ABC Towns and Villages

[Supersuperleeds]

This is a bit further away

 

[13 rider]

This is a bit further away

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Has that sign been photo shopped to remove the word Newbold

 

[burntoutbanger]

[QUOTE 5508987, member: 9609"]what a lovely photograph in the great balance of light, is it one of these that uses multiple images to achieve good exposure in light and dark patches ?[/QUOTE]

Thank you, just taken with a phone camera. Did take two at the same time (just in case), first one came out very dark.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Would this count for V (if I get to it and get my bike in front of it obviously!)

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Needs to be a village or town sign etc. Remember you can have up to three byes.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Needs to be a village or town sign etc. Remember you can have up to three byes.

Excellent I only need to two

 

[rugby bloke]

It was hard fought for today. Set off this morning a little before sunrise on road bike. It was -3C with frost on grass and house roofs but roads dry and ice free. Disaster struck about 40 mins in, a big piece of glass, a puncture, and a valve that snapped. Limped home and got my folding bike out transferring hot chocolate, scotch eggs, and crisps across. Stayed cold but it was glorious in the sun. Temperature dropped rapidly as the sun set and I slowed down wary of water refreezing on lanes. Made it home maybe 45 mins after sunset. Good but long day out.

The next series of letters are fortunately closer to home.

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Well done for bagging a J - they seem particularly hard to find.

 

[rugby bloke]

Had a couple of hours to spare yesterday morning do managed to bag E, F and G. F required a raid over the border to Bedfordshire so the net has been cast beyond Northants. Already planning my J which will require a long ride up to Leicestershire.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Well done for bagging a J - they seem particularly hard to find.

Yes do not think that many about, my home county has none. I have also found a Q which will need another cross border raid, but R is not far from there :-)

 

[13 rider]

Had a couple of hours to spare yesterday morning do managed to bag E, F and G. F required a raid over the border to Bedfordshire so the net has been cast beyond Northants. Already planning my J which will require a long ride up to Leicestershire.

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Leave John o Gaunt only that for us Leicestershire riders

 

[EltonFrog]

Right then, I'm going to try and give this a go, to see if it'll get me out on me bike.

Aston Tirrold

That's where Tim Henman lives.

Blewbury

Cholsey

Bike fell over as I was taking the photo.

 

[13 rider]

C

The C I forgot yesterday is on my commuting route so got it tonight

 

[Supersuperleeds]

@User9609 Point of order if I may? I know the challenge is to go A through to Z, but say I go do one ride to get A B and C, do I have to do them A B and then C? Or could I do A C and then B? Reason I ask is if it is A B C then I would have to go through C to get B and then come back again to C

 

[EltonFrog]

@User9609 Point of order if I may? I know the challenge is to go A through to Z, but say I go do one ride to get A B and C, do I have to do them A B and then C? Or could I do A C and then B? Reason I ask is if it is A B C then I would have to go through C to get B and then come back again to C

Good point, I went through B to get A then on to C and back to B. Does it matter?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Right then, I'm going to try and give this a go, to see if it'll get me out on me bike.

Aston Tirrold

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That's where Tim Henman lives.

Blewbury
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Cholsey
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Bike fell over as I was taking the photo.

Surely that (bike blown over) should have happened at Blewbury?

 

[pjd57]

@User9609 Point of order if I may? I know the challenge is to go A through to Z, but say I go do one ride to get A B and C, do I have to do them A B and then C? Or could I do A C and then B? Reason I ask is if it is A B C then I would have to go through C to get B and then come back again to C

Is stockpiling them for later totally outwith the spirit of the challenge...



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