Happy New Year everyone – Our first mid-week ride of 2020!

Route starts and finishes at Morrison’s in Boroughbridge YO51 9UR.

Meet 9.15am for a 9.30am start.

From Boroughbridge we’ll pick up the B6265, turning left to Little Ouseburn and over the Aldwark Bridge to Linton-on-Ouse.  Continuing on minor roads to Authitts where we dog-leg across the A19 to Beningbrough and towards Haxby, turning right on to the Wiggington road (B1363).

Coffee stop: The Farm Shop Café, Wiggington Road, Haxby YO32 2RH. 

After suitable refreshment, from the café, continue briefly on B1363 before turning left on A1237 (York inner bypass). Turn left towards Strensall, following the road to the right and past York Golf Range to the A64 where we’ll go straight across the main road, picking up minor roads and on to Buttercrambe.

All minor roads now, heading northeast before turning Right on the B1248 briefly then left on B1253 to Kirby Grindalythe, West Lutton, Helperthorpe, Weaverthorpe and then left on B1249 at Foxholes and north to the A64.

Right on A64 for about 2 miles then left on the minor road to West Ayton.  North on minor road towards Spiker’s Hill, then north east to the A171 and on to Scarborough North Bay for lunch.

Lunch stop: The Oasis Café, Royal Albert Drive (North Bay), Scarborough YO12 7TY.

After lunch we’ll retrace the route back to West Ayton, then turn Right on A170 to Helmsley and onwards towards Sutton Bank but turning off the main road at Wass Bank to Byland Abbey and Coxwold and then the A19.

Left on A19 then immediately Right to Brafferton , Helperby and Thornton Bridge, then Left to Boroughbridge where the route stops at Morrisons.

Mileage is about 124 miles.

Leader: David Haywood

Tail End Charlie to be anointed on the day.

As I write this, the forecast for is fair with little chance of rain.

I hope you can join us on this first ride of 2020!

David

Weather forecast good this weekend, so we have a late notice.

Last Sunday of the Decade Ride, meeting at Ripley Car Park at 10-00am.

Early coffee, via Pateley Bridge, at-How Stean Gorge HG3 5JF.
After coffee, over the tops to Leighton Reservoir, Ellingstring, Jervaulx, Leyburn, Grinton, and up Swaledale to lunch at the Kearton Country Hotel, Thwaite DL11 6DR.

After a great lunch, we head over Buttertubs to Hawes, then the moorland road to Oughtershaw, Grassington, to Stump Cross Caverns HG3 5JL where our decade ending ride will finish. 

Andrew Pratt will lead this impromptu ride of 90 miles, tail lender to be press-ganged on the day.

Hi All

2019 is rapidly coming to an end, and alongside dwindling shopping time, thoughts are turning to the possibility of getting out more often on the bike in 2020.

Our new 2020 Ride Out Calendar is available to view on the HAB website alongside our remaining winter meetings at Bilton Cricket Club and, courtesy of John Blanchfield, already scheduled guest speakers.

http://www.harrogateadvancedbikes.co.uk/event-calendar/

Have a look at the available dates for our 2020 Sunday Ride-Outs. Currently you have a free choice of dates and, if you want to expand your riding experience and lead biking colleagues on the ride you prefer, give it a go this year. Full advice is available on the website, from me or from other experienced hands. For all you brave 2019 first timers please come forward again and maybe do your ride in reverse. Every 2019 ride was new in so many ways, went well, even punctures brought out the best club teamwork and the weather was with us most of the time.

If you are free during the week, Monthly 1st Wednesday Rides are also available to lead if you prefer. It doesn’t need to be complicated. A destination is all you need, a coffee stop on the way, somewhere to get lunch and a finishing point.

Summer brings longer days and an unwinding ride after a day at work, after checking your cabbages in the allotment or baby sitting the grandkids all day, and with the prospect of fish and chips at the end, an evening ride is a good way to cut your teeth leading a Ride Out for the first time. Again all you need is a destination, somewhere for some refreshments and a relaxing chat at the end. Summer evening rides usually commence on the second Monday in May and again you have a free choice of dates at this point in time.

