Manchester - Llandudno Saturday 18 May 2019

[rich p]

You say "annual" but I think you've only done it a couple of times. Was it the absence of Rhyl that was a dealbreaker for you Rich?

3 out of 4 but who's counting...

 

[theclaud]

I shall sadly have to give my annual visit to North Wales and the Welsh Riviera a miss this year, in favour of a piss up modest, demure birthday celebration nearby, time-wise and geographically.

Oh FFS.

 

[nickyboy]

Oh FFS.

Yes, weak effort from @rich p

The least he can do in the circumstances is stick £50 behind the bar for those who can actually be bothered to turn up

 

[Freds Dad]

I saw my Orthopaedic Surgeon last night and I have to go back into theatre for further surgery so this may impact on my attendance. I haven't ridden since late August so to be ready for 100 miles with only 6-8 weeks to prepare may be too big an ask.

 

[si_c]

I saw my Orthopaedic Surgeon last night and I have to go back into theatre for further surgery so this may impact on my attendance. I haven't ridden since late August so to be ready for 100 miles with only 6-8 weeks to prepare may be too big an ask.

You could always split it and leave/join at Eureka. That might be a bit more manageable.

 

[StuAff]

Leave granted....will look at hotels etc later.

 

[nickyboy]

I saw my Orthopaedic Surgeon last night and I have to go back into theatre for further surgery so this may impact on my attendance. I haven't ridden since late August so to be ready for 100 miles with only 6-8 weeks to prepare may be too big an ask.

Come on @Freds Dad , don't be the first of the "possibles" to bail on the ride. Just do a bit of it if you like

 

[StuAff]

And hotels booked....the Ibis Princess Street again in Manchester for Friday (nice hotel, bike storage in room was fine last year, excellent location, decent price), and as you lot have booked out Karden House, the (rather splendid looking) Rosaire Guest House for Saturday. After last year's Arriva Trains Wales shenanigans, both are on refundable terms....

 

[StuAff]

I saw my Orthopaedic Surgeon last night and I have to go back into theatre for further surgery so this may impact on my attendance. I haven't ridden since late August so to be ready for 100 miles with only 6-8 weeks to prepare may be too big an ask.

Do a bit of the ride if need be. And non-riding attendance would still be welcome at some point. Llandudno is lovely.....

 

[DiddlyDodds]

Count me in for the firth annual ride to the sun, and i will try and not get lost this year on the hills over Rhyl

 

[nickyboy]

Count me in for the firth annual ride to the sun, and i will try and not get lost this year on the hills over Rhyl

New route over the hills this year so we've all got a chance to get lost.

When in doubt, head west ....or downhill....or both ideally

 

[ColinJ]

New route over the hills this year so we've all got a chance to get lost.

When in doubt, head west ....or downhill....or both ideally

But definitely don't do what I did with @alibaba last year - go west, north, south, east, downhill, uphill, and then finally give up and go to Rhyl!

 

[StuAff]

But definitely don't do what I did with @alibaba last year - go west, north, south, east, downhill, uphill, and then finally give up and go to Rhyl!

See also:
Make sure your GPS works
And do not rely on your phone for navigation

 

[ColinJ]

See also:
Make sure your GPS works
And do not rely on your phone for navigation

My problem was that I hadn't bothered with putting the hilly route on my GPS. I had intended to do the flat route for a change but had overheard nickyboy describing the bit of the route before the coastal path as being a busy A-road so I changed my mind and hit the hills again. I thought I would remember the route from the year before but I missed one turn and got confused.

Using the phone's GPS would be ok if I had a bar mount for it. Stopping every 5 minutes to take the phone out of my bag was such a pain that I started only doing it every 15 minutes, and 15 minutes is plenty of time to take several wrong turns!

 

[StuAff]

My problem was that I hadn't bothered with putting the hilly route on my GPS. I had intended to do the flat route for a change but had overheard nickyboy describing the bit of the route before the coastal path as being a busy A-road so I changed my mind and hit the hills again. I thought I would remember the route from the year before but I missed one turn and got confused.

Using the phone's GPS would be ok if I had a bar mount for it. Stopping every 5 minutes to take the phone out of my bag was such a pain that I started only doing it every 15 minutes, and 15 minutes is plenty of time to take several wrong turns!

I was thinking of Ali and the hijinks that resulted from his phone dying, before we caught up with you- rather a lot of him shooting up the road, then I (the one with the working nav device) had to keep calling him back!