Open to Offas Ride

[Matthew_T]

I am up for it. 10/10.30 would be best as i would have to travel down on the morning from Prestatyn. I will have to work out the availabilities of travel and fuel though.

EDIT: My travel arrangements will have to be sorted out closer to the time.

 

[pubrunner]

I am up for it. 10/10.30 would be best as i would have to travel down on the morning from Prestatyn. I will have to work out the availabilities of travel and fuel though.

EDIT: My travel arrangements will have to be sorted out closer to the time.

Hi Matt - it'd be good to see you !

It'll take you between 55 & 65 minutes to drive from Prestatyn; it's best (quickest) to come along the A55 to Chester and then the A483 towards Wrexham. It usually takes me 30-35 minutes (on a clear run) once I get on to the A483.

 

[pubrunner]

I might be up for this as its not too far away.

Great - you've no excuses then !

. . . 60 miles is a fair way for me.

It's a fair way for me too - I've not cycled that far, since last year

. . . won't be able to average 20mph.

Nor will anyone else !

 

[theclaud]

Stop faffing about and get yourself organised.

Cheeky sod. I will give it my full attention when I am not standing in a First Great Western buffet car with a can of duff beer and a dwindling battery...

 

[lukesdad]

Cheeky sod. I will give it my full attention when I am not standing in a First Great Western buffet car with a can of duff beer and a dwindling battery...

TC cant give anything her full attention when she has beer in hand

 

[Crackle]

Cheeky sod. I will give it my full attention when I am not standing in a First Great Western buffet car with a can of duff beer and a dwindling battery...

Duff beer, that German Pilsner. I've read about that. Any good. Or do you mean duff beer?

 

[theclaud]

Just plain duff. As in Carlsberg duff. In another devastating blow for rail passengers, FGW has now stopped serving Guinness Original.

 

[theclaud]

Do they still do Tribute?

Yes. It's shite. No more shite than Carlsberg, obviously, but it irks me that it's obviously there to tick a spurious "ale" box.

 

[pubrunner]

For anyone considering this ride, the starting point is 40 minutes from Telford, 60 minutes from Stoke, 80 minutes from Macclesfield/Manchester/Llandudno.

Smeggers, this is your chance ! Perhaps Patrick will turn up and you'll be able to chat about 'what it means to be a Tory' .

 

[BrumJim]

Yes. It's shite. No more shite than Carlsberg, obviously, but it irks me that it's obviously there to tick a spurious "ale" box.

Could be worse. Could be Greene King IPA

 

[pubrunner]

*** UPDATE *** *** UPDATE *** *** UPDATE ***

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I've cut the route down to about 45 miles (Memory Map tells me that it is approx. 43 miles).

This might help those who may have to travel a fair way; more importantly, it'll give us more time in the pub. I'm looking at a cafe stop (early on) and perhaps two pub stops - depends on how the time goes.

This will be a similar distance to LD's Llandovery Ride - but without the Devil's Staircase and obviously much more scenic .

 

[pubrunner]

I am up for it. 10/10.30 would be best

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Anyone arriving early, can have a cooked breakfast (or Continental ) before we leave.

. . . i would have to travel down on the morning from Prestatyn.

There'll be some coming further than that !

 

[Crackle]

Barring the unexpected, I'm a definite. anyone who wants to come down from oop North I can certainly offer a lift. 3 extra bikes and 3 people can be accommodated. Not sure of my plans yet on Pubby's hospitality but I'm certain we can work something out.

 

[theclaud]

this ride [...] is 40 minutes from Telford, 60 minutes from Stoke, 80 minutes from Llandudno.

I'm kinda thinking the marketing copy needs work...

Re your target market, Pubbers - DZ and srw are a long way away, and User482 has a very young daughter, so I'd say they're all unlikelies. And you definitely won't get DZ and Patrick on the same ride, or at least not if you want them both to reach the end alive...

 

[pubrunner]

I'm kinda thinking the marketing copy needs work...

Feel free to improvise, improve . . . . . . . or just tell blatant lies . . . . . . . .anything, to get someone to turn up

And you definitely won't get DZ and Patrick on the same ride, or at least not if you want them both to reach the end alive...

I don't think Patrick has ridden a bike for a while - primary school ? ; but you could work on my buddy Dell Tell him he can bring Mrs Dell too - all in the (genuine) spirit of rapprochement - they could even 'kip over' - or whatever the Southern softies call it .