Manchester - Llandudno Saturday 12 May 2018

[ColinJ]

And ... it is going to be chilly!

 

[nickyboy]

And ... it is going to be chilly!

You didn't do the first year. That wasn't "chilly"...we were chipping icicles off at the end. This year is positively tropical by comparison. In any case, @Crackle has organised the weather this year (despite him not participating)

 

[Crackle]

I've nearly completed the ark which has left Me no time for riding.

Ran into @alibaba at the Eureka the other day, putting in the miles for next saturday.

And I've been practising my beer drinking for the evening too.

 

[alibaba]

From that practice ride I learnt to not follow sat nav. it was good to see Crackle.i did another 60 miles today in preparations

 

[gavroche]

The forecast for Rhyl next Saturday is good, 13 degrees and 13mph SSW wind. Perfect for keeping your legs warm. I will be in Ireland then ( Galway) and the forecast there is quite winterish. Will be with you all in spirit though.

 

[ColinJ]

The forecast for Rhyl next Saturday is good, 13 degrees and 13mph SSW wind. Perfect for keeping your legs warm. I will be in Ireland then ( Galway) and the forecast there is quite winterish. Will be with you all in spirit though.

A true 'glass half full' interpretation!

Alternatively ... the ('glass nearly empty') Met Office forecast for Rhyl next Saturday is NOT good, 12 degrees but with windchill feeling like only 9 degrees, perfect for making you wish that you hadn't worn shorts, and a 12 mph b*st*rd headwind gusting to 26 mph, sapping us of our will to live, and heavy rain showers too ...

 

[gavroche]

A true 'glass half full' interpretation!

Alternatively ... the ('glass nearly empty') Met Office forecast for Rhyl next Saturday is NOT good, 12 degrees but with windchill feeling like only 9 degrees, perfect for making you wish that you hadn't worn shorts, and a 12 mph b*st*rd headwind gusting to 26 mph, sapping us of our will to live, and heavy rain showers too ...

I think you are making some of it up. My BBC weather forecast is not showing any rain at all in the afternoon.

 

[ColinJ]

I think you are making some of it up. My BBC weather forecast is not showing any rain at all in the afternoon.

Oh ye of little faith ...

 

[ColinJ]

Of course, it could improve dramatically by Saturday ...








... or get MUCH worse!

 

[Wobblers]

Oh, good grief, what's all this babbling about weather??? It's way too soon to have even a vaguely accurate forecast; you might as well inspect a bit of seaweed. I'm not even going to think about it before midweek.

That said, I think @ColinJ's just usurped @Crackle's position as the person to blame for any piss-poor weather. I bet Crax's breathing a sigh of relief!

 

[nickyboy]

Like the first cuckoo of Spring, I eagerly await the first poster this year saying "Why don't we do this as Llandudno to Manchester in the future??"

Key is to leave something in the tank for the stretch from Prestatyn past Rhyl which is exposed. After that you get a lot of shelter from the Great Orme and other little hills

 

[ColinJ]

I think @ColinJ's just usurped @Crackle's position as the person to blame for any piss-poor weather. I bet Crax's breathing a sigh of relief!

I blame the Met Office!

I eagerly await the first poster this year saying "Why don't we do this as Llandudno to Manchester in the future??"

If we did, we'd no doubt get a well-timed 'Beast from the East' every year!

 

[nickyboy]

Oh, good grief, what's all this babbling about weather??? It's way too soon to have even a vaguely accurate forecast; you might as well inspect a bit of seaweed. I'm not even going to think about it before midweek.

That said, I think @ColinJ's just usurped @Crackle's position as the person to blame for any piss-poor weather. I bet Crax's breathing a sigh of relief!

Exactly, when I started doing this I was looking at the forecast two weeks out...then it dawned on me that UK weather isn't forecastable with any meaningful accuracy until about 3-4 days before. So, like you, I will start looking on Wednesday

 

[MossCommuter]

Will anyone be broadcasting live position using Glympse or similar? I'll be forming the advance reconnaissance party as per and it'll be nice if I know where you are so that I can get my fat arse out of the pub form the official welcoming committee at the tram-stop / chippy.

PM me if you prefer not to make your Glympse hashtags public.

 

[StuAff]

…and it sounds like it'll be back to the ticket office next month. FFS.....

Went back to Euston yesterday, got the same printouts again. Chap at ticket office and lady at info desk in the concourse both said that was all I needed. Fingers crossed.....