All sorts of train issues and replacement bus fun and games over this way for a few weeks now. Fingers crossed for a second attempt. What a consolation ride though and a cracking day to be out! Jaaaazzz Cycling … I'll bet that YouTube name is up for grabs! š¤£
Yes I could clearly see it in the distance! And nice to see the pike from that direction. Considering you had to re-jig on the fly, you came up with a cracking ride. Climbs, decent, archetypal mill towns, plus the usual snippets of trivia. I particularly liked some of those narrow laned climbs, as a nice contrast to the busy and speedy causeway. Your description of it as desolate was very apt.
Just wondering, but your no stranger to a long ride, surely it would be about the same distance as your favourite Pen-y-gent loop, if you just ride it all, or could make it similar, yes not returning via Wycoller, but you seem to have an excellent grasp of the smaller roads round the area, anyhow just a thought and that's been a bonus look round to boot, cheers
Well done on that hill climbs Gordon. That first one was some going! Great weather for it today. You can rest tomorrow, we have a rain prediction coming in.
Thanks for all the videos. I must confess, being new to the region, I use them to scrounge for interesting looking lanes and roads. That said it is rather hard to miss just going out and making it up as you go along, the countryside is so pretty. Although, mind you, my fun exploring rides also seem to be the ones where I find myself tackling some super-steep, flagstoned nightmare of a hill! Curiosity killed the cat – or my legs at least!
That decent after White House was stunning. Did you notice the penny fathing bike? Keep your flapjacks in your front pocket… made me laugh so much that comment.
Another great vid Gordon.. great route you came up with on the fly.. you would make an awesome ride leader Iād certainly like to ride one of your routes.. š Pete šš“š»š“š»š“š»
A fantastic day for a ride out yesterday Gordon, where there is a will there's a way as they say. Was that a titanium bike you were riding Gordon if so what are your thoughts on titanium bikes?
Sat here with a chest infection feeling sorry for myself š¤so your video is the nearest Iām go to get to cycling, cheers šI heard that Peter Post used to drive right up close to the TI Raleigh riders in time trials. I bet that made them go faster.A wind turbine will never recoup the cost of building it through producing electricity. The blades are non recyclable and have to be buried. What a waste of money š„“
Turned out a cracking ride Gordon, beautiful views and some challenging climbs (would be for me)ā¦I chuckled at the āno commentā remark as e rider overtook youā¦š
I love all those people in Bradford who claim people don't cycle because of the hills, yet we from Bradford spend our time at weekends in Kirklees and Calderdale climbing proper hills.
It looked a marvellous area, especially the long causeway section. You definitely don't have luck with trains (I recall your trip to Lancashire last year). Love the way that e-biker breezed past you up, rather arrogantly (I might get one when I'm 90 !!!) p.a. annoying South-South-westerly wind on Saturday when heading home on the over Victoria and Insbirchworth way. I did wonder how i'd got there so fast!
Some grand stuff up on those roads above Tod and The Hebden Valley Gordon, but I would say that wouldnāt I šā¦.your silence was felt as the EBike cruised past on Scout Road š
Great video Gordon, as always. Lovely day for a cycle. Some great views around Calderdale. Love Scout Road and that cycle along to Sowerby Bridge. I too was left waiting for a train that never came on saturday morning but as I live near the station I just went back to bed and waited for the next one about an hour and a half later! Train to Ribblenead then cycled back to Walsden. Crossed your track around Blackshaw Head but you would have been home by then.
Good afternoon Gordon. Thought I'd let you know that I tried the balcony route from Mytholmroyd and up Hathershelf and Steep Lane today (never tried it before). Absolutely marvellous. Views were grand and the tarmac far better than the bottom of Cragg Vale. Although I'm ashamed to say it, having ridden these parts for the last 6 years, I also couldn't take my eyes off Stoodley Pike all the way around. It felt like I was circling it. Never even noticed it before. A wonderful ride that I wouldn't have done without seeing Clipping In. Thank you (Dovestones, Jackson Bridge and Buckstones are on my autumn "to do" list, too)
once again great video gordon unluck about the train but always another time better out on the bike anyway than those cold platforms! grand views descents and those lanes as well great looking ride š
Superb video that makes me enthusiastic to get back out to the north of Manchester instead of footling about on the Cheshire lanes. I loved the āno commentā. Well done! Cheers!
Happy Christmas and thanks for the videos over the year. I did my first ride for a while today because I picked up a bad cold/virus thing and wondered if I was ready to venture out. As you say,it was quite warm today and I think I got away with it. I'm just back from the Galapagos and I wished I'd taken my bike computer to record a ride for strava. On the main island of Santa Cruz,there's only one road. It's 25 miles,going from one side to the other and you'd be dodging giant tortoises, but I did see a few cyclists (on old boneshaker bikes mostly) but you can hire bikes. I was also some time in Quito, where Richard Carapaz is a national hero. I wouldn't even think about cycling in Quito though – it's at 2800 m elevation and makes Sheffield feel pancake flat – and then there's the suicidal driving! Maybe that's why he won the Giro.
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Wish i could teleport to those yorkshire/(and lancashire) hills today. Panopticon suspense today! + Pogacar won his race in the rainbow jersey.
