London to Devon ride

Hey all,

I and a couple of friends have to go to a birthday party in devon (lyme regis) and were thinking of cycling there.

of course we were thinking of doing this in the most inappropriate way (fixed wheel, all 150miles in two/ three days).

anyone done this, any tips or suggestions. are we mad?

tom

it's further than 150 I think...

use the south coast route if I were you

bang!
http://www.londonfgss.com/thread9761.html

Have fun cycling around the hills out of Lyme, they are crazy, and you get lots of old people in reallllyyyy slow cars!

150 in three days should be easy.

I'm upset the forum didn't get an invite. Hmmpf!

Lyme Regis is in Dorset

Lyme Regis is in Dorset

Indeed, but not too far off Devon.....

yeah the route we took was dorset devon then back in to dorset.

Uplyme is in devon!

Uplyme is in devon!

Indeed, are you from down there?

I was daydreaming about some crazy Top Gear style challenge yesterday, along these lines. All riders meet at Piccadilly Circus, say, early in the morning on a bank holiday weekend. Route is unspecified, you spend the night where you can (friends who live en route/wild in the New Forest). Can ride in groups or solo. But basically its a race. First one to Exeter / Plymouth / Cornwall.

Wales is in Devon.

Devon is in New South Queenslandmania

tom thats madness... you nutter.

Scotland is in Perth

Lands end or Bust?

rather it werent a Bank hol weekend though....al the B&b's'll be full.

Scotland is in Perth

Which is in Aberystwyth.

Geography is a Russian dole.

...ha ha... anyway back to the polo threads.

Lands end or Bust?

rather it werent a Bank hol weekend though....al the B&b's'll be full.

Ouch 316 miles!

in a normal weekend?

People would have to be willing to take time off work to do such a race, but I'd be up for it.

ahh Lyme.. Life boat beach partys and mahoosive hills out the place. great idea!

Just re-read Shins ride. man thats giving me ideas....

Ouch 316 miles!

in a normal weekend?

[hippy, insert youtube clip here]

i'd be up for that race. a bit like cannonball on bikes.

isn't Devon in Uplyme?

but how on earth can we incorporate more things into it...

how about... an alleyraceGSIADrewindpolotourneydrink?