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steverob
Guru
- Location
- Buckinghamshire
Did a 60 mile ride up to Banbury today via a rather meandering route, which added 25 new tiles to my map and also 31 to my main cluster.
The plan was to then take a train home from there to either Haddenham or Princes Risborough, from where I could cycle home (an extra 8-10 miles). However the ever useless rail company known locally as Chiltern Failways, decided to have one of their all too frequent snafus and all southbound trains from Banbury were cancelled due to some terrible excuse or another.
Rang up the other half to see if she could give me a lift home and she suggested I cycle to the outskirts of Brackley (9 miles away from where I was) which would be easier for her to get to and we'd both probably arrive there at about the same time (I ended up beating her by less than 5 minutes). And as a bonus, that got me a further 3 tiles and another 5 on the cluster.
The plan was to then take a train home from there to either Haddenham or Princes Risborough, from where I could cycle home (an extra 8-10 miles). However the ever useless rail company known locally as Chiltern Failways, decided to have one of their all too frequent snafus and all southbound trains from Banbury were cancelled due to some terrible excuse or another.
Rang up the other half to see if she could give me a lift home and she suggested I cycle to the outskirts of Brackley (9 miles away from where I was) which would be easier for her to get to and we'd both probably arrive there at about the same time (I ended up beating her by less than 5 minutes). And as a bonus, that got me a further 3 tiles and another 5 on the cluster.
This is where our squares overlap
My wife is also called upon to be International Rescue for me. Luckily fairly infrequently.
This is where our squares overlap
My wife is also called upon to be International Rescue for me. Luckily fairly infrequently.
Some cluster overlap here.
steverob
Guru
- Location
- Buckinghamshire
I've actually had a ride planned for a while now, either to or from your neck of the woods to cross off some tiles, including those small chunks missing from my map above near Brackley. It'll either start or finish at Warwick Parkway station (depending on wind conditions that day) but given my problems with Chiltern Railways (I commute with them 4 days a week, so I know how bad they can be) I'll be putting it off for a while at least.This is where our squares overlap
As you can see, I've done something similar before starting from Leamington Spa station, so this is a chance to start building up some more tiles in that area and eventually getting round to turning them purple.
Plus if you've noticed, there's a sneaky little detour at the 20 mile mark to go up Edge Hill and cross that off my list.
Give me a shout if you want some company - I live a couple of miles from Warwick Parkway. Midweek better for me as I'm now racing most weekends. You might also want to do Burton Dassett if you like doing climbs/routes that the Pros have done. Tour of Britain and Women's Tour have done it several times and it is quite a fun climb - just a few miles from Edge Hill.
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
I'm a bit short of Banbury, though it is only 50ish miles away so is doable.
steverob
Guru
- Location
- Buckinghamshire
Tell me about it! In my area we've not just got HS2 but also East-West Rail (EWR) works closing roads left, right and centre. In fact the two lines cross each other (or will eventually) about 10 miles northwest of me near the village of Calvert. And that's a direction I like to cycle in because it's relatively flat compared to the rest of my local terrain, so I'm very used to having to make sudden detours!
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
Watch out for long HS2 Diversions if you go down that way
I got caught climbing through one by a security guard the other week
. He made me go back and use the diversion.
lazybloke
Priest of the cult of Chris Rea
- Location
- Leafy Surrey
I got caught climbing through one by a security guard the other week
My new-found enthusiasm for tiles continues. Not yet an obsession, although i did find myself looking at a map of MoD land near Aldershot, trying to decide if i'd need road bike, gravel bike or Challenger tank.
A week away in Somerset saw me add 83 new squares ,total now 6180 , Was based on the Somerset levels it was very flat and not too windy so fast riding for me most rides over 17mph , Also headed out and did Cheddar Gorge climb which is stunningly beautiful and not too bad of a climb all the steep stuff to start with then a long drag at a steady gradient , I think that's 10 of the top 100 climbs ,which I don't intend completeing
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
It's taken me some time, but via a train to Bedford and a very up and down 80 miles with many dead ends and bridleways back to home, I've got the max square up another notch to 59x59.
Total tile count is now 6,858 and the max cluster 5091.
Total tile count is now 6,858 and the max cluster 5091.
@Supersuperleeds I think you need to concentrate on your top left corner it's only a bit hilly 😁 out that way , Weaver hill is a hill to come down not go up it like I did
