JUN 9th- National Recce, Reeth, Swaledale

[kaya]

Looking forward to the main event..... sorry I can't make it on the recce.

Can we get any hints on the route? The pics look familiar.....

I,ve two or three routes in mind Rob so.... keep guessing

The pics are Gunnerside and Great Pinseat

 

[kaya]

Anybody else fancy a National ride preview

 

[Matthews]

Vern , might have to blob I'm afraid, overdid it at the weekend (really shouldn't have gone out for 3 hours yesterday after party Mon aft and previous 2 days running trial), back/sciatica giving big probs this morning (lots of painkillers and help putting socks on) , doing excercises so will see how it goes, I'll drop a response on here or PM you Fri eve and let you know.
Matthew :cry:

 

[kenaltobelli]

will be there all being well

 

[kenaltobelli]

will be there all being well

 

[Matthews]

Definitely not going to make it anymore, back still solid this morning so can't see any chance of major improvement for Sat .
Hope you have a good run and a few more bodies than Hambleton Hills.
Will be out of action till probably early/mid August due to knee op at end of month so am well pissed of as this was to be the last time out with you lot for a while.
Matthew

 

[marc two tone]

cheers for letting us know matthew. you will be like robo-cop soon, new titanium internals and synthetic tissues.

well, that E3 will make your back 100 times worse as they weigh a TONNE!

let me take that prohibiting chunk of metal from you, for free, honest i will.

 

[Matthews]

Yeh I can tell it'll be heavy when built by how heavy the frame is (not), build has ground to a halt though as I'm having to earn some pennies to pay annoying things like mortgage/fuel/rent etc and having a week off doesn't help as if I'm not in work I get no money but still have the same overheads, one of the few pitfalls of being self employed .
Hope the weather pics up for you all on sat .
Matthew

 

[kaya]

Hope you recover soon Matthew you will be missed mate.

see ya soon kaya

 

[Matthews]

I'll be back.
If this knee goes as well as the first then shouldn't be out of it for long, last time walked out of Hospital 3 hours after op, was very carefully setting a trial (with stiches n bandages) a week later and was climbing Goat Fell a month and bit after that so hopefully will be able to make some of the late August runs.
Might even have the E3 done by then so I don't have to hide with my modern thing.
Matthew