North Lakes Spring Break - 19-20th March

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Lazarus
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Re: North Lakes Spring Break - 19-20th March

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I will be at the back riding with Ton.
Even if he gets bored he cannot ride away :lol:
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Re: North Lakes Spring Break - 19-20th March

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ton:
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Annual leave signed off for the Thurs and Fri. :-bd
Heading up to Lakes Wednesday after work for two days of landscape photography and wild camping
Then join you guys Sat morning
Happy to "herd-the-cats" for a group who want to ride together.
Be warned, will be taking photos and video on the camera. :ugeek:
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Asposium wrote: โ†‘Wed Feb 09, 2022 12:15 pm Annual leave signed off for the Thurs and Fri. :-bd
Heading up to Lakes Wednesday after work for two days of landscape photography and wild camping
Then join you guys Sat morning
Happy to "herd-the-cats" for a group who want to ride together.
Be warned, will be taking photos and video on the camera. :ugeek:
I'd better book in for the snail facial in Kes'ick. and get my 'Hairs' cut then, as a old boss used to say,๐Ÿ˜‚
I don't want to look if I've slept in a ditch, or been dragged through a hedge backwards! :grin:
I hope you think you know, what I might of exactly meant.
Warning - may contain value odded typos & ither mythspellings..
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Re: North Lakes Spring Break - 19-20th March

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who is that bloke up there ^^
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Re: North Lakes Spring Break - 19-20th March

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His name's Brian and he's a very naughty boy.

Python joke. Brian (/you) running away from people (/me)... on reflection, I'm not sure what the joke I was trying to make was :???:
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thenorthwind wrote: โ†‘Wed Feb 09, 2022 7:02 pm His name's Brian and he's a very naughty boy.

Python joke. Brian (/you) running away from people (/me)... on reflection, I'm not sure what the joke I was trying to make was :???:
I enjoyed it. I'm aiming to get a proper ridden GPX of the full route and will share here, or can email it nearer the time with a pdf of the map etc.
It would be great to get a few groups out over the weekend and I can promise some great riding and equally good 'resupply' locations.
Any questions post here or drop me a DM.
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Re: North Lakes Spring Break - 19-20th March

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Often work further east and grew up in Brampton (civilised end of Cumberland.......)
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How very dare you.
โ€œI want to see the wild country again before I die, and the Mountains..."
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Trust me - I've been doing missionary/teaching work out west since the last millennium. #levellingup
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Re: North Lakes Spring Break - 19-20th March

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I've finally got my arse into gear/saddle to ride the route and get a proper (ridden) GPX. ~115Km, ~ 3,000m of descent :wink:

If anyone wants to ride an extra 50% and still end up with a social evening, that can be arranged.

Details and GPX will be available here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... sp=sharing

As per the origins of this thing, it'll be a sociable weekend out. My ride plan is to have a laugh, make sure no-one is left behind, and show off this fine corner of Northern Britain. I'm guessing there may be around a dozen riding, but the more, the merrier.

Tentative timings:
10am - roll out from Keswick Bikes. (NB - the GPX doesn't start there, but from the Swinside Inn. My bad)
2pm - Bassenthwaite village. I know not everyone is alcoholic, but the Sun Inn is a nice spot to chill/warm up and perhaps re-group.
Evening - refuel in Lorton/Loweswater and find somewhere to sleep in the woods around there.
Sunday - back over Honister and round Borrowdale to Keswick for lunchtime.

There are lots of ride options - shorter/longer/gravellier/moregnar etc

There are a few of us locals heading out, but it would help to know who else is coming. Happy to meet up for pre-hydration Friday evening.
No cost. No commitment. I'll ask again on Thursday 17th.

Some pics from GPXing (not do in one ride, as will be obvious......)

