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jeff80
Good idea, 7ven, to have a ride thread.
However I feel we should hold back, at least for the moment, about the exact route.
We haven't really got much idea yet about the strength of our riders (although I do know I'm not really up to doing the whole 90 mile Berinsfield and back route). I think the essential point about a ride like this is to have suitable stopping points, and I can make several suggestions about this, but until we know what our riders think they can do, I don't want to commit to one particular route. In addition, the weather on the day might affect our decision.
I can say that I have had problems in the past when riders have turned up with garmins set up for an unsuitable route (eg: a dangerous descent which they were unaware of), and then they have been reluctant to deviate (a version of 'the computer says no!').
Let's keep our options open at the moment, but something as a ride thread would be useful to bring in some more support.