Scotland : The Highlands CC Ecosse Lochs and Glens Tour #CONFIRMED#

[Edwardoka]

Can I ask a question about the route...........
It appears to take in the A9 quite a bit, a big bit....... Can someone tell me that it is NOT a harem scarem heart in your mouth kinda, you might survive, you might not kinda tour!? Reassurance needed and I might believe the first answer I get!

There is a completely segregated off-road cycle path that runs alongside the A9 between Blair Atholl and Dalwhinnie. It was perfectly rideable when I was last there, although that was in 2004 so YMMV!

 

[mcshroom]

If you are on about the bit over Drumochter Pass, there's no riding on the A9. There's a cycle path off to the side

 

[Somebuddy]

A weight has been lifted. I'm a happy man.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

A weight has been lifted. I'm a happy man.

We are following NCR 7 I believe.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

You do realise that one of these days I am going to turn up on one of these rides unannounced and sit at the back waiting to see who notices me!!

 

[Scoosh]

Do you have to be a youth to use a youth hostel?

Definitely !

The young ones ages being offset by @Scoosh

Every tour needs a GoG

At the speed of a bicycle tour everyone is a whippersnapper, and the CC Ecosse rules are immutable:
- No-one left behind
- any bike will do
- there will be cake
- no stopping except for feed, fotos and ferries
- no shopping
- No dying

FTFY

 

[Fubar]

Ok just to recap, I have the following:

DEFINITE INTEREST CAMP
@Fubar (Timekeeping, Accommodation, Logistics)
Junior Fubar (Art)
@Edwardoka (Navigation, Morale)
@Harry_Palmer79 (Culture)
@mcshroom (Stone Bridges, Welfare)
@Pat "5mph" (Entertainment, Food (daytime and evening), Shopping, Animals, Disputes, Health, Cleanliness)
@DougieAB (Discipline)
@Somebuddy (Travelling across America Anecdotes - should come in handy in Scotland!)

POSSIBLE INTEREST CAMP
@edindave
@Ellebells
@heather68
@Telemark
@MikeW-71
@Brandane

UNCOMMITTED CAMP
@Scoosh
@mr messy

Anymore for anymore - @GBC ??

I'm going to set a limit to Phase 1 - Expressions of Interest to end-of-play Sunday 22 February (gives you a week to think it through) for the stragglers to come in - once we hit Monday 23 Feb I'll move onto Phase 2 - Outline Business Plan.

 

[Edwardoka]

Ok just to recap, I have the following:

@Edwardoka (Navigation, Morale)

 

[Fubar]

It occurred to me that if it is a 4-day cycling tour to get to Inverness based on the original plan we will be cycling on all 4 days so would either be staying overnight in Inverness on the Monday or getting to Inverness then getting the train home - if staying overnight it will be a Friday-Tuesday tour, extra days' leave required for most;
OR
We divide the 200mile ride into 3 days, getting to Inverness Sunday night. I appreciate there will be mixed abilities but we are still only talking approx 67 miles per day, just over 100k (may have to be slightly longer depending on accommodation stops).

Thoughts?

 

[Edwardoka]

Thoughts?

It took me 3 days on a knobbly tyred mountain bike less than 2 months after I started cycling and when I was 16 stone. I cannot envisage a set of circumstances in which it /could/ take 4 days in high summer.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Sugar! I seem to be the only female interested on this tour, Michelle can't come.
Hope to have enrolled some girls before the deadline!

 

[mr messy]

I'll man the broom wagon and carry the Nessie fishin gear

 

[Fubar]

Sugar! I seem to be the only female interested on this tour, Michelle can't come.
Hope to have enrolled some girls before the deadline!

Junior Fu is a girlie!

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Junior Fu is a girlie!

Is your daughter coming?

 

[mcshroom]

Is your daughter coming?

She's on the list