Seeing as the route hasn't come out yet, I thought we could have some wild guesses on where the route goes.

My money is on NE, towards and possibly over the Berwyns.

Logic: Stu has been out that way on the fat bike and also recce'd some stuff on the way to the BSO

When does the route come out, by the way?

I've no idea where but reckon after last years grumbles he'll have started off with the intention of making it fairly rideable...

...Then gradually reverted to type

He mentioned a stinging nettle filled alley that he backed off from during recce. That will be in then.

....there's that teaser pic in the Todays' Ride thread.......**cues someone to paste it in here**

I know where it goes, so staying away from this thread

Reverse of last year, surely??!

ianfitz wrote:I've no idea where but reckon after last years grumbles he'll have started off with the intention of making it fairly rideable...

...Then gradually reverted to type

Now he's gone and got a fat bike, I can imagine responses like "what do you mean that bit isn't rideable?"

summittoppler wrote:....there's that teaser pic in the Todays' Ride thread.......**cues someone to paste it in here**

I'm not sure where that is, which makes me think north east as I don't know those parts so well



But leave it with me, I reckon there's enough in the image to be able to work it out

I know nothing of this wales place ( other than from climbing and bouldering around llanberis ) so im just gonna follow my gps like a headless chicken and discover how awe full the terrain is as it comes in to veiw .... :( ... but cant be that bad as im use to the Lakes

When does the route come out, by the way?

Be out early next week.

Reverse of last year, surely??!

B'stard I may be but I'm not that much of a CLINT

Bearbonesnorm wrote:

When does the route come out, by the way?

Be out early next week.

From t'other thread:

Dyffers wrote: Can't find any details on the BB200 page about the date you're emailling the route out Stu. Will it be the Saturday before (3rd Oct)?

Hopefully not Sunday as I'll now be away working from then until a day before the ride At least the company will be paying for my 'tapering'

Chance of getting it this Saturday? Otherwise I have no time to sort some maps out for it.

Chance of getting it this Saturday? Otherwise I have no time to sort some maps out for it.

I'd hate to see people suffer ... so, if anyone is needing to purchase paper maps, can I suggest that you buy Landranger 136 and 125.

You know that famous WRT photo that keeps getting trotted out, the one where a wheel is half way into a bog.

That was Bala/Lake Vyrnwy way if I remember and in May (doh)

You know that famous WRT photo that keeps getting trotted out, the one where a wheel is half way into a bog.

That was Bala/Lake Vyrnwy way if I remember and in May (doh)

It's had some drainage work done since then

yup definatly not selling the quality of trails in this pat of the world , am i gonna be following my gps in the dark and vanish waist deep in to a bog atleast once in this ride ?

Though I'm not riding in this years event, I've lived in the land of sheep my whole life and seem my fair share of the worst it can offer

My advice, bring a wetsuit and a snorkel


Judging by all the comments on this event and the WRT, did you actually plan the routes with the possible of actually RIDING bikes in mind? Surely we'd all be faster (and lighter) simply leaving the wheels behind and calling it a mountain marathon? (or better yet, your average CX race )

Bearbonesnorm wrote:I suggest that you buy Landranger 136 and 125.

There you go, Bala & Lake Vyrnwy includes the Berwyns.

Judging by all the comments on this event and the WRT, did you actually plan the routes with the possible of actually RIDING bikes in mind? Surely we'd all be faster (and lighter) simply leaving the wheels behind and calling it a mountain marathon? (or better yet, your average CX race )

In my defence, the WRT doesn't have a route, so finding yourself bollock deep in bog at 2am on a desolate hillside is entirely your own fault With regard to the BB200, I firmly believe that any decent mountain bike ride should include a certain amount of walking / pushing ... but sometimes I do get a little carried away.

oooo acordig to wikipedia ( reliable source of knolage 101) there was a ufo crash in the berwyns so not olny will we have to contend with bogs but allso abduction by little green men hahahaha

The Berwyns are one of the few places I've had to push my bike.... downhill and that wasn't die to steepness either (there's plenty of other places I've done that though )

Bearbonesnorm wrote:

...Landranger 136 and 125.

Will OS Explorer 239 and 215 suffice?

Greetz

S.

Will OS Explorer 239 and 215 suffice?

You'll need Explorer 255 as well Scott.

Ta for that.

Greetz

S.

That pic of the bike, i have a feeling i know where that is and also the climb that was done just before the bike was set down. If its the one iv walked then i thnik ill be walking it again

That pic of the bike, i have a feeling i know where that is and also the climb that was done just before the bike was set down. If its the one iv walked then i thnik ill be walking it again

Consider what would happen if you were travelling the other way.