{"id":3651,"date":"2018-01-12T14:26:38","date_gmt":"2018-01-12T14:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/android-finder.co.uk\/?p=3651"},"modified":"2018-01-13T14:18:27","modified_gmt":"2018-01-13T14:18:27","slug":"tnr-11-01-2018-a-forest-full-of-walkers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/android-finder.co.uk\/?p=3651","title":{"rendered":"TNR 11-01-2018 A Forest Full of Walkers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/maccaustinsorguk\/24797205837\/in\/album-72157690549916251\/\" title=\"IMG_0054\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4694\/24797205837_7598ecf998_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" alt=\"IMG_0054\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>Words by Alex, Pics by Pete<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Crew:<\/strong> El Pres, Slim, Butty, Bern, Troll, Stunt&#8230;and eventually Coley<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pub:<\/strong> PTD, Dunc<\/p>\n<p><strong>Route:<\/strong> BL, Black road, Blakelow road, Zig Zags, Walker Barn, Charity, Extension, Standing Stone, Shutlingsloe Steps, Back of the Moon, Nessit Hill, Middle track, Ressies, Sutton Hall.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nConditions: <\/strong>Sub 5, still, misty later, very muddy<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stats:<\/strong> Offs 1 Pete<\/p>\n<p><strong>Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Second ride of the year&#8230;and a small Eric friendly crew :-), food pre ordered at Sutton Hall to ensure we don&#8217;t fall foul of early kitchen closing in Jan.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/maccaustinsorguk\/27887228789\/in\/album-72157689354556172\/\" title=\"IMG_0038\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4705\/27887228789_c2a9660e42_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"216\" alt=\"IMG_0038\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<em>Library Photo <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Butty mysteriously messages to say he is coming on unconventional bike&#8230;sadly no clown bike, but the ever dependable Fargo adventure bike (all the rest being currently out of action)<\/p>\n<p>No choice but to take him down charity then!<\/p>\n<p>Route to be decided when we know if the hill fog is bad or not.<\/p>\n<p>Initially we swing by Coleys as we are ready to go\u00a0 on time, and he&#8217;s not here..but no sign so we carry on, already warm before the start of the steep stuff!<\/p>\n<p>Puddles and mud not too bad on the zig, and the zag also not too greasy. A few layers unzipped as it&#8217;s not as cold as we feared.<\/p>\n<p>Chatting and catching up mostly done by the time we regroup at the start of Charity&#8230;as we see bobbing lights approaching up hacked way lane. Turns out to be 3 walkers, gently running with a dog. We set off so as not to be in their way&#8230;only for them to overtake most of us and share the trail to the top.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/maccaustinsorguk\/27883055049\/in\/album-72157689354556172\/\" title=\"IMG_0018\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4673\/27883055049_83b85da4e6_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" alt=\"IMG_0018\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<em>Library Photo<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Downhill we gain a lead&#8230;despite there still being big ice patches in places&#8230;only for some of our number to stop and adjust tyre pressures and they (now having gained more followers) to be hard on our heels!<\/p>\n<p>El pres correctly anticipates that they will ascend forest chapel, while we do the extension.<\/p>\n<p>At standing stone we are doing really well on time, so we decide to do the shutlingsloe steps, and loop back on back of the moon.<\/p>\n<p>Finally clear of walkers group 1&#8230;we meet another crowd (with different dog) coming back down from Shutlingsloe as we are pushing up the final steep bits (legs getting a bit tired with all the climbing tonight!)<\/p>\n<p>Must be some major new years resolutions causing all this traffic tonight!!<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/maccaustinsorguk\/39666299031\/in\/album-72157690549916251\/\" title=\"IMG_0054\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4659\/39666299031_eb7859f846_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" alt=\"IMG_0054\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Pigford moor&#8230;shockingly muddy, cattle still up there churning up the soft ground, plus big tractor tracks! Unrideable in parts (even with big tyres)<\/p>\n<p>Singletrack across the tops and down is greasy and slippy in extremis&#8230;much feathering of brakes, occasional sideways drifting, and the odd low speed off!<\/p>\n<p>Funnily enough the rigid bikes are down first..showing that suspension doesn&#8217;t help in all conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Walkers 2 passed again as we do the singletrack from the step to the S bends,<\/p>\n<p>Mist coming down as we get to Dan&#8217;s bench where we have time, but not the supplies for a sub five winter warmer :-(.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/maccaustinsorguk\/27887405809\/in\/album-72157690549916251\/\" title=\"IMG_0054\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4770\/27887405809_ba6f67f885_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" alt=\"IMG_0054\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>El Pres salvages a discarded mudguard on the middle section, before the final blast round the ressies (more walker lights coming down from the rangers station), where we finally connect with Coley.<\/p>\n<p>Mobberly 1924 the ale of choice, PTD arrives just before our food, and Dunc not long after.<\/p>\n<p>Skiing talk, new bike talk, and general banter ensues.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/maccaustinsorguk\/39635405642\/in\/album-72157690549916251\/\" title=\"IMG_0054\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4748\/39635405642_1a91e6b3b9_z.jpg\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" alt=\"IMG_0054\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Last orders arrives in a flash&#8230;definitely cold on the way home.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Words by Alex, Pics by Pete Crew: El Pres, Slim, Butty, Bern, Troll, Stunt&#8230;and eventually Coley Pub: PTD, Dunc Route: BL, Black road, Blakelow road, Zig Zags, Walker Barn, Charity, Extension, Standing Stone, Shutlingsloe Steps, Back of the Moon, Nessit Hill, Middle track, Ressies, Sutton Hall. 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