Today I will take you on a cycling journey around the Rossendale Valley, first off climbing over the Owd Betts road 1000 ft up in the Pennines above Edenfield before taking on the iconic Ramsbottom Rake. The Rake is 25% steep at it’s most challenging section and is a little lung buster to say the least.
After this the route headed on towards Haslingden where the steel structured Panopticon, locally known as the Halo sits high up on Cribden End which over looks the town of Rawtenstall.
The final part of this ride was towards Crown Point above the town of Burnley where the Singing Ringing tree whistles and chimes as the cold winds pass through the steel pipes of this unique structure.
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I’m going to add a positive comment early in anticipation simply because we’ve been waiting for this for a while, and it’ll be a cracker I’m sure, plus the area is a stones throw from my own town so I’ll be giving this a go.
I do hope Daz that you and Mike are doing okay and you’ll both be riding together soon.
Drive that way to Rammy
What a great little surprise to see this video premiere as I click on here. I've had a very difficult few weeks & I will take any positive ATM. Happy new year everyone & let's pray we get a better spring than last year.
Thought you worked in Burnley,which you went through Cliviger
Great to see you back . Love all your cycling videos Daz. Happy new year.
Always enjoy your cycling videos, even in horrendous weather !
That was epic and loved the enthusiasm…Fancy riding up a very steep hill planting a camera then doing the climb again for our benefit well done I enjoyed your pain 🚴♂️👌🎥🥇
Happy new year daz went up the rake in the 80s didn't know it was called that then just seen 2vs on an os map. Good video mate
Great to see you back posting your rides Daz..fabulous video well done and Happy safe new year.
Awesome stuff mate
Great to see you back out there doing it for us. I was born in that part of the world and left when I was a 12 year old lad so it's always great to see it again through your eyes. Have lived in Melbourne, Australia for most of my life. By contrast, I did a ride this morning in 30 degrees. All the best for the New Year.
Great Vid! can you get to that singing tree thingy by bus!
Brilliant Darren, I have a set of those tyres on my silver trek(a bit wider) the wife has had me out shopping on my last two cycling days but she is back to work on Monday and then a break at Cunsey in the lakes for my son's 30th birthday. So cycling will resume on the 13th Jan. Proper cyclists go out on all weathers, great vid and happy new year.
Yay a good ol Dazp1 biking video, your more adventurous than I am pal, Zwift all the way for me this time of year. Hopefully bump into you both this year, maybe over Whalley way, I know you like it lol.