Monday, June 20, 2011

A Most Excellent Adventure

Best Bits:

My lovely wife letting me use her bike - which was most excellent.
better than mine I think. No ulna nerve issues.

Andy arriving in Hay with clippy peddles

Deciding not to cycle to Lampeter from Aberystwyth on Saturday night.

The image of Martin in passenger seat of the very nice man who rescued
him, with Martin still wearing his helmet.

Thursday night laughing about Martin's accident.

Martin being beeped 10k into the first day.

Woody and Mike becoming fashion victims, and worrying what to wear on
our evening out in Aber. But worse criticising my choice.

Jacket potato and beans in very nice cafe in Llandovery.

Great scenary, and seeing some new bits. Wales is a gorgeous place.

Some of the hills.

Best road for speed - Llandovery to Brecon.

First beer of the evening

The guy stepping out into the road without so much as a glance, and
somehow that was our fault, "we should have bells"


Worst Bits:

Losing Martin to a terrible crash. We had no one to talk about or
abuse. Ended up having to fill the void, so Woody moaned, Mike "had
problems with his gears" on Sunday afternoon, I ate Mike's leftover
tomato.

Some of the hills.

I think Mike and Woody would add climb over the Beacons above Talybont
reservoir.

2am Thursday morning with rear brakes in bits.

5am Thursday morning with door bell waking me up.

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Day 4 Stats

178km (GPS)
111 miles on my (Karen's) bike computer
5187m ascent
12:06 travelling
10:15 moving
Avg speed moving 17.04kph
Avg speed 14.8kph

Have not added it all up yet, but Mike's bike computer reckons it is about 417 miles.


Karen's Trusty Steed

Fantastic bike. Thanks

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Girls bike or not, it was fab.
Thanks to Karen for the loan.

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18:20 Cefn Coed

Up over the Beacons above Talybont Reservoir

Boys are struggling. Need more Jelly Babies

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Product Placement Shot for Vaseline

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Woody and Mike can't manage without the support of huge tub of Vaseline.
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Men of Steel

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Aberystwyth to Lampeter B4337 - oh my God !!!

And to think we nearly did this last night.


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Tweedle dum and tweedle dee get set for final leg from Brecon

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Ye ha, Brecon Beacons

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15:20 Cup of Tea in Brecon

We have flown from Llandovery. 12 miles uphill, 8 miles down. But good road.

Just the Taff Trail now.

A sorry looking man, after just been told off for swearing in a cafe in Llandovery!!!

(Edit from Simon: that's another #@!?@+## lie)

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Filling in for Martin

Woody has taken on Martin's mantle in the moaning stakes.

13:15 Llandovery

Steady this morning.

Woody suffering today. Obviously decided to take the day off, like yesterday.

Mike made a bit of an effort.

But both moaning continuously about sore legs, sore bottoms, hungry
tummies, needing to stop for a wee. Hmmm, sounds familiar.

Lampeter 10:45

Hard morning

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Day #4: John Wayne As Joined Us, but Where Is Woody

Woody can't walk. Sore backside. Ha ha. Oh how we laughed.

Day #4: Last. Shift. Aberystwyth - Lampeter - Llandovery - Brecon - Taff Trail

We enjoyed an evening stroll round the corner for a curry last night.
Fortunately with a stag night and 2 hen nights wondering around town I
was not too embarrassed by the attire of my shabby friends.

Good curry in the Simla (?) By the station.

Very windy on the Promeade last night. But very pleasant despite that,
with the sunsetting...

100 miles to go. All downhill from here... ish

Sunset in Aberystwyth

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What a nice town. Good curry. Shame about the company

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Tweedle Dum(b) and Tweedle Knee

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CAn u believe the matching clothes.

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He has seen the light

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Look the lioght goes straight through.. Obviously nothing inside!!
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It's Official, 100% of Population of Aberystwyth Have No Dress Sense

Fashion Guru Woody Has The Gall to Offer Fashion Advice !!

