Bristol tunnel run - weds 20/05/09

[AL20vT]

Apologies to all,
I've been sidelined from Wednesdays tunnel run - Rubbish!
I did a stupid endurance race yesterday and knackered my knee.
No chance of me being able to get on the bike by weds.
But if anyone fancies taking the lead, please feel free to go ahead without me.

Sorry,
AL


Hi all,
I propose we organise a tunnel run through Bristol - give the locals a blast of our v-twin symphony.....:p:smt068:cool:

The date is wednesday 20th May, meeting at 7pm in the Holiday Inn carpark off the M32 [BS16 1QX]
(date and time can be altered to suit if necessary)

The route should take about an hour, ending under the severn bridge for a photo opportunity.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=51.504789,-2.538271&daddr=Avon+St+to:Cattle+Market+Rd+to:St+Luke's+Rd+ to:St+Luke's+Rd+to:A4%2FHotwell+Rd+to:B4057%2FKing s+Weston+Rd+to:Hollywood+Ln+to:Tockington+Ln,+Almo ndsbury,+Bristol,+South+Gloucestershire+BS32,+Unit ed+Kingdom+to:Moor+Ln,+Tockington,+Bristol,+South+ Gloucestershire,+United+Kingdom+to:Shaft+Rd,+Sever n+Beach,+Bristol,+South+Gloucestershire+BS35,+Unit ed+Kingdom&geocode=%3BFcQUEQMdV6rY_w%3BFUAKEQMdG6HY_w%3BFeH3E AMdxY_Y_w%3BFYzsEAMdaJzY_w%3BFbwkEQMdBOrX_w%3BFdbY EQMdrpPX_w%3BFapAEgMdtBjY_w%3BFebMEgMdPrzY_w%3BFZf cEgMdCqzY_w%3B&hl=en&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=15&via=4,6&sll=51.501984,-2.527413&sspn=0.014159,0.038452&ie=UTF8&ll=51.502759,-2.606506&spn=0.226533,0.615234&t=h&z=11

Anyone interested?

AL

[hovis]

sounds intresting........... may i recomend it ending at a pub, so we can chill out with a pint (of coke)

[AL20vT]

Good suggestion Hovis, no doubt Severn Beach will have a pub (just south of the finish point)

AL

[Frank]

I rode through Bris with Hovis once.He was scared of the trafic and filtering ,and I had to keep waiting for him
lol

[Bris-Rob]

im in, why not :)

Rob

[squirrel_hunter]

This is relevant to my interests.

[sniffer]

yea count me in i is all about city riding


just got a new rear tyre after welsh TT!!!!!!

[Dappa D]

Dappa D confirmed for this

good idea Al







edit...why my bloody post gone down so much? I was over 2k at some point!!!

[hovis]

edit...why my bloody post gone down so much? I was over 2k at some point!!!

:laughat:

[AL20vT]

Went out this afternoon to scope the route.
Half the route is city centre, and half is slow twisty country roads, so not the most exhilerating ride.
But this is more about making some noise and scaring the pedestrians :smt077 :D

some of the better tunnels....

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e126/alsx/P4240001.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e126/alsx/P4240002.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e126/alsx/P4240003.jpg

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e126/alsx/P4240014.jpg

See y'all on the 20th,
AL

[hovis]

i would class them as bridges not tunnels

[AL20vT]

Well, it's the best bristol has to offer.
If only we lived in the alps......

[TeddyBearKing]

sounds like my type of fun, i'll try to get some time off for this :)

[phil24_7]

Long way for me to come, just to scare some yokals. Would love to but I'm out!!!

[BNWT_like_Xan]

This is something I wanted to do before I got banned from this site.

I saw your post and had to suggest that you might want to include the tunnel that goes under Broadmead Galleries on Fairfax street.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3135/2567125252_f144ec21ec.jpg?v=0

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=Fairfax+St,+Bristol,+City+of+Bristol+BS1,+United +Kingdom&sll=51.443705,-2.55667&sspn=0.009763,0.018926&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=FYgoEQMdMnnY_w&split=0&ll=51.455705,-2.59125&spn=0.00488,0.009463&z=17&layer=c&cbll=51.456112,-2.590696&panoid=VR_lmm4jIqIElybUWhjodA&cbp=12,83.81,,0,-6.63

[Frank]

This is something I wanted to do before I got banned from this site.

I saw your post and had to suggest that you might want to include the tunnel that goes under Broadmead Galleries on Fairfax street.


how did you sneak back in ,you bad boy?

[Dappa D]

This is something I wanted to do before I got banned from this site.

I saw your post and had to suggest that you might want to include the tunnel that goes under Broadmead Galleries on Fairfax street.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3135/2567125252_f144ec21ec.jpg?v=0

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=Fairfax+St,+Bristol,+City+of+Bristol+BS1,+United +Kingdom&sll=51.443705,-2.55667&sspn=0.009763,0.018926&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=FYgoEQMdMnnY_w&split=0&ll=51.455705,-2.59125&spn=0.00488,0.009463&z=17&layer=c&cbll=51.456112,-2.590696&panoid=VR_lmm4jIqIElybUWhjodA&cbp=12,83.81,,0,-6.63

i do this tunnel every morning on my way to work.....its the only place i speed (a little!)....nice bend and sounds awesome.....

[AL20vT]

Alrighty then - the route will be updated on monday evening to take in a few extra "noise making opportunities" - see you all on weds.
:smt045

AL

PS - The pistonheads lot are doing this run tomorrow evening, looks like there's loads of 'em going. Keep you ears open!

[AL20vT]

Apologies to all,
I've been sidelined from Wednesdays tunnel run - Rubbish!
I did a stupid endurance race yesterday and knackered my knee :(
No chance of me being able to get on the bike by weds.
But if anyone fancies taking the lead, please feel free to go ahead without me.

Sorry,
AL

[Bris-Rob]

bad times!

[Dappa D]

al sorry to hear dude hope ur fixed up soon take it easy fella.....

everyone still doing it?

[squirrel_hunter]

Who would be leading? I propose postponing it until Al can make it.

[Dappa D]

Who would be leading? I propose postponing it until Al can make it.

yep, i was thinking do another one when Al was all fixed up.....postponing till Al is ok is all good......

if anyone fancies a little pootle round this way and a pint (coke :^o) then id be around

[Bris-Rob]

sounds like a good idea, weather depending ofcourse

[Dappa D]

alright mate we can see what weathers like tomorrow afternoon!

[Bris-Rob]

weathers looking good, still fancy a bimble?