I know I go through this every time but it's worth repeating. If you don't receive your GR email within the next few hours, consider the following:
1/ Could it be in your spam folder?
2/ Check the email account you use with Paypal because that's where it's gone.
3/ Did someone else enter on your behalf using their Paypal account?
4/ If you still can't figure out where it's gone, email me and I'll forward a copy - stuart@bearbonesbikepacking.co.uk
JohnClimber wrote:Ben, I don't know if Stu wants this to be common knowledge, may be best to remove your photo to avoid a shouting at
PS I didn't know there were so may Bach's out there
It's just Welsh for small or little. Welsh is very descriptive/literal when it comes to naming things or features in the landscape so you'll get "Big hill", "Little Hill", "Long Hill" and so on.
Better weight than wisdom, a traveller cannot carry
Do you mean 923943? In which case riders MUST adhere to the bridleway, or risk getting run over...
Actually, it should read SN 921953. I've sent out an email to all entered asking them to amend their list ... apologies for any confusion and thank you Ian for spotting that.
benp1 wrote:All grid refs on OS136, except 755973 as that isn't on this map
I think I'm right in saying this, but one of your grid refs is wrong. You should be missing both SN755973 and SH 947099 off that sheet. You have 13 markers on your sheet, out of a total of 14, so one must be wrong. The one just to the east-southeast of the start looks most likely
benp1 wrote:All grid refs on OS136, except 755973 as that isn't on this map
I think I'm right in saying this, but one of your grid refs is wrong. You should be missing both SN755973 and SH 947099 off that sheet. You have 13 markers on your sheet, out of a total of 14, so one must be wrong. The one just to the east-southeast of the start looks most likely
Yes, that one's wrong, it should be about 10km to the north. The one near Mach makes things awkward for a full set.
Better weight than wisdom, a traveller cannot carry
I'm unsure which way to do my loop. I can see what Stu was trying to do with some checkpoints, but to hit them all the "correct" way in one loop with no out and back bits is tricky.
Either way, I think a Bothy is off the cards. It's either Nant Rhys or LCB as far as I can see, neither of which really fall at the right time of the day.
Just plotted a route for Zippy and for my own Mother in Law avoiding fun.
Taking in all points plus a bothy with an escape at 98 miles I can't get my route any shorter than 128 miles and 16,500 ft of ups and downs.
All 100% legal tracks with 1 river crossing and a little tussock hell.
Does this sound about right?
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JohnClimber wrote:Just plotted a route for Zippy and for my own Mother in Law avoiding fun.
Taking in all points plus a bothy with an escape at 98 miles I can't get my route any shorter than 128 miles and 16,500 ft of ups and downs.
All 100% legal tracks with 1 river crossing and a little tussock hell.
Does this sound about right?
It sounds like we will all be following you then John!
I've figured out a route that takes in all the points, comes in at 198Km with 4585m of ascent. I've no idea:
a) if the figures from the mapping software are correct.
b) if it's the optimum route.
c) if I'll be able to do it.
The two north eastern points were the most awkward to get in to a logical loop but the one near Machynlleth looks like it has the hardest, most exposed riding to get to/from it depending on which way round you decide to go. I think there might be one (marked) ford on my route. I might need to work out a bad weather alternative as well.
Better weight than wisdom, a traveller cannot carry
Think I'm gonna go for a 80 - 100 mile route., been coming up with a few things but no disions yet! Kinda feeling un fit and hiding from the driving rain haha
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