Put Friday June 21st on your new Bear Bones calendar for that will be the date for this years Run to the sun. There'll be a pub and parking at the start, followed by an all-nighter through the hills until we hit the seaside. Refreshment and lounging about before the return journey and a night under the stars / cloud / drizzle.

marked down and in

Already have leave booked for that day

I’m in, this time I’ll not work a 13 hour day before driving up and riding all night. I forget that I’m not 18 years old occasionally

putting it on now

3rd child due shortly before this. No chance I'm coming. Couldn't make last year either. Another time. Hope you have the weather of v2 rather than v1

Bearbonesnorm wrote:Put Friday June 21st on your new Bear Bones calendar for that will be the date for this years Run to the sun. There'll be a pub and parking at the start, followed by an all-nighter through the hills until we hit the seaside. Refreshment and lounging about before the return journey and a night under the stars / cloud / drizzle.

So as you know, I'm new, and subsequently don't know what this ride is! I am booked on "The Distance" the weekend before though....

Escape Goat wrote:

Bearbonesnorm wrote:Put Friday June 21st on your new Bear Bones calendar for that will be the date for this years Run to the sun. There'll be a pub and parking at the start, followed by an all-nighter through the hills until we hit the seaside. Refreshment and lounging about before the return journey and a night under the stars / cloud / drizzle.

So as you know, I'm new, and subsequently don't know what this ride is! I am booked on "The Distance" the weekend before though....

Stu put it perfect ,last year met up at a pub , left about 11pm worked our way down to the coast ,got there about 630 ,had some breaky and a couple of hours rest on town park and then road through to the following night obviously stopping for lunch and evening meal with pints, find somewhere to kip ,grab breakfast then work your way back to the cars ,Mike done a brilliant route last year and it was one of my best weekends away ,so if you like abuse , swearing ,pushing and also a bit riding put it on your calendar

middleagedmadness wrote:

Escape Goat wrote:

Bearbonesnorm wrote:Put Friday June 21st on your new Bear Bones calendar for that will be the date for this years Run to the sun. There'll be a pub and parking at the start, followed by an all-nighter through the hills until we hit the seaside. Refreshment and lounging about before the return journey and a night under the stars / cloud / drizzle.

So as you know, I'm new, and subsequently don't know what this ride is! I am booked on "The Distance" the weekend before though....

Stu put it perfect ,last year met up at a pub , left about 11pm worked our way down to the coast ,got there about 630 ,had some breaky and a couple of hours rest on town park and then road through to the following night obviously stopping for lunch and evening meal with pints, find somewhere to kip ,grab breakfast then work your way back to the cars ,Mike done a brilliant route last year and it was one of my best weekends away ,so if you like abuse , swearing ,pushing and also a bit riding put it on your calendar

That sounds really rather wonderful! PLUS i wouldn't actually have to take any time off for this!

Edit...I would have to take time off...working in retail removes any freedom I may have had if I had a job that seen me free at weekends....

Edit edit; I could turn back and head to my car on the Saturday....

Count me in

Excellent
I’m in

Mebbee by mid year I can build up enough TOIL to get a couple of days either side of the weekend.
If I haven't died from the brutal schedule by then.
Not definite, but not out.

Greetz

S.

Scattamah wrote:Mebbee by mid year I can build up enough TOIL to get a couple of days either side of the weekend.
If I haven't died from the brutal schedule by then.
Not definite, but not out.

Greetz

S.

Grand ,flight to bham, told you before you left there's a spare room at mine if you need it

Cheers fella. Expensive week out from here...but would be nice for the break. Will see how things are going closer to time.

Greetz

S.

Okay, so far the 'plan' formulating in my head is to meet at the Star Inn (Dylife) on the evening of the 21st. If anyone is coming by rail, I'll see if I can sort you out a lift from the station - it is ever so uphill from the station. If you prefer, I could also do you a route from the station that would intersect the RTTS route early on.

Plenty of safe parking, food and light refreshment.

Still slightly undecided just which seaside town are in for us this year but I'm looking forward to it already

Think I'll be driving as I want some sleep Friday daytime ,there's 3 trips I'm looking forward too this year and they all run April,may and finish them of with this

Bearbonesnorm wrote:If anyone is coming by rail, I'll see if I can sort you out a lift from the station

i could likely collect someone from the station

Bearbonesnorm wrote:Still slightly undecided just which seaside town are in for us this year but I'm looking forward to it already

So long as there's no bracken en-route, a green on which to sleep, a cafe (for breakfast), and ice cream (because it's the seaside).

No bracken? Ticks are looking forward to you coming.

Would love to do this - specially given the crackpots signed up - but I just can't hack night rides any longer. Need me beauty sleep, 10pm sharp. Should be smashin' you lucky lot.

Ul all be glad to hear im working that weekend so u can have an easier time of it this year and hopefully ill be off next year. If stu lets me plan another one

Mike wrote:Ul all be glad to hear im working that weekend so u can have an easier time of it this year and hopefully ill be off next year. If stu lets me plan another one

That's no good mate , who's got the stories to keep us entertained ,and who's gonna model any underwear found at the side of the trail

ould love to do this - specially given the crackpots signed up - but I just can't hack night rides any longer. Need me beauty sleep, 10pm sharp. Should be smashin' you lucky lot.

You should reconsider Reg. I'm always tucked up by 10.30 and usually yawning by 9 but the night is very short and with the arrival of dawn comes a new day and your head forgets it's had no sleep ... and besides, the banter'll keep you awake.

Mike wrote:Ul all be glad to hear im working that weekend so u can have an easier time of it this year and hopefully ill be off next year. If stu lets me plan another one

Unfortunately I shall be working that weekend too; it's a brilliant concept. I enjoyed the first one riding in from the south while some of you made it from the north through the storms although we missed each other at the seaside The Lions were live on TV at breakfast time in the pubs if I can recall

I'm also now getting some "looks" across the room re sign off for the date now I've mentioned it to herself, sigh.

I'll have reg's ear most of today and tomorrow stu , me and paramart will get him drunk in a dark corner of Cannock and convince him it's for the best he comes(will make sure he signs a contract on the back of a beer mat or scratchings packet)