StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
I have eaten Indian (OK, British Indian) food twice in my life, both times chicken tikka masala. But that sounds OK to me.
The Fridays Tour
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rb58
Enigma
- Location
- Bexley, Kent
I haven't finished reading this thread yet (I've only read the first four pages!), but I'm keen to do it. I don't think I've got any reasons why I can't make that time schedule, and Zev and Kai will have to get used to cattery nosh for a few days. 
My biggest decision is over whether to put the tourer together, and have the option of mudguards (the horror) in case of sub-optimal weather, or just use Red.
My biggest decision is over whether to put the tourer together, and have the option of mudguards (the horror) in case of sub-optimal weather, or just use Red.
Moodyman
Legendary Member
I'm provisionally in for either of those dates, though prefer 15th June for the greater daylight hours
I'd like a reasonable notice (3+ months)so I can get leave booked and sort out family logistics.
I'd prefer the cheapest accommodation (bar camping), so long as it has showers/wash facilities and reasonable food.
I'd like a reasonable notice (3+ months)so I can get leave booked and sort out family logistics.
I'd prefer the cheapest accommodation (bar camping), so long as it has showers/wash facilities and reasonable food.
GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
Pass from the lovely Helen? Check!
Pass from work? Check!
When will the all important "participants guide to accommodation options" be published so I can get booking?
May have to buy a new tent though. Couldn't find the old one in any of the lofts. Or either of the sheds. Or in the cupboard under the stairs or in the boot room. I may have leant it to someone.....
Pass from work? Check!
When will the all important "participants guide to accommodation options" be published so I can get booking?
May have to buy a new tent though. Couldn't find the old one in any of the lofts. Or either of the sheds. Or in the cupboard under the stairs or in the boot room. I may have leant it to someone.....
the date is set http://fnrttc.blogspot.com/ midnight June 15th to 23rd
I've got a bit more work to do on the participants guide to accommodation to do yet. The toughest stop to sort out is York! City centre places do not take bikes - as in 'call on the day before to check'. Er......no thanks. Text of mailing below.
I know many of you are spending your evenings at home staring listlessly at the moon, and counting the days before the 2012 Friday Night Ride to the Coast calendar kicks off on March 2nd. Here, then, is a small thought to throw a bit of starlight on the barren months of January and February...
The Fridays are going on tour. It’s called LonJoG. We’ll leave Hyde Park Corner at midnight on Friday 15th of June, and slip northwards at a decent, but not athletic pace, stopping at Bingham, York, Castleside, Jedburgh, Kinross, Newtonmore and Tain, reaching John o’Groats on Saturday 23rd June.
Each night we’ll stop in a town that offers a choice of accommodation, whether it be camping, bed and breakfast or hotel. We’ll have a vehicle behind us, carrying luggage, to which riders will contribute on a per diem basis. There’s scope for people to join for one, two or however many days – so I’m hoping that people in the north of England or Scotland will join for part of the ride if they can’t manage the entire week. The vehicle will bring bikes back to Inverness or London, and, if sufficient people sign up to make it economical, we’ll get a minibus which will return to London with both people and bikes.
I’m preparing a list of accommodation at our stopping places which I’ll send out to participants
So......if the thought of riding to John o’Groats floats your boat, then you’ll probably have questions to ask. Send them my way. Here’s a selection that have been asked so far
How much is all this going to cost? I’ve no idea. Hotels vary from £75 to £175 a double room, bed and breakfast seems to run from £60 to £75 a double room, camping will be a lot less, and we’ll probably stop in teashops at mid-morning and lunch. The per diems on the vehicle will be between £8 and £15. The cost of the return train from Wick to Inverness is about £12 and a ticket from Inverness to London, arriving Euston at half past seven on Monday morning is presently £72.50, but seats for trains in June haven’t been released yet and may be more expensive. Flights from Inverness to Luton or Gatwick are about thirty pounds, but you’d be smart to put the bike in the van for the return trip rather than trust the baggage handlers at Gatwick.
How far is it? 655 miles
Why not Lands End to John o’Groats? It’s too far for a week’s holiday. And Cornwall is boring.
