So how does the climbing on this compare to the BCM?? I'd love to do the BCM but felt like I was going backwards on this - severe doubts as to whether i could hack another 300k on top!
The Elenith has some steep descents, and you can "lose" a lot of time on those; not so on the BCM. And you'll have ages in hand, as well.
Thanks to all for the fascinating ride reports and stories!
I'm trying to recover enough to write something (that's what I'm still saying about my Chiltern-Cotswold DIY Calendar 300, over 3 weeks ago [SO long ago that I now enjoyed it immensely]).