SEASON OPENER!!!!! (A.K.A - TOGS VS BEEFY) 22 April Leicestershire

[Hoggs]

Anymore for anymore?

I still need to do a route down to the meeting point

 

I need to try get the ride route on my phone.. and then hope the battery doesn't die getting me TO the start point... any volunteers for back up leader if I run out of juice on the way up

(I do have a power thing on my bike it's just borked currently )

[Stu]

Anymore for anymore?

I still need to do a route down to the meeting point

 

I need to try get the ride route on my phone.. and then hope the battery doesn't die getting me TO the start point... any volunteers for back up leader if I run out of juice on the way up

(I do have a power thing on my bike it's just borked currently )

 

If you can send me a GPX file of the route I have my sat nav as does your papa

[Westbeef]

Anymore for anymore?

I still need to do a route down to the meeting point

 

I need to try get the ride route on my phone.. and then hope the battery doesn't die getting me TO the start point... any volunteers for back up leader if I run out of juice on the way up

(I do have a power thing on my bike it's just borked currently )

 

I'm bringing a small mobile charger, so if I haven't used it on my phone and you can borrow it just bring a usb lead for ya phone.

Also I'm riding down the road we'll be setting off on, did a quick google maps and it looks a good stretch

[rennie]

I still have no idea where I'm going

I figure if I turn left off the A14 at some point I'll be close

[Rebel Rach]

I'm thinking about heading over for this. Is the plan still to meet at the Wheatsheaf in Edith Weston?

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[Westbeef]

I'm thinking about heading over for this. Is the plan still to meet at the Wheatsheaf in Edith Weston?

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I believe so!

That or ill be on my own for a few hours.

[Stu]

Yes thats still the meet point Rach

[Rebel Rach]

Thanks guys, then I shall see you there on Sat. Might peel off on the ride out at some point and head for home as have a hockey team celebration to go to Sat night.

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[Tango]

I've negotiated with my youngest son to take him back to university on Sunday now, so we should be able to make this......but we've got something on Saturday evening, so we may have to b*gger off straight after the ride......

[Hoggs]

woohoo!

[JRH]

I still have no idea where I'm going

I figure if I turn left off the A14 at some point I'll be close

Close enough.

A14 A43 A6003 to Manton turn right on Lyndon road then somewhere along there on the leftish.

[JRH]

Anymore for anymore?

I still need to do a route down to the meeting point

 

I need to try get the ride route on my phone.. and then hope the battery doesn't die getting me TO the start point... any volunteers for back up leader if I run out of juice on the way up

(I do have a power thing on my bike it's just borked currently )

 

If you can send me a GPX file of the route I have my sat nav as does your papa

 

I have the proposed route in my SatNav but Hoggs has threatened to modify it.

[Hoggs]

there's an added let's try fix hoggs bike stop now too (before the boozer)

[JRH]

Spose you will be coming up on the A1M.

Liaise with Tango he can follow and pick up any bits that fall off.

I'll mean time look out for Rennie on the A14

[Mawsley]

I still have no idea where I'm going

I figure if I turn left off the A14 at some point I'll be close

Close enough.

A14 A43 A6003 to Manton turn right on Lyndon road then somewhere along there on the leftish.

Getting off at the Harborough junction then going up the B664 is prettier and bendier. Albeit longer time wise.

[JRH]

I still have no idea where I'm going

I figure if I turn left off the A14 at some point I'll be close

Close enough.

A14 A43 A6003 to Manton turn right on Lyndon road then somewhere along there on the leftish.

Getting off at the Harborough junction then going up the B664 is prettier and bendier. Albeit longer time wise.

 

Only 5 min longer according to Google maps, and a couple of miles shorter.

[Mawsley]

Close enough.

A14 A43 A6003 to Manton turn right on Lyndon road then somewhere along there on the leftish.

Getting off at the Harborough junction then going up the B664 is prettier and bendier. Albeit longer time wise.

 

Only 5 min longer according to Google maps, and a couple of miles shorter.

It avoids Corby, voted "Most depressing place to live" (or something like that) this week. That's always a good thing

[rennie]

Thanks! I'll just see where I end up/how I'm doing for time,

too narrow and twisty is not always good on my bike!

[Westbeef]

This is my route if anyone wanted to meet along the way! I'm leaving my house at 8am and making a McDonald's stop at some place called Tankersley and I'm planning a stop a bit further on too.

http://i.imgur.com/U6YcuLM.jpg

[rennie]

I will need to fuel up just before the meet!

I'm sure we met near there at some point years ago!

half of us on 1 car-park the other half on another!

[Mawsley]

Thanks! I'll just see where I end up/how I'm doing for time,

too narrow and twisty is not always good on my bike!

I did the 664 a couple of weeks back with two blokes riding big fat customs - but there is a most spectacular hairpin to be negotiated. The Welland Valley is lovely and worth it tho, far more than the Kettering-Corby corridor.

[Westbeef]

I'll need to refill before we head out again too Rennie, I'll have to ask the bar staff for a close one I reckon.

[Hoggs]

Right the first part of the route from pub to Loughborough dogs trust should be a smidge over an hour (and if anyone wants the route for sat nav let me know the file type you need and I'll PM it over)

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After the dogs trust I imagine a few of you may want to mosey off home so I am looking at the second half of the route to the hotel probably another hour or so on some hopefully nice roads!

[Hoggs]

FUEL!!!

There are a couple of places on the way to the pub

 

 

fill up on the way to the pub before you arrive

[Westbeef]

Ok I've planned a stop 10 miles before the meet for petrol .

I've set myself a 70 mile stint without a stop, I'm a soft arse I can't normally do more than an hour without one