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BB1616
: In Praise Of Padded Knickers
Wednesday
27th April 2016
Apart
from padded knickers, I had no idea what to wear today.
Had it been a normal day on the fells, I would
have been alright, though probably carrying too much
spare clothing in my rucksack.
However,
we weren't going out on the fells, we weren't planning
to carry rucksacks and, what is more, the weather didn't
know that it was nearly May.
You
may recall that our 2015 Christmas Outing BB1539
was in Grizedale
Forest on electric bikes. The weather was not
kind to us but the proprietor of VeloBikes
was. He offered us a second helping which
we gratefully accepted and scheduled for today.
More
fools we. Winter had returned. It was what
we might have expected in mid-December. Overnight
snow. Freezing start to the day. Bitter winds.
Wintry showers coming in which the Met Office usefully
predicted would increase bodily cooling especially if
clothing gets wet.
On
the other hand, we would mainly be on the trails through
the forest so we should expect some degree of shelter.
In
the end (I know you really want to know this) I opted
to wear my padded knickers underneath padded tights.
The logic being that two pairs of padding in the
nether zone should make for a more comfortable ride.
At
least there was no dilemma about what to put in the
sandwiches- nothing. Café
!!
Sadly we were unable to field
the full team from BB1539
but six brave souls reported for action.
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Ready
for the off
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Ponies
unimpressed
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Our
plan was to focus on the eastern side of Grizedale Forest
as last time we had gone west. For a short while
were extremely worried as it started to snow some three
hours earlier than predicted. Fortunately it was
just a flurry but it was cold zooming around the trails
on the electric bikes. However those motors do make
life a lot easier.
There
is just one incident to report.
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Mike
and Roger were out in the lead and I decided
to join them. I arrived at what I thought
was the middle of the ample gap between
them but something went wrong and the next
thing I knew Roger and I were no longer
on bikes.
Much
worse than my pride being wounded, there
was now a hole in my tights!
Initially
we were concerned about Roger but fortunately
he soon rallied.
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Two
men down
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Mike
said afterwards that it was a good job it wasn't him
with whom I tangled. At 18 stone (plus?) I quite
agree!
We
returned the bikes at the surprisingly early time of
11:30. It was tempting to carry on but half way
through a Cornish pasty in the café
it was clear we had made the right decision. It
had turned very nasty outside with snow and hail.
The
weather was not so bad that it prevented us having a
second refreshment stop- at the Eagle's
Head
at Satterthaite. For the avoidance of doubt, of course
we drove there.
We
were amused by the wifi code:
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So
putting the two outings together, we had the best part
of a full day's adventure in the forest and I am pleased
to report that my padded knickers did their job. But
next time I'll wear knee pads as well.
Don,
Wednesday 27th April 2016
| STATISTICS
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BB1616
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| Date:
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Wednesday
27th April 2016
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| Distance
in miles:
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13.6
(Garmin)
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| Height
climbed in feet:
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1,651
(Memory Map)
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| Features:
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Grizedale
Forest
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| Comitibus:
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Don,
John Hn, Mike, Roger, Stan, Terry,
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BOOTboys
routes are put online in gpx format which
should work with most mapping software. You can follow
our route in detail by downloading bb1616 .
To
discover which Wainwright top was visited on which BB outing
- although it may not be that up to date - or for the totals of the mileages and heights (ditto) see the Excel
file: BB Log.
You
can navigate to the required report via the Home
Page
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have been gleaned from many sources
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from me and other BOOTboys. Likewise written comment.
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Wainwrights
To
see which Wainwright top was visited on which BB outing
see Which
Wainwright When?
This
may or may not be up to date!
For the latest totals
of the mileages, heights and Lakeland Fells Books Wainwrights see: Wainwrights.
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