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Day 1-Sunday: Got a train with colleague Ernest and got to the Sikh Temple in Smethwick Birmingham to ride to the Temple in Luton as a recce for a charity bike ride in July. We met 3 Sikh guys who were riding with with us.
Instead of the usual route down the A5 the plan was to find a more scenic route and test it. Headed out from Smethwick at 1200. Rode out via Sollihul and Hockley and got to Royal Leamington Spa Temple for food at around 1400.
Struggled up a sharp hill at Ufton with lentils and potato curry weighing heavy in our bellies then sweet undulating countryside with amazing views past rapeseed fields
Ernest checking the route
Harpal and Ernest on Welsh Road East after Southham.
Harmi and Harpal near Preston Capes
We reached Towcester (pronounced Toaster) at around 1800 for a drink, evening meal and bed in The Saracens Head having ridden 90km
Day 2-Today: Left Towcester at 0930 along a stretch of the A5 then turned onto the more pleasant Watling Street at Old Stratford to Milton Keynes Temple for some tea and sweet things. (Shoes off/Head covered of course)
Self at the temple in Milton Keynes
Then found a sweet route along Galley Lane through Leighton Buzzard, Dunstable arriving about 1230 to the temple in Luton. Another 65km today. We got the train back from Luton.
All in all we rode 155km, Birmingham to Luton on a largely pleasant quiet route. Hardly got caught in the rain and had a tail wind a lot of the route. (I will post the route on the London-Birmingham route thread when I get it from the others who GPS'd it)