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In this post, @Defy 1 said
So I thought I'd start a thread here. Vätternrundan is possibly biggest mass participation bike event in the world (but there may be a thing in South Africa that's bigger, but that's neither here nor there). It's a 300k circuit of Lake Vättern from the town of Motala.
Registration is on the 7th of Nov.
Given that I won't do audaxes if it means driving to or staying overnight at the start (which rules out most audaxes) it's a bit odd that I should even be considering this.
I'm torn because I like Sweden and as a glassblower I love the Glasriket area so I could combine it with a holiday there. But the logistics and the amount of holiday time that the ride would use up are a massive downside.
Could drive there, with bike on the roof, via Hoek van Holland. Massive hassle. Waste of holiday time spending several days on the road.
Could fly and take the bike on the plane, and then hire a car with a bike rack, or a ginormous estate car or van. Even massiver hassle.
Fly, hire a car, and do it on my Brompton. I've never ridden my Brommie more than about 110km, and it gets a bit uncomfortable after a while, so a bit of a risk.
Hire a bike there. Not sure about doing 300k on a hired bike. Not even sure if this would be possible.
All the same, I've actually got permission from my wife to drag her off on this stupid expedition. So I'm still torn.
So I thought I'd start a thread here. Vätternrundan is possibly biggest mass participation bike event in the world (but there may be a thing in South Africa that's bigger, but that's neither here nor there). It's a 300k circuit of Lake Vättern from the town of Motala.
Registration is on the 7th of Nov.
Given that I won't do audaxes if it means driving to or staying overnight at the start (which rules out most audaxes) it's a bit odd that I should even be considering this.
I'm torn because I like Sweden and as a glassblower I love the Glasriket area so I could combine it with a holiday there. But the logistics and the amount of holiday time that the ride would use up are a massive downside.
Could drive there, with bike on the roof, via Hoek van Holland. Massive hassle. Waste of holiday time spending several days on the road.
Could fly and take the bike on the plane, and then hire a car with a bike rack, or a ginormous estate car or van. Even massiver hassle.
Fly, hire a car, and do it on my Brompton. I've never ridden my Brommie more than about 110km, and it gets a bit uncomfortable after a while, so a bit of a risk.
Hire a bike there. Not sure about doing 300k on a hired bike. Not even sure if this would be possible.
All the same, I've actually got permission from my wife to drag her off on this stupid expedition. So I'm still torn.
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