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mikepenton
May 15th 06, 01:12 PM
Not to draw attention away from 'Matt's charity ride'
(http://tinyurl.com/e52ju), but here's the opening event for the
Hadrian's Wall cycle route:

Coast to coast the Roman way

Friends, Romans, countrymen lend me your gears! Booking for the
Hadrian's Cycleway Celebration Ride is now open. Join sustainable
transport charity, Sustrans between 19-22 July 2006 to mark the opening
of the long-awaited 120-mile section of Hadrian's Cycleway between
Silloth on the Cumbrian Coast and Tynemouth on the North Sea coast.

Magnificent coastal views, breathtaking countryside, Roman forts and
museums, inspiring modern attractions, quaint villages and attractive
market towns all set within a World Heritage Site - the Hadrian's
Cycleway has it all. Signed as Route 72 of the National Cycle Network,
it mainly uses country lanes and quiet roads, interspersed with
sections of traffic- free path, promenade and riverside path.

The Hadrian's Cycleway opening ride is set to be an amazing event
taking you through some of England's most wild and dramatic countryside
with warm welcomes along the way.

Cyclists can join in for all or part of the celebration ride. Overnight
camping, luggage transfers and breakfasts are included in the price -
£20 per night, per person. For people who only want to take part in one
of the day rides there is a charge of £7.00 per day, which includes a
T-shirt and official map, but not luggage carriage. For detailed
information on the celebration event and to book a place please visit
www.sustrans.org.uk or call 0117 9150125.

If you'd like to raise money for Sustrans, to help develop more cycle
routes you could get your friends and family to sponsor you for taking
part in the ride. A voucher worth £25 to spend in the Sustrans shop
will be given to the person who raises the most money!

The Hadrian's Cycleway has been developed by sustainable transport
charity, Sustrans, in partnership with Northumberland and Cumbria
County Councils, Hadrian's Wall Tourism Partnership, Northumberland
National Park Authority, and tourism organisations. The Hadrian's
Cycleway map will be available from Sustrans in July.

Further information about Sustrans, including other news releases and
detailed online route mapping, is available through our website:
www.sustrans.org.uk

For more information on Hadrian's Wall visit www.hadrians-wall.org or
telephone the Hadrian's Wall information line on 01434 322002


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matt_t
May 15th 06, 05:02 PM
Oooo sounds like fun! I may well do that if anyone else is
interested.... I have a free summer now! Also a house in Newcastle if
people want a place to stay at the end.
arrrrr.


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zippy
May 15th 06, 06:17 PM
hadrians wall ridable? or there a path along side? I would consider it
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zippy
May 16th 06, 04:30 PM
Had another look at it with matt's assistance and i'm up for it.


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zippy
May 17th 06, 08:01 PM
what sort of training you guyz rekon i'll need to do, to meet the needs
of around 30 miles a day.

That's the average run a day over the 8 days.


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samia
May 21st 06, 11:11 PM
Would it be stupid to do it on a 24"??


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zippy
May 21st 06, 11:42 PM
yes and if i don't get a coker in time I'd still do it :D

But looks like I'm in Croatia at the time, but me and Matt planned to
do it anyhow b4 this came up, so looks like end of july for us.

Prob have a coker by then.

gotta also note that this planned route with sustrans is alot longer
than the hadrians wall section.

A 29" is quite comparable to a coker, would be a cheap option if ya
wanted a larger wheel.


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mikepenton
May 23rd 06, 09:10 AM
samia wrote:
> Would it be stupid to do it on a 24"??

not in the slightest. you may just need to plan for an extra overnight
stop or so, and do more training. You could do it on a 12" if you
really wanted.


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cathwood
May 23rd 06, 12:51 PM
samia wrote:
> Would it be stupid to do it on a 24"??



Is it (whatever the opposite of stupid is) to do anything on a
unicycle? :D

Cathy


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zippy
May 23rd 06, 01:34 PM
would be silly to do it on a 24" but i was gonna, if i don't get a coker
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joemarshall
May 23rd 06, 01:45 PM
samia wrote:
> Would it be stupid to do it on a 24"??



This organised ride is only 30 miles a day, which would be easily
doable on a 24 with a big fat slick tyre and short cranks, and includes
luggage transfer, which saves carrying gear. It'd be well possible, but
boring and slow.

Having said that, if you mean the ride which Zippy and Matt are
planning, there's no way you'd be able to keep up with even an
inexperienced coker rider on a 24. Assuming they ride at sensible pace,
if you figure in the cost of spending twice as many days doing it, the
coker might not seem quite such a bad idea from a money point of view.
Also, having a coker means you can do the ride with other people which
is nice, whereas if you're riding with other people on cokers, they'll
easily be able to go twice as fast as you.

By the way, Zippy, my rule of thumb for training for long rides like
this is that if you want to be able to ride 30 miles in a day, you
should start off by riding 30 miles every week, over 4, 5 or 6 days
(always have a rest day), try and do short rides on most weekdays, and
one bigger one at the weekend. Then just work it up until the weekend
ride is 30 miles. To be honest, riding 30 miles in a day on a coker is
much more about riding technique, so you're comfortable riding and
mounting the coker than fitness. I think fitness is only a real factor
when you're doing long rides or going fast. The best way to develop the
skills and technique is to ride everywhere you go (within reason),
rather than lazing out and taking the car. Just make a resolution not
to make any car journeys less than 5 miles and coker instead. Once you
get okay at cokering, you can up that to 10 miles.

Joe


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zippy
May 23rd 06, 01:56 PM
what the technique for mounting a coker is it's a forward mount with
enough momentum to get up?


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matt_t
May 23rd 06, 05:46 PM
Did we say end of July, canne remember:confused:
Sometime soon anyways, gotta do it since it goes past my house. Depends
on what job I get this summer. Will post nearer the time if it's to be
done.


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zippy
May 23rd 06, 06:10 PM
i was thinking about end of july.


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