I've been thinking the takeaway in Keswick is a good target to aim for before it shuts at 1am. Big old pizza to power you through the night

Makes judging the start point tricky though. Maybe park in Hawkshead and ride the flat-ish 3km down to Near Sawrey to start.

Well done Ben, enjoyed reading that.

The Dafarn Newydd: Village Stores, Takeaway & Fuel Station really is fantastic

Against my better judgement I was persuaded by a friend to go to the 'Adventure Bike' festival in June which is near to Stratford upon Avon. I'm hoping it will follow the standard bike rally format of sitting in a field drinking beer and telling lies but some of the stuff that is on, and the speake...

slarge wrote: ↑Thu Jan 02, 2025 1:53 pm To start: biking plans for this year involve a fair bit more mountain biking than the last few years.

You decided against the big event in E Europe Steve? Too much faff?

Had a look for last year's version of this thread and I didn't contribute, so had a look for the year before's and it turns out my plans are still exactly the same... Main on-bike plan will be Sea To Peak in July. That will necessitate an off-the bike plan of getting my French back up to a decent co...

Rasta wrote: ↑Sat Nov 30, 2024 12:22 pm I laughed at this as it was intended to stop 'bums' coming in.

So you think 'bums' are funny?

Richpips wrote: ↑Sun Dec 01, 2024 11:50 am I bought some in Chamonix this summer. Quite a snug fit, so should be good on the bike.

How was that trip? Did you do a write up?

This is fantastic. Great writing.

I'm taking rain trousers. Rode the full thing in them in whatever the Storm Callum year was. Very handy for sitting down on the grass for a 20 minute power nap at 2am. Rain overnight on Saturday. A couple of crafty shelter spots already scouted on Streetview https://www.reactiongifs.com/r/2013/11/cr...

I'm in the Wynnstay but will be eating at the Alleppo so I'll see you there.

fatbikephil wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2024 7:21 pm Spar at k180 open until 11!

tbh Phil my depart time is usualy closer to 10am than 7am so I'm tagetting the takeaway in that spot more.

Did you sort a bed for the Friday night?

In the absence of any extended HaB in the early stretch ( ) and minimising stopped time in the two towns I think the Spar at 150km ish is doable. The takeaway just off route closing at 2am is a nice target to have, might be ambitious though.

I'll be at the Wynnstay the night before. Planning on eating at The Aleppo before heading down there.

I spoke to The Unicorn at Caersws earlier this year and they stopped doing accommodation for cyclists after a previous guest had left the bedding "heavily soiled".

VERY interesting stretch between 200 and 207km on the 300

Is that the highest we've ever been on one of these Stu?

You may try to hide it with a bench, but that cabling is a disgrace.

2018 were wet. REALLY wet. There was no way you were getting round that one with any part of your clothing not being soaked. Surprisingly about 12hrs in, the weather cleared out. Of course by then it was dark so you needed to keep moving just to stay warm. That was the year of Mr Barter nearly depa...

I lost my MU earlier in the year so hunted high all low but couldn't find a direct replacement, found something similar, slightly bigger but charges quicker. Whilst waiting for it to arrive i found my MU. WIN WIN. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/314809321670?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-235...

Dave Barter wrote: ↑Wed Aug 21, 2024 8:22 am I almost did. I need the EU adaptor which I can’t find anywhere. Would be so grateful if you have that

PM/email me your address and I'll send it down.

One of my best bits of kit was a Mu travel adaptor which had 2 usb ports and Euro/Usa clip on adaptors. It folded flat and was so easy to pack. I seem to have mislaid mine and the company has gone bust. Any suggestions on an alternative?? Did you sort this Dave? Just found mine and you're welcome t...

Crikey. A sobering read James, almost literally So many things about getting old petrify me.

Glad you're OK.

CyB just isn't quite good enough to justify the drive for people coming from England imo, esecially when you consider everything else that you'd drive past on the way. Feels like a "do it once and done" type of trip. The visitor centre always seemed too big, and hence more expensive than i...

Just been doing a bit of factfinding for this and was hoping there'd be a thread on here. Great write-up and pics Jimmy :-bd This might be controversial but if I rode it again I'd go south to north again. There were lots of times after a great descent Mike and myself both said that would be wasted a...

Well done lad. Get your feet up.

Chucking cyclists into ditches? There are plenty of people on here who consider a ditch to be premium-level accomodation.