Manchester - Llandudno 25 April 2015 featuring the Inaugural Hill Climb Sausage Challenge

[doughnut]

Smart looking bike !

The bag on the handlebars could hold a few beers . . .

I bought myself one of these off ebay to carry all my luggage

Bargain for under 3 quid I thought.
Turns out that I can put my wrist watch in the left hand pocket if I take the watch strap off, and I can put as many jelly babies in the right hand pocket as I want (as long as the number is less than 3 and I take the heads off first).

 

[middleagecyclist]

Thinking of staying over Saturday night and cycling back Sunday. Probably camp. Anyone know of any likely wild camp sites not too far from the pub??

 

[nickyboy]

Had a couple of hours to kill in Wilmslow so I took a run out to Marbury CP for a cuppa. I've already posted some of the tea van menu upthread, here's the other half.

A word of warning. It's just a couple of ladies serving so I suspect 30 cyclists descending on the van will overwhelm them a bit. I suggest that the less quick riders get to the front of the queue. Faster riders to the back; they can catch up with the less fast ones on the next leg to Eureka.

I've told them to expect us anyway

 

[Cubist]

Did a practice flat run with my three co-riders today. 50 flat miles out of York (well, 158 feet of climbing before we got to Pocklington ) Nasty gusting headwind for the last 20 miles or so, so all this talk of Easterlies is welcome. Bikes are working, even if Martin's hip isn't now. . For four riders used to lumpy 1000 feet per 10 miles Pennine style riding, flat riding is errrrr, different! Can't wait.

 

[Crackle]

I came down the sausage challenge hill today: I reckon that sausage is safe. Chapeau if you get up that on a typical fixed gear.

 

[Crackle]

Thinking of staying over Saturday night and cycling back Sunday. Probably camp. Anyone know of any likely wild camp sites not too far from the pub??

There is an open cave called Parisella's cave on the Great Orme near the pier. People sometimes bivvy there overnight, it's a popular climbing venue. Might be a possibility for you.

 

[nickyboy]

I came down the sausage challenge hill today: I reckon that sausage is safe. Chapeau if you get up that on a typical fixed gear.

No need to get all the way up to win. Just the furthest without dabbing down. I use the word "just" somewhat loosely

 

[Freds Dad]

Looking at train times to get home to save SWMBO driving over. What is the ETA in Llandudno and which station do I need to book from?

 

[nickyboy]

Hoping to get to Llandudno about 1830. Need time for fish and chips and also cycle to Llandudno Junction which is about 3 or 4 miles away

 

[middleagecyclist]

Did a practice flat run with my three co-riders today. 50 flat miles out of York (well, 158 feet of climbing before we got to Pocklington ) Nasty gusting headwind for the last 20 miles or so, so all this talk of Easterlies is welcome. Bikes are working, even if Martin's hip isn't now. . For four riders used to lumpy 1000 feet per 10 miles Pennine style riding, flat riding is errrrr, different! Can't wait.

I've done flat riding. 160+ miles into a hot headwind crossing Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire to the north of London. Like being blasted by a hairdryer. Awful. Prefer the Pennines any day!

 

[Hicky]

I'm waiting on confirmation...I could be working.....

 

[nickyboy]

I'm waiting on confirmation...I could be working.....

No problem. I'm going to send out a final PM to all the uncommitted on post#1 next week some time. Hopefully that'll finalise the list. I do need to know if people are coming or not (last minute cry offs are allowed but you have to let me know by phone) so that I know who I'm expecting and where.

All the committeds will also get a PM from me next week with my phone number so they can contact me in the event of a last minute cry off or some delay problem on the day

 

[theclaud]

All the committeds will also get a PM from me next week with my phone number so they can contact me in the event of a last minute cry off or some delay problem on the day

Can we have @rich p committed ASAP?

 

[rich p]

Can we have @rich p committed ASAP?

I'm committed enough to have booked hundreds of pounds worth of train tickets via a virtually indecipherable Indian-based, Virgin booking line. Fúcking torture.
Time will tell if I actually get to the start but, hey ho, as they say

 

[I like Skol]

I've just had a brilliant idea!

As there is going to be such a large group going on this jolly to the seaside and many of us will not have met before, how about we all wear a name tag? I'm pretty hopeless at remembering names at the best of times. Throw in a large group and a splash of alcohol and the situation is going to be hopeless. I think something with your Cyclechat user name most prominently and perhaps real name below if you are happy to divulge such information, a bit like this...

I'm going to laminate mine in case of spillage