The Great Cyclechat Jersey Relay - Discussion

[buggi]

can i play. i live in Solihull, 8 miles south of Birmingham. Can do a 40 - 60 mile round trip if that helps?

 

[abchandler]

User is Birmingham too. I'm in Bromsgrove and Speicher and others are Worcester way, so a Midlands leg is starting to form I think

 

[postman]

Meeting up.

Arch,Yes i am and it is super.Iam also a house husband.With two grand girls aged 12 and 10.I have to do the school run.And make our dinners.We also have a couple of chaps from church who want to be part of this fantastic event.And we can all have long saturdays.Is there a way around this so we all get a little part of the action.

 

[Arch]

I'm sure we can sort something - maybe we just have to forego everyone meeting at once. Sad, but bound to happen, trying to arrange so many people...

Admin could come to York and back, for his 100miles, and meet me, and then I could perambulate it around york in the ensuing days/weeks meeting York folk, maybe out to Uncle phil? and then either bring it back or uncle phil bring it back and the leeds posse could come over and collect... Or Uncle phil ride over to meet the leeds posse handover, if we can arrange dates?

 

[Chris James]

If the jersey goes from York to Leeds then I could either pick it up or meet up en route with some of the Leeds crowd and then send it on its way over the Pennines. I seem to recall that about thirty pages earlier Bonj and Longers suggested meeting up at the Ladybower for a handover? Or it could go over Holme Moss if that was more photogenic!

Mind you, I now have a four week old son who cries all night and a demented wife so getting out of the house might not be easy and I am as weak as a baby myself!

 

[summerdays]

Oh, and me, Chuffy and Andy Gates are all near Exeter depending what User76 had in mind...

Sorry, I've not really been keeping up on here

At one point User76 was going to bring it Bristol direction, towards me and any others but it could go south maybe ... any ideas how to get it back up this direction again?

(I've no idea what kind of miles User76 wants to do... I'm only able to do about 20 I reckon maximum - so I could get it from one side of Bristol to the other). I did wonder if I could manage to cycle as far as the Severn Bridge for a hand over that direction. (I know I'm a wimp )

 

[Cathryn]

Well, I'm probably able to be free on a Tuesday, unless I get a job before then. And that ain't looking so likely. Postman, do I remember that you are retired? (but I see, you asked for a saturday for the best) Cathryn?

It might be that hull-york (poss via Uncle Phil) has to be a different outing to leeds-york. I've got a feeling I'm going to end up riding the 500 yards from my flat to the Minster and back! Plus there are all the other Yorkies....

I can only do weekends...booo. But don't worry about me, I'm not able to cycle at this precise moment, so would hate to cause lots of rejigging and to not be able to participate. See what seems best for the majority and I'll try to join in!!

 

[postman]

Congrats to Chris.

Well done .Babies soon get into a routine.And you will get some sleep.And you will find some time .Support each other.We will sort some kind of route eventually .This is not a race.

 

[Amanda P]

Admin could come to York and back, for his 100miles, and meet me, and then I could perambulate it around york in the ensuing days/weeks meeting York folk, maybe out to Uncle phil? and then either bring it back or uncle phil bring it back and the leeds posse could come over and collect... Or Uncle phil ride over to meet the leeds posse handover, if we can arrange dates?

Unless April is exceptionally fine, or exceptionally wet, I will be working in the field (quite literally) on April 22nd, so rule me out for that.

Any of the other suggestions, particularly if they happen 12th/13th April, or in May, I can do. Or I could just be part of the York Posse for a bit.

 

[Chris James]

Thanks Postman. This is our second and the oldest is only 21 months but we have already forgotten how hard it was at first! Mind you, having a lunatic toddler running around the house keeps me in shape...

 

[postman]

Babies

I was 46 and 48 when we had out two girls.I bet you are still a young un yet.Christmas is just so different with children.

 

[longers]

Congratulations Chris and Mrs James .

I think a jersey should go over Holme Moss, I'd ride to Holmfirth for a trip out over there no problem.

 

[Shaun]

Okay sounds good to me. I'll work out a route to York and back that gets my 100 miles in, and I'll do the hand-over with Arch.

Arch can then make arrangements with the Leeds possie, and it can carry on from there.

Arch - I'll PM you nearer the time to arrange a meet.

Cheers,
Shaun

 

[Fab Foodie]

User is Birmingham too. I'm in Bromsgrove and Speicher and others are Worcester way, so a Midlands leg is starting to form I think

Throw Buggi into the equation and I could link-up and take it due south from Brum (meet, dunno Stratford or so) and then those of us around here might be able to link it east or west or summat?

We need a general sense of direction for these things...

 

[Fnaar]

Okay sounds good to me. I'll work out a route to York and back that gets my 100 miles in, and I'll do the hand-over with Arch.

Arch can then make arrangements with the Leeds possie, and it can carry on from there.

Arch - I'll PM you nearer the time to arrange a meet.

Cheers,
Shaun

...and if it makes it up to Northumberland, I can still get it up (oo'er) to the Scottich border