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Night out in windy Aberystwyth

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Who is the scruffiest


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Road to Barmouth

The Fat Boys hanging around at the back as usual.

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Day #3 Betws y Coed to Aberystwyth: Daily Stats

92 miles (150k)
9:36 travelling
8;03 moving
Avg moving speed 18.6kph
Avg speed 15.6

Ascent 5019m (that's a lot)

Too Tiered to get to Lampeter

Very hard day. Head wind almost all day. The only exception was when
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just swirling about kind of wind.

Andy found us a hotel in Aberystwyth.

All very tired.

Harlech Castle

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Over the toll bridge toward Harlech

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Short cut over toll toward Harlech

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Bottom of Pennypass

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Snowdon Horseshoe - capel curig to bethgelert

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Snowdon Horseshoe

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0830 - finally off

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We've Extricated the Bikes

Now hoping to get breakfast...

Friday, June 17, 2011

Almost 8am and No Sign of Life

The hotel is devoid of any life. Bikes are locked up.

Itching to get going.

Day. #3 Betws y Coed to Lampeter, via Capel Curig, Bethgelert, Porthmadog, Machynleth, Aberystwyth

Breakfast not being served til 08:00

So going to be a late start. And its a very long way today, with some big hills.

Day #2 Stats

166km, 102 miles
3103m ascent
18.9kph avg speed movong
16kph avg speed

10:23 total
8:48 moving

Martin's Chair

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Dinner at the Gwydyr Hotel, Betws y Coed

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In the Rain Between Conwy to Betws y Coed

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Conwy to Betws y Coed -And Heading South

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Arrived Betws y Coed 18:40

Excellent progress in the rain from Conwy.

Managed to avoid rain all day till the last stretch.

102 miles according to bike computer.

All tired.

Finally Conwy 16:30

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Last leg coming. Conwy to Betws y Coed. Weather looks horrible on the tops

This is going to be grim


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Good morning, bit windy, steady progress

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13:00 near Ruthin.

Heading to the sea, Abergele, Conwy and Then Betws y Coed


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Lunch in Llanbedr bear Ruthin

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Woops, eermm. We need to go this way !!!

We need to go over that !!! Oh well, 3 mile diversion then.

Oh and then Mikes chain broke.

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Broken Chain. Near Chirk

Just past the closed bridge.

Oh joy

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The Return of Psycho

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Woody's back on form this morning. Going too fast. But will he crack.

Almost certainly.
Oswestry 09:20

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Hi-finance, in Oswestry 09:20

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Day #2 The Lion, Berriew

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Thursday, June 16, 2011

Day #2 07:45 start

Day #2 Berriew to Betws-y-Coed, via Oswestry, Ruthin and Conwy

Breakfast at 7am.

Martin looking good this morning. Arm a bit stiff, but able to move
it. Leg sore from sliding along the road. But in good humour.

Another long day ahead 160k (100 miles) moreorless.

Maybe Woody will be able to contribute today. Will he have a spasm and
go off too fast too soon?

Day #1 Stats

111 miles (bike computer)
181 km (GPS)
12:40 travelling
10:02 moving
Max speed (simons) 60kph. Woody, Mike, Martin went faster (all to do
with physics and mass). We estimate Martin probably achieved highest
speed, as he hit termianl velocity plummeting into the gorge.

Avg speed: 14kph

Ascent: 3665m

Woody Finally Takes A Turn Up Front - last 5k of day #1

Near Berriew (short) of Welshpool


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Day #1 Touching the Void

For me the day started the night before. Staying u till 2am trying to
repair broken brakes.

Then over sleeping till Woody rang the doorbell at 5am. Martin and
Coco had been courteous enough to wait. Bizarly. Karen claims to hAve
heard voices outside, but ignored them.

