The big one.

[Twiggy]

Me and my father are starting to train for the big ride, lands end to john o'groats.

We'll be supported by a car + trailer tent combo. Stopping at camp sites to rest before moving off each morning.
We're taking at least a year to train, more for my father who hasn't done any serious distance cycling in years.

A lot of people are telling me that I'm crazy for wanting to do this, am I?

 

[ComedyPilot]

In a word, no. At least I don't think you're crazy, you are just exhibiting the classic sense of adventure that has been drummed out of most of today's 'nanny state' supported populus. Rest assured there are still some of us that love this sort of thing.

 

[Bigtallfatbloke]

No of course not!!!

Go for it...

 

[yenrod]

Me and my father are starting to train for the big ride, lands end to john o'groats.

We'll be supported by a car + trailer tent combo. Stopping at camp sites to rest before moving off each morning.
We're taking at least a year to train, more for my father who hasn't done any serious distance cycling in years.

A lot of people are telling me that I'm crazy for wanting to do this, am I?

All the best hope you have a good time - just think all those new places :?:

 

[longers]

A lot of people are telling me that I'm crazy for wanting to do this, am I?

Not at all, they're the crazy ones for thinking it's crazy :?:

 

[jags]

are you and your dad good friends who calls the shot's ,if you guys can have a laugh together then go for it who better to tour with than your dad fantastic memorys to look back on .hope you have a blast remember the old man has a few years on you so take it easy and dont keep asking are you ok dad.

 

[goo_stewart]

No, not crazy. Just normal folk who do exciting things.

I am a bit worried that you are taking a year to train for it, no real need for that build up. I tend not to train for long trips as you ride yourself in after a couple of days. Sure, do some training, but there is no need to take a year over it!

 

[CopperBrompton]

Of course you're crazy! But what is life without a little craziness?

 

[Twiggy]

We're taking a year due to timing constraints.

Plus I'm planning it as 100 mile a day runs. Something I can manage, but I know my dad struggles at 50 miles.

So it's likely to be interesting.

He also has a tendency to sprint, then slow right down.
*rolleyes*
Men

 

[Tony]

Do you mean doing it as instalments over a period of a year?

 

[Amanda P]

My initial reaction was, you're not crazy for doing the ride, you're crazy for wanting to take a car. There's really no need, and with the price of petrol these days, if you leave it behind you can afford a few B&B's or hotels with the money you'd save.

It'd be a much bigger adventure to do it unsupported.

Why the long days, by the way? Why not just accept 50 mile days and start tomorrow?