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  1. Original post
    MSeries
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    Got on the road at 06:50 this morning, headed west toward th'hills -Elland,
    Brighouse, Sowerby Bridge (18%-er), Mytholmroyd and the road with 'longest
    gradient in England, rises 962 feet, length 5.5 miles' or so the sign said.
    Got to the top with no problems, stopped about three quarters of the way up
    to put my rain jacket on. Man it was wet up there. Descent into Littlebrough
    wasn't too bad, wide road, very little traffic, no tight corners and good
    sitelines round them. Rain at 35moh hurts but it stopped by the time I got
    to Rochdale. Climbed over the hill to Delph, started to rain near the top.
    Even heavier, 11% descent - ouch. Shelter in Delph for a while had some
    ravataillement. Set off again to climb over Saddleworth Moor. Is this what
    the locals call Strines ? The map said it was the A635 to Holmfirth. Guess
    what ? it started to rain very heavily. At the top it was mighty cold, water
    washing across the road, I could hardly see the road at times. Pedalled down
    the descent until it I spun out coming into Holmfirth where at last there
    was shelter in the form of a coffe shop. Of course it was busy and I had to
    sit outside under their awning ! Set off once the rain stopped, got a front
    wheel puncture when leavig Huddersfield, hardly surprising with all the grit
    that was washed into the road. Put my new tube in, it failed to inflate, was
    punctured by the same piece of grit I guess. I did feel for grit before I
    installed the tube but with my finges wet and cold I guess I missed it. It
    started to rain so I walked to a garage and used their paper wipes to clean
    it out properly. Patched the original tube and got back on the road. Now
    heres a wierd thing I floated up the A62 past Whiteleys, I can't remember
    the last time I went up there is 39x19 after 60 miles. My legs were hurting
    but not objecting to the demand I was putting on them, wierd. Perhaps I have
    suddenly got really, really fit or perhaps the cold and wet causes some pain
    respnders to shut down.

    Glad to get home after 71 miles and crossing the Pennines twice but I being
    rained on for pretty much the last 35 miles.

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  2. Simon Mason
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    "MSeries" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:


    Glad to get home after 71 miles and crossing the Pennines twice but I


    being

    Quoted message said:

    rained on for pretty much the last 35 miles.

    Pah, I had to be at work today at 0640. I'd have *loved* to be riding in
    the Pennines. Cough.

    --
    Simon M.

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  3. Peter Clinch
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    Simon Mason said:

    Pah, I had to be at work today at 0640. I'd have *loved* to be riding in
    the Pennines. Cough.

    I didn't have to be at work until 10. OTOH I'm still here, with no
    letup in sight. Server upgrade that went pear shaped, and then the pear
    went into a blender. It's all got rather ugly, I just hope I manage to
    wangle something people can log in to before tomorrow comes around :-(

    Pete.
    --
    Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
    Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
    Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
    net [email hidden] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/

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  4. MSeries
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    Simon Mason said:

    "MSeries" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:2kqhkdF55tqsU1@uni-

    Quoted message said:


    Glad to get home after 71 miles and crossing the Pennines twice but
    I being rained on for pretty much the last 35 miles.

    Pah, I had to be at work today at 0640. I'd have *loved* to be
    riding in the Pennines. Cough.

    --
    Simon M.

    Just been thinking whilst dozing and watching the Tour on TV that it was a
    nice route. Be great in fine weather. I have used most of the roads before
    just not in this order !

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  5. Peter B
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    "MSeries" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    <snipped story of summer ride>

    Nice RR MSeries.

    Pete

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  6. davek
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    MSeries:

    Quoted message said:

    Glad to get home after 71 miles and crossing the Pennines twice but I


    being

    Quoted message said:

    rained on for pretty much the last 35 miles.

    Good for you for sticking with it.

    I did go out this morning, but turned home early. The route wasn't nearly as
    tough as yours and the weather wasn't nearly as bad, from the sound of it,
    but I just didn't fancy it (I think I mentally hadn't got out of bed) and I
    was struggling to keep up with my companions, despite a fairly sedate pace,
    so I left them to it and turned back for home.

