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"Simon Mason" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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Nice spring evening yesterday, so tried a 30 mile ride on
the new road bike. Got togged up in shorts and new yellow
Gore jacket (still a bit chilly E wind), so could I pass
for a proper roadie (oh no- I've become what I said I
never would!)

Simon is now a roadie. Time to shave the legs. :-)

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What I need to do now is head west for some proper hills
and see if the twin chainrings give a low enough bottom
gear to climb - if not I'll have to fit a triple I reckon.

How monstrous are those hills? I doubt you'll feel the need
for a triple. Besides, it would ruin the new macho image.

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Simon is now a roadie. Time to shave the legs. :-)

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Dave Kahn said:

How monstrous are those hills? I doubt you'll feel the
need for a triple. Besides, it would ruin the new
macho image.

In t'old days you were considered a wuss if you had a
sprocket bigger than 21T. No-one would have dared turn up
with a triple chainset unless it was a touring bike or MTB.
I don't know what the world's coming to, I really don't ;-)

Dave Kahn said:

"Simon Mason" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Nice spring evening yesterday, so tried a 30 mile ride on
the new road bike. Got togged up in shorts and new yellow
Gore jacket (still a bit chilly E wind), so could I pass
for a proper roadie (oh no- I've become what I said I
never would!)

Simon is now a roadie. Time to shave the legs. :-)

Quoted message said:

What I need to do now is head west for some proper hills
and see if the twin chainrings give a low enough bottom
gear to climb - if not I'll have to fit a triple I
reckon.

How monstrous are those hills? I doubt you'll feel the
need for a triple. Besides, it would ruin the new
macho image.

I can find you monstrous hills in West Yorkshire. I used to
grunt round my Bronte Circuit on a 39x24 but it is much
easier and therefore I can go further with a triple (30x24).

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I can find you monstrous hills in West Yorkshire. I used
to grunt round my Bronte Circuit on a 39x24 but it is much
easier and therefore I can go further with a triple
(30x24).

Have to agree with you there - some killers! rather use the
triple than have to get off and walk up - now that really
isn't macho.

Simon Mason said:

What I need to do now is head west for some proper hills
and see if the twin chainrings give a low enough bottom
gear to climb - if not I'll have to fit a triple I
reckon. Rain expected tomorrow, so might try a half
century today :-)

Let me know if you need any help with routes west of Leeds.

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I can find you monstrous hills in West Yorkshire. I used
to grunt round my Bronte Circuit on a 39x24 but it is much
easier and therefore I can go further with a triple
(30x24).

The best way to climb hills is to have only one gear, and
shoes that offer no traction on tarmac. That way you have no
choice but to make it to the top... by hook or crook!

Jon

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Simon is now a roadie. Time to shave the legs. :-)

.jpgs!!!

Cheers, helen s

Hmm, don't forget I play 5 a side as well - I might be at a
loss to explain the lack of leg hair! Simon M.

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Simon Mason said:

What I need to do now is head west for some proper hills
and see if the twin chainrings give a low enough bottom
gear to climb - if not I'll have to fit a triple I
reckon. Rain expected tomorrow, so might try a half
century today :-)

Let me know if you need any help with routes west of
Leeds.

It's 60 miles to Leeds - I meant west of Hull, i.e.
Yorkshire Wolds!

Simon m.

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Let me know if you need any help with routes west of
Leeds.

It's 60 miles to Leeds - I meant west of Hull, i.e.
Yorkshire Wolds!

Then you should be nicely warmed up when you get there!

Jon

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Simon Mason said:

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Simon Mason said:

What I need to do now is head west for some proper hills
and see if the twin chainrings give a low enough bottom
gear to climb - if not I'll have to fit a triple I
reckon. Rain expected tomorrow, so might try a half
century today :-)

Let me know if you need any help with routes west
of Leeds.

It's 60 miles to Leeds - I meant west of Hull, i.e.
Yorkshire Wolds!

Simon m.

I thought you meant PROPER HILLS :-), if you feel like an
excursion into the Pennines I'd be happy to tell you about
my favourite hilly routes.

Simon Mason said:

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Simon is now a roadie. Time to shave the legs. :-)

.jpgs!!!

