[Damien];24209990 said:
Edit: Are you not out with us this weekend? We need to start publishing routes you know. It's starting to get silly with the guys at the front having no clue where they're headed and the guys that know sat at the back.
I'm away this weekend, so not going to be out.
I agree about routes. On Saturday we ended up down near Dunham Massey. I was leading the charge on the way back but had to slow down before every junction and wait for someone to shout to me where we were going! It's all well and good when we're sticking to places where most of us have been before, but when only one or two of us know where we're going it can be hard work.
Route wise, I reckon we should give the IMUK Triathlon route a go sometime. The loop is about 31 miles, and there's a segment on Strava that starts from Adlington, which would be ideal for us. You could do the 10 miles to Adlington along the A6, do the 31 miles loop back to Adlington, 2 miles to the Barn for coffee and cake, then another 10 miles home, which comes to about 50 miles, which fits pretty well for us. The IMUK circuit takes in Belmont, but after that I don't think there's anything too dramatic, so we should all manage OK.
I'd also like to head out towards Parbold sometime, to try Parbold Hill, which is quite a long climb, but I don't know if there's much else worthwhile out that way, and it does kinda leave you in the middle of nowhere.