Fixed/single speed ride Birmingham-Aberystwyth date tbc

A few of us were speaking about this a couple of weeks ago so I thought we could sort out a date.

My suggestion is Saturday May 5th.

Leave from s.Birmingham 8am

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What route will you be taking?

South west through Kidderminster, Leominster and Rhayader I reckon - around 120 miles give or take, will take a **good **10 hours

We could go through past yours if you wanted Tom? it's no big detour

Fixed/single speed ride Birmingham-Aberystwyth date tbc

A few of us were speaking about this a couple of weeks ago so I thought we could sort out a date. 

My suggestion is Saturday May 5th.

Leave from s.Birmingham 8am

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how you getting back to brum?

train like

You guys are masochists.

I'd be up for it, but I'd be freewheelin past you hipsters on the downhills. Never done a century, mind.

are you not coming?

Can't do that weekend - i have Welsh people taking over our digs. Sounds like a belter though chaps. Another time.

it's not set in stone pista, can u do the week after?

are you not coming?

I can't do Saturdays, unless it's a polo tournament, really. But that's just an excuse.

I can't remember the last time I rode more than 40 miles. You guys just ride along roads, for half a day, looking at scenery?

Take a ball and practice slapshots.

you'll be 'strandists' if you don't book your bikes on the train....

Don't worry 2Squeak, I predice 6 hipsters will start (although 4 will be late and jeapordise the whole thing) and only Matt and Neil will finish.

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you'll be 'strandists' if you don't book your bikes on the train....

You don't need to on the trains that go here....

they only allow 2 bikes at a time on carriages..even if you pre reserve..guards discretion..always a ball ache. just a heads up..i suffered their shit bicycle provisons many a time..

Actually, you're still wrong, it's 3...
And you don't reserve, because you can't on those.

Arriva right? I've caught them up and back to Porthmadog before with bikes and needed to get one of those cycle reservation tickets, don't remember them being checked though, depends on the guard I suppose. There were two spaces if i remember correctly. Just make sure your not coming back when uni knocks off for easter as it will be packed with unwashed students

Saturday May 5th pending complications, Birmingham to Aberystwyth 112 miles

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Jess and Andy? Your 100 miler veterans. fancy this?

Cross Country go out there aswell.

Saturday May 5th pending complications, Birmingham to Aberystwyth 112 miles

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Can we meet up to plan the route soon neil/anyone who is undecided

I tried to talk andy into this last night, not sure how successful i was.

I know it's not much help - but I'm generally up for less ambitious/gruelling rides, particularly if they are mid-week or don't clash with polo, and don't require expensive train travel.