How many miles per day? The first night and day to Bingham is 123 miles. The remainder of the days are 78, 78, 60, 73, 84, 76, 84 miles. Remember that the wind is likely to be with us, and a group ride on quiet roads is much easier than riding on your own.
123 miles! You’re having a tin bath!?? We aim to drift along at a moderate pace, stop in the early hours, for breakfast and for elevenses and reach Bingham at about two in the afternoon. I’ve no problem with people joining us in Northampton if they don’t fancy the long trip, but, strange to say, there’s considerable enthusiasm for the night and day first leg.
Okay, okay. Tell us about the route. Here - as you'll see I'm working my way northwards.... http://fnrttc.blogspot.com/p/hpcjog-fridays-tour.html
Will we be riding together? We’re going to keep the pace down at the front and keep the ride as close together as we can. There will be a TEC or two. We’ll collect every few miles, as we do on the FNRttC.
What kind of vehicle? If there’s only half a dozen of us it will be a small van, but if there are lots of us it will be a minibus or a van with six seats. The ride hasn’t had much by way of publicity, but we’ve already had about twenty expressions of interest.
When do I have to decide? Expressions of interest as soon as possible, and firm bookings with money for the vehicle by May 1st please.
What are the roads going to be like? We’ll be on ‘B’ and minor roads for most of the way up to county Durham, but those of you used to cycling in the southeast will be surprised by the light levels of traffic, even on ‘A’ roads. From Tuesday on we’ll be on ‘A’ roads for about half the distance, including the A68. We’ll take the back roads from Edinburgh to Perth and, as far as we can the roads parallel to the A9 up to Tain – but there will be bits of the A9 we can’t avoid. The A9 north of Tain is lightly trafficked and pleasant cycling.
The A68!!! The Hell of the North!!! Built by psycho Romans without the slightest concession to contours!!! The Road of a Thousand Summits!!!! Are you mad? Not entirely. Our day from Castleside to Jedburgh is only 60 miles. That’s going to be tough, but if we start early, take it steady, and stop from time to time we’ll be alright. I hope.
What happens in the morning? We make an early start. Most of the accommodation on the list is within walking distance of the start point. The vehicle will pick up luggage from campsites or hotels that are remote, and go to the start point to pick up the luggage from those staying close to the start. The evening routine is the reverse, with people staying close to the start taking their luggage from the vehicle which will then go on to the furthest point.
What about the midges? I’ve been up the east coast of Scotland five times and not seen one.
Do I need a granny gear for the hills? There are hills, but, with the exception of the A68 these are isolated. There’s one just north of Piercebridge, there’s a big hill at Helmsdale and a sharp hill at Berriedale – the only 1 in 7 on the ride, which is short enough to walk if you feel the need.
I thought The Fridays were going to the Cote d’Azur? We were. The recce ride forced a change of mind. The roads from Barcelona to Nice had way too much traffic and far too much of the Cote d’Azur was suburban dross. Sorry.
I've got a bit more work to do on the participants guide to accommodation to do yet. The toughest stop to sort out is York! City centre places do not take bikes - as in 'call on the day before to check'. Er......no thanks. Text of mailing below.
I know many of you are spending your evenings at home staring listlessly at the moon, and counting the days before the 2012 Friday Night Ride to the Coast calendar kicks off on March 2nd. Here, then, is a small thought to throw a bit of starlight on the barren months of January and February...
The Fridays are going on tour. It’s called LonJoG. We’ll leave Hyde Park Corner at midnight on Friday 15th of June, and slip northwards at a decent, but not athletic pace, stopping at Bingham, York, Castleside, Jedburgh, Kinross, Newtonmore and Tain, reaching John o’Groats on Saturday 23rd June.
Each night we’ll stop in a town that offers a choice of accommodation, whether it be camping, bed and breakfast or hotel. We’ll have a vehicle behind us, carrying luggage, to which riders will contribute on a per diem basis. There’s scope for people to join for one, two or however many days – so I’m hoping that people in the north of England or Scotland will join for part of the ride if they can’t manage the entire week. The vehicle will bring bikes back to Inverness or London, and, if sufficient people sign up to make it economical, we’ll get a minibus which will return to London with both people and bikes.
