Let's go and Ride

Sweet Sam!

Google cycling route says 94 miles, but i'm going to go through that route and see if it can be tweeked. The return train is £14-£18.

Bristol Spin - 27th October. Fixed 'n' Chips Alleycat.

1. EMM
   
2. s.hill (if i have a bike by then)
   
3. Pistaboy
   

Tomorrow. Leaving Digbeth for 2hrs. Meet at St Annes church for 8am.

Just putting it out there.

Anyone fancy some scenic touring?

Stu, I might be up for stuff like this, although probably not this kind of off-road(ish) stuff. Scotland's a bit of a mission, but could do Wales/South West/East Anglia over a few days on weekends or mid-week.

I'm thinking about a two-week trip next summer, maybe France/Germany, but haven't decided when/where. Come!

Hell yeah Dan! well up for a European tour. That guy on my thread said the Great Glen Way is not wise unless you have an MTB and I'm inclined to take his word for it. A tour round the same area (Oban, Fort William etc) but on proper rounds would be incredible though although as you say, a bit of a mission to get to. I like the direction you have be doing a canal route so will do some more reasearch and get back to you. I'll look at ones that have good paved surface (if any) cos I'd like to ride my proper road bike first and foremost. The idea of doing it on a tourer was just a compromise to experience the landscape

Dan, I'd be up for coming for a couple of weeks too.. After Easter would be good though..

like just after easter or weeks after easter? I haz no uni from 31st March to 22nd April

i can't for two weeks but will happily fly in for a week.....
London edinburgh london is the last week in July.

I'm just putting this out there for info:

Push Bikes are promoting their cycle trains into the City.

In true Birmingham style, its tomorrow.

Info here

Routes from all around the city will arrive into Victoria Square for 8:30. Coffee and pastries on arrival.

I can do little one/two nighters here and there, but want to do a longer tour, probably next summer, but almost certainly outside of term time, so it can coincide with the missus' holiday and I can send her back to Canada.

Temporarily, like.

Bristol Spin - 27th October. Fixed 'n' Chips Alleycat.

1. EMM
   
2. s.hill (if i have a bike by then)
   
3. Pistaboy
   
   

How are you chaps getting down to Bristol? Train?

cycling i believe....

Yeah riding tom, train back.

Anyone up for doing some weekday evening countryside rides? I was thinking maybe once every other week. 20-30 miles with a pub stop?

You'll probably need a fairly serious light as almost all the roads are unlit.

I'm in - I'll just ride behind you and leech off your light.

As if you could keep up...

But seriously, how about Monday, after dinner. 7.30pm.

There's a Digbeth residents meeting on Monday, talking about HS2 amongst other stuff, so if i make it out in time for 7:30pm, i'll tag along.
Keen to make this a regular thing.

Cool - I want to keep active over the winter, and evenings are easier for me than weekends. I can do other nights, so I'm happy to vary the days.

There's a Digbeth residents meeting on Monday, talking about HS2 amongst other stuff, so if i make it out in time for 7:30pm, i'll tag along.
Keen to make this a regular thing.

We can always start later, but maybe 8.30pm is the latest we should do...

Riding out to Tanworth in Arden in a minute if anybody wants to meet there and ride back?

We can always start later, but maybe 8.30pm is the latest we should do...

Good times. The Digbeth meeting is due to finish at 7pm, so i reckon that 7:45pm would be easily achievable. Where should we meet for the ride?

I vote my place. Obvs. Don't listen to bottom-of-the-hill Neil.

Ride from Pineapple Rd, all abilities welcome, lights essential 7:30pm for a 7:45pm departure.

Come on! Once you've done one autumn night ride, you'll love it.