Author Topic: Malmesbury Mash (Read 12579 times)

Panoramix · « **on:** 30 January, 2009, 11:39:31 pm »

Nobody seem to have stqrted a topic on this one...

Role call: Me for a start.

miniog · « **Reply #1 on:** 31 January, 2009, 01:01:28 am »

I'll be there

ludwig · « **Reply #2 on:** 31 January, 2009, 09:00:10 am »

i'm going

Hot Flatus · « **Reply #3 on:** 31 January, 2009, 09:54:05 am »

Me too

Jasmine · « **Reply #4 on:** 31 January, 2009, 10:02:59 am »

We'll be there. Still not sure what bike though.

BlackSheep · « **Reply #5 on:** 31 January, 2009, 10:10:41 am »

Mr & Mrs Blacksheep will be there.

Gog yn y De · « **Reply #6 on:** 31 January, 2009, 10:18:24 am »

Me - 200km #3 - 9 more to go after that

Nuncio · « **Reply #7 on:** 31 January, 2009, 05:46:56 pm »

cyclone · « **Reply #8 on:** 31 January, 2009, 06:11:37 pm »

I hope to be there, after my off on the Winter warmer my injury has become worse, so much so that I can barely walk. Gotta take it easy till Saturday!

Panoramix · « **Reply #9 on:** 31 January, 2009, 07:47:17 pm »

Anybody would have a GPX of the ride?

BlackSheep · « **Reply #10 on:** 01 February, 2009, 12:31:42 pm »

Just seen the week's weather forecast on BBC's Countryfile.

Could be an ...... Er.. interesting ride next week.

Anyone got a pair of spare skis

??

Panoramix · « **Reply #11 on:** 01 February, 2009, 02:29:17 pm »

After a few winters like this one, may be audax bikes will evolve slowly towards these:

Some thoughts may be needed to improve their uphill performances!

Tewdric · « **Reply #12 on:** 01 February, 2009, 04:08:21 pm »

I'm on nights :-(

Shame, I really like this ride, and it's a nice benevolent route for this time of year.

Mind you, a 200 after no sleep is probably good audax training..

border-rider · « **Reply #13 on:** 01 February, 2009, 04:09:28 pm »

I'll be in Zurich.

I may see some decent snow there

Hot Flatus · « **Reply #14 on:** 01 February, 2009, 07:57:50 pm »

Does anyone know if the roads are as utterly crap as last weeks Dr Foster's? Great ride, but some of those lanes after Monmouth....

Hummers · « **Reply #15 on:** 01 February, 2009, 08:04:30 pm »

They did the Mash

They did the Malmesbury Mash

repeat to fade

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border-rider · « **Reply #16 on:** 01 February, 2009, 08:26:07 pm »

Quote from: Monsieur Pumpé on 01 February, 2009, 07:57:50 pm

Does anyone know if the roads are as utterly crap as last weeks Dr Foster's? Great ride, but some of those lanes after Monmouth....

Not as bad as the roads around Pen-y-Clawdd, no. They are especially skoggy at the moment

I did the Chepstow-Malmesbury leg of this yesterday and it was mostly fine. The bit from Wickwar to the bottom of the Somerset monument climb wasn't though. It was wet and muddy to the extreme.

But if it snows this week they'll all be foul.

Gog yn y De · « **Reply #17 on:** 04 February, 2009, 10:16:53 am »

If the event is aborted due to the weather or you feel that it's impossible to reach, has anyone made any attempt at trying to sort out a DIY or permie for Feb? I've looked at the calendar and the only one I can make is the 200km from Cheadle (22/02/09) - bit of a drive though but I'm keen to keep the RRTY going.

cyclone · « **Reply #18 on:** 04 February, 2009, 05:36:10 pm »

I'm now on crutches so MM is out for me

would consider a perm later on in the month as the calendar events are a fair way away : Swansea to Reading / Rochdale...
any suggestions as the RRTY addiction needs to be fed...I

Andydauddwr · « **Reply #19 on:** 04 February, 2009, 06:56:48 pm »

Bad luck Cyclone GWS.

Can anybody a bit nearer take a stab at how rideable the MM is likely to be this weekend. My plans were to drive down to Englandshire tomorrow and spend a day with my family on Friday before the ride, so I need to get the bike fettling done tonight if we're riding...

Ta,

AC

Gog yn y De · « **Reply #20 on:** 04 February, 2009, 07:44:50 pm »

Quote from: andycox on 04 February, 2009, 06:56:48 pm

Can anybody a bit nearer take a stab at how rideable the MM is likely to be this weekend

Lanes that are normally the bread and butter of cycling don't look good north of Swansea at the moment which is 45 minutes west of Cardiff. Main roads ok though... but forecast is for snow Wed night through to Fri morning. Take a look at these chilly figures for Saturday, both actual and wind chill:

Cardiff
Newport
Chepstow
Malmesbury

Of course, by the time I've mastered embedding all these URL's into this post, the forecast would have changed to Indian Summer style figures!

Considering the death of the four cyclists in Abergele the other year due to ice, I'll be seeking an alternative Feb event to play safe.

border-rider · « **Reply #21 on:** 04 February, 2009, 08:03:50 pm »

Right now they are rideable. I was over there (in the car) today; further East (Berkshire) is a lot snowier

But we don't know what'll happen in the next 2 days. If it were me I'd start (the bit from Cardiff to the English side of the Bridge will be rideable) and then see how it pans out. If the lanes are grotty, go through Sodding Chipbury and stick to the B-roads. If the B-roads are blocked, go back via Chepstow garden centre, have a cuppa and enjoy getting 100 in for day

We rode the Cotswold Corker a couple of years ago in a similar situation; the lanes had been impassible the day before and only 65 out of 265 started. It was a great day and we got round fine.

border-rider · « **Reply #22 on:** 04 February, 2009, 11:36:43 pm »

Mmm.

Forecast is for a big dump of snow in the Bristol area tomorrow. This may mean the MM is tricky, or it may have melted away by Saturday.

It may also mean that I may be able to be there, since I am supposed to be flying from Bristol airport tomorrow...

Andydauddwr · « **Reply #23 on:** 05 February, 2009, 11:17:59 am »

I'm dithering on this. There's virtually no snow here, and I've done the fettling I needed. Unless things change markedly, I'll probably drive down this evening via the coast road and M4. If it does dump this afternoon, I'll probably leave it until tomorrow afternoon to allow time for clearing.

AC

ludwig · « **Reply #24 on:** 05 February, 2009, 11:57:03 am »

Oh god i dont know . I have a good reason to not do this ride already without the thought of struggling around 200km of slush and snow. BOTOH i really want to get the season started. I might leave it until 4.30am on saturday to make a final decision. I'd be interested to know what other people are doing

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