[Closed] Touring weekend anyone?

Sounds cool! Let me check with the missus, but count me in as a provisional yes. Will email confirmation later.

I'd be looking at Friday and Saturday night, and home Sunday evening, after a Sunday ride.

YGM, Ton.

YGM - who have we got working on the weather?

and then there were 5!!

come on people, it might even be fun.

also, if anyone wants to come and ride offroad rather than with us, it is perfect for kirroughtree.

Worth letting TJ know?

deffo Colin, more the merrier.

Totally gutted ... put the dates in today to have as holiday and was turned down 🙁 ... so its a very sorry no from me !
Hate ****ing working sometimes !!
good luck to Ton and everyone that rides,. 🙂 .... genuinely pissed off 😥

stumpy.....throw a sickie. 😀

Can't really Ton,as I've asked for those days off already it will look a bit suspect me going on the box for that weekend !
Saying that I'm due to end the secondment I'm on at the end of march so may well be back on my old job in April so may be able to make it then ?
But I've no idea what's happening till then ??

stumpy, looks like we are just gonna book beds rather than the whole thing, so it shouldn't be a problem.

Cool cheers Ton, keep me in the know please

YGM

Has someone let the great T of J know?

TJ knows

Glad ot hear he is still omnipresent and omniscient

hmm...

Waves to TJ.

(evening bump)

got 10 so far, so i am gonna book 15 beds in case anyone else fancies this.

[s]What's the nightly rate for non-members?[/s]
Just seen it's only available at the whole-hostel rate?

Just seen it's only available at the whole-hostel rate?

bugger it is. £600 between us all then.
we are up to 14 now so i may as well book it complete for 2 nights.
i think we may nearly reach 20.

is that ok?

Just need to check with the Mrs, and that she hasn't booked anything, but looks good to me..
What riding is it? On or Off road?

good lad........ 😀

on road saturday
lanes and forest tracks sunday.

You dont fancy doing another trip early march do you Ton ,as ive got a week off then ? 😉

[quote=ton ]good lad........
on road saturday
lanes and forest tracks sunday.
Hmm. Might consider a spare wheel set.

alsotaeaswell - I'll be driving the van down from Aviemore so could likely pick up folk en route (for petrol money)

You dont fancy doing another trip early march do you Ton ,as ive got a week off then ?

think i am spending some time in the lakes in march on the mtb. i will let you know mate.

£600 between us all then.
we are up to 14 now so i may as well book it complete for 2 nights.
i think we may nearly reach 20.

is that ok?

Fine by me, crack on.

Ton - Member
You dont fancy doing another trip early march do you Ton ,as ive got a week off then ?
think i am spending some time in the lakes in march on the mtb. i will let you know mate.

Hostel booked.
sleeps 26, so don't be shy people........... 😀

Very glad I found this post. Will check with the social secretary, but should be on for this.

Did the Reevers Route C2C in 2014 on a Koga Globe Traveller in inherited from my father. Reckon this should be ok?

Hope to confirm over next couple of days if that's ok.

By the way, will be travelling from Windermere if anyone needs a lift ( if I get the nod from the fun police that is).

Might be interested depending ion what Ton says as possibly leaving from Kendal Not arsed who drives as I have an tow bar rack.

TON - YGM

scotroutes - Member

alsotaeaswell - I'll be driving the van down from Aviemore so could likely pick up folk en route (for petrol money)

*cough*

Did the Reevers Route C2C in 2014 on a Koga Globe Traveller in inherited from my father. Reckon this should be ok?

i think it will be fine. email in my profile paul.

any more for any more?
come on, dont be shy you lurkers....... 😀

Morning,
How many places taken/left?
Snoring & wind policy?

plenty places left basil
more the merrier

email in my profile anyone who fancies a weekend of mellow social pootling.

Could I claim a place please?

Pickers, Tony's posted a link to his email addy on page 3.
Get one sent, you know you want to. 🙂

pickers.........more the merrier
email in my profile.

email in my profile.

Cheers Ton - ygm

place is half full now. 12 places left for anyone wanting a nice social weekends cycling.
heck, you might even enjoy it............. 😀

Im still trying to sort stuff Ton so i can come ... kind of been told today im back on my old job end of march 😥 (they advertised the job today)
if so i can have my hols as normal which means i can come as long as the daughters not in labour !

we will save a place mate, just in case

You can count me in!

YGM Ton.

still go a few places left for this, so if you fancy a weekend of steady riding, with a few beers and maybe a curry thrown in, please let me know.

you might even enjoy it...

FWIW i am going up Friday am and will be doing a MTB ride if anyone else fancies it - probably AE or whatever is nearest...may even do uplift if open.

PS there will be cake as well

I might be up for that junky..........was gonna do dalbeattie tho on the Friday on the way up.

Sorry, having said yes a few weeks ago I'm now going to have to say no. Just been granted wife approval to a week in the Alps later in the year, but can't do both.

Hope you all have a great weekend.

