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Elliot Rooke
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17 August 2006 at 14:42 |
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| Loving the pics matey, Its a different world up their up on the tops of the moors. Say hi if you see a nutbar on a tomac six shooter hauling as on the downhills. Im just rebuilding an old school kona cindercone for a bit of xc, its double butted chromloy weighs 4.5lb and was found down a back alley in hasligden, (another mans rubish is another mans gold) |
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Theres Gold in them their Hills as they say, Make a good job of her Elliot, a Konas heart beats best as a XC hammer head!
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| Comments by
Pete Morris
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16 August 2006 at 16:45 |
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Just to say that i've enjoyed looking at your great photo's.
I look forward to visiting these great location's on mountain bike when i return to
Rossendale to live.
There's no place like it. |
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Your right, Rossendale is a great MTB location.
Ian.
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| Comments by
tony walker
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13 August 2006 at 17:40 |
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| great site |
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Ta Tony!
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| Comments by
Jim Taylor
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09 August 2006 at 16:46 |
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Great pics from around the region. The pics from MTL reminds how hard a ride it really is. But the pics illustrate why it will become a MTB classic.
Still to master the MTL in one day. Having tried on two occasions not yet managed to get all the way round. However, confident that on our third attempt in Sept we will complete the full 47 miles. Will let you how we get on.
In the meantime, keep up the good work. |
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Nice one Jim, Its a classic alright and a real endurance test. lets hope its third time lucky!
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| Comments by
Phil
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30 July 2006 at 10:09 |
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Hi Ian, Great rides, the pictures are a god sent! We did a ride from your site the other week, it was really good and the pictures helped loads! Except when we lost the last page of the map and had to guess our way back!
Also on the long downhill bit we nearly mowed down a family and their dogs! We ended up in the nettles!
Thanks for your time and effort in mapping out the routes!
Cheers
Phil |
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Good to hear you had a good time, thanks for the feedback on the routes,
ian
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Absolutely stunning photographs
Did the loop a few years ago, so I come to look at your photographs as we did not take many
just to remind me! Will plan to do it again soon.
Nige |
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Thanks Nige,
Ian.
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| Comments by
Paul
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26 July 2006 at 16:54 |
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Hi Ian,
I'm from Rochdale. Last week i crossed over from Greenbooth Resevoirs onto the long winding uphill path and reached Top of Leach. I eventually turned back as it was an unplanned trip in hot thirsty weather. I reached a monument laid about 20 years ago by the mayor of Rossendale. I think it was to commemorate the Rossendale road or Rossendale way ??
My question is: What was the town i could see below in the distance ??
And roughly how far had i come ??
Thanks, the pictures are great. |
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Hi Paul, from the top of Leach there are a few small towns to veiw,
But I think what you could see was Waterfoot. From Rochdale to where you stood it would be about a 20 mile round trip.
Well done.
Ian.
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| Comments by
Jim Donohoe
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01 July 2006 at 01:29 |
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| Hello Ian, Hope you are ok basking in the summer weather. Had a great night with Tony Dillon at the Kyhatts's Hotel in Brighton Friday night. I have a couple of pictures, that i will bring home. Would you be able to put them on the re-union page?. Jim |
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Hi Jim, good to hear you are having a good time, yes I will put them on the reunion page.
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| Comments by
Jim Donohoe
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24 June 2006 at 07:04 |
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| Hello Ian, just a quick note to pass on to Mum & Dad. We had a great time in Hong Kong with Stephen, Jane & Stacy. They really looked after us. |
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Good to hear from you, have a great time.
Ian.
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| Comments by
Alice O'Neill
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22 June 2006 at 15:27 |
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| What a beautiful web site. |
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Thank you!
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| Comments by
Phil
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08 June 2006 at 19:25 |
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| Completed the Hambledon Loop on Tuesday night (06/06/06). A really good "short" (it took me almost two hours!) ride with a couple of killer climbs, especially in a 22 degree heat. The section past the quarry is awful - I found it easier to walk. Thanks for the route. Hoping to do the Cowpe Lowe Loop before the end of this month. UTC. |
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Hi Phil, thanks for the feedback, I have a better aternative route for the bit after the quarry section now. If I get some time I will put in on-line.
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hi Ian
it was really good to see all the photos of the reunion, sound like it was a great night.Will look forward to seeing Jim and Barbara soon as the arrive in Aus soon.Hope you are well Ian keep up the good work with your web site,until next time all the very best Tony |
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Hi Anthony, I have not seen you since you left these shores some 30 yrs ago.
Good to hear from you.
Thanks for the good wishes,
Ian.
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| sorry to have missed the last reunion, please could you email me with details of the next... thanks. |
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Yes.
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| Comments by
Dave
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15 May 2006 at 16:14 |
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| Just completed the ride on sunday 14th may. Brilliant ride but took us nearly 9hours!! The weather closed in on us towards the end but the day wasn`t ruined. We went round the same way as you described, might try it the other way next time, but will leave it a few weeks to recover first!!! Brilliant ride, would recomend every mountain biker should atempt it. |
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Thanks Dave, glad you had such a good day out. I agree its a must do ride. Its not as exciting as the forest rides this country has to offer, but I enjoy long days out on the moors. Ian.
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| hiya ian and jim, brilliant nite, lovely to see u all again...here's to the next 1!!! hope u r all well, luv elaine x |
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Thanks Elaine, heres to the next one then.
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| Comments by
lois donohoe
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19 April 2006 at 14:36 |
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hi ian learning slowly.?joe is helping me!
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Good on yer Joe!
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Nice pics
It was a good night thanks to the Donohoe family |
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Thanks Maureen, did I get a picture of you?
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| great night! . lovely to see every-one after30 years away . thanks. colin x |
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Glad you enjoyed it Cloin. It was a very good night.
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Stumbled on your site again while researching recent publications where I had been cited. I saw where you asked what I was researching. I am a research specialist with the University of Maryland and I study nitrogen and phosphorus runoff from agriculture.
Love the picture of the bike. Who is it? |
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Hi again Janice, good to hear from you. The guy in the picture is a freind of mine called Bill Ould. I took the picure on a glorious spring day a few years ago on top of Stoodly Pike nr Hebden Bridge Yorkshire.
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| Comments by
Jonny Brook
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10 April 2006 at 18:46 |
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Hi Ian,
Just a short reminder about the Colne Valley MTB Challenge, on Sunday 14th May 2006. I know you enjoyed your visit last year and wondered whether you were thinking of coming over again this time?
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Yes Jonny, Im not quite as fit this year due to the long cold Winter, but I will be there on the start line raring to go!
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| Comments by
jim donohoe
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09 April 2006 at 19:44 |
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| Thanks a lot Ian, much appreciated for taking the time to sort out all of the photos on the website. Jim |
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Thanks Jim, all the photos have been edited and are on the Holy Family 2006 reunion page.
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| Comments by
Les Moss
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07 April 2006 at 18:48 |
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| Missed the first do, but I won't mis it at Accy Stanley |
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Ok
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| Comments by
Peter Savay
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24 March 2006 at 12:43 |
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| Great web-site, doing the loop later this year |
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Nice one Pete, cant wait to get out on the trial myself. hope I see you out there.
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| Comments by
Ethan Donohoe
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23 March 2006 at 16:15 |
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Like a saddo I put Donohoe in Google, saw Ian Donohoe and thought what's me dad doing on t'internet?
Best wishes to you mate - never knew that there was so many of us Donohoe s knocking about. |
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Hi Ethan, good to hear from you, I had heard that there was another Ian Donohoe from Blackburn!
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