    I was surprised on checking my computer when I got home to find that I'd
    actually done 30 miles - I thought it was nearer half that - so it wasn't a
    completely wasted outing, but I do regret not sticking with it. A nice long
    ride might have been just the thing to clear my head. Ho hum.

    d.

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  7. MSeries
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    davek said:

    MSeries:

    Quoted message said:

    Glad to get home after 71 miles and crossing the Pennines twice but
    I being rained on for pretty much the last 35 miles.

    Good for you for sticking with it.

    I did go out this morning, but turned home early. The route wasn't
    nearly as tough as yours and the weather wasn't nearly as bad, from
    the sound of it, but I just didn't fancy it (I think I mentally
    hadn't got out of bed) and I was struggling to keep up with my
    companions, despite a fairly sedate pace, so I left them to it and
    turned back for home.

    I was surprised on checking my computer when I got home to find that
    I'd actually done 30 miles - I thought it was nearer half that - so
    it wasn't a completely wasted outing, but I do regret not sticking
    with it. A nice long ride might have been just the thing to clear my
    head. Ho hum.

    d.

    I must confess towards the top of the first major climb I breifly consider
    turning left back into Yorkshire instead of right to Lancashire. This point
    is about 25 miles from home so I figured that since I was already soaked
    that it couldn't get MUCH worse. I hoped the rain might blow across or that
    it be restricted to the West of the Pennines so I'd ride out of it again
    soon enough. It did get a little worse but never as bad as 'that day on
    Fremont Pass'. I was actually riding well, maybe because I was not
    overheating or the wind was light.

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  8. Tony B
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    Quoted message said:

    Is this what the locals call Strines ? The map said it was the A635 to


    Holmfirth.

    Strines is the road that runs from Langsett on the A616 Holmfirth to
    Stocksbridge road, over Bradfield Moors and past the Strines pub and on to
    the A57 Snake Pass road. It's lovely, esp. if you turn off and head out to
    the reservoirs around Bradfield and just meander!

    hth,

    Tony B

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  9. MSeries
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    Tony B said:
    Quoted message said:

    Is this what the locals call Strines ? The map said it was the A635
    to Holmfirth.

    Strines is the road that runs from Langsett on the A616 Holmfirth to
    Stocksbridge road, over Bradfield Moors and past the Strines pub and
    on to the A57 Snake Pass road. It's lovely, esp. if you turn off and
    head out to the reservoirs around Bradfield and just meander!

    hth,

    Tony B

    A ha. I actually rode that road from the A57 side years ago before I moved
    to Leeds. It was when the first Leeds Classic was on. I parked at Penistone
    rode to the top of Holme Moss for the race then afterwards I went to Glossop
    then back over Snake Pass and Strines. I recall it was a b*tch but it will
    be interesting to see how I handle it now. Might work out well actually as
    I am trying to find a good route to Sheffield too.

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  10. yan wong
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    MSeries <[email hidden]> wrote:
    : Man it was wet up there.

    I suspect not quite as wet as when my partner and I went cycling in November
    on a road next to "Great Brook" (Oxfordshire). We ended up pushing our bikes
    through 4 foot of flood water (you couldn't actually see the bikes, just our
    head & shoulders).

    Good to find a pub after that too.

    Yan

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  11. Iain Jones
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    "MSeries" <[email hidden]> wrote in
    news:[email hidden]:

    Quoted message said:

    Got on the road at 06:50 this morning, headed west toward th'hills
    -Elland, Brighouse, Sowerby Bridge (18%-er), Mytholmroyd and the road
    with 'longest gradient in England, rises 962 feet, length 5.5 miles'
    or so the sign said. Got to the top with no problems, stopped about
    three quarters of the way up to put my rain jacket on. Man it was wet
    up there.

    I was up that way today with walking boots. Just driving around there was
    bad enough, windscreen-wipers-on-full-speed-and-still-can't-see type of
    rain. Did pass a few cyclists as well, just before it got even heavier. I
    pitied them.

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