just booked my train tickets - what a pain to reserve a bike!

Anyone fancy sending me a gpx of their route - I am never going to get time this week to try and plot something.

Thanks in advance.

Where you getting the train too?.

Train booked Birmingham to Barmouth but can get off at any of the earlier stops if that is nearer to a GR

It's just struck me, JC, you're going to have to cart loads of extra luggage round with you this time to carry all your prizes back from Stu's .

Oh, there aren't any prizes this year of course, poor old JC .

So who's starting where, and when? I'm heading off on Friday from Bristol-ish.

thanks to Techno I now have a route and will be leaving Mach friday evening - cant wait to get going!

Llandinam, between Caersws and Llanidloes. Google satellite maps show a decent car park. The only thing that worries me about my route (apart from weather, distance, height gained, availability of pub food) is that I'm expecting to be at the Towers on Monday afternoon and most of the cake will have gone.

You think you've got problems Lu, wouldn't be surprised to arrive at t'Towers Monday evening by which time both the cake AND Stu AND Dee will have gone, and one will be standing in the yard looking forlorn (and cakeless)!

Dyffers and I are going for breakfast there on Sunday...

You're having cake for breakfast? Well why not indeed .

Has everyone got their plan sorted?

I wonder how many of will bump in to each other (at a social distance) when we are out and about?

Nope. Probably going to post a thread tomorrow to beg for someone to follow around.

Right now I don't even have a working bike, let alone a route.

Richard G wrote: ↑Wed Aug 26, 2020 11:21 pm Nope. Probably going to post a thread tomorrow to beg for someone to follow around.

Right now I don't even have a working bike, let alone a route.

Seems to be a recurring theme

Starting in Mach Sat midday with a trip to Borth and circuit of Pumlumon with a visit to BB Towers and NyA.
Looking forward to bumping into folk.

the first casualty of 2020 WRT? I did try and squeeze in sufficient breakfasts and dinners for 4 days, plus the usual stuff - bivvy bag, tarp, ground sheet and the obligatory stuffed 650 myti mug and cosy.

LMAO... off to a bad start again. Have lost my keys (again).

Cue an hour turning the house upside down to find them so I can actually get started prepping the bike.

Got a rough route: Llangurig - Nant Rhys - Devil's Bridge - Nant-yr-Arian - Borth - Mach - Dolgellau - Dyfi Forest - BB Towers The Star - Hafren - Llangurig. Various extension/bail out options depending on mood, etc.

Going to be a somewhat more "loaded" ride as I'm taking the hammock, so hopefully we'll bivy up in some woods, but I've got a sleeping mat as well just in case we don't. An Alpkit Rig7 does seem inordinately extravagant just for one person That, the hammock and the underquilt add 1500g to my usual sleeping setup!

Fancy bike is out... even fully pulled to the bar the front brake does nothing. Plus rear hub seems to be dragging hard.

Old faithful it is, but there's work to be done there too.

whitestone wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2020 3:54 pm Got a rough route: Llangurig - Nant Rhys - Devil's Bridge - Nant-yr-Arian - Borth - Mach - Dolgellau - Dyfi Forest - BB Towers The Star - Hafren - Llangurig. Various extension/bail out options depending on mood, etc.

Sounds like things could get very sociable on Sat evening then! Glad I didn't let on where the top-secret croft is .

RIP wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2020 5:05 pm

whitestone wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2020 3:54 pm Got a rough route: Llangurig - Nant Rhys - Devil's Bridge - Nant-yr-Arian - Borth - Mach - Dolgellau - Dyfi Forest - BB Towers The Star - Hafren - Llangurig. Various extension/bail out options depending on mood, etc.

Sounds like things could get very sociable on Sat evening then! Glad I didn't let on where the top-secret croft is .

It's alright Reg, I've found me a mine!

Locked and loaded


90 chilled out fat bikes miles with Sammy and Mike,
Route - FFS hill, Dolgellau, Pont Scethin, Barmouth, loop East around Cadir Idris, Mach, BB Towers for a Monday cake breakfast, then back north to the cars.
3 grid refs as well this time.

To everyone riding in paradise this weekend....have a fantastic time. Will be with you in spirit and sleeping outside tonight after a dram or two of Aberlour.

Greetz from the future

S.

I'm out. Car broken, plans gone to sub standard. Hopefully I can get my leadout man to pick up my t-shirt.

Dyffers wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 8:10 am I'm out. Car broken, plans gone to sub standard. Hopefully I can get my leadout man to pick up my t-shirt.

Ugh, that sucks. :(

Anywhere in particular good to park in Mach?