The Fear Ride Sat July 2nd Ipswich to Lowestoft.

[Nigel182]

Was wondering if this Tour / Ride is still going ahead as the FNRttC Tours seem to be busy this year....
if it is can only make the Ipswich to Lowestoft Part....if numbers are low for this I fully understand was just enquiring so as to make other plans in necessary.....
Cheers in advance.

 

[StuartG]

We too hope something will happen. The smaller the group the easier it might be to organise - or even self-organise. Fix a location and a date and I'm sure we can find a way to turn up and accommodate ourselves with an assortment of OS maps so only need a cafe table to plot something suitable for whoever else turns up. Two potential of us. Anybody extra is a bonus?

KISS

 

[mmmmartin]

It's off, numbers were too low. But read on.
This was aimed at riders wanting a weekend jolly on the bike or a short introduction to touring, perhaps with a view to signing up for the September Tour. Three experienced tourers said they were interested, and no inexperienced riders at all. But that may be because we unexpectedly had the chance of a cheap easy ride to the outskirts of Paris in the empty coach going out to pick up the Reading CTC contingent and bring it home. There were 13 Fridays on that ride and it has sparked some thinking about coach-sharing in future.
However, I did work out a route and it's around somewhere, not sure where. It would be a fairly simple matter to get some friends together, stay in Ipswich and ride to Lowestoft along the route I worked out, then ride into Norwich and get the train back to London on the Sunday. I am now riding to arctic Norway a few days after the putative date so ought to spend a bit of time at home with the family before I disappear yet again for several weeks.
But why not just do it?

 

[Nigel182]

Yep still thinking of doing it but only Ipswich to Lowestoft then back via train aiming for Sat July 2nd with Joanne will sort more details midweek and have a butchers at a possible route which I will sort for the Garmin anyone interested will be welcome aiming to use Ipswich Station as start point like the original plan

 

[StuartG]

Three experienced tourers said they were interested, and no inexperienced riders at all.

Its very chivalrous to consider Diana experienced but she has not done much more than 10 miles since the incident so I was hoping this might be an easy way back for her. Ipswich/Lowestoft at 50 miles is miles too optimistic methinks. Framlingham to Lowestoft might be do-able if the weather is fair.

Might be best to pencil it in as a 'flash-ride' if the weather forecast looks promising and we could join en route.

 

[Nigel182]

got a rough route but its only that will be a change it on the day sort of affair at present its 52.7 miles with 1,600 ft of climbing and leaving Ipswich Rail Station at about 09:00hrs anyone welcome or route tweets gratefully accepted if i can get the gpx track added here correctly.

 

[Nigel182]

and a screenshot of route in case gpx not making it
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