Today I decided to ride out and have a brief look for this clasp in Glossop where I first noticed that it was missing and to get a 100km ride in for Trios century challange.
The ride was very simple. Straight out on reasonably flat roads to Hazel Grove. Over to Glossop to spend two minutes looking for the light (which I didn't find) then short climb back over Hayfield and then reversing my route back to Leek.
The ride was 108km - 904m of climbing. A nice and steady 22km/h average.
- Once back I through a bucket of water over the MTB and repaired the light using a new bolt/clasp made out of a cut down quick release.
My nice new chain tensioner on the MTB has failed already, after just one ride. The jockey wheel on it has got full of mud and is running extremely roughly. This explains why it kept throwing the chain off until it was set up with loads of tension. I've tried and failed to set the bike up with a 'magic gear' so now I've ever got to either re-fit the gears or take a chance single speeding using a half link. - I'm thinking gears!
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I wonder if our paths crossed??? Did you see the beautiful cottage for sale at Chunal?
Only £650k!!
I passed a few MTBers around Hayfield but thats about it.
I spent most of the ride head down withdrawn into my own little world. I was suffering from tired legs and one cracking headache from dehydration.
Oh and if this is your 100km, does that mean neither of the days of the Pennine Bridleway adventure were 100km + ?
Well you wouldn't have noticed an overweight hybrid rider then would ya!
Sorry Joby. You could well have passed me at some point!
I only did a maximum of about 25mph. My legs were too tired to spin any quicker and there's no freewheeling on a fixie.
Trio: I don't know how far we went along the Pennine Bridleway. Probably over 100km.
You could of also counted the Southport ride or any of the days riding back from the Lakes.
you are a mentalist! i can't believe you didn't find the clasp ;)
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