Post by: BlackSheep on 13 May, 2019, 08:20:14 pm
Any last minute info for riders will be posted here.
And if any entrants have any queries, please ask here or via the FB group.
Post by: BlackSheep on 15 May, 2019, 09:31:59 am
The food at Wigmore control will be vegan freindly, if anyone has specific dietary requirements - please contact me direct on the email you received ride info on.
We have limited space to transport provisions and various other bits of equipment. It is preferable and an advantage to you, if you have all you need to stay safe with you on the bike. It is preferable from the organiser's point of view, as history shows that despite the best efforts - items have gone missing. For you, it is an advantage to have spare/extra clothing with you should the weather suddenly dictate you need it. To that end, if you must have a drop bag, the only bags transported to Wigmore will be typically be a cycling musette which is typically 30 to 35 cm square with draw string top, with any contents being inside a polythene bag. And only soft clothing inside - So no shoes, liquids, gels etc. Any bags too heavy or large will remain at Bushley. All reasonable care will be taken with drop bags, but responsibility of them lies with the owner and not the event support team.
Post by: BlackSheep on 17 May, 2019, 04:25:19 pm
1).TINTERN DIVERT. Refer to OS mapping and either (a) follow the green dots (cycle route) from Tintern to St. Arvans. OR (b) take the B4293 out of Monmouth, once in Trellech - follow signs for Chepstow, this will bring you out at same junction in St.Arvans
2). GLOUCESTER DOCKS DIVERT. Route sheet and GPS patch have been uploaded on to the event web page. Please download and use from Shepherd's Patch control. Please note, both now follow A38 all the way to Tewkesbury - there's now a possible night time closure along B4213 (that was previously along A38).
Post by: Diesel on 17 May, 2019, 05:58:11 pm
Post by: mattc on 17 May, 2019, 06:57:04 pm
Forecast even looks above-acceptable :thumbsup:
It looks a great route; BS always puts on a good show, and somehow recruits nothing but the best of helpers to ease you all through your weekend awheel!
Post by: hippy on 18 May, 2019, 01:43:13 pm
Post by: Steve Orchard on 19 May, 2019, 12:57:14 pm
I just blatted my route but the new files are only the 'patch'? Can I still download the full GPX file from somewhere? CheersEmail from BS had a GPX attached
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Post by: hippy on 19 May, 2019, 01:41:05 pm
I just blatted my route but the new files are only the 'patch'? Can I still download the full GPX file from somewhere? CheersEmail from BS had a GPX attached
So it did. This is what happens when you enter too many events to keep track of! #frazzled :S
Cheers!
Post by: BlackSheep on 22 May, 2019, 05:15:02 pm
For those preferring a quiet night's slumber, the field opposite the village hall is also suitable to construct your palace of glittering delights.
I would suggest practicing your construction skills adjacent to the hedge on the left as you enter the field.
CAR PARKING.
As previously posted, the car park can take up to 70 cars. However, this relies heavily on neat parking.
To relieve this stress, for those needing 'a little extra space' for their prized phaeton - the field opposite the village hall will also be available.
As you approach village hall (on the left), the field gateway is a few metres before on the right.
Please leave room next to the hedge adjacent to the lane for those that have decided to bivvy.
The field will be opened from about 20.00hrs on Friday evening.
Post by: Ajax Bay on 22 May, 2019, 06:00:25 pm
Post by: Steve Orchard on 22 May, 2019, 06:12:44 pm
Drove the Monmouth to St Arvans via Devauden road on Saturday morning, en route to Bulwark/BCM. Be aware that it is the signed diversion for all vehicular traffic, both ways. Some traffic already at 0530. Take care.Has anyone cycled the A466 to see if it is passable by bike?
Just asking as there are roads that are closed to motorised traffic and roads that are closed to everyone unless you are willing to climb fences ;-)
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Post by: Diesel on 22 May, 2019, 06:55:10 pm
The Tintern route may be quieter if the signed diversion is via Trelleck, but looks like the roads are a lot smaller so won't take much traffic to make this unpleasant.
What are others thinking?
Post by: simonp on 22 May, 2019, 07:15:06 pm
Does anyone know which diversion will have less traffic?
The Tintern route may be quieter if the signed diversion is via Trelleck, but looks like the roads are a lot smaller so won't take much traffic to make this unpleasant.
What are others thinking?
