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Re: WRT GR are out!
Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 9:15 pm
by Taylor
Party time at the bothy then.
I'll be there I expect.
Re: WRT GR are out!
Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 9:41 pm
by Matt
Whoaaaaa there kids
It ain't the biggest and as you'll see it's on my map and I called
SHOTGUN
Re: WRT GR are out!
Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 10:13 pm
by Taylor
There's plenty of rooms for you to be isolated whilst you snore.
Maybe I'll tell Dan.

Snore fest in Tiger's room.
Re: WRT GR are out!
Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 10:37 pm
by Matt
It's a good point.
Bothy might not be a good idea if anybody wants a rested sleep
Re: WRT GR are out!
Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 1:45 pm
by royAB
Damn! Looks like it's going to be some fine riding. Sorry to be missing it

Re: WRT GR are out!
Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 11:02 am
by Ray Young
Stu, any unfriendly pubs to avoid? 30 years ago in my motorcycling youth a couple of my mates and I went to one in the Snowdonia area. The landlord feigned total ignorance of the English language and would only speak Welsh even though he'd been speaking perfectly good English to two of his cronies ( who where grinning like cheshire cats) when we walked in. We turned round and walked straight out. His loss as we found a great bikers bar nearby where we spent lots of money over the next few days.
Re: WRT GR are out!
Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 3:47 pm
by 99percentchimp
This should help you out Ray
dau beint o gwrw os gwelwch yn dda (chi hen tw*t ddiflas)
omit the bit in brackets if you actually do get served!
Re: WRT GR are out!
Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 3:49 pm
by 99percentchimp
Stuck at work - any chance of a look at the grid reference email please Stu?
Missed the entry deadline and it's the wife's birthday that weekend too - not going to get away for that weekend I don't think.

Re: WRT GR are out!
Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 4:25 pm
by Ray Young
99percentchimp wrote:This should help you out Ray
dau beint o gwrw os gwelwch yn dda (chi hen tw*t ddiflas)
omit the bit in brackets if you actually do get served!

, I'll remember that, especially the bit in brackets, :D .
Re: WRT GR are out!
Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 9:58 am
by Piano Tuner
Hi all, first post, first bikepacking event of any kind. Really looking forward to it, will be on a 'cross bike.
I've never used grid references and I don't use paper maps. I'm more used to lat/long coordinates - is there a list anywhere with accurate conversions of the fifteen way points? Or better still, I file that I can wizard into my Memory Map for Android app.
Many thanks,
Richard the nomadic Piano Tuner
www.piano-tuning.co.uk
Re: WRT GR are out!
Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 11:20 am
by chris n
Try this:
http://www.movable-type.co.uk/scripts/l ... idref.html
I make no guarantees for the accuracy of the site, just that I have used it before and it seems to work.
Re: WRT GR are out!
Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 1:41 pm
by 99percentchimp
This is one of the best bits of the net I've ever stumbled upon.
Thanks for that Richard - Chapeau!
Re: WRT GR are out!
Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 2:19 pm
by restlessshawn
99percentchimp wrote:
This is one of the best bits of the net I've ever stumbled upon.
Thanks for that Richard - Chapeau!
Absolutely. Spent ages reading the blog, you have to write a book someday.
Re: WRT GR are out!
Posted: Sat May 11, 2013 10:32 pm
by Ray Young
What's the likelyhood of midges and do I need a net?
Re: WRT GR are out!
Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 4:28 pm
by Bearbonesnorm
What's the likelyhood of midges and do I need a net?
A net would be worthwhile ... that's all I'm saying

Re: WRT GR are out!
Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 6:52 pm
by Mike
Does anyone know if the section of beach from borth north is ridable as on google maps there seams to be lots of breakers?? thanks
Midge net is defo going on this trip with me after the last wrt i did!!
Re: WRT GR are out!
Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 8:19 pm
by nostoc
the beach would be rideable at low tide only
Re: WRT GR are out!
Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 10:21 pm
by Mike
cheers nostoc, and thanks for the heads up on the woods for camping...the pubs not far away either

Re: WRT GR are out!
Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 4:27 pm
by Piano Tuner
Thanks for the tips and the comments, having a bit of trouble finding out where the WRT will be from the grid references, looks like I might have to buy a paper map after all.
I don't like buying paper maps because I'm a nomad so I've got nowhere to keep them afterwards, seems such a waste. Also unnecessary weight if I could get the grid refs. to play nice with Memory Map for Android.
Re: WRT GR are out!
Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 8:42 pm
by Bearbonesnorm
Also unnecessary weight if I could get the grid refs. to play nice with Memory Map for Android.
Although I could be talking utter rubbish ... I'm surprised that MM won't play along with OS grid references ?
Re: WRT GR are out!
Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 8:49 pm
by Piano Tuner
Yes, it is ridiculous... from what I can gather it is only the desktop PC versions of Memory Map that understand OS grid refs, whereas the iPad or Android versions will only take lat/long coordinates. I might be mistaken
Re: WRT GR are out!
Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 9:04 pm
by Bearbonesnorm
I spotted an app (oooh get me)* that converts GR to lat/long and vice versa.
*Well behind the times.
Re: WRT GR are out!
Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 9:15 pm
by Chew
Piano Tuner wrote:Yes, it is ridiculous... from what I can gather it is only the desktop PC versions of Memory Map that understand OS grid refs, whereas the iPad or Android versions will only take lat/long coordinates. I might be mistaken
I'm sure if you were to google OS grid references to lat/long it'll turn up something useful
Re: WRT GR are out!
Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 9:21 pm
by Chew
Also, does anyone know if the Ceredigion coastal path is rideable?
Yes I know it's cheeky, but so I'm I
Re: WRT GR are out!
Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 9:32 pm
by nostoc
any particular bit of it?