Yes I agree, but it was the only one left. However, I did spill some egg on it so it served its purpose well.
In praise of the pootle
- Thread starter ChrisEyles
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Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
In favor of both pootle and bimble, as I understand them. Distances may be greater, but speed is slower, probably. Spending the winter getting well so I can have interesting stateside adventures in the spring. Working on a 26" tourer mainly for such efforts, winter may ease off early, although it is -13F here right now.
ozboz
Guru
- Location
- Richmond ,Surrey
I'll be pootling when I do my tour from Newcastle to Edinburgh, 120 miles or so , 5-6 days ,
Or is that to fast ?
Or is that to fast ?
Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
No, but you're skirting the knife edge there.
20miles a day?.....2hours?.......pootle !
Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
Although you may spend more time setting up camp than riding.
ozboz
Guru
- Location
- Richmond ,Surrey
I am of the mind it will take me 5 or so hours to do the 20 , bob pub stops etc !
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ChrisEyles
Guru
- Location
- Devon
Sounds like a good tour to me!
ozboz
Guru
- Location
- Richmond ,Surrey
Ok , will pootling on my tour count ?
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ChrisEyles
Guru
- Location
- Devon
Absolutely! Take it easy, cake along the way... I'm quite envious now 
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
- Location
- Armonmy Way
That Mirror was always going to reflect badly....
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
- Location
- Armonmy Way
I go through a pootle set off to a it's-exercise-so put-something-into-it to a typical I'm-knackered-and-the-wind's-in-my-face process. I love pootling but I can't quite leave it there....
delb0y
Legendary Member
- Location
- Quedgeley, Glos
Another pootler, here. It's pretty much all I do. I pack the camera and the lunch and get ready for multiple stops. Even when I've done the occasional Audax I'm usually at the back pootling. Sustrans do a good traffic free routes book, and for those in South Wales or the Borders there's a fine book called Lost Lanes by Jack Thurston. Lots of advice on things to look at after you've stopped ;-)
i hate hills
Its my day to be brilliant
Nothing better than a good pootle . And your packed lunch ! Did i notice a packet of salt and vinegar square crisps and a hard boiled egg ? If so you have chosen the lunch of champions imo. Happy pootling and some real nice photos there .
I'm on the way back home after a stunning morning pootle in the frost & sun. I have to admit to occasionally raising the speed above the legal pootle/bimble level to keep certain bits from freezing. If I hadn't kept stopping to take photos that probably wouldn't have been necessary.
