WRT 2014

[durhambiker]

Doh rocklobstercat, I'd have been well up for entering and doing a car-share, but can't get the Monday off work :( Give me a shout if you ever fancy getting out for a local trip out though

[flat_4]

Finally got around to entering! It's my birthday weekend as well so have persuaded my girlfriend to come along and see what it's all about. And one of her friends as well... Cosy...!

[Bigface0_0]

Ok first time for me, Do I REALLY need a water filler? Im in 2 minds??? Sawyer mini filter?

[benp1]

I'll be taking one as I always take one on all my trips - my body's a temple and all that jazz...

Its a Drinksafe travel tap so I'll be using it like a normal bottle with the filter removed at the start so it'll just be a normal bike bottle

[Chew]

Do I REALLY need a water filler?

Its not essential. Theres plenty of water around if you use your common sense and fill up from appropriate places, but if you're unsure i'd take one for piece of mind more than anything else.

[Matt]

One wrong turn and this could be the EWRT

Bit like cricket

[Chew]

Where are we going?

In meetings all morning so cant look that the GR's until later

[RayKickButts]

Well excited maps on floor Grid ref's printed let route finding begin ….. now how the hell does this grid ref thing work again!!

[benp1]

I'm at work so can't check it out. About to order a couple of OS maps from dash4it (OS40 is the latest code)

[drain]

That's my evening sorted out mapping the GRs excellent timing as t'other half is away for the night

[composite]

I haven't really ridden much between New Town and Knighton so great to be getting over that side. Thanks Stu.

First question of many.

The bridle way that comes out the east side of Hafren (by the ref point) past Gwestyn. Is that best ridden east to west or west to east?

EDIT: After looking at the satellite images is that bridle way best ridden at all???

[Nick]

One wrong turn and this could be the EWRT

I think you'll find that this is in fact the first international edition of the WRT!

[rocklobstercat]

Composite, look at this:

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2427301.

It looks a lot different on the map.

[Matt]

Where are we going?

Hereford

[Taylor]

I haven't really ridden much between New Town and Knighton so great to be getting over that side. Thanks Stu.

First question of many.

The bridle way that comes out the east side of Hafren (by the ref point) past Gwestyn. Is that best ridden east to west or west to east?

EDIT: After looking at the satellite images is that bridle way best ridden at all???

Soft is the best description I can describe it as.

[Chew]

Hereford

Englandshire

I do like the way that some of the GR's are pubs to point Nick in the right direction

[Taylor]

First draft is 90 miles.

(not all checkpoints)

[Matt]

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First draft is 90 miles.

Any English checkpoints?

[Ian]

Where are we going?

Hereford

Has Stu got one of the grid refs wrong again?

[Taylor]

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First draft is 90 miles.

Any English checkpoints?

one

[Matt]

Has Stu got one of the grid refs wrong again?

No, quite a few "over the border"

*Hereford may be an exaggeration

[composite]

So every one has been on bikehike right?

[Slacker]

First draft 19 miles*

*not all checkpoints visited

[SimonD]

I have to buy the maps first. Waiting for my GF to send me the GR.

[Nick]

Slacker - is that as the crow flies?