Author Topic: Wigginton 100 & 300 May 1, 2010 (Read 9481 times)

LindaG · « **Reply #25 on:** 20 April, 2010, 01:32:11 pm »

Quote from: jogler on 20 April, 2010, 01:24:21 pm

Received the route sheet in today's post.Looks very similar to the Monkey Business route;in reverse.

My thoughts exactly.

Steve GT · « **Reply #26 on:** 20 April, 2010, 01:46:33 pm »

I think the little hill in the middle of the route is slightly harder than the drag up to the church in the park on the Monkey Business route..

LindaG · « **Reply #27 on:** 20 April, 2010, 01:57:56 pm »

Oh, yes. That. Heh

MSeries · « **Reply #28 on:** 20 April, 2010, 01:59:20 pm »

Not really hilly though is it. I did this ride in 2008, one of my first rides back after breaking my pelvis.

LindaG · « **Reply #29 on:** 20 April, 2010, 02:02:11 pm »

No, not really hilly, but as much as I feel capable of at the moment in my weighty unfit state. If I could only shift some of this lard cycling would be a lot more fun. I just wish patients would stop buying tins of Roses. The grateful bastards.

MSeries · « **Reply #30 on:** 20 April, 2010, 02:04:21 pm »

I sent my entry off yesterday. See you there.

LindaG · « **Reply #31 on:** 20 April, 2010, 02:04:57 pm »

Aye. It'll be good.

jogler · « **Reply #32 on:** 20 April, 2010, 02:22:12 pm »

I shall probably do this ride on gears to give a rough comparison of time-taken with the recent MB which I did on fixed

MSeries · « **Reply #33 on:** 20 April, 2010, 02:24:42 pm »

Quote from: jogler on 20 April, 2010, 02:22:12 pm

I shall probably do this ride on gears to give a rough comparison of time-taken with the recent MB which I did on fixed

I'll be on a geary, Eddy Merckx or Hewitt. I'm too sore for Fixed at the moment.

EDIT, I suppose if it's going to be sunny I'll have to smooth my legs. Hairy legs on a Merckx is wrong

jogler · « **Reply #34 on:** 20 April, 2010, 02:26:16 pm »

Quote from: LindaG on 20 April, 2010, 02:04:57 pm

Aye. It'll be good.

Sounds like that other bit of Yorkshire-speak I hear often of late(one will be correct).
Both phrases seem to easily roll off the tongue

LindaG · « **Reply #35 on:** 20 April, 2010, 02:27:42 pm »

Does that mean I've gone native? Crikey, it must be Crusty's influence. That's what you get for living with an Old Leodensian for twelve years!

jogler · « **Reply #36 on:** 20 April, 2010, 02:42:40 pm »

Don't know about going native.
I have found that "you'll be reet" has easily domociled itself into my vocabulary after no more than a couple of years of intermittent contact with Mr.Nesbitt & Deano.

Such a thing never ocurred during a decade of daily contact with the staff at Airedale Air Conditioning in Leeds in the 1970/80's.During that time I maintained my Staffordshire dialect .

Steve GT · « **Reply #37 on:** 20 April, 2010, 02:51:33 pm »

I agree its not really hilly, just saying the only real climb will a bit tougher than the 2 little pimples encountered on the Monkey Business. Spring into the Dales it is not!

jogler · « **Reply #38 on:** 20 April, 2010, 02:57:07 pm »

Quote from: Mr Nesbitt on 20 April, 2010, 02:24:42 pm

Quote from: jogler on 20 April, 2010, 02:22:12 pm
I shall probably do this ride on gears to give a rough comparison of time-taken with the recent MB which I did on fixed
I'll be on a geary, Eddy Merckx or Hewitt. I'm too sore for Fixed at the moment.

EDIT, I suppose if it's going to be sunny I'll have to smooth my legs. Hairy legs on a Merckx is wrong

Use the Hewitt then & save yourself some bother

If you & SteveGt are using gears I shall definatley be doing same

Do I need to contact my WVM rescue service go to Defcon 2 ?

Steve GT · « **Reply #39 on:** 20 April, 2010, 03:00:12 pm »

Steve GT dont do fixed!
Give me gears and loads of them!!

MSeries · « **Reply #40 on:** 20 April, 2010, 03:01:38 pm »

I don't do Fixed after Easter usually, it's a winter training tool that's all.

LindaG · « **Reply #41 on:** 20 April, 2010, 06:03:53 pm »

I just remembered the hill just after the Abbey on the Monk'y Business. Was I the only one who had to walk it?

jogler · « **Reply #42 on:** 20 April, 2010, 06:43:31 pm »

No you were not.

hulver · « **Reply #43 on:** 20 April, 2010, 09:29:28 pm »

Quote from: LindaG on 20 April, 2010, 06:03:53 pm

I just remembered the hill just after the Abbey on the Monk'y Business. Was I the only one who had to walk it?

No.

Steve GT · « **Reply #44 on:** 23 April, 2010, 08:43:23 am »

My apologies - the climb after the Abbey is a lot harder than I made it out to be. It is a tough little incline and quite steep.
Yesterday my wife and I went for a liitle recce of the only real climb on the Wiggy 100 route, i.e between Ripley and Brimham Rocks. It's a long drag with one or two 10% bits, but not as bad as the above mentioned hill on the Monkey business route.

MSeries · « **Reply #45 on:** 23 April, 2010, 08:04:18 pm »

Got my routesheet, I'm in. I'd be surprised if they couldn't find a place for me though since the organiser is the chairman of my club ! Now, I did this in 2008, six weeks after my first ride back after breaking my pelvis when I was ooa for 5 months. If I can do those 'hills' at that stage, anyone can. !

jogler · « **Reply #46 on:** 26 April, 2010, 05:40:44 pm »

I cannot now attend.Work interefers yet again.

Madcow · « **Reply #47 on:** 28 April, 2010, 09:45:35 pm »

I may regret this but I've entered the 300.At least posting on here will give me the incentive to get round.

MSeries · « **Reply #48 on:** 28 April, 2010, 09:56:33 pm »

I am beginning to wish I'd entered the 300 now. But no, I have my leaving do on Friday night so a 07:00 start to ride there will be early enough.

Madcow · « **Reply #49 on:** 28 April, 2010, 10:03:10 pm »

At my speed you'll be back home by the time I finish.

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