We left at 5:15. 15 minutes of delay that saved the day. We missed the
rain at lunchtime - just sat down in Cafe when it started. Stopped as
we left. We then follwed the rain up the valley, about 5 minutes
behind it. Almost perfect.

Only almost. Because although Mike and I took it in turns to lead all
day, no one else bar me has had the consideration to buy mudguards. As
such whenever I was behind Mike i got soaked.

Woody and Martin had a spasm and sprinted all out to Abergavenny. Then
crashed and burned for the rest of the day. Mike and I as the adults
in the group paced ourselves, and were good for a full days cycling.

Got wet going to abergavenny. But made better byy bacon sandwiches and
good coffee in the Angel Hotel.

Hay took forever.

Andy met us in Hay and I was able to fit my clippies. What a relief,
wht a difference.

Late Luch in Knighton was hysterical. Woody and Martin fell asleep. So
tired were from sitting behind Mike and I over the hills from Hay to
Knighton.

They said too hilly. Isaid not enough training. Woody had the good
grace to plead guilty. Given his stomach touches the cross bar, its
difficult to refute.

Then the truw story of the day. Martin crashes and breaks his elbow by
tumbling into a gorge, while still attahed to his bike. And being
rerscued by Prince William.

What a story... If only it were true.

Truth is he was abandoned unwittingly by us and had to walk down this
4 miles hill carrying his new folding bike --- in the middle of no
where... No less. A real Joe Simpson, Touchine the Void moment.

However a true testament to the positives in human nature. One Irish
vet offered to go fetch him (as we sat waiting for at the bottom
wondering how Claire should spend the insurance money.

Eventualy he turned up in a car still wearing his helmet in a nice
mans car. Being tkaen to Newton A&E. Bike is now a folding bike.

Meanwhile we continued to our hotel, arriving at about 1800.

111 miles cycled. 12hrs 45mins, moreorless.

3500ish meters of ascent.

Enough for now.
Type in the morning.

S

The Wounded Return

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Finally Woody has a turn out in front.. For the last 5km.

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Another victim of Hay to Knighton... and not enough training?

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Another victim of Hay to Knighton... and not enough training?

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What Hay to Knighton Can Do To A Man

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The Clippy Peddles Arrive - Thanks Bruv!!

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Blasting the lanes to Hay

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Well... What a start!!!!

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Well we all meet at simons for a 5am start... And where is he????
Still in bed!! And WHAT an excuse....' I was
up until 2 trying to fix my bike'!
So, here we are day 1 having a cup of coffee in abergavenny, just a
little bit behind schedule!! Don't know who's fault that could be???
Only good thing is that he had to bring his wifes bike!! Yep, a girls bike!!!!
Oh!! And martins only been beeped once so far... Still watch this space.....

Speak later!
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Day #1: Cardiff to Welshpool-ish. Not the start I Hoped For

21:00 Wednesday night slow puncture in rear wheel.
21:05 tried to remove rear wheel, brake too tight
21:06 release cable a tad
21;07 brakes explodes into bits
00:30 Thursday. Still trying to repair.
01:00 give up and transfer bits off my bike to Karen's
02:00 go to bed
05:00 door bell goes, I'm still asleep in bed
05:05 shuvle porridge down neck
05;15 we're off
05:16 stop to adjust saddle
05:17 stop again to adjust sadlle
05:18 OK, now we're off

But no clippy peddles - nightmare.

Day #1: Abergavenny Breakfast 07:45

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Day #1: lanes to Bassaleg - erm 20 mins behind schedule

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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Wednesday 15th June 2011 - Tomorrow We Are Off

Tomorrow we set off on a tour of Wales. Up the east side, down the west. Probably about 450 miles in 4 days.

Cardff - Newport - Usk - Abergavenny - Llantony - Hay om Wye - Welshpool - Ruthin - Llandudno - Betws-y-Coed - Capel Curig- Bethgelert - Porthmadog - Machynlleth - Aberystwyth - Lampeter - Brecon - Merthyr - Home