Challenge 2025 Challenge 2025 - Discussion and Scores

[Hoggs]

Oooooh I do love some irony

[Simon Davey]

Mrs Fiddlesticks is most accommodating, and deserves her own medal. 

[Fiddlesticks]

28 minutes ago, Simon Davey said:

Mrs Fiddlesticks is most accommodating, and deserves her own medal. 

Don't give Hoggs any ideas - the T-Shirt budget is all gone

[Simon Davey]

Whoooooooop......

 

Got my first two tags today.

The first was via the roughest roads imaginable, and was very testing, but actually made it a great ride.

I was questioned by one of the villagers at Ashdon, "And who might you be?" I think she regretted asking as I put on my posh village accent and excitedly whipped out my number, then trying not to behave like a school boy who'd just scored his first goal, I explained what I was doing.

Transpires she'd hoped I was from the council checking the state of the roads.  Oh the irony.

 

So, how do I work out the points thing?

[Fiddlesticks]

Nice pics @Simon Davey 

 

You can edit your score in your profile. I keep a copy in a spreadsheet too.

 

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_d3VioyFfYsOxyyI_HHK7C7ncKV6fuOo?usp=sharing

[Hoggs]

38 minutes ago, Simon Davey said:

 what I was doing.

Transpires she'd hoped I was from the council checking the state of the roads.  Oh the irony.

 

So, how do I work out the points thing?

Lol bonus Hoggs points

 

10 points per tag. Complete a region get a bonus 50

 

I do check very periodically 

 

You are currently on 20

[Simon Davey]

36 minutes ago, Fiddlesticks said:

Nice pics @Simon Davey 

 

You can edit your score in your profile. I keep a copy in a spreadsheet too.

 

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_d3VioyFfYsOxyyI_HHK7C7ncKV6fuOo?usp=sharing

 

Thanks, sorry, missed Hoggs post.

Edited February 19 by Simon Davey

[teo63]

15 hours ago, Simon Davey said:

Whoooooooop......

 

Got my first two tags today.

The first was via the roughest roads imaginable, and was very testing, but actually made it a great ride.

I was questioned by one of the villagers at Ashdon, "And who might you be?" I think she regretted asking as I put on my posh village accent and excitedly whipped out my number, then trying not to behave like a school boy who'd just scored his first goal, I explained what I was doing.

Transpires she'd hoped I was from the council checking the state of the roads.  Oh the irony.

 

So, how do I work out the points thing?

 

congratulations! you've also entered the unofficial points tally hall of fame  which generally is looking pretty close at the moment, although it does look like @Fiddlesticks has got his throttle stuck open with a massive early lead

[Simon Davey]

I've got the bug now, just need the time and weather on my side. 

It's great to have a goal whilst riding, much better than aiming for nowhere. 

Edited February 20 by Simon Davey

[Hoggs]

@teo63 ooh the Ambleside bridge house! Bonus Hoggs points for reminiscing as we used to go there on holiday when I was a wee piglet

Edited February 23 by Hoggs

[Fiddlesticks]

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fliddles where was that singing tree? I appreciate by it and horror’d at it at the same time some how

@RideWithStyles it's up above Burnley, Lancashire. You could actually ride down the footpath right up to it but I'm not such a hooligan. Ye, it's a bit eerie, but less so than all those windmills around that area.

 

Replying on here as t'other thread is just for the pics.

[RideWithStyles]

Sorry, forgot about that section.
Thanks!
Cant tell me you wasn’t tempted to use it as a slapaphone (what tune would you play?) or shout/fart down a tube! 

[Fiddlesticks]

 @Grumpy Old GitNice work sir! Aren't you darn sarf somewhere? Quite a trek.

[Grumpy Old Git]

6 minutes ago, Fiddlesticks said:

 @Grumpy Old GitNice work sir! Aren't you darn sarf somewhere? Quite a trek.

Yep - A1 / A214 junction

[Ian Frog]

1 hour ago, Grumpy Old Git said:

Yep - A1 / A214 junction

Wow you`ve moved a fair bit !

Last time I looked you were nearer Huntingdon than Streatham lol.

Think you meant A!/A14 junction? 

Cheers

Ian

[Simon Davey]

Crikey, some serious milage over the weekend chaps, I'm not going to mention my measly 37 miles......

[teo63]

1 hour ago, Fiddlesticks said:

 @Grumpy Old GitNice work sir! Aren't you darn sarf somewhere? Quite a trek.

Looks like you both put some miles in last weekend 

 

 

[Grumpy Old Git]

1 hour ago, Ian Frog said:

Wow you`ve moved a fair bit !

Last time I looked you were nearer Huntingdon than Streatham lol.

Think you meant A!/A14 junction? 

Cheers

Ian

A1 / A14 (Brampton)

 

[Simon Davey]

Had a great ride grabbing a couple of tags yesterday. 

Anyone doing East of England, note that that at Alton Water Visitor Centre, you'll need to take a ticket at the barrier, then you get 15 minutes to grab a picture and have a pee, or pay £2 per hour. 

[teo63]

@oldgrump glad you were able to save it. How you getting on with the SX?, is this your first long trip on it? I had to get a sergeant seat after mine
 

[oldgrump]

1 hour ago, teo63 said:

@oldgrump glad you were able to save it. How you getting on with the SX?, is this your first long trip on it? I had to get a sergeant seat after mine
 

Hi @teo63, we did 450miles to Chester and back the other weekend,  felt it when we got back , I'm actually finding it ok ,  but missus finding the rear seat hard and after 150miles starts moving!!!

But liking bike,  only downside is chain,  vfr800 tighten every 8 - 10 thousand miles. 

Now at 2800miles and chain needs to be tightened !!!

Hopefully a guy in Richmond doing it tomorrow morning . 

[teo63]

56 minutes ago, oldgrump said:

Hi @teo63, we did 450miles to Chester and back the other weekend,  felt it when we got back , I'm actually finding it ok ,  but missus finding the rear seat hard and after 150miles starts moving!!!

But liking bike,  only downside is chain,  vfr800 tighten every 8 - 10 thousand miles. 

Now at 2800miles and chain needs to be tightened !!!

Hopefully a guy in Richmond doing it tomorrow morning . 

Glad you’re happy with it. The stock chain on mine wasn’t up to much, but 3k is about where I’m at for adjustment as well. My missus had the same complaint, she now has her own seat with extra padding Hope you enjoy the rest of your trip

[Simon Davey]

@Fiddlesticks

 

Flippin eck matey, when are you doing the south coast??