Dave Barter wrote: ↑Fri Apr 22, 2022 10:18 am Bike packed, heading out on the King Alfred way this evening

I just finished it Dave. Probably just missed you as I wad in Winchester eating chips at 5ish on Friday.. cracking route and bone dry.

slarge wrote: ↑Sun Apr 24, 2022 8:16 am

Dave Barter wrote: ↑Fri Apr 22, 2022 10:18 am Bike packed, heading out on the King Alfred way this evening

I just finished it Dave. Probably just missed you as I wad in Winchester eating chips at 5ish on Friday.. cracking route and bone dry.

I’m sat in Winchester rn. Was going to pm you that this is an ideal TD prep route

I'm hoping it is ideal TD prep Dave, as I just rode 380 miles on it (and to and from home). Really enjoyed it, just watch the headwind across the ridge on Salisbury plain. Some cracking scenery and very popular.
Have a good ride fella

slarge wrote: ↑Sun Apr 24, 2022 8:26 am I'm hoping it is ideal TD prep Dave, as I just rode 380 miles on it (and to and from home). Really enjoyed it, just watch the headwind across the ridge on Salisbury plain. Some cracking scenery and very popular.
Have a good ride fella

I started and finished at Salisbury. Solid headwind for much of the route. Reckon I was close to you on Saturday AM as I bivied at Tan Hill Friday night.

Dave Barter wrote: ↑Sun Apr 24, 2022 2:52 pm

slarge wrote: ↑Sun Apr 24, 2022 8:26 am I'm hoping it is ideal TD prep Dave, as I just rode 380 miles on it (and to and from home). Really enjoyed it, just watch the headwind across the ridge on Salisbury plain. Some cracking scenery and very popular.
Have a good ride fella

I started and finished at Salisbury. Solid headwind for much of the route. Reckon I was close to you on Saturday AM as I bivied at Tan Hill Friday night.

I bivvied a fraction before Chirton Friday night, so was probably 5 miles behind you. I finished at Uffington Hill. I don't know how you bivvied on that Hill in that wind!

Local knowledge . There’s a depression on a track that branches off just off the top

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Fri Apr 22, 2022 8:25 pm No brake bits so the day remained quite cheery ... the only slight hick-up was welding in shorts but it's a unique look.

In my youff spent most of a day in a hot barn on a welding project in shorts and found out you can get sunburn from an arc welder!!

It sure is , see many of you later!

Got the day off, which I’m probably going to end up spending most of trying to work out how to tie guylines on to a tarp and pitch it for the first time. Nothing like leaving things to the last minute.

PaulB2 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 29, 2022 7:48 am Got the day off, which I’m probably going to end up spending most of trying to work out how to tie guylines on to a tarp and pitch it for the first time. Nothing like leaving things to the last minute.

granny knots!

Verena wrote: ↑Fri Apr 29, 2022 6:39 am It sure is , see many of you later!

It'll take me a while to get there eventually, but see you tomorrow

Looking forward to a dose of UK

First time post brexit

Gian (Alpinum) is coming to the WRT. And I've just got an entry for the Iditarod Trail Invitational. Don't think it gets much better than that on a Friday

Karl wrote: ↑Fri Apr 29, 2022 8:28 am I've just got an entry for the Iditarod Trail Invitational.

Nice!

Karl wrote: ↑Fri Apr 29, 2022 8:28 am I've just got an entry for the Iditarod Trail Invitational.

They've lowered their standards That's great news The DIY will definitely not get done now

sean_iow wrote: ↑Fri Apr 29, 2022 8:56 am

Karl wrote: ↑Fri Apr 29, 2022 8:28 am I've just got an entry for the Iditarod Trail Invitational.

They've lowered their standards That's great news The DIY will definitely not get done now

Drastically. How's your DIY coming on Sean

Karl wrote: ↑Fri Apr 29, 2022 10:05 am How's your DIY coming on Sean

The bathroom is finished I think 1 room every 6 years is sufficient progress. Rumors that I only did the bathroom to get a bath to check for leaks in sleeping mats are entirely unfounded

Looks like you're giving your paraglider a bath there Sean .

Right. Friday then. Just about to stick my bicycle on a train.

I shall spend three and a half hours staring aimlessly out of the window, drinking tea, thinking about nothing in particular, and probably having the odd chat with a random stranger. Or a random chat with an odd stranger. Either's fine.

If there's a more productive use of one's time I'd like to know what it is.

If I'm really lucky, a scantily clad young lady will attempt to traverse the carriage from one end to the other solely by using the luggage rack, as happened on my way to a WRT a while back. One can but hope.

...because the bikes on the roof of the car and the bags are in the boot. Stop over with my partner tonight and off to the WRT first thing tomorrow!!!

Car is packed, stress level are high, as I'm sure I've forgotten something important. Off to Sigma Sports in Oakham to pick up a new GPS, then on to The Wynnstay...

Cheery here despite not being at the WRT due to a very foooooked knee, first I finished early and was home by 2pm then I remembered it’s a bank holiday and just to put the cherry on Friday,s cake I managed to book two tickets to ‘Rage Against The Machine’ in August just warming up the valve amp, waiting for the beer to chill and Fridays beer and vinyl fest can commence

FInally tied some guys on to the tarp and a test pitch was achieved, albeit rather low to the ground. I now know a whole 2 knots

PaulB2 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 29, 2022 5:09 pm a whole 2 knots

That's barely a breeze, you'll be fine

very good!

4 days off, so curry and beer tonight and she’s destruction tomorrow

Might even get to see some superbike action at Oulton Park too on Monday if it’s not raining

Karl wrote: ↑Fri Apr 29, 2022 8:28 am Gian (Alpinum) is coming to the WRT. And I've just got an entry for the Iditarod Trail Invitational. Don't think it gets much better than that on a Friday

Well done karl what did that involve? Look forward to following yr dot next year