26th April 2018 - Staveley - Kentmere

Well it was the fab four that turned out again, still with mud on from the last ride;) Charlie, Grant, Jamie and CT. Anti-clockwise loop of Kentmere, head up to Staveley head as a warm up then along to Green Quarter, steady climb up before the descent, drop down to Kentmere Hall, check out the building works, scaffold up and over the tower, will be interesting when finished. Head up the track to two rivers, here we went right and down to Ings on the fast descent with Charlie keeping up with the 29ers! Tootle back on the cycle path. All good, loads of daylight these evenings:)
Next ride Keswick

19th April 2018 - Tewitfield - Farleton

Grant and Jamie met at the lay-by by the Methodist church and Charlie and CT rode out on a nice evening for a ride, sadly JP was stuck in traffic down Blackpool way. We set off along the canal and to get to the first bit you actually ride along the M6! Then a little further along you go along the mainline railway tracks, all very urban to start. You also go past Holme and see the Mill Pond from the other side, then at the other end of Holme come out on the road and head east for the usual route up Farleton. Met a few folk out in the evening, bikers, walkers and runners, great views from the tops, with a level cloud layer the sun was setting beneath (see pic), so cooling down we headed back, Charlie has some ideas on getting back via the woods, so here goes...she had a map, so we had to keep up and hoped she did not put the hammer down;) it all went virtually to plan, a little bit of mud to keep us grounded, back on the road near Burton we headed won the canel for the route back or home. Nice to be able to ride out and nearly back in daylight, some lights used on the road.
Next ride Staveley

Charlie in action

Hardly moving

Sun below cloud layer

Disadvantage to shorts!

12th April 2018 - Rydal to Elterwater ride

George, Grant and CT started from Pelter bridge car park and headed up to the coffin route back towards Grasmere, it had been raining heavily but had settled down to light rain when we set off, so the going was damp. Steady climb to start then the coffin route, this has had some treatment in areas but there are still tree roots around, nice views along the way now daylight is here:)

Add caption here "Grant was....."

Just riding along

You can see the BW we will take later:)

We dropped into White Moss and down to the beech, here Grant managed to clean the steps down hill and was chuffed, climb up the hill and head past YHA to Elterwater, head through the quarry, up the technical climbs and down the fast lane and back for Loughrigg terrace, not the caves as George had a slow tyre leak and we had to keep pumping it up,  no obvious leak think it burped an edge seal and would not quite re-seal, so back to the cars. Nearly 10 miles!
Next ride Tewitfield!

The quarry

A little fella

5th April 2018 - Grasmere for Elterwater

Three managed to get out, George, Jamie and CT. It had been a blue sky day, although cooling off towards the evening, JB was in short socks! when they guys drove over from Kendal way the traffic was mega going the other way due to Easter holiday folk being out for a nice day and getting back for tea, so we were doing the right thing and riding!
So we headed off for a play in the woods...Penny Rock Wood to start, then up the hill near Red Bank, over the top and past the YHA, around here we paused to take a look at the view

Head down the sheep track;) into Elterwater and up the lane past Dale End, head left and over the ford (via the bridge these days) turn right for a loop of Little Langdale tarn, part way CT got distracted by some buildings!

"Window"

Potential

Patience 

Nice view, location...location...location :)

Then we saw a track...shall we... go on then, up a fell and into some trees, round and about and spy a big hole! eventually over to the bridleway back down, past Bridge End and onto the road back to Dale End and left for the technical descent then Elterwater and back via the YHA, down Loughrigg for a bit then left back to Penny Rock wood, JB punctured a tyre and so we stopped to put a screw in it (technical term to stop the air leak) onwards and back to the cars. Nice ride nearly 14 miles.

That's a big hole....

Food at last...no wait it's closed, Doh!

Next ride Rydal, Pelter Bridge car park

29th March 2018 - Whitbarrow

Well not many out tonight...OK so only JB who cycled out from Kendal for a lap to test bike and legs!
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