2017 UK Challenge 100 - Discussion Thread

[rennie]

nice looking place!

Steep drive to get the pic though!

[rennie]

We got a group tag on the rideout today!

I'll try to move the pic into the pic thread in a bit

I also got the national water sports centre

[fullscreenaging]

I can't upload the KML file to MyRoute app. It keeps telling me there is something wrong with it.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1aUcTi ... sp=sharing

I've just uploaded last years file that is still on my puter with no issues. Could someone in the know look into it for me please?

Edited April 24, 2017 by fullscreenaging

[Stu]

broken link deso

[fullscreenaging]

Try this one

https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1aUcTix2EOyA3oiUcJ51b5DBj8X8&ll=54.18306474777249%2C-2.5245821999999407&z=5

[Throttled]

I have updated the group score, any errors please PM me, ta!

[Throttled]

The Happy Haggis tag in kingussie is now called Haddock Bay. I have tagged it.

[Grumpy Old Git]

Tag name changed - Thanks Throttled.

[Throttled]

Now camping at Poolewe near to the tag there. Two tags tomorrow and the final three north of Scotland the day after. I think north of Scotland tags should count double! It has taken four nights camping to do them all.

[Grumpy Old Git]

You need to ride faster and further. Try the SW Tags, that took me 1 more day than I planned (mainly due to traffic) - 5 days in total .

[Stocky]

I think north of Scotland tags should count double!

 

Good idea (says the person who's going to Scotland on holiday in August)

[Grumpy Old Git]

According to Tyre - You can do all the Tags in Scotland in less than 14 hours!

[Throttled]

According to Tyre - You can do all the Tags in Scotland in less than 14 hours!

 

I presume that is a mapping route finder thing. Which thinks you can do single tracked roads at the national speed limit.

[Mawsley]

Whoever came up with this and chose the locations, you're a star.

Without doing the tags I'd never have ridden the roads across Exmoor and then down the length of the A39. What a stunningly wonderful day's riding. OK, the M5 was hell but it was a means to an end to get five solid hours flying around Devon and Cornwall in the sun.

One very happy Mawsley

[Tango]

Whoever came up with this and chose the locations, you're a star.

Without doing the tags I'd never have ridden the roads across Exmoor and then down the length of the A39. What a stunningly wonderful day's riding. OK, the M5 was hell but it was a means to an end to get five solid hours flying around Devon and Cornwall in the sun.

One very happy Mawsley

That'll be Grumpy Old Git then.......

[Stu]

I have a 170 mile ride planned for tomorrow just for one tag hopefully on good roads

[JRH]

Nice 230 mile run to take in Cadwell park and On Your Marques.

Great roads between the two.

Had a look in the museum at on your Marques and had coffe and cake.

[donald463]

481 miles in a day, but tagged 5 and finished a region for a bonus.

Hope weather holds out got more trips planned.

[Grumpy Old Git]

Well done but - You need to put your 'Tag' score in your profile.

[Grumpy Old Git]

Parking your bike at the following is 'difficult':

International Slavery Museum - Nearest is the Bus Centre car park (if there is no event on, you can get down to one of the hotels in the dock area).

Sanquhar Post Office - About 50 yds past (double yellows)

Scotland Street - Across the road

Tweedale Museum - Again, across the road (busy with parked cars) - The museum door is through the archway and immediate right.

NB. The A713 is my new favourite 'twisty'.

[Throttled]

That is now twice I have failed to get the Portpatrick tag, this time abandoning because of the rain. That was miserable.

[Grumpy Old Git]

I though you Scots were 'real men'!

[Throttled]

I though you Scots were 'real men'!

 

But when it goes monsoon, safety takes over.

[Throttled]

GOG, why Patna Chippy as a tag? It is a god forsaken dump in the tattiest row of shops in a not very pretty village. Now I know why the road goes past the village, not though it.

[Grumpy Old Git]

Because - The road to/from the nearest tag to it is quite decent and.... Believe it or not... It is a local 'Mecca' for late evening get together's (fights).