Saturday 24 | 06 | 23 ☀️27°C Bright sunshine, little to no wind. Very hot.
8th ride out with just me from the Modena Ladies doing a bit of a "recce [recky] run" on some country lanes with my son - 54 miles ⏱️ round trip.
Starting with a maintenance check of the Modena, oil, tyres, brakes, lights etc and then filling up en route. Just a bit of a breeze on this weekend that is Glastonbury and the Summer Solstice.
This has turned into a bit of a ride-out diary keeping notes of where we've been to avoid standing traffic when it is so warm, and perhaps provides some shady roads and worthwhile refreshment stops.
Heading towards Otley, we looked for the old back road that skirts round the back of Otley & Ilkley, taking us through Askwith, past the 'iron bridge' at Ben Rhydding, with a Left and Right turn round the Lido at Ilkley, and a right turn at Ilkley Golf Course. Another Right and on this track we came across a unusual sign [see if you know what this is?] is it a dog or a cow chasing someone in a wheelchair? why? Then lots of cows. A Left turn towards Skipton, then straight on at the roundabout onto the A59 towards Skipton. I think this is near Bolton Bridge? We went past Cafe59 on our left, heading for Eccup and pulled into a roadside Cafe on the Right Hand side, where they served a vast array of 'breakfasts in a bun' with a well deserved cup of tea, all for a fiver.
Back onto the A59, turning Left from the roadside pitstop, and straight on at the roundabout towards Harrogate, over a bridge and the moors round Blubberhouses. Past the sign for Pately Bridge where we will be going in a couple of weeks on a Scooter Multi-meet. We then took a Right towards Otley on the B6451 and another pitstop for a much needed lime & soda. Its now nearer to 29°C at nearly 4 o'clock. Time to head home, so I led this section from the Sun Inn, round Leathley and back to Pool-in-Wharfedale and up Pool Bank towards home. A good 4hr run out that we can take the rest of Modena Ladies out on another fine day.
[Rideout Video in 4 parts]
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