Hi guys i am just about to enter in to the 200 and buy the train tickets but before i pay for the tickets is any one going from london or essex romford who will be happy to let me tag along, im going up on the friday and returning on the monday as its the cheapest way £50 but can go anytime and return any time if offered a lift and can contribute the £50 to fuel.
I will hold off on the train ticket till sunday.
thanks

I'm heading up from Brizzle if that sany good?

Thanks for the offer but Bristol is 2hours almost from london, out of interest what day& time would you be going up and where would I of met you?

Heading from Norfolk if that's any help. Just me and my kit in a car.
Shame it isn't south wales else I would go London way, so as a suggestion I could pickup from Cambridge train station?
I'm heading out along A14 all the way to the M6 and across to Telford (M54).

Not sure if that helps or not :)

@ slowmo. Hi thanks for the offer could you do bury at edmonds As that is cheap and easy from my end also what day and time you going up and coming back?
Thanks
Please don't put your self out if it is not convenient for you.
:D

Am I doing this?

If so then I'll be driving from that there London on the Friday and driving back on the Sunday

Am I doing this?

Not unless you don't enter

That's a double negative

That's because I'm from Derbyshire and that's how we talk

Sounds very good fantastic mr Matt where could we meet

If I go and to be honest I'm 50/50 at the moment as it clashes with lots of things then I'll be setting off from West London at 4-5pm.

Will be travelling in an old Landy so should arrive just in time for the start.

I'll know by end of tomorrow.

I'll be setting off from West London at 4-5pm....travelling in an old Landy so should arrive just in time for the start

17 hour drive, wow.

It was built in Birmingham by British Leyland

17 Hours if were lucky!

Think you'll find it's WE'RE not WERE

MM-on-POINT wrote:@ slowmo. Hi thanks for the offer could you do bury at edmonds As that is cheap and easy from my end also what day and time you going up and coming back?
Thanks
Please don't put your self out if it is not convenient for you.
:D

That would be fine yep, it's no problem, I'd appreciate the company tbh, never done one of these events before, so you could spend the entire journey convincing me it is actually a good idea

I'd be leaving sometime friday, returning sunday night probably. Although I haven't given it a huge amount of thought at this stage :D So pretty flexible/negotiable, I can take monday off no probs, and leave as early as lunchtime friday.

Sold to slowmo LOL.
any time Friday is fine I'm good for a Sunday or Monday return.
I also have never done such a distance in that space of time & since i became a stay at home dad i become absolutely rubbish at hill climbs.
so slowmo my email is 789Reilly@googlemail.com to finish the planing via email and if you up for team up for the 200?

also thanks to every one else for there offers :)

If plans go wrong let me know I'm going up from Watford area.

Just put my entry in
Also new to this bikepacking lark, but looking forward to it.
Leaving SW London on Fri night if anyone is interested in a lift.

MM-on-POINT wrote:Sold to slowmo LOL.
any time Friday is fine I'm good for a Sunday or Monday return.
I also have never done such a distance in that space of time & since i became a stay at home dad i become absolutely rubbish at hill climbs.
so slowmo my email is 789Reilly@googlemail.com to finish the planing via email and if you up for team up for the 200?

Sorted then, I'll drop you a mail.

Yeh I'm no mountain goat (being from Norfolk! lol), but never miss an opportunity to get over to the lumpier parts. No idea on the mileage either tbh, more interested in just having a bit of adventure and a laugh. Done some big road tours this year so hopefully won't be entirely off the boil. Happy to team up.