Hereford to Hay-on-Wye - Sat 3rd Sept

[al-fresco]

The Shropshire contingent got home just after 7pm - thanks to everyone for a great day and many thanks to Pubrunner for driving.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

The Shropshire contingent got home just after 7pm - thanks to everyone for a great day and many thanks to Pubrunner for driving.

Great to meet you and this is a cracking photo!!. Did you manage any of me per chance?

 

[al-fresco]

Great to meet you and this is a cracking photo!!. Did you manage any of me per chance?

Funny you should ask!

 

[Angelfishsolo]

Funny you should ask!

Wow you do have some skills my good man Thanks very much indeed .
May I use these on my Facebook page? I will of course credit you

 

[al-fresco]

Wow you do have some skills my good man Thanks very much indeed

Yeah - unfortunately hill climbing isn't one of them though! (Glad you like the photo - pm me if you want a full size copy.)

 

[Angelfishsolo]

Yeah - unfortunately hill climbing isn't one of them though! (Glad you like the photo - pm me if you want a full size copy.)

You did well. Those hills killed me as well and I have at least 15 years on you.

 

[lukesdad]

What time did you make it home?

Dr S is a machine I agree!!

Only contact from anyone are the replies on this thread.

Just after 9, Great to meet you all. Might see if we can get that Rhayader organized sometime in Oct. I f we have a nice month, just might be at a bit short notice. See if we can get some of the usual suspects there.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

Just after 9, Great to meet you all. Might see if we can get that Rhayder organized sometime in Oct. I f we have a nice month, just might be at a bit short notice. See if we can get some of the usual suspects there.

You had a long day then!!

Sounds like a plan to me

 

[Sapper]

Afternoon all...

Managed to get up the hill out of Hereford with out stopping, but the A466 upto Welsh Newton proved too much.

With the rain coming in, legs aching and running late for dinner, Mrs Sapper picked me up with about 5 miles to go!!

Total ride was about 68 miles.

Here is the garmin connect page..

http://connect.garmi...ivity/111814102

Alfresco great pics what software did you use to achieve that effect?

Would love a copy of the one with me

Adrian

 

[lukesdad]

Good going sapper, enough hills for the training program I hope.

In hindsight I think the 39/25 was a bit of mistake on my part. Havn t struggled like that for a long time. The beer and titbits don t help mind Time for the commute to start up again in the Autumn me thinks. I ll have another beer and weigh up the pros and cons

 

[BrumJim]

Had a great day out on Saturday - still grinning about it!

Funny you should ask!

Love this photo - even better than you can't see the Allen Key - its an Ikea Flatpack tool special!

 

[DrSquirrel]

Good going sapper, enough hills for the training program I hope.

In hindsight I think the 39/25 was a bit of mistake on my part. Havn t struggled like that for a long time. The beer and titbits don t help mind Time for the commute to start up again in the Autumn me thinks. I ll have another beer and weigh up the pros and cons

You will be glad to know I stuck to 39t going up the start of gospel until I stopped to take pictures on the mound - not so many red faces coming up the hill which must have been a good sign

 

[Angelfishsolo]

You will be glad to know I stuck to 39t going up the start of gospel until I stopped to take pictures on the mound - not so many red faces coming up the hill which must have been a good sign

My smallest ring was a 39t . That hill was so worth it though. I will have to do it when the weather is better

 

[lukesdad]

You will be glad to know I stuck to 39t going up the start of gospel until I stopped to take pictures on the mound - not so many red faces coming up the hill which must have been a good sign

I think every body enjoyed the spur up Gospel good idea to put it in. I think it was the one straight after that caught us out. Ive never done Gospel that way before, Ive allways come over from Aber way.

 

[lukesdad]

This is the route Im thinking of for October.

http://ridewithgps.com/routes/693504

The surfaces are really good spectacular scenery, and a lovely decent down the Elan valley to finnish.