Oldham to Blackburn Road Cycling Ride 25% Climb in Ramsbottom #cycling #giantbikes

The Barely Average Cyclist
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You see the new camera it’s got the screen at the front all right sicking it I have brand new goo oh the wind’s blowing how we Jesus Christ what the hell oh my God talking about stop if I knew from the day one I would bought this I would have kep my

Baliz a cck b is anybody coming no just I don’t know it’s just us I ready yeah all right guys what’s up we are 27 minutes into the ride me and zie today where a off can’t see you wave wave a leg shake a leg I can’t see you there

You are okay we’re on our way to Blackburn today Blackburn where’s that Blackburn somewhere north of Manchester go there and we’re going to stamp our flag of ASR so you join us 46 minutes in the the ride and we’re still into the in the deepest depths of the Lancashire Woolen towns Woolen towns

Industry towns we’ve been through Alder we went through budy actually buy now I think uh yeah so we’ not seen a lane a nice Country Lane anything s is meeting his mates he in bu all second home here so we’ve swapped the ches quiet country cheser lanes for the roads and Bottles

Broken bottles of buy I’m on the road road bike today my giant uh defi he on his cube with carbon wheels and he’s got the he’s he’s he’s rocking the ASR top as usual can you see the new camera he’s got the screen at the front all right sick I have brand

New train station behind me Railway Pub here and this is Rams butt nice lovely Church in the center it’s all going on here in Ram bom all going on look at this at this to you B nice check this out what’s inside all right so I if you

Can see that it’s a a wheel cap 360 View giant vas draws it its inspiration from the legacy of the Industrial Revolution in the valley the classical shapes of the V reflects the local at that’s the climb there pretty much all red towards the top and that’s the actual climb

There so let’s go look got that to come it’s been hard enough already what the hell how to kill it the pedals turn in the pedals that was tough the yeah where on the left here on the left here they taking it right now left left left oh yeah

There that was difficult 25% I went on for about 0.7 of a mile miles the entire climb it’s man it alhamdulillah they come there Brown stroke is a Dracula it’s amazing especially in the mist and these dead trees around it that was 25% no it was 25 that was deep the first

Time I’ve seen a 25% figure ever ever on a sign post I’ve never seen anything I’m telling you that was steep is a town in the UK England called ramp botom and that’s it right there for 16 miles and uh we finally come to a bit of a

Countryside bit of Countryside more like what we used to on the roads rating of absolutely well I want to swap my mayorca holiday for Holiday here in Burnley anyway or Rams bottom or whatever you want to call it black bur black it’s not Blackburn not Blackburn

You have got another 10 miles who lives in Blackburn you all know black v is known for it’s the Mills and the cotton industry the wool and stuff and so and so we’ve just been P we’ve just been P so we’ve just been ped uh an industrial Museum

There well that’s not it I’m just showing you that bridge but it’s like our uh Manchester industrial something something in uh in Manchester anyone fil you know Liverpool Street anybody famous yeah the the Euro garages Brothers the Ibrahim Brothers yes B yeah let’s go spons not confident nice

Been climbing now for it’s about 2 miles oh not the not the best of climbs I.E too many cars around the side don’t like it it’s not fun uh but the climb has been really gradual to be honest talking 5% 6% so good training fora good training for oh

the wind’s blown out we jeez Jesus Christ what the hell oh my God talk about storm there’s 2.7 miles going up and probably see him coming down and and uh we think it we uh a good PA going off uh averaging at 12 M hour 24 miles

You know you’re in black there now look at that huge Euro gares group building you don’t know what it is yeah they’re the billionaire Muslims live from blackb course as guys so we’ve arrived here in blackb you can smell it in the air can smell that smell that

B got the mustards here that’s a nice one actually that’s a nice Miss that’s really nice nice cool so the update is we’re here in Blackburn and as usual Sophie wants to change the route on the Fly another one yeah oh yeah nice the M there uh and

Anyway so uh he wants to go to chall as usual so we just making a detour now I changed the route to go to these speed Breakers are bloody huge huge in Black bur right guys we got special treat for you now wait hang on we’ve got special

Treat special treat for you here we’ve got special guest appearance from the one un only this is what Cy has every cycling Essentials everybody thinks what style this is ASR 1976 one of the early early early bike packs that zie put together so never leave home without

Your rust you never know just found on the side of the road and just Pi it up you never know when you need this B Blackburn Cathedral this must be yes a Cathedral Square and garden Queen Victoria they all Queen Vic is it yeah the

Uh master of India and all that took all the weth trillions of pounds he took from India 2 and 1/2 Mile climb whatever uh so we’re almost at the top high up windy again so you probably can’t hear me on the microphone how high is that as well the water wow

Nice we are still 1 hour 15 away from uh our return Point destination got tired uh so we’re here at the golden arches but we’re not going here to eat anything we are going to spend a penny but we’re not going to eat anything uh because we’re boycotting the golden

Arches uh and we found a little cafe just across the road so we’re going to go there fancy fancy see new here how you doing P that’s a bit of coincidence isn’t it yeah we’re both in riding in the same Cafe at the same time and it says we

Still got 1 hour 14 minutes to go another 14 14 15 miles left so we thought ah sack this for the game of soldiers we need a break we needed a break uh so we needed a coffee cake just to recharge the a little bit cuz can’t

Keep going in that P we were going hard w’t we we’ just come out of the cafe just come out of the cafe and we’ve been welcomed by a downpour of rain we have actually gone off Route for some reason I don’t know why but we’ll figure

That afterwards we are at heating Park yeah in press switch and the weather’s changed yes and uh the mood’s going dump but Subhan Allah I started show something to AR yeah bring his spirits up and look at this guy just look at this give it a couple of seconds and

Then contemplate it think about it guys about look at it look at it look at thish what is that that tree in that tree just look at the tree you got amazing lamb yes and then you got at the end subh that’s Allah’s name how perfect

Can you get we’re in Heaton Park guys and we’re just making a cut through and hopefully get back on Route it’s looking a bit clearer there yeah yeah and we’re not that far off anyway we oh never seen this before getting absolutely Pelt we’re here in Middleton now and it’s GRE light

As you can see still in the rain still couple of Miles maybe I’m just a passenger I’m just okay let back getting wet any it’s fine to wet you are you you’re not going to melt nice go no no I’m talking to the camera I’ve just said goodbye to zulie and I’m just

Climbing my way through WTH Park and uh back to the car that’s the end of the rideo good 4 hours 45 minutes wow it’s 4:00 and I need to change gear so I’m going to put the camera in