Cheers, helen s

Hmm, don't forget I play 5 a side as well - I might be at
a loss to explain the lack of leg hair! Simon M.

When I used to play 5-a-side no one commented on my smooth
legs - much to my surprise.

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I thought you meant PROPER HILLS :-), if you feel like an
excursion into

the

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Pennines I'd be happy to tell you about my favourite
hilly routes.

Shudder! Thanks for the offer, but I'd better see if I can
handle the Wolds first with a double chainring. Simon M.

Simon Mason said:

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I thought you meant PROPER HILLS :-), if you feel like an
excursion into the Pennines I'd be happy to tell you
about my favourite hilly routes.

Shudder! Thanks for the offer, but I'd better see if I
can handle the Wolds first with a double chainring.
Simon M.

I don't think I have spent much time in that part of East
Yorkshire, maybe this year I may ride to Hull and back
(typed that very carefully)

I would be grateful for any reccomendations for Leeds centric road routes.
30-40 miles would be ideal 🙂

Routes East of Hull are best avoided in my opinion by
the way ;-)

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I would be grateful for any reccomendations for Leeds centric road routes.
30-40 miles would be ideal 🙂

Leeds -A58 to Collingham, back road to Harewood then
Arthington, Pool; Otley; Bramhope and back to Leeds is
around 33 miles starting in Meanwood.

A 25 mile loop uses the A61 to Harewood then to
Arthington etc.

Try it, you'll like it.

t'other Vernon in Leeds

Paul said:

I would be grateful for any reccomendations for Leeds
centric road routes. 30-40 miles would be ideal 🙂

Routes East of Hull are best avoided in my opinion by
the way ;-)

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Which side of Leeds are you ? I am in Morley and have lots
of routes around here of varying length and hillyness.

A fairly easy 40 miler takes me from Morley through
Rothwell, Oulton, Woodlesford, Swillington, Garforth, Barwick-in-Elmet-
Scholes, Thorner, East Rigton, East Keswick, Harewood and
back to Leeds on the A61.

Instead of coming home from Harewood I often go down
Harewood bank and on the A659 to Otley then back on the
A660, this makes it about 50 miles for
me.

A much more hilly ride, one 'hill' is a long drag of 8 miles
and passes over that high bridge spanning the M62 at
Scammonden Resevoir takes me from Morley on the A650 then
A58 through Cleckheaton onto Brighouse. A643 to Elland then
the B6114 onto the moor, (my map says the altitude is 453m
by the way, this is the 8 mile drag, a killer with a head
wind) At the junction turn left onto the A640 all the way
back , pass under the M62, take the first right back under
the motorway again and around the northern side of
Huddersfield to the junction with the A644 (Cooper Bridge).
Then home on the A62 with left at 5 lanes cross onto the
A651 then after passing through Gomersal, turn right back on
the A58 and onthe A650.(This dogleg makes for one long hill
instead of two or three shorter but steeper ones)This ride
is 42 miles for me with some super views and testing hills.

Mail me if you want more accurate details or want anymore
routes, I generally do rides of at least 40 miles,
usually 60+

Cheers Vernon and MSeries

I will give your suggestions a try out soon as I am keen
to make better use of the improving weather and to
extend my range.

I also live in sunny Morley and despite our illustrious
cycling history rarely see other road cyclists.

Thanks again

Paul

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I would be grateful for any reccomendations for Leeds
centric road routes. 30-40 miles would be ideal 🙂

Routes East of Hull are best avoided in my opinion by
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I used to live in Burley-in-Wharfedale and I worked first in
Bradfor then Leeds. Cycling to work was uphill for 6 miles,
down hill for ttwp or three then flat the rest of the way. A
nice rout would be out through bramhope down through otley
then on to burley, then up towards guisley on through rawdon
and along back into leeds. 25miles? extend it by droping
down int pool and along into otley and burley up to guisley
and the same as before. Or for a bit of a challenge out to
lawnswood, on up to tinshill back roads behind the airport
along past the airpot into yeadon, drop down into guisely,
down towards burley, along by the river through otley,
ontowards pool, up pool bank straight past the airport down
int rawdon and back into leeds. Not sure of the distance,
but the hight should help you sleep at night🙂

I feel quite home sick now, after typing all that. Ah
well...
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