It is, though Carlisle is at sea level and Penrith at 200m
Don't use the A6 Wash-board surface and hilly, much nicer roads to the west of M6
It doesn’t matter where you start. Just start.
Ooh - or I could just get off at Carlisle, and ride from there to kill some time. Seems to be about 18 miles, not much navigation needed as it's straight down the A6.
Kim, you are very bad!
Well I've gone and invested in some orange cardboard, in the hope that precipitates some cycling mojo. Arrive Penrith at 09:45 after an audax o'clock start, and return on the 18:58 out of Lancaster.
Does that mean that the date is confirmed ?
Right - there seems to be more liking for the later date than the earlier one, and the April date is in summer time (so will obviously be warm - honest )Penrith seems to be a bit harder to get trains to than Carlisle. Last train from the North is in at 21:39, from the South is 22:35 (20:18 last on Settle-Carlisle Line)Late morning start on Saturday would probably be better. We'd probably finish at about 5pm then. Unless people really want it to be a night ride, I'm going to go for 10am on Saturday 5th April.
Quote from: Andrew Br on 01 March, 2014, 07:43:32 pmDoes that mean that the date is confirmed ?I'd assumed so, but on second reading maybe it isn't. Quote from: mcshroom on 22 February, 2014, 06:12:55 pmRight - there seems to be more liking for the later date than the earlier one, and the April date is in summer time (so will obviously be warm - honest )Penrith seems to be a bit harder to get trains to than Carlisle. Last train from the North is in at 21:39, from the South is 22:35 (20:18 last on Settle-Carlisle Line)Late morning start on Saturday would probably be better. We'd probably finish at about 5pm then. Unless people really want it to be a night ride, I'm going to go for 10am on Saturday 5th April.
Where is the point of departure at 10? I might find myself there if it fits in with wife's shifts.