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pedalslug 
| 01 May 09:28 |
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 Joined: 01 May 2009 Posts: 19 Bike: My Profile | Hi all new here casual road tourer bu hope I can contribute somewhere here , not that experienced but enthusiastic . Hi ! |
| marco51 | 01 May 19:20 |
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Joined: 07 Sep 2007 Posts: 3 Bike: | Hi Pedalslug Have been watching the site off and on but just got the courage to right something, i was wondering how you actually get the routes of the site and try them. Im planning to try the Altricham to Great Budworth route if i can get it off the site it only has a map and can't see the whole thing when i zoom in its probably me not understanding the site. will right a revue when done. MarkO |
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pedalslug
| 02 May 04:36 |
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Joined: 01 May 2009 Posts: 19 Bike: My Profile | Hi I have zoomed in on the map and printed the short sections of the route so village names are legible 1) zoom in until you are happy with the section of route 2) print from IE ( top right ) 3) break the route down into sections that you can follow it will probably be 15 miles ( approx ) sections 4) if it is special ( a one off ) laminate the sections in a laminator to use cycling 5) i dont think there is a written description good luck would recommend for a return route for yourself make your way to the A49 AT WARRINGTON FROM A559 . The A559 is not the safest route but it is o.k. i like Gt. Budworh one of the best villages in the Cheshire and church . |
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pedalslug
| 02 May 04:39 |
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Joined: 01 May 2009 Posts: 19 Bike: My Profile | Forgot to mention at Stockton Heath ( SOUTH OF WARRINGTON ) you can pick up the trans pennine at the Manchester ship canal . |
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skudupnorth
| 07 May 06:29 |
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 Joined: 01 Feb 2009 Posts: 48 Bike: My Profile | Welcome,i'm not too far from you down the East lancs at Astley near Tyldesley. |
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mattk
| 07 May 10:00 |
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Joined: 07 Apr 2009 Posts: 116 Bike: My Profile | Hi Pedalslug and Marco51 Welcome to the forum! I too am relatively new to the forum... I've only recently got back into cycling when I bought a new bike last year. I was really interested in cycling around 14 years ago until my bike was stolen from my shed. But glad to be back and enjoying keeping fit too! |
| My Latest Route: Feb 2010 National Cycle Network 15 NCN | |
| MattyDeez | 08 May 10:17 |
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Joined: 08 May 2009 Posts: 4 Bike: | Hi everyone! My names Matthew, you can call me Matty or Matt, not bothered which. I'm 18, love to cycle when it's a nice day, hate it when it's blowing a gale like today. ;[ Damn the jet stream! I currently own a Giant Yukon FX2 and have been cycling properly for about a year now, i used to cycle to school and around town to places, since i left school it gets majorly boring when you can't find a job, so i took up cycling to alleviate that and i've just found my perfect hobby! Although, i haven't got a car and i'm stuck to south shields areas, i've been everywhere within a 30 mile radius, but coming to this site and had a look at a few routes i've found some that i haven't done or didn't think was possible! I'm set to do a coast to coast event in June, 12-14th. So, i'm just going to get some good practice in for it, i am fit for it but i need to find some good mileage routes, furthest i've been is about 30 miles, this was from South Shields through the pedestrian tunnel, all the way along a part of the hadrians cycleway to you get to the tyne bridges, across the redheugh bridge then down gateshead/felling/hebburn/jarrow and back home! It would be good to talk to some people and get to know if there's any rides that are longer then 30 miles in my area! Thanks for everyone that read this, it's mighty long! |
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mattk
| 08 May 10:34 |
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Joined: 07 Apr 2009 Posts: 116 Bike: My Profile | Hi Matt, My names Matthew too (or Matt) but I was ere first! Ha Ha Lol :) Sounds like your hooked to cycling! Thats great - good fun and it's good for you too! Unfortunately not from your area but I'm sure there must be a few on here that are... Good luck with the C2C event in June! Let us know how you're doing with the training and of course how the event goes too. |
| My Latest Route: Feb 2010 National Cycle Network 15 NCN | |
| MattyDeez | 08 May 10:50 |
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Joined: 08 May 2009 Posts: 4 Bike: | Huh. How did my topic get into this post? I made a new topic in the bike shed introducing myself. O_o |
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happy
| 08 May 11:07 |
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Joined: 15 Mar 2006 Posts: 302 Bike: Orange P7 with Rock Shox, Michelin Wildgripper Lites, XTR Chainset My Profile | Hi MattyDeez, Welcome to the forum, we try and keep certain topics that are related to the most relevant thread. This prevents a 100 threads saying the same thing. Happy |
| My Latest Route: Oct 2010 Livingston to Ayr Avoiding A71 | |
| MattyDeez | 08 May 11:15 |
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Joined: 08 May 2009 Posts: 4 Bike: | "Post your first message here. Let us know who you are and what sort of cycling you enjoy... " Kind of defeats the object of that forum. Oh well, it's your way of moderating can't stop you from doing it. |
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zimmy
| 11 May 12:16 |
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 Joined: 04 May 2009 Posts: 18 Bike: My Profile | Hello all. Rob here from Swansea. Not sure if I'v said Hello before here but.. Good to be here |
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Cycling Dude
| 12 May 14:27 |
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Joined: 29 Apr 2009 Posts: 38 Bike: My Profile | Yo people Happy Cycling! |
| My Latest Route: Jun 2009 Silkworth and Herrington Circular | |
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roseycheeks
| 22 May 10:07 |
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Joined: 22 May 2009 Posts: 11 Bike: My Profile | And it's Hello from me! but my name is not Matt in fact it's Pamela and I'm 47. Just joined today and am trying to get some tips on my new hobby. I have not bought cycling shoes yet and have no experience of them. Can anyone tell me what their opinion of them is and what I should concider when buying them. Regards Pamela |
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mattk
| 22 May 10:31 |
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Joined: 07 Apr 2009 Posts: 116 Bike: My Profile | Hi Pamela, welcome to the forum! I'm reasonably new to cycling too, what type of shoes are you thinking of buying? SPDs with pedals? In October I invested in a pair of Shimano SPDs and some rather snazzy Cranks Brothers Eggbeater pedals, but just can't seem to get used to them... If you look on the Cycling Injuries thread, you'll notice I've had a few accidents, which could have been avoided without SPDs. I guess it's a learning curve - albeit a painful one! Saying that though previous to SPDs I had specialized's standard pedals with cages and my trainers kept getting caught up in them, so swings and roundabouts I guess... |
| My Latest Route: Feb 2010 National Cycle Network 15 NCN | |
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zimmy
| 22 May 11:23 |
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Joined: 04 May 2009 Posts: 18 Bike: My Profile | Hi to Pam Welcome Rob |
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roseycheeks
| 25 May 06:27 |
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Joined: 22 May 2009 Posts: 11 Bike: My Profile | Hi Mattk, I just looked at some of the cycle routes you posted. I think I'm going to try Perth to Arbroath coz my mum lives there and she can administer lots of TLC when I (If I) get there. Have you ever done that road? I thought I would go From Perth to Bridge of Earn - Abernethy- Newburgh - Dundee. After that I'm a bit stuck. Any help Gratefully received. Thanks Pam |
