Manchester - Llandudno: Saturday May 13

[gavroche]

I will push my bike along this bit of the prom before I ride on the A55

No worries, you won't be going anywhere near the a55.

 

[doughnut]

If we all had one of those Decathlon luminous green parachute coats then we could pretend we are part of the festivities as we ride through.

 

[mike3121]

If we all had one of those Decathlon luminous green parachute coats then we could pretend we are part of the festivities as we ride through.

Bring your boat we can go around it via the sea

 

[ColinJ]

Would this (blue line) be the diversion?

 

[mike3121]

Would this (blue line) be the diversion?

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yeah that is the same route I have just mapped out

I work that out as a 1.6 mile diversion, I can live with that

 

[nickyboy]

@gavroche thanks for this....I didn't see any signs for the Prom closure when I did the recce last week

I've updated the Ridewithgps links on the first page with a diversion around the closed area of Promenade

So if you've already downloaded the file, you need to re-download it. Of course, on the day if you want to ignore the gpx and just walk through the closed area that's up to you. You will pick the official route back up when you clear the closed area

 

[nickyboy]

Please do not start posting up diversions etc....it is just confusing

Use my GPX files please

 

[doughnut]

Bring your boat we can go around it via the sea

Now you're talking!

 

[nickyboy]

There's a map on the event site with the extent of the activities on. Slightly unclear on where the road is closed. I shall leave it to our glorious leader to make the route decision though.

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Cheers Crax....headwinds, prom closures......have we checked for plagues of locusts yet?

 

[mike3121]

Cheers Crax....headwinds, prom closures......have we checked for plagues of locusts yet?

Maybe just maybe next year it will run smoothly without any complications

 

[nickyboy]

Maybe just maybe next year it will run smoothly without any complications

Just don't complain about the weather tomorrow. I'm feeling pretty naffed off after 2 weeks of perfect weather it changes overnight tonight. Just as it did in 2015 and 2016 (both those years a spell of dry Easterlies came to an end just before the ride started)

Ho hum....maybe I'll get the timing right one year

 

[theclaud]

Be great if she and others can make it. 57 Thomas Street is only 5 minutes from the station and is a Marble Brewery bar with a real good beer selection

Ooooh. What's the bicycle-watching situation there? I am travelling without a lock as I wasn't planning to leave it unattended. If someone could share a lock with me I could go to the pub straight from the station, stay there til @wanda2010 arrives, have another beer or two, then we could wobble to the hotel...

 

[nickyboy]

Ooooh. What's the bicycle-watching situation there? I am travelling without a lock as I wasn't planning to leave it unattended. If someone could share a lock with me I could go to the pub straight from the station, stay there til @wanda2010 arrives, have another beer or two, then we could wobble to the hotel...

@I like Skol ....are you cycling there???

I can't remember the situation for locking the bike outside as I'm usually well pissed on a pub crawl by the time I get there tbh

 

[MossCommuter]

Ooooh. What's the bicycle-watching situation there? I am travelling without a lock as I wasn't planning to leave it unattended. If someone could share a lock with me I could go to the pub straight from the station, stay there til @wanda2010 arrives, have another beer or two, then we could wobble to the hotel...

There are bicycle racks right opposite.

I will bring a lock for you

 

[gavroche]

Would this (blue line) be the diversion?

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yes, that's about right.