New Oakleys

Not done any riding today but did make a purchase of the latest in optical cycle wear from Oakley. State of the art with sweat pads all round.
They come in a range of colours but I wanted white for the pose.
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Just the four!

As its holiday season and Eric would rather go to the races and drink free beer than ride with us! Only four of us at the bus stop this weekend. Myself, mark Rusby, blind Pete and Bob M.
We decided to go up to the gliding club via Leam for a change. Over to Cressbrook and up that cheeky little climb that Bob found, long Lane. Very quiet and cuts the windy drag along the busy main road out.
Lunch at the Yondermans, has to be this years best cafe. Next came Longstone Edge and into Bakewell via a trip on the trans pennine trail Bob loves so much. Love to do through and off along there at full tilt on a Saturday!! BUT WE DIDNT

I have since found out we have been reported for riding too fast and with no regard for walkers to our club secretary. So thats us told, not be going on there again BOB!!!

That actually brought us out at the bottom of another lovely climb up Station rd by the golf course. Pilsley then off up Froggatt and for a change we stopped at the rising sun at Ranmore. Nice Amstel in the sun.
Bit of a detour on the way back as we had to go to the Nags!!
Good day out, 60miles I think, never bothered turning my clock on - easier just to make the figure up!!!
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No views!!

This Saturday we set out with the intentions of showing Mallorca Mick the delights of Saddleworth Moor. As we got the tops near Holme Firth the fog was so bad we couldn't see a deal of anything. Fog in August?

Lunch was taken in the very nice Penny Lane cafe found up a cobbled path. The decision was made to take the shorter route home via Holme Moss and woodhead before the weather got worse.
No wind at all on the Moss climb which is a first for me. I did feel sick climbing so soon after lunch. Woodhead was like a motorway and after Flouch we turned right and headed over Strines. We call the climb Deliverance but that has nothing to do with its gradient although that is scary in itself. With that out of the way it was blue skies all the way to the Nags for a pint. In toe for this ride we had a couple of friends from Kiverton CC who we don't see to often in the hills TT guys don't usually do hills but it was nice to see them. Great day despite the lack of any great views.

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Ice cream

Perfect riding weather this Saturday so we decided on another trip to the Manifold Valley. First stop Calver via Lodge Lane, that never gets any easier! Quick coffee in Calver picking up our two chezzie riders then off up to Monyash for breakfast.
The ride into the Manifold Valley is more a gentle glide downhill which I love followed by the tunnel then the climb with the view of the cave entrance.
Next stop was for ice cream


before heading back to Bakewell and up Froggatt to the Grouse for a well earned pint of Banks's in the sunshine. Top view from the Grouse.
My legs don't function after a beer so I'm always last to the top after the pub! Cracking day in the sunshine with no hassle from the motorists for once.
Anyone else think Eric looks like Louis Spence?