Sunday 8th February. CANCELLED!!!

Gunner · Last edited by Gunner on Wed Feb 04, 2009 8:51 pm; edited 1 time in total

SUNDAY 8TH FEBRUARY.

Looking at doing a re-run of the January Forum Ride on this date depending on interest.

It was a very popular ride on the day over a very varied course.

START .....................GUISBOROUGH VISITORS CENTRE.

TIME .........................0900HRS

DISTANCE.............14 MILE very approx.

ROUTE.......................From the Visitor Centre, cut across Home Farm, climb the "Unsuitables". At the gate from the woods onto the moor turn left and cross to the Tees Link path via the Cleveland Way. Drop down the track into Sleddale, then climb up to Percy Rigg and head North and cross to Gribdale Gate. Climb up to Cooks Monument, steep singletrack down across the Moor to enter and through Bleach Mill Wood.
Climb up to Coates Moor and through forest singletrack to return to Gribdale.
From Gribdale, climb up onto Great Ayton Moor and head to Hutton Moor for a rattle down the "Unsuitables" and back to the car park.

** the only change to the above would be if the conditions were muddy we'd bypass the downhill to Gribdale Gate and use the "steps" to prevent getting "clayed" up Embarassed

Further info and map see here;

http://www.mtbe.co.uk/january-forum-ride-t1695.html

A report on the January ride here:

http://www.mtbe.co.uk/january-forum-ride-2009-re-a-k-a-dancing-on-ice- 2-t1908.html

Wink

Gouldy · Joined: 08 Jan 2008 Posts: 863 Location: Ingleby Barwick

I,ll be up for this weekend off Very Happy

grant · Joined: 22 Jun 2008 Posts: 850

not going to make this one i will be away on that weekend in scotland for the wifes birthday ..

Upforit · Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 11:43 pm Post subject:

Extremely tempting when compared to painting a wall. I'll see how the kitchen goes this weekend. Don't have any worries with the missus, just my own conscience Rolling Eyes

Gunner · Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 3:22 pm Post subject:

Richard, the wall will "always" be there, this ride won't wait, Cool

See you there Wink

Gouldy · Joined: 08 Jan 2008 Posts: 863 Location: Ingleby Barwick

stanghow steve · Joined: 15 Jun 2008 Posts: 299 Location: nr guisbrough

i should be there for this one Very Happy

mr-marty-martin · Joined: 30 Jun 2008 Posts: 3780

was wanting to do this one aswell

but final cross race of the season at richmond Very Happy

matt.will · Joined: 13 Jan 2008 Posts: 448

Think I might show my face for this one. Assuming I can get out of bed!

Gunner · Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 9:00 pm Post subject:

Sorry guy's but I'm going to make an executive decision Shocked

and have to cancel this ride........... Rolling Eyes

RUDDY shame I know, but if you read my other post on the MTB discussion board then you'd know that I was out at Gibber today and the conditions on the ground were really bad.

I think that given the weather forecast there is a very real possibility that this would just be a re-run of the December Forum Ride, not the January one, and even if the weather does improve I think the going would be so difficult due to the water/snow that the ride would be pretty much un-enjoyable.

Sorry, but I just thought I'd post this up sooner rather than later so that people are able to make other plans if they still want to ride........

Crying or Very sad

Gouldy · Joined: 08 Jan 2008 Posts: 863 Location: Ingleby Barwick

No problem, I think that we have been very lucky on the last few rides that we have not had any injuries considering the amount of ice and mud we have been through and the amount off falls we had or should i say i had Laughing

Its been a long winter when you consider what we were riding this time last year roll on spring Very Happy

johnc · Joined: 21 Dec 2007 Posts: 403 Location: stockton

prob best due to conditions at present, would defo be a re run of december forum ride Confused

Gunner · Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 9:09 pm Post subject:

John, the forecast for overnight Saturday is minus 4 degrees, that I have seen. I think it will take some time for it to become rideable up there, especially if it stays as it was when I was out there on Wednesday.

Certainly no fun and I don't want people travelling down there not to be able to ride when I've seen what the conditions are most likely to be like.

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