everywherevirtually
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I went to Lumb farm and got there for 10am. I went to the loo for a leak and when I came out everyone had left. I asked the off-roaders where the road ride was going... nobody knew
I rode along with the off-roaders (flipfly) and caught sight of the end of the road riders. Then I got caught at the lights. A minute later I caught sight of the road riders going down a country lane towards Crich. I know the area quite well and figured the most likely route to be taken.
I guessed right and still had them in sight but they were moving fast. I then lost them.
I stopped at a petrol station on the A6 into Matlock and saw the off-roaders again. A few seconds later a lot of the road bikes came past and when I asked them if they were the road ride they said they would be doing fords. I didn't know if this was the road group or not and the guy said to go back to the petrol station and wait... I did and no bugger turned up.
I ended up in Matlock as did a few GS1200's. They had given up trying to find / keep up with the crowd.
I think in future a rough idea of the route would be good. Perhaps with likely pit-stops and pick up points along the way where others are likely to stop in case people get separated by traffic lights etc. A PDF or even a google map link would have been good.
I essentially did 150 miles of riding to catch a few fleeting glimpses of other GSer's who didn't know where anyone was going.
I rode along with the off-roaders (flipfly) and caught sight of the end of the road riders. Then I got caught at the lights. A minute later I caught sight of the road riders going down a country lane towards Crich. I know the area quite well and figured the most likely route to be taken.
I guessed right and still had them in sight but they were moving fast. I then lost them.
I stopped at a petrol station on the A6 into Matlock and saw the off-roaders again. A few seconds later a lot of the road bikes came past and when I asked them if they were the road ride they said they would be doing fords. I didn't know if this was the road group or not and the guy said to go back to the petrol station and wait... I did and no bugger turned up.
I ended up in Matlock as did a few GS1200's. They had given up trying to find / keep up with the crowd.
I think in future a rough idea of the route would be good. Perhaps with likely pit-stops and pick up points along the way where others are likely to stop in case people get separated by traffic lights etc. A PDF or even a google map link would have been good.
I essentially did 150 miles of riding to catch a few fleeting glimpses of other GSer's who didn't know where anyone was going.