{"id":4119,"date":"2019-08-06T19:43:59","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T19:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/android-finder.co.uk\/?p=4119"},"modified":"2019-08-06T19:44:50","modified_gmt":"2019-08-06T19:44:50","slug":"tnr-1st-august-2019-the-prophecy-of-eric","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/android-finder.co.uk\/?p=4119","title":{"rendered":"TNR 1st August 2019 : The Prophecy of Eric"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Words by Pete, Photos by Pete & Butty<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Route<\/strong> : Classic Circuit – BL , Old Buxton Rd, Zag (but no Zig) , Chazzer & Extension, Standing Stone, Nessit, Fire Rd descent, Leathers, Beer Dock\/FiveClouds <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crew<\/strong> : El pres, TJ, Butty, Pete, Bern plus\u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pub<\/strong> : Lee, Adrian and Span, Dunc the bringer of the Ribaldry <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notes & Weather<\/strong> : An almost biblical story. Torrential rain late afternoon – the Poynton and Bolly crew delayed their start – staring out of the garage and checking the Rain Alarm Radar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To my eternal shame I even suggested downgrading the evening to \u201ca quick ride to the pub\u201d \u2026but a learned voice from the Lakes of the North brought prophecy\u2026\u201dSlippery slopes chaps, slippery slopes\u201d . <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had stepped back from the brink of disaster \u2026.a break in the downpour about 6:30pm and we convened at BL about 7pm. On my trip from Bolly, Kerridge was awash with run-off , like riding through mini rivers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At BL we decided on a classic fish route with as much \u201ctrack\u201d as possible . But a Town Centre Finish – Five Clouds and Pizza. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As predicted by yours truly, the forest was misty and mysterious . And Chazzer had some deeply eroded bits . But the extension was a tad less loose than the other week when we rode it dusty dry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A brief stop at Dan\u2019s bench to savour the misty-ness of the canopy below and then down the fire road. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bern and my good self linger to grab photos of the view across the water to the Leathers. The rest speed ahead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On the dip in the road after the Leathers there is about 4in of standing water . We stand on the pedals to get a view over the wall to the new Mr & Mrs Smith residence \u2026noting the mini digger in the garden. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Down to Macc, up Portland St and then wrong way up Mill St one-way. What aged rebels we are . <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Too late for pizza express (9:30pm cut off) but Dominos will do – god bless El Presidente for food ordering logistics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By this point we have been joined Lee on his Kona Cross bike Beer Dock is tried as five clouds a bit busy – 6 pints of London session IPA (4.2%) goes down a treat \u2026. but its a 10pm last orders . A cheeky half while we scoff the Pizza .. then back to FiveClouds <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2026.more good IPA (Northern Monk 5.6% !) and a Salted caramel porter 9%<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A fine evening , \u00a320 a head for beer and nosh !! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to El Pres for doing the financial reconciliation a day or so later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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