Pootle to Trafalgar Sq December 18th

[Davywalnuts]

With the wind as it is.. ild leave the day before... by train...

If you do plot a route, can you ping it up, encase some of us want to join you for the last leg, if that was okay?

 

[iLB]

Sure, the provisional route is already plotted http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/59500684 problem is we wouldn't be up for waiting around making phone calls to find each other etc...

having said that shelter behind your ample thighs and arsse would be welcome :P

 

[ceepeebee]

make sure you get a photo at Clowne College! (yes, really, always wondered why everyone I knew who went there called it Clowne Tech, only got it a couple of years ago....)

 

[iLB]

So hopefully a week from now we will bearing down on luton at quite a pace with no wind, rain, ice or sign of a headwind. We froze in the icey Peak yesterday morning and swam home from Doncaster in the final hour of todays 50 miler so good weather is guaranteed right?

Davy/Teef have you had any more thoughts of a sortie north?

 

[Davywalnuts]

Sure, the provisional route is already plotted http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/59500684 problem is we wouldn't be up for waiting around making phone calls to find each other etc...

having said that shelter behind your ample thighs and arsse would be welcome :P

Obviously and sure.. ha! Looking over your map, around the St. Albans area is where I would hesitate to join you. If you are planning a pit stop near there, or before, then that would be great for meeting point. If not, along that route with a rough ETA would be fine. And if were/am not there, then obviously just carry on... I am a big boy now after all...

 

[Aperitif]

I'm 'double-booked' at the moment Andy - I'm going to have a look at your ride map for now (Why isn't it on RidewithGPS? ) and see if I can wangle some time.

 

[iLB]

Obviously and sure.. ha! Looking over your map, around the St. Albans area is where I would hesitate to join you. If you are planning a pit stop near there, or before, then that would be great for meeting point. If not, along that route with a rough ETA would be fine. And if were/am not there, then obviously just carry on... I am a big boy now after all...

Ideally we will just have the one proper stop in Market Harborough and will have enough food and eat enough just to crack on for home from there. Can certainly come up with a rough eta for an agreed point in St, A. Can try to update you along the way as well.

 

[iLB]

ps, we're massively psyched for this now!!!!! big time

 

[ianrauk]

Good

ps, we're massively psyched for this now!!!!! big time

Good, now what are the tentative plans for departure and subsequent arrival in London?

 

[iLB]

the vision is...

Leave Sheffield 5am > Arrive at Market Harbourough by 10am
Drink lots of coffee and eat a bit, meet Flying Dodo and depart by 11am
This leaves just under 100 miles to Trafalgar Square > 75 to St Albans and the rest through town. Based on this expect to be in St.A between 3 to 3-30pm.
Assuming this takes ~6 hours with flagging legs, plus a bit of lee way for unexpected delays (walnut stops etc) expect to arrive between 5-6pm.

These may prove to be hopelessly optimistic, taken from the school of bigmartin route planning not the arallsopp pessimist camp; at the moment we are forecast a tail wind. WIN!

 

[mmmmartin]

the vision is...

depart by 11am
This leaves just under 100 miles to Trafalgar Square > 75 to St Albans and the rest through town. Based on this expect to be in St.A between 3 to 3-30pm

Given that you may opt to stop for 30 minutes during your 100 miles, I'd like to say that I am glad I'm not riding with you as 25 miles an hour, continually, for four hours, is beyond me.

 

[arallsopp]

Oh. The temptation. Must not post +2 hours.... Must not... Darn.

+ 2 hours.

 

[martint235]

Oh. The temptation. Must not post +2 hours.... Must not... Darn.

+ 2 hours.

Hey be fair! This is iLB and they don't have Davywalnuts with them!!!!

 

[iLB]

Observe the currently forecast (freezing) north westerly tail wind...

 

[Mice]

the vision is...

Leave Sheffield 5am > Arrive at Market Harbourough by 10am
Drink lots of coffee and eat a bit, meet Flying Dodo and depart by 11am
This leaves just under 100 miles to Trafalgar Square > 75 to St Albans and the rest through town. Based on this expect to be in St.A between 3 to 3-30pm.
Assuming this takes ~6 hours with flagging legs, plus a bit of lee way for unexpected delays (walnut stops etc) expect to arrive between 5-6pm.

These may prove to be hopelessly optimistic, taken from the school of bigmartin route planning not the arallsopp pessimist camp; at the moment we are forecast a tail wind. WIN!

No mention of a BMX...!!

On the other hand, maybe the BMX is still in Brighton

Depending on timing and the Sunday London Ride, I would love to come along for some of the London bit of this. I will look out for updates.

Have a good trip and I am hoping arallsopp is ummm, wrong!! (or at least not quite right!)

M