The fact that the official diversion is the west side makes me think my original proposal of A466 then climb to St Briavels and then following the Dean route from there.
Post by: BlackSheep on 22 May, 2019, 08:24:09 pm
Drove the Monmouth to St Arvans via Devauden road on Saturday morning, en route to Bulwark/BCM. Be aware that it is the signed diversion for all vehicular traffic, both ways. Some traffic already at 0530. Take care.Has anyone cycled the A466 to see if it is passable by bike?
Just asking as there are roads that are closed to motorised traffic and roads that are closed to everyone unless you are willing to climb fences ;-)
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The A466 is completely closed between St Arvans and Tintern.
Post by: BlackSheep on 22 May, 2019, 08:40:37 pm
Drove the Monmouth to St Arvans via Devauden road on Saturday morning, en route to Bulwark/BCM. Be aware that it is the signed diversion for all vehicular traffic, both ways. Some traffic already at 0530. Take care.
The Mitchell Troy - Devauden diversion is popular with local traffic.
The divert for HGV is via Lydney. Or way-off to the west A40/A465
The "Green Dot" divert is CR31 & CR32. And not suitable for anything larger than a minibus.
Post by: Steve Orchard on 22 May, 2019, 09:30:29 pm
Thanks Mark.Drove the Monmouth to St Arvans via Devauden road on Saturday morning, en route to Bulwark/BCM. Be aware that it is the signed diversion for all vehicular traffic, both ways. Some traffic already at 0530. Take care.Has anyone cycled the A466 to see if it is passable by bike?
Just asking as there are roads that are closed to motorised traffic and roads that are closed to everyone unless you are willing to climb fences ;-)
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The A466 is completely closed between St Arvans and Tintern.
Green dots it is then
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Post by: Martyn Wheeler on 22 May, 2019, 10:19:43 pm
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Post by: Diesel on 22 May, 2019, 10:21:38 pm
Post by: longflaps on 23 May, 2019, 03:16:45 pm
Post by: simonp on 23 May, 2019, 06:14:47 pm
Post by: BlackSheep on 23 May, 2019, 10:52:07 pm
I'm hoping to visit Monmouth Regatta since some of my clubmates will be racing there. There's always a BBQ at a regatta. :thumbsup:
:thumbsup: Route goes straight past boathouse.
Post by: simonp on 24 May, 2019, 09:44:21 am
Couple of errors on routesheet:
185.5 83.2 CONTROL - West End Café, on LEFT,
Pretty sure it's on the right? It will be obvious anyway.
226.8 40.3 RIGHT, $ CELLAN, B4343.
Think this is a left turn. Right takes you back towards the A40.
If I've got these wrong then my gpx is very wrong - so do please correct me!
Post by: Ajax Bay on 24 May, 2019, 12:01:26 pm
I'm just plotting my own GPX files.You're coming into Llandovery from the NE down the A483. It's easiest and fastest to take no turns, go past the school to L@T (A40)
Couple of errors on routesheet:
185.5 83.2 CONTROL - West End Café, on LEFT,
Pretty sure it's on the right? It will be obvious anyway.
226.8 40.3 RIGHT, $ CELLAN, B4343.
Think this is a left turn. Right takes you back towards the A40.
If I've got these wrong then my gpx is very wrong - so do please correct me!
L $ Brecon (A40)
400m to rbt
L to control, imm on L
CONTROL: West End Café, Llandovery
(Note: 20m before rbt is the back door to the cafe backyard: best for pushbikes)
After the fast descent on the A482 into Cwmman the route goes NE (ie RIGHT) just as the routesheet line says.
My edition:
R onto B4343, $ CELLAN (just after 'ARAF/SLOW' on road)
N on B4343, thro: CELLAN, LLANDDEWI BREFI
Post by: Drone on 24 May, 2019, 12:26:07 pm
After the fast descent on the A482 into Cwmman the route goes NE (ie RIGHT)
The descent on the A482 is lovely but the route doesn't come down the A482 we'll be approaching on the B4337 from Llanbydder
Post by: BlackSheep on 24 May, 2019, 12:58:53 pm
I'm just plotting my own GPX files.
Couple of errors on routesheet:
185.5 83.2 CONTROL - West End Café, on LEFT,
Pretty sure it's on the right? It will be obvious anyway.
226.8 40.3 RIGHT, $ CELLAN, B4343.
