Author Topic: Bryan Chapman Memorial 2020  (Read 134540 times)

simonp

Re: Bryan Chapman Memorial 2018
« Reply #150 on: 25 September, 2017, 09:07:06 pm »
BCM finishing via the Gospel Pass? As if the Staylittle road wasn’t sufficiently brutal.


mattc

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Re: Bryan Chapman Memorial 2018
« Reply #151 on: 25 September, 2017, 11:06:45 pm »
I think there may be  a tolerance for under0distance BRMs?
[ive ridden a French 200 that was 199 by routesheet]
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Re: Bryan Chapman Memorial 2018
« Reply #152 on: 26 September, 2017, 12:32:08 am »
I think there may be  a tolerance for under0distance BRMs?
[ive ridden a French 200 that was 199 by routesheet]

I believe there's an official tolerance for underdistance BRMs, as well as an AUK understanding about grandfather rights for historic routes that don't quite meet current measurement standards.

The acronym for both of these is
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LittleWheelsandBig

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Re: Bryan Chapman Memorial 2018
« Reply #153 on: 26 September, 2017, 01:38:20 am »
The first rule of Fight Club under-distance routes is "You do not talk about..."
Wheel meet again, don't know where, don't know when...

whosatthewheel

Re: Bryan Chapman Memorial 2018
« Reply #154 on: 26 September, 2017, 05:46:27 am »
BCM finishing via the Gospel Pass? As if the Staylittle road wasn’t sufficiently brutal.

The Gospel pass is not so bad... well, maybe after 500 km it is...  ::-)

simonp

Re: Bryan Chapman Memorial 2018
« Reply #155 on: 26 September, 2017, 09:21:09 am »
BCM finishing via the Gospel Pass? As if the Staylittle road wasn’t sufficiently brutal.

The Gospel pass is not so bad... well, maybe after 500 km it is...  ::-)

Yurbut I’m usually on fixed. Not that I’m gonna be riding next year. Other fish to fry.

Aunt Maud

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Re: Bryan Chapman Memorial 2018
« Reply #156 on: 26 September, 2017, 09:56:06 am »
Cabin fever season has arrived early this year.

Zed43

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Re: Bryan Chapman Memorial 2018
« Reply #157 on: 27 September, 2017, 03:42:45 pm »
As I booked a bed at Greenman Backpackers in Chepstow Mick (one of the owners) remarked
"If you know of any other cyclists needing accommodation, please ask  them to book as early as possible as May is usually very busy".

I'll assume the same goes for other accommodation in Chepstow.

Re: Bryan Chapman Memorial 2018
« Reply #158 on: 27 September, 2017, 03:56:50 pm »
I'll assume the same goes for other accommodation in Chepstow.

Usually because there's other things happening in Cardiff
where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangsters get control. History has proven that. Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Re: Bryan Chapman Memorial 2018
« Reply #159 on: 02 October, 2017, 04:57:53 pm »
Has anyone used ones of the Snowdonia youth hostels to sleep in. I really wanted a sleep before I got back to Kings. I wondered how they'd  would be about somebody turning up 2am

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Wycombewheeler

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Re: Bryan Chapman Memorial 2018
« Reply #160 on: 02 October, 2017, 05:21:00 pm »
Has anyone used ones of the Snowdonia youth hostels to sleep in. I really wanted a sleep before I got back to Kings. I wondered how they'd  would be about somebody turning up 2am

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I remember some discussion about this last year. I think the conclusion was they would be closed.

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mattc

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Re: Bryan Chapman Memorial 2018
« Reply #161 on: 02 October, 2017, 07:15:37 pm »
Has anyone used ones of the Snowdonia youth hostels to sleep in. I really wanted a sleep before I got back to Kings. I wondered how they'd  would be about somebody turning up 2am

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I remember some discussion about this last year. I think the conclusion was they would be closed.

Yes, that's my recollection too. (It also fits with my experiences of other YHAs - they do often have key-code entry, but you have to checkin at a "civilised" hour first.)

The relatively late sleep-stop [I got there about 4am on my first attempt] is an inherent problem for FV riders on the BCM; many experienced riders have napped on the veranda of the Snowdon Ranger YHA, or on the benches at the Transfwnynynyyd junction bus shelter.

In fact, deployment of a warm bivvy bag on that stretch might be advantageous - thus avoiding bed shortages at Kings.
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Re: Bryan Chapman Memorial 2018
« Reply #162 on: 02 October, 2017, 07:23:44 pm »
I slept under a caravan on a garage forecourt on BCM2016. When I say slept, I mean "slept". By some way the least refreshing "sleep" I have ever had.
Eddington Number = 132

whosatthewheel

Re: Bryan Chapman Memorial 2018
« Reply #163 on: 02 October, 2017, 08:12:17 pm »

In fact, deployment of a warm bivvy bag...

Any tip for a good one?

