{"id":4693,"date":"2022-03-01T21:47:33","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T21:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/android-finder.co.uk\/?p=4693"},"modified":"2022-03-01T21:47:33","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T21:47:33","slug":"tnr-24-02-2022-thirty-percent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/android-finder.co.uk\/?p=4693","title":{"rendered":"TNR 24-02-2022 Thirty Percent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Words and Photos by Pete (and Ordinance survey )\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Crew<\/strong> : Butty, Pete and PTD\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Route<\/strong> : Bottom of the Zag , Saddlers Way , Bottoms Reservoir , Leathers , Reverse Nessit , Half chazza , Narnia , Hardingland , Crookedyard Rd\u00a0 , Bull Hill Lane, Lidgetts La, Redway , Nancyside La, Poachers Snickett\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conditions<\/strong> : Cold and dry\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Notes<\/strong> : Last week it was a crew of ten , this week just 30% of that . Three amigos. But it still works well !\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After getting a bit chilly waiting 10 mins at the bottom of the Zag (note to self &#8211; don\u2019t arrive too early at the muster point on a cold evening in February) , Paul turns up on time . Butty is running late so we arrange to meet him at the top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/maccaustinsorguk\/51912489118\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20220224-IMG_8994.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51912489118_cdf42ba370_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"20220224-IMG_8994.jpg\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul always arrives bearing gifts &#8211; a route idea and some in flight refreshment. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tonight\u2019s Forest-ish circuit begins with Paul taking the rocky section at the top of Saddler\u2019s Way obscenely fast. I am in awe of this , and then I stop and think\u2026.it\u2019s home turf for him ..some of that speed comes from lots of practice. But it is still at the obscene end , imho ..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fading daylight in the dip by Crookedyard farm is magical.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still some daylight at just after 6pm. It may feel like Winter still, but Spring is just around the corner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We skirt the bottom reservoir, and try to not get wiped out by deep patches of mud on the track. Lots of big puddles.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tarmac up to The Leathers then we climb to Nessit, the forest is strangely quiet. I am used to seeing at least a few head-torch equipped walkers and other cyclists.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A half charity ascent and Narnia is a good call. The Narnia to Witches Cottage descent is a classic section of Macc Forest, a great balance of obstacles and fun . Hardingland tonight is rough as hell &#8211; I am sure those rocks in its gravelly bits are getting bigger.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/maccaustinsorguk\/51911444772\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20220225-Screenshot 2022-02-25 at 10.47.11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51911444772_1bc8f0c562_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"506\" alt=\"20220225-Screenshot 2022-02-25 at 10.47.11.jpg\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>A short distance\u00a0 up Crookedyard Rd and we are fixing Butty\u2019s puncture .\u00a0( That road is completely knackered BTW \u2026gradually transforming itself back into being a bridleway . )\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Weird,&nbsp; weird thing \u2026so why is Butty running inner tubes on an e-bike ? why not tubeless ? but anyway he digs out this weird plastic inner tube &#8211; like a thick plastic bag. It looks wrong but it does seem to work.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It took three sets of hands to get the tyre back on the flipping rim ! \u00a0The upside of this interruption is that we manage to fit in a bit of stargazing &#8211; Orion is good and clear .\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A good job I had booked a table for 9pm at the Poachers as it takes an unplanned 15 mins to sort this puncture out.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Almost all tarmac now\u00a0 , over Lidgetts , along to Nancyside Lane and a stop on the stone bench overlooking Bollingtonia . A TNR first I do believe. Hoots of owls along the way .\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/maccaustinsorguk\/51911426457\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20220224-IMG_8998.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51911426457_542230677d_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"20220224-IMG_8998.jpg\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul has mixed another nostalgic tipple &#8211; a mix of Southern Comfort and Green chartreuse (I think) , and this is a fine point in the ride to have a sip . Only 5 mins left to get to the Poachers and a great view of the lights of Bollingtonia .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Poachers is busy enough , with the Nancy boys turning out in strength this week .&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thai green chicken curry with half rice and half chips in not my normal choice &#8211; but a good call from Butty . And the Dortmunder lager was washed down with a little Leffe .&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Covid legacy seems to be table service for beer and food orders is now de rigueur &#8211; a good thing I think.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No AofE this week , but a fine evening again&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Words and Photos by Pete (and Ordinance survey )\u00a0 Crew : Butty, Pete and PTD\u00a0 Route : Bottom of the Zag , Saddlers Way , Bottoms Reservoir , Leathers , Reverse Nessit , Half chazza , Narnia , Hardingland , Crookedyard Rd\u00a0 , Bull Hill Lane, Lidgetts La, Redway , Nancyside La, Poachers Snickett\u00a0 Conditions [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tnrs-2022"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/android-finder.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/android-finder.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/android-finder.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/android-finder.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/android-finder.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4693"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/android-finder.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4693\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4694,"href":"http:\/\/android-finder.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4693\/revisions\/4694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/android-finder.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/android-finder.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/android-finder.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}