Think this is a left turn. Right takes you back towards the A40.
If I've got these wrong then my gpx is very wrong - so do please correct me!
Thank you Simonp
Not quite sure how these anomalies have occurred.
The West End Cafe is on the RIGHT.
Indeed it is a left turn towards Cellan, there is no right turn at that location. It is the same road as taken per Brevet Cymru, but on this occasion you're approaching from the Lampeter direction, as drone has pointed-out.
Post by: simonp on 24 May, 2019, 01:50:16 pm
After the fast descent on the A482 into Cwmman the route goes NE (ie RIGHT)
The descent on the A482 is lovely but the route doesn't come down the A482 we'll be approaching on the B4337 from Llanbydder
Correct.
Post by: Martyn Wheeler on 24 May, 2019, 03:37:11 pm
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Post by: BlackSheep on 24 May, 2019, 05:31:04 pm
If I decide to plough on through the night and get to Allensmore before the shop opens will a photo be sufficient as proof of passage?
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There is a selection of pieces of coal that have been painted white. Please collect one of these from pile next to toilets, and bring it back to Bushley, where we will match it to photos already taken of afore mentioned.
Post by: Martyn Wheeler on 24 May, 2019, 05:51:14 pm
Very amusing Mark!If I decide to plough on through the night and get to Allensmore before the shop opens will a photo be sufficient as proof of passage?
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Post by: Martyn Wheeler on 26 May, 2019, 10:15:33 pm
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Post by: PeterM on 27 May, 2019, 11:23:46 am
Thanks Mark and helpers
Post by: hippy on 27 May, 2019, 08:04:58 pm
The ped crossing was black, white with red reflectors though, for sure. :P
Post by: Diesel on 27 May, 2019, 09:44:58 pm
I quite enjoyed that. Thanks for sorting out the nice weather, nice roads and some friendly people to chat to on the road and in the controls. *highfives all 'round*Yep... (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190527/0a20824bc3831ec112d9696b6d31490a.jpg)
The ped crossing was black, white with red reflectors though, for sure.
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Post by: hippy on 27 May, 2019, 10:16:34 pm
Post by: Diesel on 27 May, 2019, 10:32:45 pm
Post by: Martyn Wheeler on 27 May, 2019, 10:41:41 pm
I'm with you hippy, red and black was my first thoughtI had the same on my brevet card. I thought that the orange bollards were too obvious ;-)
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Post by: SR Steve on 28 May, 2019, 12:01:54 am
Post by: mattc on 28 May, 2019, 07:17:51 am
The Oxford English Dictionary defines a bollard as “a short post used to prevent traffic from entering an area.” The predominantly black posts on the left as we cycled over the crossing fit this description better the predominantly yellow structures in the middle of the crossing, so I put black. However those structures in the middle could be referred to as traffic bollards so I can understand why most people put yellow even though I didn’t even think of them as bollards at the time.Audax Tips for Newbies.
Carry:
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- a pencil
- a copy of the OED
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Post by: Martyn Wheeler on 28 May, 2019, 07:20:28 am
What a load of bollards!The Oxford English Dictionary defines a bollard as “a short post used to prevent traffic from entering an area.” The predominantly black posts on the left as we cycled over the crossing fit this description better the predominantly yellow structures in the middle of the crossing, so I put black. However those structures in the middle could be referred to as traffic bollards so I can understand why most people put yellow even though I didn’t even think of them as bollards at the time.Audax Tips for Newbies.
Carry:
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- a pencil
- a copy of the OED
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Post by: FifeingEejit on 28 May, 2019, 07:58:46 am
Nah, just a link to the Traffic Sign Regulation and General Directions act on ones Nokia 3310.The Oxford English Dictionary defines a bollard as “a short post used to prevent traffic from entering an area.” The predominantly black posts on the left as we cycled over the crossing fit this description better the predominantly yellow structures in the middle of the crossing, so I put black. However those structures in the middle could be referred to as traffic bollards so I can understand why most people put yellow even though I didn’t even think of them as bollards at the time.Audax Tips for Newbies.
Carry:
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- a pencil
- a copy of the OED
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Schedule 2 Part 5 calls them bollards, you're unlikely to need to argue about this in any other context...
