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15-07-09, 02:42 PM | #461 |
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Right, I have formulated a plan while I have been sat here pretending to work!
I'll put a proper post up from home later, but I think I've found something that will suit most peeps & solve transport problems etc. Oh, and it won't be the same weekend as the Peaks rideout cos I'm in Scotland that weekend... |
15-07-09, 06:35 PM | #462 |
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Guess what I just made...? Go on Guess? I will give you a clue here. I now have cooling in the fridge, a tray of Colemans Mum's Tiffin. One full packet of Biscuits, 600grams of chocolate with two bags of dried Cranberries, one tub of Glace Cherries and a bag of roasted almonds as extras. Life just got chocolatey. Hmm, might have some left for tomorrow too... |
15-07-09, 09:10 PM | #463 |
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Righto, as promised, my (almost) fully formed idea...
Basically it revolves around Betws-y-coed in Wales. As far as I can tell it hits the 3 major requirements for a weekend like this:
Looking at my work rota, I'm thinking of either the 2nd or 3rd weekend in September. Personally I would plan on getting down to BYC on the Friday before lunch if possible, dump stuff at the bunkhouse/wherever and ride one of the above trails Friday afternoon, then ride the other on Saturday, meaning we can have a good few beers & a laugh on Saturday night before everyone heads home on Sunday. So there it is, what do people reckon? If enough people are interested, I'll start ringing round some bunkhouses etc and start a new thread to make it all official. EDIT: forgot to mention too, there are bike hire places in BYC too such as http://www.bikewales.co.uk/615/Hire.html , so if you don't have an MTB but fancy giving it a go, hire a bike! Last edited by El Saxo; 15-07-09 at 09:27 PM. |
15-07-09, 09:27 PM | #464 |
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Yeah, I think you're right about GT etc, it's just not very practical without your own transport... The local buses have actually banned all bikes even when there's space
BYC looks ace, loads of riding... Hmm, when I run trainline I end up getting put on a bus from llandudno junction to BYC, that's a bit weird. Coo, trains are a bit pricey too. But still, yep, definately call me a keen maybe. Not sure how well I'll stand up to multiple days of decent rides mind, I've got a wee fort william trip planned for august so I guess I'm going to find out
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Last week I went out round Rivington with a mate and we were dying halfway up a climb that we were doing clean in one go a few weeks ago - I blamed the heat at the time but I reckon we're just nowhere near as fit as we thought we were |
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15-07-09, 10:19 PM | #466 |
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I'm alright, I'll just use my stock defence, "ooh me poor crippled leg" Sadly that doesn't work as well when I'm mincing the downhills...
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16-07-09, 08:22 AM | #467 |
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well northy I'd be happy to drive and share petrol costs to Wales if that's easier than public transport! September should be fine for me, altho keeping costs low would be preferred as I'll jut be back from a weeks boys holiday to Vegas!!
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16-07-09, 07:42 PM | #469 |
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Now THAT sounds like a plan
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17-07-09, 07:52 AM | #470 |
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for those asking about the cycle to work scheme and if it was good, well just had a letter from my employer saying if I now want to 'buy' the bike i've been renting from them they feel £25 or 3% of the ammount you spent, whichever is greater so I owe them £30 for my bike and then that's me done.
now do I need another bike on this years scheme??? |
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