Re: RetroBike National Series Rd 6: Peak District ~ AFTERMATH
Thanks for a comfortably familiar retro Peaks ride. The route and weather may have been different from previous years but the banter was as good as usual, the mechanicals were dealt with in true retro style, the bikes were lovely (at the beginning at least) and the start was delayed waiting for Pete.
Big thank you to DSP and Pete for the route, a real gem, testing, technical and blessed with the best lunch stop yet on a Peaks ride.
Highlight for me was the rocky stepped descent off Rushup Edge, with the drop into Jaggers Clough a close second.
Chapel Gate was far harder than I expected and harder than the Radio Mast climb in my opinion, and as for Harry Crumb clearing the whole thing in middle ring, well that's set a standard for next time and made me feel even worse about the amount of walking I did.
The carnage at the bottom of Dirtlow Rake was comical, it was like a weekend class in puncture repair. I found this section harsh, not the riding so much as what it might be doing to the frame, actually preferring it as a climb.
The descent of Pindale was great, and then suddenly it was all over.
Good to see you all again.
Rob
Thanks for a comfortably familiar retro Peaks ride. The route and weather may have been different from previous years but the banter was as good as usual, the mechanicals were dealt with in true retro style, the bikes were lovely (at the beginning at least) and the start was delayed waiting for Pete.
Big thank you to DSP and Pete for the route, a real gem, testing, technical and blessed with the best lunch stop yet on a Peaks ride.
Highlight for me was the rocky stepped descent off Rushup Edge, with the drop into Jaggers Clough a close second.
Chapel Gate was far harder than I expected and harder than the Radio Mast climb in my opinion, and as for Harry Crumb clearing the whole thing in middle ring, well that's set a standard for next time and made me feel even worse about the amount of walking I did.
The carnage at the bottom of Dirtlow Rake was comical, it was like a weekend class in puncture repair. I found this section harsh, not the riding so much as what it might be doing to the frame, actually preferring it as a climb.
The descent of Pindale was great, and then suddenly it was all over.
Good to see you all again.
Rob