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From Leeds up Wharfedale to Addingham over to Keighley via Silsden. Up to
Haworth, Oxenhope and over Oxenhope Moor to Hebden Bridge (43 miles, 21
directly home from here).

I'll have to give the route a try. I can always stop off at a pals at
Haworth for tea and cake. I know the route quite well as i used to have to
visit a robotic telescope on the moors between Haworth and Hebden Bridge.
I'm not sure that I'm up for all the climbing though or are the hills not as
severe as I imagine them? My memory tells me that the climbs are only
marginally less prolonged than Kettlewell to Coverdale and have no 'killer
sections'

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This is where I picked up the second route and
turned right to Todmorden and on to Littleborough. Over a great climb on

the

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A58 and a superb descent to Ripponden. Home via Elland, Brighouse, Cooper
Bridge.

This bit of Yorkshire is a complete mystery to me.

82 miles in total giving me 101 for the weekend.

Double my mileage but there again I'm nearly double your weight so I'm
claiming parity :-)

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I saw lots of cyclists today, lots more than usual and many more
motorcyclists than usual. It was a good day for it, sunny with the wind

from

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the West giving a me a tailwind for the journey home.

None of my miles benfited from tailwinds :-( Soon I'll have the luxury of
choosing pedal cycle or motor cycle for journeys...I've been hankering after
a motor cycle since I trashed my last one seven years ago only just plucked
up courage to negotiate an acquisition from my personal Ayatollah-ess

I did 25 miles on the Raleight R100 yesterday evening (Leeds - Selby and a
train back) and 25 miles on the Galaxy today; a 12 mile loop round Meanwood,
Alwoodly, Eccup and Wike and a 13 mile loop taking in the city centre, canal
basin, Leeds Liverpool canal towpath to Kirkstall and back to Meanwood.
The last ride was a utilitarian one -to pay some cheques into my account and
I surprised myself by choosing to cycle instead of driving into town.

I'm dithering about cycling into work in Bradford a couple of times per
week. It's a 30 mile return journey but heavily polluted round the ring
road - it would do wonders for upping my weekly mileage but perhaps not so
good for my lungs :-(

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From Leeds up Wharfedale to Addingham over to Keighley via Silsden. Up

to

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Haworth, Oxenhope and over Oxenhope Moor to Hebden Bridge (43 miles, 21
directly home from here).

I'll have to give the route a try. I can always stop off at a pals at
Haworth for tea and cake. I know the route quite well as i used to have

to

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visit a robotic telescope on the moors between Haworth and Hebden Bridge.
I'm not sure that I'm up for all the climbing though or are the hills not

as

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severe as I imagine them? My memory tells me that the climbs are only
marginally less prolonged than Kettlewell to Coverdale and have no 'killer
sections'

I used to do these loops on a 39x24 until last year and had to save them for
when I was at my fittest. With a triple chainset (30x25) they are easily do
able, none of the uphill parts in the anti clockwise direction have gradient
warnings, the descent into Hebden Bridge is 17% though its actually closed
at them moment to have the walls rebuilt so I crusied up & down with very
little traffic around. I don't think I was in my lowest gear much on this
climb. This route is long and tough but not as tough as Coverdale as it
doesn't have the 25% section. The hills are not that steep just pretty
lengthy, there is a steep section in Oxenhope for about three quarters of a
mile and it is tempting to give it ones all in this section and leave
nothing for the rest ! From Keighley to Hebden Bridge is 10 miles, I reckon
about half is climbing half descending.

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This is where I picked up the second route and
turned right to Todmorden and on to Littleborough. Over a great climb on

the

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A58 and a superb descent to Ripponden. Home via Elland, Brighouse,

Cooper

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Bridge.

This bit of Yorkshire is a complete mystery to me.

I checked out a new road on Saturday which was about two miles all downhill,
speed camera in a 30 mph section ;-) I have several routes due West of
Morley, each side of the M62 which cross it several times. All are hilly
with splendid views and little traffic. Through the towns, Huddersfield,
Cleckheaton, Heck., Brighouse, Elland there is usually a fair amount of
traffic

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82 miles in total giving me 101 for the weekend.

Double my mileage but there again I'm nearly double your weight so I'm
claiming parity :-)

I have lost one stone since losing my job. Not related but coincidental with
a mega healthy eating campaign and more time to ride - well kind of
related.

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None of my miles benfited from tailwinds :-( Soon I'll have the luxury of
choosing pedal cycle or motor cycle for journeys...I've been hankering

after

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a motor cycle since I trashed my last one seven years ago only just

plucked

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up courage to negotiate an acquisition from my personal Ayatollah-ess

In June I am going to the World Superbikes at Silverstone. Been to Brands
for it before and seen several rounds of the British Superbikes. Don't have
a licence to ride such a machine, Mrs MSeries will never agree to that. I
doubt I'd do much cycling if I had a motorbike to be honest.

