What you got planned for Easter?

[Bearbonesnorm]

Anyone got anything interesting lined up for Easter weekend?

SallyH and my good self will be (hopefully) spending Sat night on the highest point in southern Snowdonia and Sun night on the highest point in the Cambrians ... obviously we'll be riding between the two

[sillybigfella]

Hoping to catch the train to Machynlleth on Easter Sunday and wind my way up to Coed y Brenin for coffee and birthday cake the next day :D :D

[Taylor]

Suppose I've got to spend some time with the family but I'll try and annoy the wife enough for her to tell me to f**k off for the night.

[gairym]

easter's not this weekend is it?

i'm looking for a reason to test out my new sleeping bag and that could work nicely!

think i need to start looking at some maps.....

[Taylor]

Next weekend, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th.

[gairym]

cool, thanks.

let the planning begin!

[Matt]

Will be in Wales.....

What say you Welsh types ( and Fishy, I'll give you that £12 quid iou )

Up for something?

[Taylor]

Which night you thinking on?

Where you thinking too?

I was hoping for local but I might be able to persuade the social director with extreme annoyance.

[Matt]

Boss says Friday night

[Taylor]

I'll see what I can do.

Location?

[Matt]

We could set off from Aberdyfi

See if Ian can find some MoJo?

I'm easy on location though Brecons are halfway.

[Taylor]

Beacons are probably my limit this time.

[Stevemorg]

Are you looking at doing something Good Friday/Saturday - room for a little one? (have to clear it first though)

[Matt]

Def Steve get VD out aswell :)

[Dan_K]

I'll be leaving the big smoke to visit the inlaws up in the Peak District. Taking road and mountain bike so will be getting some miles in.

[chris n]

More roadie stuff: me and Dyffers and a couple of others will be joining another 16 teams for a 24 hour ride from anywhere in the UK to York. Leaving Burton on Good Friday morning we're heading to St Neots then north to cross the Humber Bridge at sunrise then hang a left to York for breakfast on Saturday. 8-)

It's called an Easter Arrow, and is one of the more arcane rides that Audax UK organise. You can start from anywhere you like but have to cover between 360 and 720km in 24 hours, and finish in (or near) York. You have to ride as a team of 3 to 5 and you have to finish together.

[Blackhound]

I am riding but still undecided. Maybe North Wales somewhere or a big Peak circuit. Probably mtb rather than road.

chris - a bunch from Derby Mercury usually do some stupid distance to the York Arrow. One year via Welshpool.

[Dyffers]

That would be our good 'friend' Jim Hopper's team.

Luckily he's nearly 70 so we can beat him nowadays, but I think he hold the Arrow distance record at something like 615km in 24 hours. Epic stuff (and a good knowledge of some very flat roads).

[didnothingfatal]

Away for Easter, but overnighting Tuesday evening. Will be taking road and mountain bikes away over Easter

[Stevemorg]

Matt/Flatfish - pass negotiated for a Friday/Saturday trip - Pete may be coming along but not a definate yet - any suggestions for a route?

[Taylor]

I'm just awaiting my stamp but I should be there all going well.
I'm sure Ian could furnish us with a route.

[Matt]

Ian has mummured that he may be coming, if not we could just knock on his door 'till he comes out to play.

Shaping up chaps :)

[Matt]

Just a thought but what about the TCW over 2 days?

[chris n]

chris - a bunch from Derby Mercury usually do some stupid distance to the York Arrow. One year via Welshpool.

We're not going for stupid distances - our shortest possible route is 405km, the actual distance we'll ride is about 425*. Current Easter distance record is 564km by VC167 (a club officialy from Yorkshire but with a habit of drafting in ringers to boost their points ) - Jim and the Derby Mercury have the Summer Arrow record at 610km in 24 hours.

*I know it's bad form to disclose distances for the Arrow before the event, but I'm sure that nobody reading this actually cares.

[Taylor]

I'll need some trees as I'm hammocking.
TCW means heading all the way to mach and I ain't getting a pass for that far so it'll have to be the Beacons for me.