Don’t be shy. Share your favourite route and improve your riding skills. Have a look at the Ride Out Guidelines page on the HAB website. http://www.harrogateadvancedbikes.co.uk/the-club/rideouts/

Consult with your club colleagues for freely available advice.

Please get in touch barrya.ring@gmail.com or feedback via this post.

Best wishes for Christmas and the New Year

Barry

Just in case you were wondering and sorry to disappoint anyone hard enough to want a ride on New Year’s Day, but the usual Wednesday Ride Out for January won’t be taking place on the first Wednesday of the month. No doubt you all be recovering from your celebrations of the night before on the 1st so the Wednesday ride will take place on 8th instead.

David or John will be organising the ride and details will follow soon.

Best wishes for Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Barry

Hi All

For those looking forward to this Sunday’s Ride-Out, “Bedlam to Bedale”, lead by Andrew Pratt with Bob Hill keeping us honest at the back, we have a delightful option of selecting a Christmas lunch at The Platform One Cafe in Bedale.

Please get in touch with Andrew, andrewpratt12@yahoo.co.uk to book ahead. There is no need to book for the standard menu.

Andrews ride’s are always well planned and this one is appropriate for this time of the year so let’s make the last ride of the year a good one!

All the best

Barry

Next Friday (20th) we will be closing down the old email system. New posts to our website will only be sent to the new subscriber system. If you haven’t subscribed yet you can do so from our home page.

Thanks

Secretary. HAB

Last chance everyone for a free lift to the above on Friday evening at Colin Appleyards in Keighley for “An Evening With” Doughie & John Lampkin (see previous post http://www.harrogateadvancedbikes.co.uk/an-evening-with-at-colin-appleyards/).

Trials specialists extraordinaire. Don’t miss out, these evening’s are delightful. Food, chat, bike showroom, some fun and a free lift home. Have a nose around the showroom, the guys at Colin Appleyards know their stuff, and settle down for an amusing chat with a charity auction at the end to tempt you.

Suzuki have some tempting offers as well, so see https://bikes.suzuki.co.uk/bikes/adventure/v-strom-650xt/?utm_source=Gather&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=On%20Road_1000%20off_Q4_2019_Gather&utm_content=CMP-04344-L5Q5&_cldee=YmFycnlhLnJpbmdAZ21haWwuY29t&recipientid=contact-6a4e09736825e511940ec81f66dad7b4-e05136587ec840a3ae71e14c709f199f&esid=5593f47b-b9fc-e911-80ec-c81f66dad7b6

Give me a call 07847 786608 or email barrya.ring@gmail.com for more information.

Best regards.

Barry

Join Andrew & Bob on the last Sunday ride of 2019, a shorter one this time, of 100 miles having regard to early darkness, and cooler weather.

We shall meet as usual at 0900 for a 0930 start at Asda Lorry Park, Dragon Road, Harrogate.

Heading along the A661, to the bypass, then east onto A59 to Green Hammerton, left to Aldwark Bridge, then north east through the villages of Crayke, Brandsby, & Hovingham, to Beadlam Grange, Beadlam  YO62 7TD, near Helmsley, where you can stock up on Farm Shop goodies, Christmas gifts, and marvellous “Hog Roast” rolls or just have a coffee. https://www.beadlamgrange.co.uk

West now to Helmsley, then north to Hawnby & over the moors to Osmotherley, & on to Brompton, Yafforth, then Bedale where we shall stop for lunch at the Platform One Cafe, DL8 1AW. https://platform-one-tea-rooms.business.site/?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=referral

After a great lunch we have a short run south, via Thorp Perrow & West Tanfield, to Ripley, where our ride will finish. Anyone for ice cream? 

The weather forecast for Sunday looks pretty good so see you then.

Andrew

It is time to get your names down for our annual Not Christmas Dinner.

It is our chance to have a good social start to the ” H.A.B. 2020 Season” and Old Spring Well have promised another excellent evening.

See you all at our Quiz evening on Monday.