Meeting at McDonalds, St. James Retail Park, Knaresborough HG5 8PZ from 9.00am for 9.30am set off.

Heading off into West Yorkshire,Breakfast will be at The Motorist, New Lennerton Lane, Sherburn in Elmet LS25 6JE (Sherburn Airfield).

Riding up through Escrick, Wilberfoss, Kirkham, Slingsby and stopping at perennial favourite Beadlam Farm Shop near Helmsley for lunch. After lunch we are heading off back through Helmsley, Brandsby, Sutton on the Forest, Tollerton, Whixley to finish back at the Knaresborough Retail Park again.

Dynamic duo-ride leader Trevor Cooper with David Haywood as TEC.

Only 115 miles so a fuel stop shouldn’t be needed. Top up before the ride at the Co-op Petrol station on Wetherby Road, HG5 8LH, very near to St. James Retail Park. Fingers crossed for the weather-the forecast is currently looking okay for Wednesday.

This month’s Sunday Ride Out is a jaunt to Whitby and an opportunity to practise those advanced cornering skills discussed in Monday’s indoor meeting at the cricket club.

Paul Dresser is leading this ride with Bob Hill performing TEC duties. Ride distance is 145 miles. GPX files available 07847 786 608.

Meeting at Dragon Road Lorry Park, Harrogate next to ASDA where fuel is available. Please arrive from 9.00am for a pre-ride briefing and a prompt 9.30am set off.

The first leg of the journey is through Knaresborough and Boroughbridge, heading across to the Howardian Hills and stopping at Helmsley for a spot of breakfast (YO62 5BH). Please have £1.60 in change if you want to park in the market place. After our break eastwards on the A170 to Pickering, heading North on A169 past Fylingdales, stopping at Whitby (YO21 1DX) for lunch and letting riders choose where they want to eat as there is plenty of venues there. After our fish & chips we will return home, heading north initially and then west towards Guisborough, turning off through Castleton and over the moors, via Thirsk and Ripon to finish at Ripley (HG3 3AY).

I hope you can make it.

Paul

Meet at Morrisons Boroughbridge from 9am for a 9.30am start.

Route heads east from Boroughbridge, through Aldborough and Upper Dunsforth before crossing the Aldwark Bridge.  Through Linton-on-Ouse and Newton-on-House to cross the A19 and on to Wigginton. Turn north on the B1363 to Sutton-on-the-Forest and to:

Coffee Stop: Miss Daisy’s Tearoom, Main Street, Sutton-on-the-Forest YO61 1DP.

From Miss Daisy’s the route goes east to Sheriff Hutton before turning north to Hovingham and Nunnington, reaching the A170 just west of Kirkbymoorside for about 2 miles. Turning left off the A170 we’ll head due north to Hutton-le-Hole before veering west through Westerdale and Kildale to reach Great Ayton. Now the A173 towards the outskirts of Stokesley and the A172 for a couple of miles before turning left on the minor road towards Chop Gate.

Lunch Stop: Lordstones Country Park, Carlton Bank, Chop Gate TS9 7JH.

After lunch we’ll continue down to Chop Gate, turning right on the B1257 towards Helmsley.  Before Helmsley we turn right to follow the River Rye to the T junction with Peak Scar Road, turning left.  Now back roads towards Felixkirk and the t-junction with the A170, turning right to head through Thirsk and on to the A61 Ripon road.  At Busby Stoop roundabout we’ll turn left on the A167 towards Topcliffe and Asenby, over the A168 and on to Whaites Lane towards Cundall and Thornton Bridge.

Just before the bridge we turn right and on to Boroughbridge where the route will end at Morrisons.

Approx. distance as described: 158 miles.

David Haywood will lead the ride, tail ender TBC.

Looking forward to seeing you on at Boroughbridge.

PLEASE NOTE NEW START POINT FOR NEXT SUNDAY’S RIDE AT THE SUN INN, NORWOOD HG3 1SZ

Martin Pettitt leads this coming Sunday’s Monthly Ride Out with TEC duties performed by Paul Dresser.

1st leg:  Meet at The Sun Inn, Brame Lane (A6451) Norwood HG3 1Sz at 9.30 for 9.45 start and ride to Town End Farm Shop & Cafe, Airton, BD23 4BE for morning coffee. (1 hr 10 mins & 33 miles). Arrive about 11am.

2nd leg:  Leave Town End cafe, Airton about 11.30-ish [fuel if required in Settle] into the wild west (Lancs 🤣) to Saddles Cafe, Red Well Country Inn, Arkholme,  LA6 1BQ for lunch.  (1 hr 15 mins & 30 miles). Arrive about 1pm-ish. 

3rd leg: Leave Saddles cafe, before 2pm and back into God’s own county to finish at Brymor Ice Cream, Jervaulx, Masham, HG4 4PG.   (66 miles & just under 2 hrs). Arriving before 4pm.

Total:  130-ish miles.

Martin has promised “Roads of fine-ness with a high %age of Nationals”. So don’t miss it!

PLEASE NOTE NEW START POINT FOR NEXT SUNDAY’S RIDE BELOW AT THE SUN INN, NORWOOD HG3 1SZ

Martin Pettitt leads this coming Sunday’s Monthly Ride Out with TEC duties performed by Paul Dresser.

1st leg:  Meet at The Sun Inn, Brame Lane (A6451) Norwood HG3 1Sz at 9.30 for 9.45 start and ride to Town End Farm Shop & Cafe, Airton, BD23 4BE for morning coffee. (1 hr 10 mins & 33 miles). Arrive about 11am.

