2013-05-27 - Northern vintage ride (uk l'eroica)

matt and i had a very successful scout and will be doing a test run in the next month or so - getting exciting now!

I'm off work from tomorrow until the end of January if you need any help with this - just let me know if there's anything I can do.

I tell you what, this route is 100% amazing. Driving it was a hoot, so riding it will be doubleplus good. Epic is a word too often used, but it really fits in this case. The scenery was amazing, incredible variety.

Can't wait for next year!

This sounds lovely!

hi could somebody give me details of the area so i can google it cheers

The route is still under wraps, and the roads are VERY quiet and almost unused, but Google Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire and you'll get a feel for it.

Matt and Tom, give me a shout when you are going to recce the route on bikes, would be good to catch up with y'all.
Ill be dragging a couple of lads out on this ride next year. The camping option sounds like it could be a laugh. Get the panniers out and make a weekend of it.

needs a better name

i'm working on that...

Northern Lightweight**s **?

Oh yah, me and the Hetchins are in. Think I need to find me some nice swept back bars, shouldn't have sold the Sakaes...

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this is genius!
I'm up!

I'm looking for a bike for this and, sadly, this one is too big fore me....

But might be ideal for someone else:

Colnagoooooo!

Any word on the website yet Tom, and what are the numbers looking like, list time? Or will there be a registration on the website?

Is there a mailing list for this one?

Oh whoops, I see, website. OK, is there a website? Where is it?

there is but it's not been populated yet ! but it will be before the end of the year and i'll stick contact details on here for everyone

thanks

tom

Evening all

Im a Yorkshireman myself and grew up in a village in the Esk valley near Whitby, very close to the aforementioned Grosmont and Gothland. I really would be interested if there are places still left for this, I would also drag along my girl friend(/partner in crime) whom has also recently caught the vintage bike bug. Is it open to all forumgoers, I wouldnt want to intrude?

Cheers

Excuse the ignorance but what other Yorkshire frame makers were there? I really fancy this and I'd like to buy something crafted in God's Acre, as I believe the locals call it.

Chadders - apart from hipster's favourite, Bob Jackson, there's Ellis Briggs:

Woodrup, maker of the other halves new ride...

A head and shoulders above Bobby J in my opinion.

Thanks very much.

I'm going to be doing this on a shoestring so bid away...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ellis-Briggs-Vintage-Racing-Bike-Bicycle-Reynolds-Zeus-Campagnolo-Barn-Find-/380535513307?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&hash=item5899af20db&_uhb=1

I'm game, hopefully with a finished harry quinn tourer

Woodrup, maker of the other halves new ride...

A head and shoulders above Bobby J in my opinion.

That's lovely!

Both made superb bikes. (Maurice Woodrup was taught to build frames by Bob Jackson.)

Other good Yorkshire frame builders were Baines (of course) Geoff Clarke, Whitaker and Mapplebeck (which became Pennine Cycles) and Bob Jackson has also made frames for Merlin and Hetchins.

I'm sure there must be more!

sorry i've not been more on the ball with this - i can see there's lots of interest which is great and the route is pretty much planned with the help of mr lucifer

promise to update you as and when i get round to it!

yorkshire brands, old and new

**bob jackson/JRJ - leeds,
MKM/ron kitching - harrogate,
Whitaker and Mapplebeck - bradford who are now pennine cycles (also favori) - shiply,
woodrup - leeds,
ricky feather - york,
arthur caygill - richmond,
JF wilsons - sheffield,
eddisons - clowne,
dave yates - lincoln but comes under the yorkshire category for sure,
macklams - leeds,
baines - bradford,
bespoke bicycles - settle,
chris marshall - shiply,
dave marsh - rotherham,
H wrigley - huddersfield?,
geoff clark - bradford. ** + more that i can't recall right now

for the record - if anyone owns any of the more unusual yorkshire frames in a 58cm+ them i'm always interested in purchasing them :)

Evening all

Im a Yorkshireman myself and grew up in a village in the Esk valley near Whitby, very close to the aforementioned Grosmont and Gothland. I really would be interested if there are places still left for this, I would also drag along my girl friend(/partner in crime) whom has also recently caught the vintage bike bug. Is it open to all forumgoers, I wouldnt want to intrude?

Cheers

i don't want this first ride to get silly with entries but of course - it is open to anyone with a vintage bike and willing to do the miles - will create somekind of entry system in the new year

Loving the Buzz around the T'Eroica... are you going to make sure the dates don't clash with the L'Eroica Japan? Think I am more likely to make it to Yorkshire, than Yokohama, but who knows.....