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Aire Valley and The Four Seasons
This week’s club ride saw four riders meet at Rawdon Library. Initial discussions were held to try to resolve Ian’s ablution issues but we quickly realised that it was too complex so Ian said ‘Let’s Hang On’ and see what happens, so we set off, destination Shed24 in Hellifield. Hamish quickly realised that none of…
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Crushed by the (Hunt) Wheels of Industry
This week’s club ride destination was Kettlewell, five riders met up at Rawdon and Ian and Kim joined us at Otley. Best excuse for not attending was provided by Jonathan who was tired after a late night watching Heaven 17. The AIR riders followed Alan’s planned route, while the SRAN riders managed to add the…
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Is that Old Spice?
A fabulous day was had by all on the Saturday club ride with 6 riders in the AIR (Airedale Intermediate Riders) and 3 in the SRAN (Saturday Ride at Nine), proudly representing the club in their TI Raleigh-inspired kits on our weekly Saturday ride. This week, we headed Eastwards from our usual start point in…
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“Have you ever weighed your (gear) knob?”
The warmer weather resulted in an excellent turnout for a hilly ride up to Toft Barn Cafe at the top of Greenhow. Eleven riders assembled at Pool and eight riders sheepishly hid behind each other as Hamish tried to recruit members for the extra hilly SRAN ride. The failed recruitment drive resulted in Hamish, Nathan…
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JUST A BIT OF ARMLESS FUN
There were 7 at Rawdon for 9.0 on Saturday, a combination of SRAN & AIR groups, the SRAN off to explore the hills of the Aire valley and the AIR making its 3rdattempt to get to Burton Leonard, as the weather was finally on our side today. Nick, Dave, Tom & I set off for…
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Hot fun in the Summertime
Deciding what to wear was the big decision for this Saturday’s ride. After much deliberation I went for arm warmers, knee warmers and waterproof overshoes. I also swapped out my summer bike for my winter bike and clipped on my mudguards. The weather turned out as forecast – grey, wet and miserable, it was hard…
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Last of the Summer Wine
This week’s Saturday ride saw the senior section of Airedale Olympic take to the roads. I arrived at Rawdon library at 9.03am to find an empty car par. I waited until 9.07am before realising that I needed to get to Pool bridge pretty quickly if I wanted to avoid a solo ride. I pushed hard…
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Rain stops play (for some)
A rainy morning and a flurry of apologetic, early morning messages, resulted in three riders meeting at Rawdon for the Saturday ride. An impromptu meeting was held and a plan was hatched to head out to the tea room in Hebden. Shakedry was clearly this seasons must have accessory as our three intrepid members set…
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WET WET WET 💦 (And blooming cold)
Two arrived at Rawdon at 9.0, Dominic & Alan, who met another 2 at Pool, Chris & Nick, and, ‘With a little help from my friends’ and due to a forecast for rain at lunch time, a decision to do a shorter route to Thorpe Arch was agreed. Setting off in unseasonally cool, overcast June…
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I don’t need a weatherman, I know which way the wind blows…
Five riders met up at Rawdon this morning for a planned ride to Malham. A Hamish designed route had been proposed which incorporated as many hills as possible including Langbar and Old Pool Bank. Two groups very quickly formed (by Menston), Hamish and Dan pushed on while Nick, Dave and I followed behind. Dave turned…
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