2nd leg:  Leave Town End cafe, Airton about 11.30-ish [fuel if required in Settle] into the wild west (Lancs 🤣) to Saddles Cafe, Red Well Country Inn, Arkholme,  LA6 1BQ for lunch.  (1 hr 15 mins & 30 miles). Arrive about 1pm-ish. 

3rd leg: Leave Saddles cafe, before 2pm and back into God’s own county to finish at Brymor Ice Cream, Jervaulx, Masham, HG4 4PG.   (66 miles & just under 2 hrs). Arriving before 4pm.

Total:  130-ish miles.

Martin has promised “Roads of fine-ness with a high %age of Nationals”. So don’t miss it!

The theme is “Motorcycles and Cycle Racing”. Arrive at Bilton Cricket Club from 7.00pm with our meeting starting at 7.30pm.

Richard Falls will talk about the role of the National Escort Group GB, for which he is Yorkshire regional coordinator, in facilitating cycle racing on the road from regional to international level, with a powerpoint and video presentation.

The National Escort Group

The National Escort Group GB (NEGGB) is an organisation that provides skilled motorcycle marshals for a variety of sporting events held on the UK public highway and aims to enhance and maximise the safety for competitors, officials and members of the general public alike.

All our riders are trained to IAM, RoSPA or similar qualification and the NEGGB is the only organisation that is accredited to provide trained motorcycle marshals for British Cycling events.

Bilton Cricket Club will provide us with their splendid and updated buffet menu after the talk and any other business.

Looking forward to a good turnout on the night!

Start point at The Route 59 Cafe, nr. Bolton Abbey, BD23 6AF 9.15am.

Depart time 09:30.am for Scaleber Force, Settle and Gisburn Forest.

Coffee stop at Puddle Ducks Tearoom, Dunsop Bridge, Clitheroe BB7 3BB arriving around 10:45am.

Setting off after our coffee break via the Trough of Bowland, the Lune Valley and Ingleton.

Stopping for Lunch at The Station Inn, Ribblehead, LA6 3AS, 01524 241274. Expected arrival around 12:20pm.

After lunch setting off back via Hawes, Buttertubs and through Swaledale.

Afternoon Tea at Ellerton Abbey Antiques & Tearoom, Richmond, DL11 6AN. Expected arrival 14:20pm.

Final leg via Leyburn, Masham and Brimham Rocks.

Finishing at Ripley Ice Cream, HG3 3AX. Expected arrival 16:10pm.

141 miles.

Cheers, Geoff.

We’ll meet at 09.15am for a 09.30am start at the Dragon Road Lorry Park, Harrogate HG1 5DB.

With full tanks we’ll head north to Ripley, briefly west on the B6165, then right for Markington, Bishop Monkton, Bridges of Borough & Thornton, Pilmoor & thru’ the lanes to the village of Balk, for tea & buns at the Old Barn Coffee Shop, Balk near, Thirsk YO7 2AQ.

Suitably replete, we head past the recently refreshed Kilburn White Horse, briefly west on the A170, the right at the Visitor Centre for Hawnby & Osmotherley. Now west for Yafforth and Scorton, crossing the Swale at Richmond Bridge, onto Hipswell Moor and the Manor Farm Cafe, Bellerby, DL8 5QH for lunch.

For our final leg, its south for Wensley, Gammersgill and over Park Rash for Kettlewell & Conistone. South on the minor road into Grassington, then left after Pateley Bridge for Fellbeck & onto Risplith where we finish our ride at G&T’s Ice Cream, Home Farm, Ripon HG4 3EP.

Andrew will lead this 125 miler, hoping that you can join us.

This month’s HAB evening meeting Ride-In starts at Squire’s Cafe Bar, Newthorpe LS25 5LX.

Members and Associates, meet for the ride at 6.00pm for a 6.15pm set off, with just 45 miles of delightfully winding Yorkshire countryside to negotiate arriving at Bilton Cricket Club for the evening meeting before 7.15pm.

If you can’t make the ride-in, gather for the meeting at the cricket club from 7.00pm with a start at 7.30pm.

No speaker again this month but a short video from MCN/Bikertek about Bike Doc and the recommended techniques for dealing with a motorcycle crash. See the video beforehand at:

https://www.bikertekshop.co.uk/video-series

Any questions and a discussion. Buffet will be served afterwards.

See you at either venue!

Meet at Morrisons, Boroughbridge from 9am for 9.30am start.
From Boroughbridge, the route heads north to Asenby and Topcliffe picking up the A167 to Busby Stoops. Continue on towards Northallerton, turning left then right at Maunby to avoid the town centre to Danby Wiske Road, Danby Lane and on to Moulton, Middleton Tyas before crossing the A1M. Now the B6275 takes us due north to Piercebridge, turning left on B6279 to the T-junction with the A688, turning right then left to Evenwood with back roads leading eventually to the A68.

Coffee stop: A68 Cafe DL14 0JF
We’ll leave the cafe on the A68, heading north but immediately turn left on Diddridge Lane and back roads to Wolsingham where we’ll pick up the A689 west to Frosterley and Stanhope soon turning right at Eastgate with minor roads all the way to Allenheads.

Lunch stop: Hemmel Cafe, Allenheads NE47 9HJ
Heading back home now going south passing Wearhead, Ireshopeburn and on to Middleton-in-Teesdale and Barnard Castle. The routes crosses the A66 to Bowes and then over Sleightholme Moor to Keld. Down the B6270 to Muker and Reeth, over the tops to Leyburn then the conventional route to Masham. From Masham we’ll head due south through Grewelthorpe, Kirkby Malzeard and on to Ripley where the ride will finish.

Mileage for route as described: 181m
Leader: David Haywood with tail ender to be decided.
Let me know if you’d like the .gpx files.

Looking forward to seeing you on Wednesday.

David o7 779 21 43 31