2008-06-14 Sat - 100k Ride to Oxford, the people's choice

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Where is it?

In that bit just South-West of the station, bordered by Portland Terrace and The Green.
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That's my guess.

one way streets everywhere. @ arrospok?

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one way streets everywhere. @ arrospok?

you could even track hippo with those satellite images!

If you book an Advance ticket today online with FGW single from Oxford to Paddington is only £4.00.

Can only be used on specific train at specific time but even hedging your bets and booking two or even three diff journey still less than normal £18.90 saver fare for same journey on the day.

or get on the bus back...
through the night £10

Where is it?

The road south west of the station called 'The Green'.

you could even track hippo with those satellite images!

yeh. the detail on bird's eyeview from that site is unreal.

you riding back with us dale?

If you book an Advance ticket today online with FGW single from Oxford to Paddington is only £4.00.

Can only be used on specific train at specific time but even hedging your bets and booking two or even three diff journey still less than normal £18.90 saver fare for same journey on the day.

FGW? what's that and where do you book it?

First Great Western - train company

www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk

grrrrr. tooo late.

the earlier ones are £6 now. £4 tix still there but from 2000 onwards

edit: oops. best western site shows cheaper priced tix

Train fare from High Wycombe is cheaper, for anyone wanting to ride more / stop early... I am considering leaving the ride at Christmas Common and heading east, gotta be back early :(

edit: still haven't worked out whether that's before climbing Christmas Comon, or at the top :)

The train from Oxford to Paddington can sometimes be hectic/packed with tourists and take ages - if it stops at all the houes....I'd suggest cycling to Didcot Parkway - about 10miles from Oxford then get the FGW train to Paddington, takes about 40mins. It's the fast train that goes to and from Swansea, Cardiff, Bristol etc...

or get on the bus back...
through the night £10

+1, I take the Merckx to London every other weekend on the Oxford Tube (though they usually limit the storage space to only 2 bikes per bus, so maybe better as a plan B if people want to travel back together as a group).
http://www.oxfordtube.com/oxfordtube.php# (High Street will probably be the easiest stop to go from.)

Re: the £4 train tickets - check that there isn't engineering work between Oxford and Didcot (check the national rail website journey planner), because if there is they put you off on to a coach, but usually won't let you put a bike in the luggage hold :/

:(

are we all taking locks then?

No engineering works listed

http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/service_disruptions/2008/06/14/__/engineeringworks.html

usually we go to the counter at station and get two for one, four for two deals, so it usually works out just as cheap as buying advanced tickets, sincemost of us a) don't know what time we're going to arrive at destination and b) how long we'll be at destination before wanting to return.

yeh. the detail on bird's eyeview from that site is unreal.

you riding back with us dale?

you guys taking roadies? would've shown off my new wheelset, but arrive on mon :( .
tempted, but long day in saddle. not sure if everyone wants to see me in lycra :)

hippy u wearing your new lycra 2mrw?

with the distance, will go with road bike..and maybe test out my new lycra. not ^ that one

ah, desi, go fixed man.

nah. cant be fckd goin fixed. legs have taken a beating of late and the fact that we're riding back.

soft!!! are you a man or a mouse??