Think I saw/passed someone doing JoGLE

[Rebel Ian]

Think I passed a JoGLEr yesterday evening - twice! Coming down the A49 from Haydock towards Warrington yesterday evening I noticed a bike in the distance as I approached. What stuck out was it was laden with panniers - 3 on the rear and 2 on the front. That looks heavy, I thought!

Then I got back to my place in Northwich, got changed and went out on the bike for an hour. Did a loop up from Northwich back towards Warrington then as I got closer to Winnington I saw a bike in the distance and thought that looks familiar. It was the same guy but he was 15-20 miles from where I first saw him!!

I was gonna chat but thought it best to let him pedal on so I just said "hi" as I passed him. I had the advantage of being fresh and not carrying loads of kit so disappeared off into the distance. On that route - A49 through Warrington heading towards Northwich and laden with panniers I think there's a good chance it was a guy doing JoGLE.

 

[summerdays]

I often wonder whether a heavily laden cyclist is doing a LEJOG when I see heavily laden bikes going through since I live near a couple of the main south to north routes through Bristol (if they aren't using the Portway). It always starts me wondering and hoping their journey is going well.

 

[vernon]

There's a good chance that he is doing a LEJOG.

I used the A49 for LEJOG and JOGLE.

 

[JohnCKirk]

What's the A49 like? My current route plan involves following NCN 44 ("Six Castles") from Ludlow to Shrewsbury, which is 80 km, and I'd like to reduce that a bit. At the same time, I'd prefer to cycle on quiet roads rather than dual carriageways.

 

[vernon]

I don't recall it being a 'troublesome road'. It's fast and free flowing for cycling.

 

[Rebel Ian]

I don't recall it being a 'troublesome road'. It's fast and free flowing for cycling.

Indeed and the A49 is more single lane than dual carriageway.

 

[JohnCKirk]

Nifty, thanks.

 

[skudupnorth]

I rode down the A49 from Manchester on my Cornish ride and i can happily say it was no problem.I cut off at certain points like going through Wem but overall it is a good road to cycle on.

 

[shirokazan]

Bit surprised by these favourable comments of the A49. I crossed it a couple of weeks ago, as I was heading north out of Ludlow on my way to Much Wenlock, and it seemed a real racetrack.

 

[Gingerbloke]

IIRC, the roads around Ludlow and Leominster all are fast roads, but do have really good shoulders for riding on. In my 884 miles last week, I only felt I had been passed very close on about 4 occasions, on the whole I didn't have any real issues with motorists. I think the busiest road of the whole trip was the A9 along the east coast of Scotland.