All sorts of train issues and replacement bus fun and games over this way for a few weeks now. Fingers crossed for a second attempt. What a consolation ride though and a cracking day to be out! Jaaaazzz Cycling … I'll bet that YouTube name is up for grabs! š¤£
The motorized bicycles that pass should always bow or curtsy to those who push the pedals. Lazy lumps.
Yes I could clearly see it in the distance! And nice to see the pike from that direction. Considering you had to re-jig on the fly, you came up with a cracking ride. Climbs, decent, archetypal mill towns, plus the usual snippets of trivia. I particularly liked some of those narrow laned climbs, as a nice contrast to the busy and speedy causeway. Your description of it as desolate was very apt.
Just wondering, but your no stranger to a long ride, surely it would be about the same distance as your favourite Pen-y-gent loop, if you just ride it all, or could make it similar, yes not returning via Wycoller, but you seem to have an excellent grasp of the smaller roads round the area, anyhow just a thought and that's been a bonus look round to boot, cheers
Well done on that hill climbs Gordon. That first one was some going! Great weather for it today. You can rest tomorrow, we have a rain prediction coming in.
Thanks for all the videos. I must confess, being new to the region, I use them to scrounge for interesting looking lanes and roads. That said it is rather hard to miss just going out and making it up as you go along, the countryside is so pretty. Although, mind you, my fun exploring rides also seem to be the ones where I find myself tackling some super-steep, flagstoned nightmare of a hill! Curiosity killed the cat – or my legs at least!
That decent after White House was stunning. Did you notice the penny fathing bike? Keep your flapjacks in your front pocket… made me laugh so much that comment.
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Another great vid Gordon.. great route you came up with on the fly.. you would make an awesome ride leader Iād certainly like to ride one of your routes.. š Pete šš“š»š“š»š“š»
Nice ride.
A fantastic day for a ride out yesterday Gordon, where there is a will there's a way as they say. Was that a titanium bike you were riding Gordon if so what are your thoughts on titanium bikes?
Sat here with a chest infection feeling sorry for myself š¤so your video is the nearest Iām go to get to cycling, cheers šI heard that Peter Post used to drive right up close to the TI Raleigh riders in time trials. I bet that made them go faster.A wind turbine will never recoup the cost of building it through producing electricity. The blades are non recyclable and have to be buried. What a waste of money š„“
Turned out a cracking ride Gordon, beautiful views and some challenging climbs (would be for me)ā¦I chuckled at the āno commentā remark as e rider overtook youā¦š
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Good to see you enjoyed ABC Centreville 's regular club run route,and the 18% shoebox house hill climbš
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I love all those people in Bradford who claim people don't cycle because of the hills, yet we from Bradford spend our time at weekends in Kirklees and Calderdale climbing proper hills.
It looked a marvellous area, especially the long causeway section. You definitely don't have luck with trains (I recall your trip to Lancashire last year). Love the way that e-biker breezed past you up, rather arrogantly (I might get one when I'm 90 !!!) p.a. annoying South-South-westerly wind on Saturday when heading home on the over Victoria and Insbirchworth way. I did wonder how i'd got there so fast!
Some grand stuff up on those roads above Tod and The Hebden Valley Gordon, but I would say that wouldnāt I šā¦.your silence was felt as the EBike cruised past on Scout Road š
Great video Gordon, as always. Lovely day for a cycle. Some great views around Calderdale. Love Scout Road and that cycle along to Sowerby Bridge. I too was left waiting for a train that never came on saturday morning but as I live near the station I just went back to bed and waited for the next one about an hour and a half later! Train to Ribblenead then cycled back to Walsden. Crossed your track around Blackshaw Head but you would have been home by then.
Good afternoon Gordon. Thought I'd let you know that I tried the balcony route from Mytholmroyd and up Hathershelf and Steep Lane today (never tried it before). Absolutely marvellous. Views were grand and the tarmac far better than the bottom of Cragg Vale. Although I'm ashamed to say it, having ridden these parts for the last 6 years, I also couldn't take my eyes off Stoodley Pike all the way around. It felt like I was circling it. Never even noticed it before. A wonderful ride that I wouldn't have done without seeing Clipping In. Thank you (Dovestones, Jackson Bridge and Buckstones are on my autumn "to do" list, too)
Some contrasts of views in that ride! lovely day for it, too nice to hang around a draughty station.
once again great video gordon unluck about the train but always another time better out on the bike anyway than those cold platforms! grand views descents and those lanes as well great looking ride š
Superb video that makes me enthusiastic to get back out to the north of Manchester instead of footling about on the Cheshire lanes. I loved the āno commentā. Well done! Cheers!
Happy Christmas and thanks for the videos over the year. I did my first ride for a while today because I picked up a bad cold/virus thing and wondered if I was ready to venture out. As you say,it was quite warm today and I think I got away with it. I'm just back from the Galapagos and I wished I'd taken my bike computer to record a ride for strava. On the main island of Santa Cruz,there's only one road. It's 25 miles,going from one side to the other and you'd be dodging giant tortoises, but I did see a few cyclists (on old boneshaker bikes mostly) but you can hire bikes. I was also some time in Quito, where Richard Carapaz is a national hero. I wouldn't even think about cycling in Quito though – it's at 2800 m elevation and makes Sheffield feel pancake flat – and then there's the suicidal driving! Maybe that's why he won the Giro.