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I'm dithering about cycling into work in Bradford a couple of times per
week. It's a 30 mile return journey but heavily polluted round the ring
road - it would do wonders for upping my weekly mileage but perhaps not so
good for my lungs :-(

I wouldn't fancy commuting by bike to Bradford to be honest, I rarely ride
through Bradford

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I wouldn't fancy commuting by bike to Bradford to be honest, I rarely ride
through Bradford

I used to commute to bradford. From Burley in Wharfedale. 5 miles up
hill through Guisley to the top of Hollins hill, 1 mile down to the
bottom o0f HH the a gentle 4 mile trundle into bradford (with a little
hill through Shiply) Going home was a pig though, HH is a nasty hill
that gets steeper as you get to the top. I used to ride it befor the
traffic lights, the idea of stoping half way up HH makes me feel quite
ill from 13 years away. Mind you the run down from guisley to burley
could be quite pleasent.
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Skydiving is probably not the sport for you.

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I'm dithering about cycling into work in Bradford a couple of times
per week. It's a 30 mile return journey but heavily polluted round
the ring road - it would do wonders for upping my weekly mileage but
perhaps not so good for my lungs :-(

I wouldn't fancy commuting by bike to Bradford to be honest, I rarely
ride through Bradford

Your a fit [censored], you'd have no trouble. Coming in from the south its a
pull up to the ring road, then a blast down into town. On the way back its a
bit of a drag up to the ring road but then only a mile or 2 till
countryside.

Do you think the Kash would let you take a bike inside? Perhaps a curry run
from Dewsbury/Morley/Spen etc would be fun. First one to change gear pays.

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Your a fit [censored], you'd have no trouble. Coming in from the south
its a pull up to the ring road, then a blast down into town. On the
way back its a bit of a drag up to the ring road but then only a mile
or 2 till countryside.

S'not t'hills t'is the [censored] drivers.

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Do you think the Kash would let you take a bike inside? Perhaps a
curry run from Dewsbury/Morley/Spen etc would be fun. First one to
change gear pays.

Kash ?

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Your a fit [censored], you'd have no trouble.

and another thing, we are due another few laps in the velodrome. Anyone else
care to join us in June (2 weekends are out for me) or July ?

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S'not t'hills t'is the [censored] drivers.

It's scary enough dealing with them when in or on motorised transport but to
be fair there's a chap I see every day who cycles from Horsforth to at least
Thornbury. My route would be Moortown, Weetwood, Horsforth, Rodly, Pudsey
(all round the ring road), Thornbury, Dudley Hill, Odsal then Buttershaw.
Much slower going there than coming back. I used to cycle to work when i
worked in West Bowling.

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Do you think the Kash would let you take a bike inside? Perhaps a
curry run from Dewsbury/Morley/Spen etc would be fun. First one to
change gear pays.

Kash ?

The Kashmir, *the* curry house to eat in, in Bradford. Unbeatable for
value. Been a customer of theirs for 25 years.

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Your a fit [censored], you'd have no trouble.

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and another thing, we are due another few laps in the velodrome. Anyone

else

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care to join us in June (2 weekends are out for me) or July ?

What does it cost and how fit do you have to be?

Do they allow fat bas*#rds on their bikes?

vernon levy said:

What does it cost and how fit do you have to be?

You'd be up to it.

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Do they allow fat bas*#rds on their bikes?

They do at Calshot.

vernon levy said:

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Your a fit [censored], you'd have no trouble.

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and another thing, we are due another few laps in the velodrome.
Anyone else care to join us in June (2 weekends are out for me) or
July ?

What does it cost and how fit do you have to be?

Its 6 or 7 quid for the use of the track and hire of a bike. I'm not fit for
a cyclist and I managed.

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Do they allow fat bas*#rds on their bikes?

They let me. (16 stone)

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Your a fit [censored], you'd have no trouble.

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and another thing, we are due another few laps in the velodrome.
Anyone else care to join us in June (2 weekends are out for me) or
July ?

What does it cost and how fit do you have to be?

Do they allow fat bas*#rds on their bikes?

It is £7-20 for waged people, this includes use of the bike but not shoes.
Rental of shoes with Look cleats was £2 I think. The bikes have Look pedals
and they also have clip on toeclips and straps if you want to use trainers.
The taster sessions are free format, take as many breaks as you want, go as
fast as you want. I am sure they'd let anyone have a go who can ride.

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