Riding Back From Hull - April 2012

[martint235]

You can reduce it quite a bit. I've got a more westerly (so a little bit hillier) route
here for York to Luton which is 176 miles, and it's 30 miles on top to HPC for example. RidewithGPS has also looped you around lots of places unnecessarily. From your place, keeping that nice flat bit in the middle, I'd reckon on 215-220 miles max.

Cheers Adam. I am going to start a new thread for this now as a couple of things have happened that make it near certain that I'll be attempting the insanely stupid ride up, do FNRttC, ride back idea. This thread will remain for the ride back from Hull though.

 

[Flying Dodo]

It's up to you how much of the same route you use going up to York as coming back from Hull. However, just looking at your outline route again, you could just work out a Hull to Lincoln bit and then keep it all the same further south. That would make sense, as then you've got a lot of flat stuff which you'll appreciate after all that mileage.

 

[rb58]

Oooo. Just found this. Sounds fun, so registering my interest.

 

[martint235]

Oooo. Just found this. Sounds fun, so registering my interest.

And of course for the ride up there Ross. Here

 

[rb58]

And of course for the ride up there Ross. Here

Be rude not to Martin. Although having just scanned the post I'm not sure what I've let myself in for. Sounds like riding up to York, riding from York to Hull, then riding back again. On 29th April. Is that it? That is the week after the London Marathon. So my 'cycling' legs should be well rested

 

[martint235]

Provisional date for the FNRttC is 27th April so the ride to York will start early Friday 27th and we'll be back in London on Sunday 29th late in the evening I expect.

 

[YahudaMoon]

Yep Im still interested. I wanna do a few 400's this year again so April will be a good start.

 

[rb58]

Provisional date for the FNRttC is 27th April so the ride to York will start early Friday 27th and we'll be back in London on Sunday 29th late in the evening I expect.

Does that mean we actually get to drink beer and sleep somewhere on the Saturday before coming back on the Sunday?

 

[martint235]

Does that mean we actually get to drink beer and sleep somewhere on the Saturday before coming back on the Sunday?

It's a real possibility. The main group will be staying over Sat night or at least sleeping some part of Sat.

There's a nagging part of me that thinks I'll learn more for LEL if I just turn around after breakfast and come back but that's a nagging part of me I'm telling to shut up.

 

[mmmmartin]

http://www2.travelodge.co.uk/search_and_book/rooms_rates.php?hotel_id=505&from=list

Travelodge sale is on and when I looked at 12.40 the non-refundable rate was £15 for the Saturday night. This may change of course. I have a refundable room at the Ibis which is £45 but as this ride is four months away and anything can happen in the meantime, I prefer to be flexible but expensive. YMMV.

 

[martint235]

http://www2.travelodge.co.uk/search_and_book/rooms_rates.php?hotel_id=505&from=list

Travelodge sale is on and when I looked at 12.40 the non-refundable rate was £15 for the Saturday night. This may change of course. I have a refundable room at the Ibis which is £45 but as this ride is four months away and anything can happen in the meantime, I prefer to be flexible but expensive. YMMV.

Yep I saw on another place that Travelodge had a sale on. Am thinking of booking it, if I don't use it I may be able to sell it to one of the drinkers

 

[AKA Bob]

It sounds like fun?

 

[martint235]

Right hotel room booked. This is now looking scarily real. I can't get into my hotel room until 3pm though so there may be prolonged drinking.....

I've also gone for the no breakfast option so we'll need to stop for food somewhere.

 

[rb58]

In view of the proximity to the London Marathon, I think I'll pass on this one Martin.

 

[martint235]

In view of the proximity to the London Marathon, I think I'll pass on this one Martin.

You've got a whole 4 days recovery time! What are you? A premiership footballer?