England : Warwickshire Ride to Warwicks 2014?

[Kies]

shifts swapped, I'm IN !!

 

[Flying Dodo]

FlyingDodo's route through the Chilterns seems to be good until Banbury. It might be better once you get to the M40 to stay to the north of it rather than take the B4100. (The B4100 is okay-ish, but I'd avoid using it when there's a shift change at the Landrover-Jaguar plant there.)

You can use my HS2 route from HPC.

And you're right after Banbury - but cars weren't the issue as the B4100 was a nice wide road, but it's a crap surface. After 10 miles of it, even on Ti, I was getting a bit bounced around. On the Birmingham ride, I should have stuck with my first route, on the other side of the M40.

 

[lilolee]

You can use my HS2 route from HPC.

And you're right after Banbury - but cars weren't the issue as the B4100 was a nice wide road, but it's a crap surface. After 10 miles of it, even on Ti, I was getting a bit bounced around. On the Birmingham ride, I should have stuck with my first route, on the other side of the M40.

I think that was my fault for suggesting it, and then didn't even ride it by bailing at Banbury. Sorry

 

[lilolee]

I am in and meeting at Berkhampsted

 

[buggi]

That's a decent 'there and back'. Got any Stonehenge type stuff around there...or other suitable landmark?

Warwick castle, Kenilworth castle

 

[Kies]

Warwick castle is brilliant, really brought to life with the enactments

 

[martint235]

STOP MENTIONING CASTLES!!!!!

 

[lilolee]

There's also the ruins of Berkhamsted Castle

 

[Flying Dodo]

We ought to have a castles ride.......

 

[Banjo]

Definitely interested in this where is HPC ? googling gets me Hinkley Point C nuclear power station which seems an odd start point.

 

[Dogtrousers]

HPC=Hyde Park Corner. Under the Wellington Arch.

 

[CharlieB]

Phew!
I'll recce ride the London Berkhamstead bit in the coming months. I'll take advice from @FlyingDodo and @CharlieB for the route North to Buckingham.

I've a nice route to Buckingham I've done before, but not in gpx copy - it's in my head, but I'll try to compile it this weekend using mapometer or one of the others.
…On the other hand, the forecast isn't bad this weekend - I might test it out again using the Garmin…

 

[Banjo]

My tentative plan is to drive to Marton on Friday leave car somewhere cycle to Coventry then train to Berkhamsted stay in b and b or whatever near Berkhamsted ready to meet the ride on saturday.

Anyone else planning to get a room in Berkhamsted on Friday night?

 

[Kies]

Coventry station to euston, and a short ride to HPC sounds much much better ;-)

 

[robjh]

I'm going to drop out of this one. It sounds like a good ride, but I spend from Monday to Friday working in Coventry, and heading back up there on a Saturday looks too much like a busman's holiday to me. Hope you all have a great day.