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/362/contents/made
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Post by: djrikki on 28 May, 2019, 09:24:17 am
Post by: simonp on 28 May, 2019, 12:00:06 pm
Post by: Kim on 28 May, 2019, 12:47:42 pm
The Oxford English Dictionary defines a bollard as “a short post used to prevent traffic from entering an area.” The predominantly black posts on the left as we cycled over the crossing fit this description better the predominantly yellow structures in the middle of the crossing, so I put black. However those structures in the middle could be referred to as traffic bollards so I can understand why most people put yellow even though I didn’t even think of them as bollards at the time.Audax Tips for Newbies.
Carry:
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- a pencil
- a copy of the OED
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Or simply tweet a photo to the World Bollard Association (https://twitter.com/worldbollard), who will doubtlessly be able to provide a ruling via their 24 hour bollard adjudication service.
Post by: BlackSheep on 28 May, 2019, 08:50:32 pm
There are two churches in Dolfor. In the dark, only one, the wrong one, is easy to find.
Not true if you follow route sheet prompts.
I can witness that two auks went straight to the church gates, had the savvy to reason that churches are dedicated to saints and not monarchs. They then shone their lights through the gate to clearly see on a blue notice board to whom the church was dedicated.
The whole task took sbout a minute. I was there looking for new info answers
Post by: SR Steve on 28 May, 2019, 09:15:49 pm
An English/Welsh dictionary of place names would also have been handy on this ride as Blacksheep asked us distances to places in Welsh when they were only in English on the signposts!The Oxford English Dictionary defines a bollard as “a short post used to prevent traffic from entering an area.” The predominantly black posts on the left as we cycled over the crossing fit this description better the predominantly yellow structures in the middle of the crossing, so I put black. However those structures in the middle could be referred to as traffic bollards so I can understand why most people put yellow even though I didn’t even think of them as bollards at the time.Audax Tips for Newbies.
Carry:
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- a pencil
- a copy of the OED
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Post by: BlackSheep on 28 May, 2019, 10:10:44 pm
An English/Welsh dictionary of place names would also have been handy on this ride as Blacksheep asked us distances to places in Welsh when they were only in English on the signposts!
Are you 100% sure?
The thing is Steve, there are numpties that read stuff posted here and think the statements are factual.
I think you will find that the locations refered to on the Brevet card were the Welsh names, and the locations on the signs were available in Welsh and English.
The answers were distances, and are common to both languages.
Efallai y dylai'r llwybr fod yn Gymraeg ysgrifenedig.
Post by: Martyn Wheeler on 28 May, 2019, 10:16:30 pm
An English/Welsh dictionary of place names would also have been handy on this ride as Blacksheep asked us distances to places in Welsh when they were only in English on the signposts!
Are you 100% sure?
The thing is Steve, there are numpties that read stuff posted here and think the statements are factual. I think you will find that the locations refered to on the Brevet card were the Welsh names, and the locations on the signs were available in Welsh and English.
The answers were distances, and are common to both languages.
Efallai y dylai'r llwybr fod yn Gymraeg ysgrifenedig.
That would be very entertaining. Perhaps you could do different languages on different brevet cards just to keep people on their toes.
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Post by: djrikki on 28 May, 2019, 10:17:26 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSx_nKjYIgY
Post by: simonp on 28 May, 2019, 10:25:30 pm
An English/Welsh dictionary of place names would also have been handy on this ride as Blacksheep asked us distances to places in Welsh when they were only in English on the signposts!
Are you 100% sure?
The thing is Steve, there are numpties that read stuff posted here and think the statements are factual.
I think you will find that the locations refered to on the Brevet card were the Welsh names, and the locations on the signs were available in Welsh and English.
The answers were distances, and are common to both languages.
Efallai y dylai'r llwybr fod yn Gymraeg ysgrifenedig.
I didn't notice any issue with the signs. The dual language is surely an advantage to an organiser - two info questions for the price of one.
Post by: Diesel on 28 May, 2019, 10:30:04 pm
I think you are right Mark(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190528/72a5c610d41fca1c149ac9d8ce96ef0f.jpg)
An English/Welsh dictionary of place names would also have been handy on this ride as Blacksheep asked us distances to places in Welsh when they were only in English on the signposts!
Are you 100% sure?
The thing is Steve, there are numpties that read stuff posted here and think the statements are factual.
I think you will find that the locations refered to on the Brevet card were the Welsh names, and the locations on the signs were available in Welsh and English.
