York Rally anyone?

David Martin said:

Anyone else planning to go this year?

..d

Yes. Are you ?

MSeries said:

David Martin said:

Anyone else planning to go this year?

..d

Yes. Are you ?

Hoping to. I have booked the time off. I'll probably set off early
Thursday and see how far I get by Friday tea time, avoiding roman
roads...[1] I need to do some serious miles soon.

...d

[1] Yes, that means I am *not* going to ride a fully loaded bike up
Carter Bar again. I'll take the longer way round the cheviots to the
east or go via Hawick and the LEL route over the Pennines (which looks
even worse past Alston).

David Martin said:

MSeries said:

David Martin said:

Anyone else planning to go this year?

..d

Yes. Are you ?

Hoping to. I have booked the time off. I'll probably set off early
Thursday and see how far I get by Friday tea time, avoiding roman
roads...[1] I need to do some serious miles soon.

..d

[1] Yes, that means I am *not* going to ride a fully loaded bike up
Carter Bar again. I'll take the longer way round the cheviots to the
east or go via Hawick and the LEL route over the Pennines (which looks
even worse past Alston).

After Alston you climb Yad Moss then a long downhill to Barnard Castle.
I can preparre a flat route to York if you want to avoid the Howardian
Hills. I'd head via Boroughbridge then on the Roman road to Ebor. Its
flat, really it is.

MSeries said:

After Alston you climb Yad Moss then a long downhill to Barnard Castle.
I can preparre a flat route to York if you want to avoid the Howardian
Hills. I'd head via Boroughbridge then on the Roman road to Ebor. Its
flat, really it is.

Sounds good. I would expect to get close to the border on Thursday
night and there aren't too many hills through to Canonbie. It is the
bit over the pennines that worries me most.

The alternative is to fight my way down through the connurbations of
the North East. That has the advantage [2] of running along the railway
so if I do decide to wimp out and hop on the train...

...d

David Martin said:

MSeries said:

After Alston you climb Yad Moss then a long downhill to Barnard Castle.
I can preparre a flat route to York if you want to avoid the Howardian
Hills. I'd head via Boroughbridge then on the Roman road to Ebor. Its
flat, really it is.

Sounds good. I would expect to get close to the border on Thursday
night and there aren't too many hills through to Canonbie. It is the
bit over the pennines that worries me most.

The alternative is to fight my way down through the connurbations of
the North East. That has the advantage [2] of running along the railway
so if I do decide to wimp out and hop on the train...

..d

The LEL route across The Pennines isn't that bad, very scenic if the
weather is kind. When I pedalled to Jon Seniors a few years ago I went
North from Leeds via Hartlepool up the coast via Sunderland, Roker,
South Sheilds, Tyneside, Morpeth, Alnwick to Wooler. Hartlepool is my
hometown and my parents live there, I know the area very well. I
crossed the Tyne using the ferry, South to North Sheilds, then
followed the C2C route to the coast at Tynemouth before breaking North
on another NCN route (this was for convenience, it snaked around a bit
and probably wasn't ideal.. If you are interested in this I can add
more detail Of course I can give you a route from Hartlepool south,
cross the Tees using the Transporter Bridge (worth seeing) then through
Thornaby and quickly into North Yorks. Let me know if you want more
details of any routes in the NE or North Yorks towards York. A route
away from the coast can be hilly and chavsome.

Let me know if you want more information on either route.

David Martin said:

Anyone else planning to go this year?

..d

Yes, from Birmingham.

Regards, Kenneth.
www.kmiles.co.uk

In article <[email hidden]>,

David Martin () said:

Anyone else planning to go this year?

In spite of the BHPC's having shifted its AGM to York - due to the
imminent Deth of Eastway - I shall not be going. That would make trips
to the Frozen North on three consecutive weekends, which is altogether
too much.

--
Dave Larrington - <http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/>
Electricity comes from other planets.

MSeries said:

David Martin said:

MSeries said:

After Alston you climb Yad Moss then a long downhill to Barnard Castle.
I can preparre a flat route to York if you want to avoid the Howardian
Hills. I'd head via Boroughbridge then on the Roman road to Ebor. Its
flat, really it is.

Sounds good. I would expect to get close to the border on Thursday
night and there aren't too many hills through to Canonbie. It is the
bit over the pennines that worries me most.

The alternative is to fight my way down through the connurbations of
the North East. That has the advantage [2] of running along the railway
so if I do decide to wimp out and hop on the train...

..d

The LEL route across The Pennines isn't that bad, very scenic if the
weather is kind. When I pedalled to Jon Seniors a few years ago I went
North from Leeds via Hartlepool up the coast via Sunderland, Roker,
South Sheilds, Tyneside, Morpeth, Alnwick to Wooler. Hartlepool is my
hometown and my parents live there, I know the area very well. I
crossed the Tyne using the ferry, South to North Sheilds, then
followed the C2C route to the coast at Tynemouth before breaking North
on another NCN route (this was for convenience, it snaked around a bit
and probably wasn't ideal.. If you are interested in this I can add
more detail Of course I can give you a route from Hartlepool south,
cross the Tees using the Transporter Bridge (worth seeing) then through
Thornaby and quickly into North Yorks. Let me know if you want more
details of any routes in the NE or North Yorks towards York. A route
away from the coast can be hilly and chavsome.

