Thanks to the cafe reminder above the plan is now complete(ish)

After chatting to others in the group the final mileage is going to be around 110 miles

For anyone who's interested in joining in here's the profile of what's to be expected.

Plenty of carbs on this ride

Just 2 more weeks to go before we start heading to mid Wales.
Let's hope the weather is as good as it is today for the long weekend of riding.

Are there any others who want to join us who haven't said hello please can you let me know as I need to let a couple of places know a rough number on who will be arriving.

Looks like there may be 25 of us.

https://thejohnclimber.wordpress.com/20 ... ler-group/

Cheers

John

Are you going to be sending any GPS routes out John?

Artie Fufkin wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2019 1:07 pm Are you going to be sending any GPS routes out John?

The GPX is on this page for you
https://thejohnclimber.wordpress.com/20 ... ler-group/

Nice one John.
Will have a gander and get downloading.
Cheers mate. See you in May!

With less than 2 weeks to go........
Is anyone else interested in joining in

If you've potentially got 25 then you've probably got more than you need already John ... remember, the chances of getting food will be reduced the larger the group. Rural mid-Wales pubs aren't generally geared up to coping with large groups

25 - blimey, you could fill the whole pub John! I think you mentioned the chippy though, just hope it's not quite as eccentric as the Golden Sands .

'Arent generally geared up' - I remember rolling up at Corris Slaters Arms last WRT with the half-LHC (6/7 of us I think) in tow and half way through ordering with the bar lady the chefess came steaming out and refused to take the order as she was too stressed cooking for 3 others or something. I think it was Taylor and Matt who took great mirth in our predicament (don't blame you guys, fair game ) and said they were pleased they'd ordered half an hour ago. Only to have the mirth wiped out as chefess steamed out again and cancelled their order too!! We had to proceed all the way to blasted Abergynolwyn starving hungry, luckily I remembered the Railway Inn did food so all's well that ended well. All part of the fun of WRT of course!

That I remember very well reg , drunk a couple of pints and then told got a 2 1/2 hour ride to get food ,not getting food is possibly one of the very few things when I stop smiling,hence tables booked for both nights this year ,me being hangry is one thing but junior being hangry is a totally different concept

We rode onto the cross fox after being cancelled. Bloody long way when you're starving

Wouldn't have minded Taylor ,but with the weather whst was in it last year ,I had a slight thirst ,so a couple of pints were drunk at the bar while ordering food and then just sat down in the kerb with another when order got cancelled ,it seemed like the longest ride for food EVER ,but to be fair to reg ,it was some food when we got there ,run by a basil faulty type bloke

'longest ride ever' - that's because by that time we were already incapable of riding in a straight line so the actual distance was ten times longer than the crow flew .

I've warned the first night pub, the Sunday night shop, and the first of the two Sunday morning cafe's to expect 25 of us.

I've warned the first night pub, the Sunday night shop, and the first of the two Sunday morning cafe's to expect 25 of us.

Never before has the WRT seen such high levels of planning and preperation ... I knew you were the man for the job.

JohnClimber wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2019 10:01 pm I've warned the first night pub, the Sunday night shop, and the first of the two Sunday morning cafe's to expect 25 of us.

Care to tell us which ones to avoid for the rest of us?

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2019 9:39 am

I've warned the first night pub, the Sunday night shop, and the first of the two Sunday morning cafe's to expect 25 of us.

Never before has the WRT seen such high levels of planning and preperation ... I knew you were the man for the job.

There’s hope the entire route might (a) exist on the ground, not just the map, and (b) be rideable.

For all other eventualities there’s the promise of cake at the end of the rainbow.

Promises to be quite a good laugh.

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2019 9:39 am Never before has the WRT seen such high levels of planning and preperation ... I knew you were the man for the job.

Thanks Stuart.
Anyone who has downloaded the route please note that Day 3 has had a route change to give a long downhill finish after a 2nd breakfast
https://thejohnclimber.wordpress.com/20 ... ler-group/

Asposium wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2019 1:52 pm


There’s hope the entire route might (a) exist on the ground, not just the map, and (b) be rideable.

Experience has taught, always check the route.....

Hi I'm interested in joining this group if there's still space.??

wesrobbo55 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 7:28 pm Hi I'm interested in joining this group if there's still space.??

do you like cake?
talk rubbish?
ride optional?

Cake eating
Talking garbage
Ability to ride a bicycle =debatable
...
Anyones thoughts of when to arrive pre ride? I'm travelling down from Cumbria, thinking of arriving between 10am 11am sat morning, shud be plenty of time to fill my face full of bacon right?

wesrobbo55 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2019 5:19 am Cake eating
Talking garbage
Ability to ride a bicycle =debatable
...
Anyones thoughts of when to arrive pre ride? I'm travelling down from Cumbria, thinking of arriving between 10am 11am sat morning, shud be plenty of time to fill my face full of bacon right?

No problem joining us.
a rough count is around 22 of us and the places we are going to can cope (I've checked)

Can you get down late on Friday night?
If so head to bivi out from your car at The Star Inn at Dylife.

Aim to roll into Bear Bones towers before 11am for 2 hours of faffing, eating cake, talking rubbish and not winning any prizes (or at least Stuart fixes teh raffle so I never win anything )

The off and under way around 1pm

Message me with your FB user name if you're on facebook and I can get you in your rubbish talking messenger group

or at least Stuart fixes teh raffle so I never win anything

Erm, who was it who won FIVE prizes the year we had the treasure hunt? Now let me think ............

Bearbonesnorm wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2019 7:06 pm

or at least Stuart fixes teh raffle so I never win anything

Erm, who was it who won FIVE prizes the year we had the treasure hunt? Now let me think ............

I earned them then by going hunting for them that year.

I've never won a raffle price in all the years I've been going the the WRT