Back over Keswick from Whinlatter
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First couple of hours is spent getting around this lump (Skiddaw)
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Singletrack to Skiddaw House
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The aforementioned
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Looking north across the Solway Firth
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Loweswater and Lorton Fells (route in yellow)
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Re: North Lakes Spring Break - 19-20th March

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Iโ€™m still in
Weather permitting. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

Have booked Thursday and Friday off work.
Will drive up from Soton on Wednesday evening.
Sleep next to the car Wednesday night
Then head up into the hills for landscape photography Thursday and Friday.
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boxelder wrote: โ†‘Sat Jan 29, 2022 3:49 pm That is a shame Shaf - was looking forward to watching you cross the 'rocks of doom' on Lonscale Fell near the start (seem to recall you don't enjoy exposure....) ๐Ÿ˜†
Only kidding, they're fine. The route's all season, though drier is better obviously. It's pretty dry at the moment to be fair, but April/May or September probably best, as fewer folk around. Most of the pics I've posted were last week.
I just saw this and rechecked my rota too. Looks like one of the girls recently needed me to swap and cos she's always sound I said whatever, as long as she gets it sorted with the bosses and I need not do owt. Seems like she needed to work my 19th or something as my rota now shows me as being free.

Might try and nab some forks (plus change the angle of my EBB to avoid rocks striks) and pending the missus not having a mini-fit I might just be able to make it :-bd

Watch this space :grin:
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Re: North Lakes Spring Break - 19-20th March

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Lazarus wrote: โ†‘Thu Feb 03, 2022 1:01 pm I will be at the back riding with Ton.
Even if he gets bored he cannot ride away :lol:
I might join you lot (unless I can ride faster than Ton which I probably can't).
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Re: North Lakes Spring Break - 19-20th March

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i am in. slowly.
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Re: North Lakes Spring Break - 19-20th March

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Might try and nab some forks
What do you need ? Suspension or rigid ( all mine are boost )
Offering a loan for the ride not a sale
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Re: North Lakes Spring Break - 19-20th March

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Lazarus wrote: โ†‘Sat Mar 05, 2022 10:41 am
Might try and nab some forks
What do you need ? Suspension or rigid ( all mine are boost )
Offering a loan for the ride not a sale
Very nice of you Jon. Suspension. But I don't think I'd feel comfy borrowing suspension. But thanks though :smile:
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Re: North Lakes Spring Break - 19-20th March

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Brand new never used and from alpkit......what could possibly go wrong
100mm travel Reba's
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Re: North Lakes Spring Break - 19-20th March

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Oh wow. How much did you get em for Jon and have they any more please. I only don't like borrowing such things as I'd never be able to relax whilst riding for fear of scratching em (even if the owner said they were ok with it :smile: ).

If they still have Reba in stock then I might just take a look (without telling the missus).
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Re: North Lakes Spring Break - 19-20th March

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Came with a bike I am afraid so no idea if they sell them
Using laufs at the minute and might try them in the Lakes
My rule of borrowing is if I cannot afford to replace it I don't borrow it
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Re: North Lakes Spring Break - 19-20th March

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Lazarus wrote: โ†‘Sat Mar 05, 2022 2:13 pm Came with a bike I am afraid so no idea if they sell them
Using laufs at the minute and might try them in the Lakes
My rule of borrowing is if I cannot afford to replace it I don't borrow it
Nice rule that. :-bd
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Re: North Lakes Spring Break - 19-20th March

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anyone need a lift between leeds and keswick on saturday ? car share is the way to go now fuel is more expensive than brewdog.
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Re: North Lakes Spring Break - 19-20th March

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Which way you going as m61 works for me but may not help with your plan to save fuel
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Re: North Lakes Spring Break - 19-20th March

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normal way is A1 and A66. takes me just less than 2 hours.
yor was via M62 and M61 M6 takes just short of 3 hours and is like pulling teeth.
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ton wrote: โ†‘Mon Mar 07, 2022 6:34 pm normal way is A1 and A66. takes me just less than 2 hours.
yor was via M62 and M61 M6 takes just short of 3 hours and is like pulling teeth.
Also going A1 and A66
My old route when lived up North

Last time to lakes went M5 and M6
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Re: North Lakes Spring Break - 19-20th March

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JohnClimber wrote: โ†‘Fri Jan 28, 2022 5:58 pm Tempted, a group social ride with short cuts if the weather is bad would be my choice
Can't make this one now, sorry family things that weekend that I don't really want to do, but needs must :roll:
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