That's worth atleast £10 in sponsorshipYou should go from John O'Groats to Lands Ends instead, it'll be easier as it's all downhill
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We rode mainly on B roads with a little bit of A's. The route was preset by the organisors and we had instructions to follow. Not too easy in the dark!I'm not sure how accurate the site is for elevations, and more specifically elevations outside the US, but gmaps says that starting in Bristol, the elevation is at 19 feet (presumably above sea level) and en route to Exmouth, you reach a maximum elevation of around 500 feet and finish at about 75. That said, I didn't put in your exact route (I took the easy way out and had you on the M5MWV. If I had to guess, I'd say you were on B roads? If your rules and regs are like ours, you can't ride a bike on the interstate (your M's and from the looks of things A's as well) but you can on highways (your B's?)
Regardless, that looks like an awesome ride but will sure pale in comparison to the main event!
Also, how is Kate's knee doing?
A friend of mine started his ride today on a similar route! He started at John O Groats since he lives in Cornwall, though. I noticed on your recent trip that you went near Taunton too, how near the M5 were you? I used to live right near the M5 in Trull, just outside Taunton, and your route looks like it took you up near Honiton which is where a few of my friends lived! Some very steep hills there, I used to get brake fade on my car on the huge bends on those roads so god knows how hard it is on a bike!
Good luck with it all!
EDIT: I just read that you did Blagdon Hill. I have a lot of respect for you! It was bad enough in a low powered car
Packed the panniers today to see how much weight I am carrying on the ride - fully loaded 7kg. Not too bad I suppose. Might have to ditch one or two items of clothes as the panniers are bulging to the seams.
Sponsorship going quite well although we could do with more. Anybody prepared to give a fiver or so to help a great cause.
http://www.action.org.uk/sponsor/nleat
nige
Nice nige, which way did you do Snowdon? Pyg Track or Miner's Track, or the gnarly Crib Goch knife-edge?
It's a wonderful hike up there, and it looks almost exactly like it did last time I was up there, foggy!!!
I'd say Kate was pointing in the direction of Anglesey, which you can see on a clear day!
I once fell down in the mine opening at the top end of the Miner's Track, a very "Del Boy" moment as I was venturing in there to see how far it went, bracing myself with my feet against one side and my hands on the other wall (it's only about 5ft tall by 4ft wide tunnel!) I reached a point where I needed to turn round to avoid getting my feet wet, so I put my arms out to brace against the opposite wall, and it was almost pitch black by this point, leant forwards, and according to my mates who were standing at the mine entrance, just disappeared "Del Boy" on the Bar style, face down into the wall! (there was a side shaft that I couldn't see was there!) Fortunately apart from the surprise and getting my clothes soaked no damage was done, but it kept my mates laughing for the rest of the day!
It was always nice on a hot July / August day to take a dip in the lower lake on the way down, very bracing.
Best of luck with the ride, and keep us posted along the way. 👍
100+ mile night ride!
