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Sunday's Reliability Ride
Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 3:11 pm
by like my bike
Anyone riding from Stamford Bridge area, I'll be in Swordmans Car Park at 8.15 am to ride to Square.
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 4:42 pm
by stevesavage
What a good Reliability Ride on Sunday. Nearly 60 riders at the Square and the weather was a perfect winters day. The pace seemed very steady but an average speed of 19mph isn't bad considering all those hills.
Anyone got any tales to tell?
Finally thanks to Cath and Paul for organising all the paperwork.
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 6:03 pm
by Rob
Starting at the back we swept up a few riders and finished in just a bit over 4 hours. Fabulous day - did anyone look to the right on the climb out of Ampleforth? What a view!
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 7:42 pm
by Arthur
Sadly I didn't make it. Kath had been to a hen night the night before, and really wasn't very well......
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 9:02 am
by mal
Rob - couldn't be at all grumpy about that ride. Started at the front and got shelled out (expected), didn't get swept up (unexpected), got round in under 4 hours (good for me), Ampleforth view was excellent, equally good was the top of Birdsall. Anybody got any tips on how I can get up those hills better?
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 12:50 pm
by like my bike
Mal - There's no secret ride more hills!
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 3:17 pm
by stevesavage
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 6:37 pm
by BroomWagon
Enjoyable ride as ever. Managed to achieve my first target for this year which was to beat my last two year's average speed for the reliability. Did that easily thanks to Ian for letting me sit on his back wheel from Malton and waiting on Birdsall. Can't say I noticed the view at Ampleforth, all I can remember at that point was my heart felt like it was exploding.
As for getting better at hills by riding them, that's all I seem to do but I never get any better
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 6:44 pm
by Rob
Don't listen to Mal's self-depreciation - he appears pretty useful in the hills to me.....