OK fine with that option as never ridden it

I'm off shift from Wednesday morning, so I may be up for that, Ton/Junky.

bit of a bump to see if we have any more willing [s]victims[/s] participants.

come on don't be shy..........there might even be proper Yorkshire ale on tap.

Exactly how many on this trip fit into the snore beasts category?

PS there will be cake as well

8)

nbt has just told me about this.
Mrs. T.J will go if I will. It's my Birthday and nbt's birthday weekend too 🙂

With only ten or so weeks to go I thought I'd best get the Amazon out of hibernation and take it for a spin to see if I could remember how to cycle on the road. Managed just under 50km/600m on some pleasant backroads on the south side of Loch Ness.

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Note to self sort out a bike for this....if only I was tons size i would be able to buy the one he is currently speccing just before this trip happens 😉

Looks like I'm out..

It's my birthday, and this mrs has booked something..

Mind, trying to get her to re-arrange it.

[quote=Teetosugars ]
[b]It's my birthday[/b]
Oi! Tell her that since it's [i]your[/i] birthday you'll be doing what [i]you[/i] want! 🙂

[quote=Junkyard ]Note to self sort out a bike for this....if only I was tons size i would be able to buy the one he is currently speccing just before this trip happens I could bring the 29er - and put some semi-slick tyres on it?

Do we have agreed routes yet? I'd like to get the GPX files if so.

I have a road bike but no touring bike or CX bike- probably just bring that as I assume the "off road " stuff is gentle as can be

Its a kind offer but ,hopefully, I wont need to take you up on it.

475 miles...still tempted.

+another 1 keen for a gpx

:wink:I hope my 29er will be okay for the weekend as it is that or the other 29er......see you all in the pub

no gpx, no route profile, just good old fashioned fun, that a fat bloke on a behemoth of a tourer can manage with 42c tyres, and full guards. slowly mind!!

I hope my 29er will be okay

Ditto, but with my 29er

anymore for anymore........just incase anyone missed.
few places left still.

[quote=ton ]no gpx, no route profile, just good old fashioned fun, that a fat bloke on a behemoth of a tourer can manage with 42c tyres, and full guards. slowly mind!!
OK- just tell me the routes then. I'm happy to create a GPX file for those after one.

newton stewart, barraer, spittle, port william, big balcraig, whithorn, isle of whithorn, garlieston, wigtown, newton stewart.
51.42 miles. this is for saturday.

Linky no worky

sunday.

newton stewart, boreland, glentrool village, loch trool, loch dee, clatteringshaws, loch grannoch, cullendoch, creetown, palnure, newton stewart.

45 miles.

It looks like I'll have to start getting some miles in. 😳

Can I be the first to ask, what tyres? 🙂

black rubber ones........... 😆

I am doing it on a road bike so there.. none of the cross or 29 er for me

Just an idea for folk but the forest road sections from Glen Trool to Clatteringshaws may be heavily cut up at the moment due to forestry work/wood lorries used to clear the area of Larch die back disease so a 28mm tyre at the least would be needed, if i'm up that way on the Tripster i tend to use my [url= http://clementcycling.com/xplor-mso ]40mm Clement MSO[/url] as it's perfectly fast enough on the roads and gives a bit of comfort on the forest roads - the other roads are the usual mixture of rough rural surfaces (some bad, some very rough, some butter smooth) so a 28mm treaded tyre at the minimum would be preferable.

For practically all my riding throughout this area whether that be road or off road tracks/forest roads/paths i fit my [url= http://clementcycling.com/ush ]Clement X-Plor USH[/url] , I'm not fussed about how fast or beating previous times though so my advice may be tarn with a pinch of salt.

(apologies for always bleating bout clement tyres but i've found them to be perfect for my type of riding in this area)

Sorry, Ton, someone had to.
Marathons will have to do me.

Marathons will do you absolutely fine chipster - plenty of volume for cushioning, you might have to take it easy on some of the big forest road descents though.

What? So I'll have to go slow down 'em as well? 😕

Thanks SF, easy it is, then.

Nah…bugger it….just **** hoon it down them….every bike tour with mates needs a near death escape and if it involves a fully laden 40 ton wood lorry and a massive 8 wheeler wood harvesting machine then all the better - you'll be total legend! 😀

OK. I [i]think[/i] these are the routes ..

Day 1 - http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/636593116
Day 2 - http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/636596886

I've got 28mm Marathons on the Amazon at the moment so might opt for those, or some 35mm Maxxis Raze CX tyres. Hey, I might even do a tyre swap on the Saturday night 😉

I also found [url= https://www.google.co.uk/maps/ @54.967899,-4.482213,3a,75y,34.21h,80.37t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1s3OOMTAqPhAxiz4vURixGjw!2e0]this Newton Stewart house[/url] on google streetview. I reckon we should all go round for a nosey

Colin, route for day 1 is wrong.............. 😳
but I don't matter.............. 😀

Aye, there's a few points where I wasn't sure which way you were headed. Where did I cock up?

I am still doing it on a road bike with whatever tyres DONK lends me .....its all about the preparation

However if someone has some 29 er non disc wheels they can lend me for the ride 😉

What tyres PPPFFFFTTTTTT