FNRttC syndication

[jonesy]

Yebbut that's "direct" in the Arriva sense of the word. To most people, "direct" does not involve a tour of Barry and Rhoose.

But never mind that... tell me about the halfway stop...

I take it the "Last petrol this side of the mountains" service station isn't 24/7, but maybe a picnic at the Elvis rock?

 

[PpPete]

How about a southwestern coast-to-coast, something like Exeter to Minehead?

 

[ceepeebee]

Swindon to Bournemouth is about 70 odd miles, both ends are easily accessible for London....halfway stop might be a bit tricky though, Salisbury is about mile 40.....

 

[dellzeqq]

Give us a clue................

Harrods

 

[dellzeqq]

How about Penrith/carlisle to Newcastle? I think descending in the dark over the pennines at 50 mph is the way forward. Pubs in geordie land are plentiful.

see post #2......

 

[dellzeqq]

How about a southwestern coast-to-coast, something like Exeter to Minehead?

there's already a big annual ride from Bristol to Exmouth

 

[frank9755]

How about a southwestern coast-to-coast, something like Exeter to Minehead?

Devon is already covered. But there is still Cornwall. The best destination in the SW is Penzance, a beautiful wide bay that is great to ride round from either direction.

A route would need to link up well with trains (which the Exmouth Exodus doesn't seem to do so well). Penzance is good on that score as it's at the end of the line. Two obvious routes would be Plymouth-Penzance, to do the length of Cornwall or, perhaps even better, Truro-Penzance via St Ives and Lands End.

 

[dellzeqq]

Devon is already covered. But there is still Cornwall. The best destination in the SW is Penzance, a beautiful wide bay that is great to ride round from either direction.

I'm sorry to say that I've never had any interest from Cornwall, although I'm sure the excellent Mick F would be give it a go.

 

[iZaP]

FNRttC LEL edition!

 

[dellzeqq]

ok - let's go back to the OP. We have rides in the southeast, and we have a ride in Wales, a ride to the east of the Pennines, and a ride to the west of the Pennines.

If there's a gap it's further north, and, possibly, the Midlands.

I can't get a Scottish ride up and running for 2012, although I'd like to do one if somebody organises it. Edinburgh to Dundee looks good for 2013. Going over the top from Carlisle to Newcastle has 'possibilities' for 2013.

As for the Midlands - Peterborough to Cleethorpes or Skegness (Cleethorpes has the better rail service) would patch a hole in the map, as would Nottingham to Skegness. I'd love to do a Birmingham ride, but I've not been able to work one out.

 

[dellzeqq]

*Does an estuary count as 'the coast'?

no!

 

[fimm]

How about (and this has just popped into my head, so I have not thought it through at all) Glasgow/Edinburgh to Ardrossan? What's at Ardrossan, I hear you ask... it is a ferry port - destination Brodick on Arran. First ferry 7am (I did check that much). Or you could go to one of the other islands - Bute, maybe? Ardrossan is good because there are plenty of trains (I think...)

 

[Becs]

This reminds me, I must have a chat to you about a FNRttC starting from Cambridge. I have a nice 55 mile route from Cambridge to King's Lynn* in mind

*Does an estuary count as 'the coast'?

How far is Hunstanton from Cambridge? Good fish and chips to be had at Hunstanton!

 

[fimm]

Dunbarton and Helensburgh have useful train services. I'm starting with the trains, not places that might or might not be good to go to. Helensburgh is nice, I have an uncle there (not that I have been there for years and years).

Oban is not a good idea IMHO, not just because the train services make the return impossible, but because riding the A82 in the dark would mean you would miss all that amazing scenery, which would just be wrong.

 

[frank9755]

Dunbarton and Helensburgh have useful train services. I'm starting with the trains, not places that might or might not be good to go to. Helensburgh is nice, I have an uncle there (not that I have been there for years and years).

Oban is not a good idea IMHO, not just because the train services make the return impossible, but because riding the A82 in the dark would mean you would miss all that amazing scenery, which would just be wrong.

The trains may be a showstopper but the great thing about this route in midsummer is that you wouldn't miss the scenery because it would be dawn by the time you'd got out of Glasgow!