, MAP. Just thought I'd post a map of April's proposed Forum Ride, sorry I couldn't get it to a larger scale, I'm still practicing with this ruddy map lark!! Anyway, it gives any one with a map a rough idea of the sort of terrain we'll be doing, the START/FINISH point is the CAR PARK in the top left corner. Clicking on the map should enlarge it........ See you there........ _________________ "Money talks, but it don't sing and dance and it don't walk....."
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gerard Joined: 07 Feb 2008 Posts: 7	Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 11:31 am    Post subject: how far's the ride?
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matt.will Joined: 13 Jan 2008 Posts: 96	Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 4:16 pm    Post subject: Gunner - what do you think about taking your route, leaving it essentailly the same but turning into a figure of 8 with the bottom half done clockwise?: Looking at my edited map above, point 1 is very difficult to climb but is an entertaining descent, stretch the route south a bit coming out of Bransdale at point 2 to climb on tarmac, point 3 is a better descent than climb, we'd have to do section at point 4 twice but it's a good downhill stretch anyway. Maybe 20/21/22 miles in all?
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soshea Joined: 13 Jan 2008 Posts: 95 Location: NUNTHORPE	Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 4:30 pm    Post subject: looks good to me matt.them hills r a lot better to desent than climb...
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johnc Joined: 21 Dec 2007 Posts: 98 Location: stockton	Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 4:38 pm    Post subject: yeh i agree with matt & sean _________________ http://www.justgiving.com/johncaldicott thanks
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Gunner Joined: 15 Apr 2007 Posts: 1050 Location: Under Whitestone-Cliffe on the Lake.	Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 5:32 pm    Post subject: Yeah, that's no problem with me, though I think we should organise a review at the start of point 4, ON THE SECOND LAP, as to whether anybody wants to to re-ride that section and complete the route, or return to the start via Jacksons Bank (the way we came). My only reason for this is, I personally feel that the route is more demanding done in the direction you suggest, the long tarmac climb out of Bransdale then becomes a fair climb off road, as does the section out of Tribsdale Beck towards the start of point 4. Other than that, I'm happy to go whatever direction _________________ "Money talks, but it don't sing and dance and it don't walk....."
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matt.will Joined: 13 Jan 2008 Posts: 96	Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 5:52 pm    Post subject: Quote: I think we should organise a review at the start of point 4, ON THE SECOND LAP, as to whether anybody wants to to re-ride that section and complete the route, or return to the start via Jacksons Bank (the way we came). Good idea, people might be ready for home by then. Quote: the long tarmac climb out of Bransdale then becomes a fair climb off road, as does the section out of Tribsdale Beck towards the start of point 4.: Climbing out of Bransdale's not too bad once you're off the tarmac, it's a bit of a long boring drag but not too steep and the descent into Tripsdale's really good from that side, though, yeh, the climb out of the other side is a bitch!
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darrenvt2 Joined: 11 Mar 2008 Posts: 17	Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 9:27 pm    Post subject: i dont mind the climbs i tend not to fall off as much
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soshea Joined: 13 Jan 2008 Posts: 95 Location: NUNTHORPE	Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 3:54 pm    Post subject: darren who are you trying to kid,you are as bad as me for falling off..
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Gouldy Joined: 08 Jan 2008 Posts: 276 Location: ingleby barwick	Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:01 pm    Post subject: Looking forward to this one will be tester for my fitness and looks like it is going to be a good turn out, going to try and stay on my bike more than darren and sosha NO JUST LUCK _________________ Cheers Keith
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gerard Joined: 07 Feb 2008 Posts: 7	Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 9:54 am    Post subject: me and benn will only be doing the single route not the figure 8. i need 2 get back 4 boro match at 1.30
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