I’m preparing a list of accommodation at our stopping places which I’ll send out to participants
So......if the thought of riding to John o’Groats floats your boat, then you’ll probably have questions to ask. Send them my way. Here’s a selection that have been asked so far
How much is all this going to cost? I’ve no idea. Hotels vary from £75 to £175 a double room, bed and breakfast seems to run from £60 to £75 a double room, camping will be a lot less, and we’ll probably stop in teashops at mid-morning and lunch. The per diems on the vehicle will be between £8 and £15. The cost of the return train from Wick to Inverness is about £12 and a ticket from Inverness to London, arriving Euston at half past seven on Monday morning is presently £72.50, but seats for trains in June haven’t been released yet and may be more expensive. Flights from Inverness to Luton or Gatwick are about thirty pounds, but you’d be smart to put the bike in the van for the return trip rather than trust the baggage handlers at Gatwick.
How far is it? 655 miles
Why not Lands End to John o’Groats? It’s too far for a week’s holiday. And Cornwall is boring.
How many miles per day? The first night and day to Bingham is 123 miles. The remainder of the days are 78, 78, 60, 73, 84, 76, 84 miles. Remember that the wind is likely to be with us, and a group ride on quiet roads is much easier than riding on your own.
123 miles! You’re having a tin bath!?? We aim to drift along at a moderate pace, stop in the early hours, for breakfast and for elevenses and reach Bingham at about two in the afternoon. I’ve no problem with people joining us in Northampton if they don’t fancy the long trip, but, strange to say, there’s considerable enthusiasm for the night and day first leg.
Okay, okay. Tell us about the route. Here - as you'll see I'm working my way northwards.... http://fnrttc.blogspot.com/p/hpcjog-fridays-tour.html
Will we be riding together? We’re going to keep the pace down at the front and keep the ride as close together as we can. There will be a TEC or two. We’ll collect every few miles, as we do on the FNRttC.
What kind of vehicle? If there’s only half a dozen of us it will be a small van, but if there are lots of us it will be a minibus or a van with six seats. The ride hasn’t had much by way of publicity, but we’ve already had about twenty expressions of interest.
When do I have to decide? Expressions of interest as soon as possible, and firm bookings with money for the vehicle by May 1st please.
What are the roads going to be like? We’ll be on ‘B’ and minor roads for most of the way up to county Durham, but those of you used to cycling in the southeast will be surprised by the light levels of traffic, even on ‘A’ roads. From Tuesday on we’ll be on ‘A’ roads for about half the distance, including the A68. We’ll take the back roads from Edinburgh to Perth and, as far as we can the roads parallel to the A9 up to Tain – but there will be bits of the A9 we can’t avoid. The A9 north of Tain is lightly trafficked and pleasant cycling.
The A68!!! The Hell of the North!!! Built by psycho Romans without the slightest concession to contours!!! The Road of a Thousand Summits!!!! Are you mad? Not entirely. Our day from Castleside to Jedburgh is only 60 miles. That’s going to be tough, but if we start early, take it steady, and stop from time to time we’ll be alright. I hope.
What happens in the morning? We make an early start. Most of the accommodation on the list is within walking distance of the start point. The vehicle will pick up luggage from campsites or hotels that are remote, and go to the start point to pick up the luggage from those staying close to the start. The evening routine is the reverse, with people staying close to the start taking their luggage from the vehicle which will then go on to the furthest point.
What about the midges? I’ve been up the east coast of Scotland five times and not seen one.
Do I need a granny gear for the hills? There are hills, but, with the exception of the A68 these are isolated. There’s one just north of Piercebridge, there’s a big hill at Helmsdale and a sharp hill at Berriedale – the only 1 in 7 on the ride, which is short enough to walk if you feel the need.
I thought The Fridays were going to the Cote d’Azur? We were. The recce ride forced a change of mind. The roads from Barcelona to Nice had way too much traffic and far too much of the Cote d’Azur was suburban dross. Sorry.
srw
It's a bit more complicated than that...
I do, and I take your point. However, one advantage of living where we do is that it's very easy to get practice riding on unflat roads.
martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
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frank9755
Cyclist
- Location
- West London
Adrian is, after all, the keeper of the magic £50; that which re-generates after every FNRttC
Moodyman
Legendary Member
Is that why you call yourself mmmmmartin?
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