Yorkshire cycle festival

[retrobikeguy]

Anybody going to this?

Its was aimed at CTC originally but now its goal is all cycling and was the known as York cycle rally.

unfortunately (or fortunately) it has been driven out by the York city council and has had to up roots after many many years, its home is now at the driffield showground.

Dates are 12-14th of June

Details here

https://yorkshirecyclefestival.co.uk/?fbclid=Iwb21leAO_jpNjbGNrA7-OKmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHu_J9cj2pKjxbXd5XrRoOHCuqoqiiwsYxeMVgscldTwGgGkfJrLKbUSPtwob_aem_ySNoObwq9tNIh0mlSkluGA

Be nice to see some Thorns there

[energyman]

Even Electric Thorns ?

[in4]

Rafiki of this parish although living in Europe had his er Sterling fitted with some sort of e-bike adaptation. I can’t recall the details.
I’m currently in Portugal (eastern Algarve, where the athletes do their winter training and put me to shame) and the evidence of a huge uptake in e-bike usage is much in evidence; anecdotally lots of Dutch enthusiasts.

[Tiberius]

I've attended the York Cycle Rally many times. It's a great event where the focus is very much on cycle touring. I live nearer to Driffield than to York but I'm sad to see that the venue has moved (for whatever reason) I really like York and I always made a weekend of it, to include a visit to the Cycle Heaven emporium - they sell weird and wonderful bikes/cargo bikes that I never see anywhere else.

The Driffield site MIGHT provide a better location for the ride outs. The roads around the show site should be quieter than those at the York site plus the town centre is just a few minutes away.

Shame it had to move but I will still attend. Looks like there's still plenty to do and the sun usually shines. Good luck to the event and many thanks to all the people (volunteers) who organise it.

Can't wait !!