The answers were distances, and are common to both languages.
Efallai y dylai'r llwybr fod yn Gymraeg ysgrifenedig.
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Post by: mattc on 29 May, 2019, 12:35:11 am
The dual language is surely an advantage to an organiser - two info questions for the price of one.
;D
My frustration on welsh rides is never actually getting to the mythical "Araf" - does anyone have an english translation for this town?
Post by: Manotea on 29 May, 2019, 06:31:42 am
Post by: Rod Marton on 29 May, 2019, 08:39:02 am
I had a similar problem in Germany. I never could find this place called Ausgang. It seemed like a real attraction, as there were directions to it everywhere.Actually you can only walk to Ausgang. If you are cycling you would be going to Ausfahrt.
Ignoring the niceties of German grammar, I've always found the main difficulty of Welsh rides is the sheer unpronouncability of the places you are following directions to. My trick is to mentally transliterate the place name into some more comprehensible language - often Czech as a language which allows words like skrz, zmrzl and čtvrtka should have no problem with Bvlch or Ponthřidfendigájd. Occasionally, though, it is possible to convert the names into something English, and on various events I can remember following signposts to Wentwrong, Llandfill and Pant-y-Gyrddll.
Post by: Jasmine on 29 May, 2019, 09:58:09 am
Ignoring the niceties of German grammar, I've always found the main difficulty of Welsh rides is the sheer unpronouncability of the places you are following directions to. My trick is to mentally transliterate the place name into some more comprehensible language - often Czech as a language which allows words like skrz, zmrzl and čtvrtka should have no problem with Bvlch or Ponthřidfendigájd. Occasionally, though, it is possible to convert the names into something English, and on various events I can remember following signposts to Wentwrong, Llandfill and Pant-y-Gyrddll.
??? Welsh is entirely phoentic. With the exception of y, and vowels in diphthongs (2 vowels together), letters are always pronounced the same. And once you know the diphthongs, they are always pronounced consistently.
Post by: Rod Marton on 29 May, 2019, 02:03:42 pm
??? Welsh is entirely phoentic. With the exception of y, and vowels in diphthongs (2 vowels together), letters are always pronounced the same. And once you know the diphthongs, they are always pronounced consistently.
So is Czech. As are German, Polish, and Dutch, and probably most European languages with the exception of English and Russian. But the point is that the sounds assigned to each letter are broadly the same in each (OK, y and z are exceptions) and so pronounciation is clear and obvious. This isn't the case with Welsh, and the sounds of words seem seem very much at odds with their spelling and the letter combinations alien.
Post by: Kim on 29 May, 2019, 02:47:01 pm
My frustration on welsh rides is never actually getting to the mythical "Araf" - does anyone have an english translation for this town?
It's not a town it's an animal! The Slow Araf hangs upside-down from branches snoozing safely during the day, emerging at dawn and dusk to scarper across the road into the path of unwary cyclists. Being shy creatures, they tend to inhabit wooded areas near blind bends. Their only known predator is the Tregaron Mountain Toad.
Post by: FifeingEejit on 29 May, 2019, 03:04:07 pm
??? Welsh is entirely phoentic. With the exception of y, and vowels in diphthongs (2 vowels together), letters are always pronounced the same. And once you know the diphthongs, they are always pronounced consistently.
So is Czech. As are German, Polish, and Dutch, and probably most European languages with the exception of English and Russian. But the point is that the sounds assigned to each letter are broadly the same in each (OK, y and z are exceptions) and so pronounciation is clear and obvious. This isn't the case with Welsh, and the sounds of words seem seem very much at odds with their spelling and the letter combinations alien.
Had a bit of a dig and the Ll is discussed here and makes it pretty obvious why it's been Latinised to Ll, and L is used in other languages for it too; that the welsh seem to tell the English to use Sh and Scots to use Ch (the one from Nicht not Loch) is another matter, they're clearly just trying to give us a chance!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiceless_dental_and_alveolar_lateral_fricatives
I don't see where the concept that the sounds don't match the spelling comes from though
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_orthography
f is an english V
and ff is a english F
the only one that makes limited sense to an English speaker is dd being th (or Sh if you're from Fife but that could get confusing...)
more to that, you say that the "But the point is that the sounds assigned to each letter are broadly the same in each "
German V is close to English F
And German W is close to English V
Hence angry German bloke saying "Es ist Fow Vay nicht Vee DubleYoo"
Then you have G
In Dutch it's a velar fricative either voiced or unvoiced,
But in Swedish a G can be a /g/ or a /j/ depending on the letter that follows it. as in Göteborg
The madness of english has a fair bit to do with it having influences on top of the base Germanic of French, Norse, Norman French, Gaelic, Welsh, Hindi...
