South West Winter Bivi - Dartmoor Area?

[sean_iow]

Sean - If you are going from Honiton to Bovey on Saturday morning you are more than likely passing within shouting distance of my house. Let me know if you’d like to ride in together- do you have a route in mind?

Riding in together sounds good, I have a route but only generated from cycle.travel website so I can easily amend it or if you PM me your address I'll just recalculate it to finish there. I've made a provisional booking for 8 people so plenty of space at dinner if you want to. The list so far of confirmed attendees is

sean_iow (Sean)
Darbeze (Simon Darby)
Dave Barter
Moff (Tim Gray)

[lune ranger]

Negotiations have been successful!
Add my name - Luke Holliday - to the list please.
Sean, I’ll pm about route ideas.
Anyone else heading from Clyst Vale/Exeter/similar let me know and we can head out together.

[Jurassic pusher]

I am afraid I can only commit to "provisionally" for the winter bivy. at the moment.
Rob Courtney.
I too would be coming from Exeter direction and would like to ride in a sociable group.
Cheers, Rob

[sean_iow]

The list so far of attendees is

sean_iow (Sean)
Darbeze (Simon Darby)
Dave Barter
Moff (Tim Gray)
lune ranger (Luke Holliday)
Jurassic pusher (Rob Courtney) - provisional

[sean_iow]

Updated list is

sean_iow (Sean)
Darbeze (Simon Darby)
Dave Barter
Moff (Tim Gray)
lune ranger (Luke Holliday)
vip special guest - no name yet but is a HT550 and TD veteran
Jurassic pusher (Rob Courtney) - provisional


@dave barter, any suggestion for what time we need to leave the start cafe to ride to Princetown? From that I can work back to what time to set my alarm in the morning to get there in time to eat etc.

I've stupidly looked at the weather forecast ... but it's a long way off yet so plenty of time to change.

[Dave Barter]

3 hours'ish for that route. I've got a variation without the Type 2 but we're not doing that.

[lune ranger]

Ooh snow on the forecast!
What route were you thinking Dave? Could be type 2+ if there’s white stuff

[Dave Barter]

If it snows the Type 2 route might be the better option

[Jurassic pusher]

Not in the least related to potential snow, HONEST! ( I would actually like to bivi in the snow)but I am sorry to say that I shall not be joining you fine chaps for the SW winter bivi.
I am sure you will have a great time. Rob.

[sean_iow]

Snow would be good, but the forecast I've seen has sleet which is much much worse

The list now stands at

sean_iow (Sean)
Darbeze (Simon Darby)
Dave Barter
Moff (Tim Gray)
lune ranger (Luke Holliday)
vip special guest - no name yet but is a HT550 and TD veteran

For the meet on Saturday shall we meet at the cafe from say 13:00 and aim to leave at 14:00? Obviously anyone can get there earlier but please don't eat all the cake

[Dave Barter]

13:00 suits me. Cafe reminder here https://www.cafe3sixty.co.uk/

[darbeze]

Hello fellow SW Bear Boners.

I am no longer able to participate in the Winter Bivvi. I have been looking forward to it, but other life pressures have dictated that I can't fit this is in as well as everything else.

Please accept my sincere apologies. Hope you all have a great time in what is a fantastic part of the country.

Si

[lune ranger]

That’s a shame.
Forecast is looking interesting...
Today I have mostly been reproofing my waterproofs.

[sean_iow]

I am no longer able to participate in the Winter Bivvi.

Forecast is looking interesting...

It does look that I've somehow managed to arrange 4 days of riding in the rain for me

[Dave Barter]

My fault sean as I am still coming

[sean_iow]

My fault sean as I am still coming

As it will be mid-december you can't really take the blame. I don't mind the rain when I take proper waterproofs. When racing I always choose the lightest I have... which are great for carrying but not so much use to wear.

My decent waterproof is in the kit pile ready, along with my hip flask for it's maiden trip

[Moff]

Hi, is there a GPS file for the 'planned' route?

[sean_iow]

Hi, is there a GPS file for the 'planned' route?

I've got the one Dave put on the OS website. PM me an email address and I'll send it over.

[lune ranger]

Ping that to me too... please.
Ta

[sean_iow]

I'm all packed and ready, just need to strap the bags on the bike this evening and then move it into the kitchen, I don't like to have food on the bike when it's in the shed in case the mice try and nibble their way in through my bags, plus Jane loves trying to maneuver around a loaded bike in the kitchen A quick weigh of the kit and it seems to have come out at an all up weight for the bike of 55lb This is a new record but as I'm away for 4 days in December I've got heavier/more kit. I'll be leaving home at 07:00 Friday for 100+ miles of headwind

The guest list now stands at

sean_iow (Sean)
Dave Barter
Moff (Tim Gray)
lune ranger (Luke Holliday)
vip special guest - no name yet but is a HT550 and TD veteran
vip special guest 2 - I've managed to coerce another to attend, hopefully. He'll be riding in from the west.

Reading back through the thread I think the only people not accounted for are Taylor and ZeroDarkBivi? I've left the reservation at the Plume for 8 people so plenty of room if anyone else wants to come along.

[Taylor]

I'm on the Shropshire one this year.
Have fun.

[Dave Barter]

Good luck and fair play Sean!

I'm leaving Brixham 9am'ish so hope to be at the cafe 12-1 easily

[Dave Barter]

Nobody tell Sean that it's going to snow on Dartmoor tomorrow night.

Also has anyone seen my waterproof shorts?

[lune ranger]

Also has anyone seen my waterproof shorts?

Probably in the same place as my resolve

[Dave Barter]

I seem to have got here a bit early