.... have left the building.

I know I go through this every time but it's worth repeating. If you don't receive your GR email within the next few hours, consider the following:

1/ Could it be in your spam folder?
2/ Check the email account you use with Paypal because that's where it's gone.
3/ Did someone else enter on your behalf using their Paypal account?
4/ If you still can't figure out where it's gone, email me and I'll forward a copy - stuart@bearbonesbikepacking.co.uk

Enjoy

Most excellent sir :)

Just received

Good stuff...this will fill in an otherwise very quiet day here tomorrow.

Greetz

S.

Goto be tempting for Ian to go for all of those.

Not a big spread

Got them :) time to start panning

All grid refs on OS136, except 755973 as that isn't on this map

Yellow one is the community centre

Ben, I don't know if Stu wants this to be common knowledge, may be best to remove your photo to avoid a shouting at

PS I didn't know there were so may Bach's out there

JohnClimber wrote:Ben, I don't know if Stu wants this to be common knowledge, may be best to remove your photo to avoid a shouting at

PS I didn't know there were so may Bach's out there

It's just Welsh for small or little. Welsh is very descriptive/literal when it comes to naming things or features in the landscape so you'll get "Big hill", "Little Hill", "Long Hill" and so on.

Fantasticmrmatt (urban fox) wrote:Goto be tempting for Ian to go for all of those.

Not a big spread

I'll let you know - about to start plotting

SN 921943

This is on the Gribyn Rally Circuit, right?

Do you mean 923943? In which case riders MUST adhere to the bridleway, or risk getting run over...

This is on the Gribyn Rally Circuit, right?

Do you mean 923943? In which case riders MUST adhere to the bridleway, or risk getting run over...

Actually, it should read SN 921953. I've sent out an email to all entered asking them to amend their list ... apologies for any confusion and thank you Ian for spotting that.

Hmm,

There is a discrepancy between your post above and your email. Trying to hide gnorm somewhere?

There is a discrepancy between your post above and your email. Trying to hide gnorm somewhere?

FFS ... all sorted, the email is correct and the above post is now also correct.

Need to update my map. Have only plotted the grid refs, haven't done any route planning yet


Stuart, if you want me to take down the pic just shout

Ian wrote:

Fantasticmrmatt (urban fox) wrote:Goto be tempting for Ian to go for all of those.

Not a big spread

I'll let you know - about to start plotting

Right, 203km appears to nail all of them, with 5000m of ascent.

Might even be able to get some tussock practice in, ahead of the world championships

benp1 wrote:All grid refs on OS136, except 755973 as that isn't on this map

I think I'm right in saying this, but one of your grid refs is wrong. You should be missing both SN755973 and SH 947099 off that sheet. You have 13 markers on your sheet, out of a total of 14, so one must be wrong. The one just to the east-southeast of the start looks most likely

My GR email must be in the same place as my bb200 gpx

Ian wrote:

benp1 wrote:All grid refs on OS136, except 755973 as that isn't on this map

I think I'm right in saying this, but one of your grid refs is wrong. You should be missing both SN755973 and SH 947099 off that sheet. You have 13 markers on your sheet, out of a total of 14, so one must be wrong. The one just to the east-southeast of the start looks most likely

Yes, that one's wrong, it should be about 10km to the north. The one near Mach makes things awkward for a full set.

I'm unsure which way to do my loop. I can see what Stu was trying to do with some checkpoints, but to hit them all the "correct" way in one loop with no out and back bits is tricky.

Either way, I think a Bothy is off the cards. It's either Nant Rhys or LCB as far as I can see, neither of which really fall at the right time of the day.

Hmmm I have other plans in store I think this time which may involve the susser getting a trip out to wet wales

Just plotted a route for Zippy and for my own Mother in Law avoiding fun.
Taking in all points plus a bothy with an escape at 98 miles I can't get my route any shorter than 128 miles and 16,500 ft of ups and downs.
All 100% legal tracks with 1 river crossing and a little tussock hell.

Does this sound about right?

JohnClimber wrote:Just plotted a route for Zippy and for my own Mother in Law avoiding fun.
Taking in all points plus a bothy with an escape at 98 miles I can't get my route any shorter than 128 miles and 16,500 ft of ups and downs.
All 100% legal tracks with 1 river crossing and a little tussock hell.

Does this sound about right?

It sounds like we will all be following you then John!

I've figured out a route that takes in all the points, comes in at 198Km with 4585m of ascent. I've no idea:

a) if the figures from the mapping software are correct.
b) if it's the optimum route.
c) if I'll be able to do it.

The two north eastern points were the most awkward to get in to a logical loop but the one near Machynlleth looks like it has the hardest, most exposed riding to get to/from it depending on which way round you decide to go. I think there might be one (marked) ford on my route. I might need to work out a bad weather alternative as well.

Think I'm gonna go for a 80 - 100 mile route., been coming up with a few things but no disions yet! Kinda feeling un fit and hiding from the driving rain haha