Wycombewheeler

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Re: Bryan Chapman Memorial 2018
« Reply #164 on: 02 October, 2017, 08:20:02 pm »
Remembering that if you stop before kings you need to start early enough to control there by about 7:30.

Eddington  127miles, 170km

Re: Bryan Chapman Memorial 2018
« Reply #165 on: 02 October, 2017, 09:00:02 pm »
Has anyone used ones of the Snowdonia youth hostels to sleep in. I really wanted a sleep before I got back to Kings. I wondered how they'd  would be about somebody turning up 2am

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I remember some discussion about this last year. I think the conclusion was they would be closed.

Yes, that's my recollection too. (It also fits with my experiences of other YHAs - they do often have key-code entry, but you have to checkin at a "civilised" hour first.)


Correct - we were the ones who tried to use the Snowdon YHA last year (and in fact we provisionally booked a room online in December on the basis it might be possible).  When we eventually managed to speak to someone (in January), he said we had to book in by (I think?) 10:30pm.  He would not even let someone we knew who lived nearby book in for us as they had to see our ID.

It was a bit disheartening to have to cycle past it sometime past midnight in the heavy rain and against the strong wind seeing the lights were still on and people were inside sitting in the dry.

So we ended up just getting a couple of hours sleep at the Dolgellau control (and actually after a while did not feel too bad on the Sunday).

Re: Bryan Chapman Memorial 2018
« Reply #166 on: 02 October, 2017, 09:32:53 pm »
I guess you could check in on the way to Menai and get the code to get in on the way back, but WycombeWheeler is right - if you're aiming to still be in Snowdonia at 2am you will be pushing it to get more than an hour or so of sleep and not be out of time.
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that's not science, it's semantics.

Wycombewheeler

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Re: Bryan Chapman Memorial 2018
« Reply #167 on: 02 October, 2017, 09:56:14 pm »
I guess you could check in on the way to Menai and get the code to get in on the way back, but WycombeWheeler is right - if you're aiming to still be in Snowdonia at 2am you will be pushing it to get more than an hour or so of sleep and not be out of time.
Only places passed in both directions are dolgellau and penrhyndeudraeth. I stopped at Penrhyndeudraeth. I left my BnB at 05:50 and arrived at kings at 07:30. Official closing time was 08.24 so there was time in hand but they were closing down.

Not that they were closing early but the volunteers who had been working all night were packing up ready to leave. Arriving later would still be in time but would either mean no breakfast or keeping the volunteers back.

1 hour 40 minutes doesn't sound all that quick for the 24 miles but with the hills and the headwind it could wasilybtake longer.

Eddington  127miles, 170km

Re: Bryan Chapman Memorial 2018
« Reply #168 on: 03 October, 2017, 08:11:27 am »
Yes, I was thinking that you would modify the route, giving the same or similar out-and-back. Not something I would do but it's a free route, and I hear quite a few people do the Northern loop in the opposite direction to the route sheet.
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that's not science, it's semantics.

Wycombewheeler

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Re: Bryan Chapman Memorial 2018
« Reply #169 on: 03 October, 2017, 08:25:08 am »
Yes, I was thinking that you would modify the route, giving the same or similar out-and-back. Not something I would do but it's a free route, and I hear quite a few people do the Northern loop in the opposite direction to the route sheet.
Well you must go over llanberis at least once due to info control. Glad I didn't go over twice last year, cold wet and dark is not ideal for mountain passes.

Eddington  127miles, 170km

whosatthewheel

Re: Bryan Chapman Memorial 2018
« Reply #170 on: 03 October, 2017, 08:37:37 am »
Yes, I was thinking that you would modify the route, giving the same or similar out-and-back. Not something I would do but it's a free route, and I hear quite a few people do the Northern loop in the opposite direction to the route sheet.

... hence missing Pete's eats opening hours... sacrilege!

Re: Bryan Chapman Memorial 2018
« Reply #171 on: 03 October, 2017, 09:38:26 am »
... hence missing Pete's eats opening hours... sacrilege!
What time do they close on a Saturday?
As a (former) climber i've sometimes been tempted to make the minor diversion to see if they are still open - perhaps doubtful at the time I'm passing, and then thought, no, press on to free jacket potatoes at Menai

whosatthewheel

Re: Bryan Chapman Memorial 2018
« Reply #172 on: 03 October, 2017, 10:45:49 am »
... hence missing Pete's eats opening hours... sacrilege!
What time do they close on a Saturday?
As a (former) climber i've sometimes been tempted to make the minor diversion to see if they are still open - perhaps doubtful at the time I'm passing, and then thought, no, press on to free jacket potatoes at Menai

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Re: Bryan Chapman Memorial 2018
« Reply #173 on: 04 October, 2017, 06:45:29 pm »
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for info, only 10 places left for Bryan Chapman 600 in 2018 as at 4 October and event entries will close this weekend so earlier than shown in the AUK calendar

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Re: Bryan Chapman Memorial 2018
« Reply #174 on: 08 October, 2017, 08:21:05 am »
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