The 3 major language groups on Europe, German, Romance and Slavic are quite modern and importantly were not particularly insular as they met each other on the continent, the Celtic languages on the other hand were quiet insular until very recent times though you can see the impact of Norse and Latin on Gaelic quite clearly if you're looking for it, maybe the Welsh protected their language as part of their fierce protection of it against the wishes of English rulers?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-European_languages
Post by: Wobbly on 29 May, 2019, 05:33:38 pm
My frustration on welsh rides is never actually getting to the mythical "Araf" - does anyone have an english translation for this town?
It's not a town it's an animal! The Slow Araf hangs upside-down from branches snoozing safely during the day, emerging at dawn and dusk to scarper across the road into the path of unwary cyclists. Being shy creatures, they tend to inhabit wooded areas near blind bends. Their only known predator is the Tregaron Mountain Toad.
;D
Post by: Paul D on 29 May, 2019, 08:08:44 pm
...on various events I can remember following signposts to Wentwrong, Llandfill and Pant-y-Gyrddll.
I was debating whether to visit the Bulky Sarnie after Newtown last week. In the end I didn't. I did purchase some stimulation at the control in Llandildoes though.
Post by: Clemo on 29 May, 2019, 08:53:07 pm
An English/Welsh dictionary of place names would also have been handy on this ride as Blacksheep asked us distances to places in Welsh when they were only in English on the signposts!
Are you 100% sure?
The thing is Steve, there are numpties that read stuff posted here and think the statements are factual.
I think you will find that the locations refered to on the Brevet card were the Welsh names, and the locations on the signs were available in Welsh and English.
The answers were distances, and are common to both languages.
Efallai y dylai'r llwybr fod yn Gymraeg ysgrifenedig.
To clear this up, once and for all
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Post by: Wobbly on 29 May, 2019, 11:46:51 pm
Post by: Kev Sp8 on 30 May, 2019, 12:13:01 am
Post by: BlackSheep on 30 May, 2019, 02:00:54 pm
What confuses me is that the distances on those road signs are only ever written in Welsh...
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Not Arabic?
Post by: simonp on 30 May, 2019, 02:26:28 pm
Post by: Wobbly on 30 May, 2019, 02:41:15 pm
Not Arabic?
Now you're just being silly.
Who on earth can read Arabic numbers for goodness sake!
:P
Post by: FifeingEejit on 30 May, 2019, 03:07:53 pm
https://www.academia.edu/29148678/CELTIC_NUMBER_GLYPHS
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Post by: Steve Orchard on 20 June, 2019, 06:49:22 pm
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Post by: BlackSheep on 20 June, 2019, 10:02:21 pm
Does anyone know if the road from Tintern to Chepstow has reopened yet?
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I don't think so, it closed on May day bank holiday. And was due to close for at least 7 weeks, that would take it up until June 24th at the earliest. Monmouthshire CC have muted it could be closed until the end of June 2019, so an extra week on what they previously estimated.
Post by: Steve Orchard on 20 June, 2019, 10:07:17 pm
Could be using the diversion again.
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Post by: JonBuoy on 21 June, 2019, 04:41:48 pm
Post by: Ajax Bay on 07 May, 2023, 08:20:13 pm
A route outline is here, with Newtown now an actual rather than an info control.
https://www.audax.uk/event-details/10096-benjamin_allens_summer_outing
The public loos at the start are stated not to open till 8am - by then, wye.
Ventusky, five days out: https://www.ventusky.com/?p=51.7;-2.6;5&l=rain-3h&t=20230520/0600
Benign temperatures (8-15), almost no wind, damp Sat 2pm-8pm.
Sunrises: 0519 (Newent), 0518 (Wigmore)
Sunsets: 2101 (Machynlleth) 2054 (Tewkesbury)
https://app.photoephemeris.com/?center=52.587615%2C-3.792000&ch=0&cw=100&dt=20230513010700%200100&ll=52.590118%2C-3.851738&sh=1.524&sw=100&z=12