Banjo
Fuelled with Jelly Babies
- Location
- South Wales
I quite often chuck the bike in the car and drive an hour or so to a different start point for a ride. Constantly riding the same area can get a bit monotonous after a while.
I guess I worry that if I just ride off, I'll end up too far from home, too far from somehere to eat, go the wrong way and double back on myself etc etc.
Yeah, but still falls into the category of plannig the route - I wish to be free-er!
Buy a GPS, switch it on, ride where you want for half the distance that you want to do, then stop. Select the 'trackback' option and follow the track home.Yeah, but still falls into the category of plannig the route - I wish to be free-er!
I keep meaning to do this.Get out a train map. Travel to somewhere you are comfortable to ride back from. You will get a whole new set of roads. When you finally get to the last familiar few miles, you will be feeling quite pleased with yourself.
Me too.I like planning my routes in advance - for me it's half the fun. Forget Google maps etc, use OS. Look for something interesting, be it a view point, monument, village with an odd name, a hill that looks like it'll kill you on the way up but have you grinning from ear to ear on the way down - whatever rocks your boat. Take it from there in as much detail as you please. Go. Enjoy.
If it is windy, catch the train into the wind, and ride back with a tailwind!Get out a train map. Travel to somewhere you are comfortable to ride back from. You will get a whole new set of roads. When you finally get to the last familiar few miles, you will be feeling quite pleased with yourself.