John Radford and friends were planning to ride to Mirfield via the A64 cycle path. It was only on my ride home that it occurred to me that it probably wasn't gritted. I hope they didn't get stuck.
Jackie popland offered me a lift home instead of the train, but I declined. I changed my mind when Mel Kirkland offered, thinking it'd be good to talk to someone for a change.
We spied John Radford and a friend along the A64.
Mel tried his best to get lost, but had me with a map and manotea with a satnav an we just about managed to keep him on track. Tears were shed and I haven't laughed that much in a while, probably since Ian H got his wheel stuck in a wall pumping his tyre up.
We also rescued Zoom, who had chosen to use the icy B roads instead of the A19 and had managed to put a hole in his tyre...
My freewheel started slipping after Howden, and after a stop for coffee & cake with Jim and Ed at Epworth Garden Centre the pawls wouldn't engage at all, so I cable-tied the big sprocket to the spokes (not easy when it's snowing) and got back without further mishap. The only time I had to ride on compacted snow was the last 400 metres down Willingham High St.
Many thanks to Ed and Jim for helping with the bodge.
When you get to Milton Keynes on Wednesday, I can
fix your bike properly.
Gears!...