That sounds like a good route. I like ferry crossings and bridges ;-)

Quoted message said:

Let me know if you want more information on either route.

An outline of both routes would be great.

I can then decide at Galashiels which way to go (depends how I am
feeling.)

...d

David Martin said:

That sounds like a good route. I like ferry crossings and bridges ;-)

The Transporter Bridge is not really a bridge, its a huge gantry that
spans the river with a platform suspended by cabes. The cables are
attached to a trolley that runs on rails on the gantry. You
ride/drive/walk onto the platform, the man closes the gates and it goes
across the river. You get off the other side. the fare is 50p for
cycles. Of course you probably saw it on Auf Wiedersehn Pet !

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Let me know if you want more information on either route.

An outline of both routes would be great.

Does you email addr work ?

Quoted message said:

I can then decide at Galashiels which way to go (depends how I am
feeling.)

..d

MSeries said:

David Martin said:

That sounds like a good route. I like ferry crossings and bridges ;-)

The Transporter Bridge is not really a bridge, its a huge gantry that
spans the river with a platform suspended by cabes. The cables are
attached to a trolley that runs on rails on the gantry. You
ride/drive/walk onto the platform, the man closes the gates and it goes
across the river. You get off the other side. the fare is 50p for
cycles. Of course you probably saw it on Auf Wiedersehn Pet !

Indeed! It is a blend of a ferry and a bridge ;-)

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Let me know if you want more information on either route.

An outline of both routes would be great.

Does you email addr work ?

Yes.

Many thanks.

...d

Dave Larrington said:

In spite of the BHPC's having shifted its AGM to York - due to the
imminent Deth of Eastway - I shall not be going. That would make trips
to the Frozen North on three consecutive weekends, which is altogether
too much.

What is this "North" you speak of?

--
Tony

"The best way I know of to win an argument is to start by being in the
right."
- Lord Hailsham

Tony Raven said:

What is this "North" you speak of?

It's where my wife was brought up, and she thinks that places as far
south as Manchester or Leeds have no business thinking they are part of it.

David Martin said:

Anyone else planning to go this year?

Yes - I'll be peddling there all the way from Leeds.

Bob

Bob Johnstone said:

David Martin said:

Anyone else planning to go this year?

Yes - I'll be peddling there all the way from Leeds.

Bob

Leeds,pah!!

We're coming from Wakefield.

Sam Salt

David Martin said:

Anyone else planning to go this year?

Contemplating it. Has anyone else gone from Southampton? If yes, can you
recommend a route?

--
Chris

Chris Slade said:

David Martin said:

Anyone else planning to go this year?

Contemplating it. Has anyone else gone from Southampton? If yes, can you
recommend a route?

In 2004 I rode back to Hampshire from York with my daughter (she's the one
on the back of the ICE tandem, and in the off road pic at:
http://www.vcventa.org.uk/yorkrally.html

It was a great ride - we took a leisurely four days, 70mpd, camping on the
way.
It was quite easy, keeping to lanes most of the way and just heading south.

Very briefy we headed to the east of Doncaster, nr Gainsborough, skirted
west of Lincoln, just missed Grantham and Stamford, kept east of Milton
Keynes, then along the base of the Chilterns, over to Pangbourne and into
the north Hampshire lanes, with a bit of off-road over Watership Down for
good measure.

Best stop was the last; camping wild with a gorgeous sunset right next to
Pitstone windmill.

John B

In article <[email hidden]>, Tony Raven (junk@raven-

family.com) said:

Dave Larrington said:

In spite of the BHPC's having shifted its AGM to York - due to the
imminent Deth of Eastway - I shall not be going. That would make trips
to the Frozen North on three consecutive weekends, which is altogether
too much.

What is this "North" you speak of?

'tis a part of the Land of UK, your honour, characterised by flat caps,
whippets and year-round /sno/. It starts at the River Trent[1] and is
usually depicted on maps by the words "Here be dragons".

1 - leastways that's what Lt. Col. Larrington (retd.) always maintains

--
Dave Larrington - <http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/>
Transplanted Northerner

Dave Larrington said:

In article <[email hidden]>, Tony Raven (junk@raven-

family.com) said:

Dave Larrington said:

In spite of the BHPC's having shifted its AGM to York - due to the
imminent Deth of Eastway - I shall not be going. That would make trips
to the Frozen North on three consecutive weekends, which is altogether
too much.

What is this "North" you speak of?

'tis a part of the Land of UK, your honour, characterised by flat caps,
whippets and year-round /sno/. It starts at the River Trent[1] and is
usually depicted on maps by the words "Here be dragons".

Dragons is west young man, or have you got your map the wrong way
round. (did they migrate when the EU abolioshed Wales?)

Anyway, I've booked a ticket home (North) from York. 24 GBP for an
advance single. Now to try to reserve a bike space... It's on GNER so
it shouldn't be too hard.

And to put the N/S thing in context, York is about 300km (ATCF) from
here, and 280km from London, so It's longer for me to get south to the
north than you southerners to go north. And no real hills to go
round/over.

...d

David Martin said:

Anyone else planning to go this year?

I'll be there as ever since I live round the corner, and I should be
doing the ride on the Saturday same as last year. Anyone for a (short)
cycle out to a pub on the Saturday evening then?

--
Arthur Clune