London to Plymouth - know any good route?

It does, and I do possess such ancient knowledge of the Old World, the garmin sped thing up quite a bit, especially during the Cumbria ride.

I like to use Chap Nav, but I be on my own.

Mirius, just put them in public.

Thanks Ed. Nice route. Some fast dual carriageway en route, but luckily you are now used to that!

Ed,
When are you thinking of doing this?

Frome to Plymouth.

http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/42235638/

Ed that route is shit. You've just gone straight down the A road.

Are you doing this in a Mercedes?

looks like we might not cross paths ed. i am planning on sticking a bit further south and sling my hammock somewhere near dorchester on saturday night.
I am also planning on going through dartmoor though, does anyone know what to expect in terms of traffic along that route? will be heading through sat am/midday.
have a good ride anyway ed and enjoy it...

Ed that route is shit. You've just gone straight down the A road.

Are you doing this in a Mercedes?

as fast as possible, right now I like to try and get from a to b as quickly as possible (without overextending myself).

this route is an idea route for speed, so i'm going to go back and have a double look for other people's route and try and match it (mix of A-road and country road).

Ed,
When are you thinking of doing this?

next week at the soonish, from Thursday to Saturday.

... i'm going to go back and have a double look for other people's route and try and match it (mix of A-road and country road).

Mebe give any route the once over with Google Street View? It's great for checking out new places that you're not sure of.

Also, for starters, avoid the A30 coming out East of Exeter. It's a dual carriageway (check it out using the above method).

ah dual carriageway is fine, not much of a problem once you taken the super primary position (smack bang in the middle of the slow lane).

Right, think I got it sorted.

London to Frome - Frome to Plymouth.

a little over a century;

http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/42234992

http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/42235638/

Now, I very much like to have a Garmin...

stop off at chung ying chinese take away
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its my missis mums place. double fried chips hmmmmmmm

excellent stuff, will do that.

Take care though. The Honiton - Exeter A30 is the dodgy bit. The roads just north of it are small but flat.

^I'll second that.

Take yourself off the A-roads, dude, at least for the worst stretches. You'll be safer and you'll have much more fun. Knocking out a lot of miles is one thing, but enjoying doing so is another.

I did a lots of a-road from Derby to Lancaster, 148 miles, once you maintain a good position, good observation and behaviour, the a-road is just another road to ride on.

but will check for alternated route netherless.

excellent stuff, will do that.

Nice one ed ill try to arrange a extra big portion for you ! and an extra spring roll :D

Hah! cheer mate.

There's a new bike trail along the Tamar valley, so it might be worth going across Dartmoor to Tavistock and then down the river to Plymouth.

Mr Tom the tamar valley is a bit further west. You probably mean the Plym Valley (trail). I did part of it earlier this year when on the Devon Coast to Coast it provides a good downhill traffic free run into Plymouth from Dartmoor

Ed the good thing with a Garmin is you can follow all the tiny roads easily. I can plan a route on line and stick to small roads, which mean I'll enjoy the time on the bicycle more.

Someone is selling me a Garmin 605 for £80.

Awesome I love mine, just planned a little route for the weekend. I'm hoping to do some kind of tour this year in the UK (since I haven't got the money to go overseas this year)

We still need to organised a forum tour.

Too freaking right. Even just 5 days would be fine for me. I've got holiday I need to use up at work.

5 days would be a perfect amount, 50-75 miles a day, about 300 miles in 5 days easily.

Sounds lovely, that would be a leisurely pace but allow us to stop off en-route to take in some highlights.

someone on the forum have those old cycle touring book about certain dale, district, etc. to tour in, know anyone with that?