Land's End to John o'Groats

[Woodchip]

Invest in a decent pair of gel gloves to help minimise the effects of vibration on your wrists and elbows. (Awaits smutty comment...)

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.aspx?Cat=cycle&ProdID=5360028364

Good point. Also get a comfy saddle as well, but I'd hope that one was obvious.

 

[Clothes Peg]

I've got a pair of Bollé Spiders that do well better than cycling glasses for keeping bugs and glare out your eyes.

 

[Gazwag]

Isnt J o' G to Lands End better, its all down hill.

Seriously, though, I would suggest getting somebody with a large car/van to act as your support, they could then carry all your food/drinks/clothes and most importantly tools/spare tyres etc and if necessary provide somewhere to rest/sleep if you dont get to where you want to reach at the end of any day.

Also would September be better, less holidaymakers on the roads

 

[Les Biehn]

Isnt J o' G to Lands End better, its all down hill.

Seriously, though, I would suggest getting somebody with a large car/van to act as your support, they could then carry all your food/drinks/clothes and most importantly tools/spare tyres etc and if necessary provide somewhere to rest/sleep if you dont get to where you want to reach at the end of any day.

Also would September be better, less holidaymakers on the roads

I was thinking that, buut he seems to want to go earlier.

 

[Clothes Peg]

Do you actually have a bike?

 

[silky1]

How long are you planningto take to complete this out of interest?

 

[Woodchip]

Isnt J o' G to Lands End better, its all down hill.

Seriously, though, I would suggest getting somebody with a large car/van to act as your support, they could then carry all your food/drinks/clothes and most importantly tools/spare tyres etc and if necessary provide somewhere to rest/sleep if you dont get to where you want to reach at the end of any day.

Also would September be better, less holidaymakers on the roads

The problem with a support caravan is you have the option to bottle it if it starts getting dark. Without thought you are forced to work yourself that bit harder.

The bit about carrying spares is fairly valid, but you should really only need a spare tyre or two, and a couple of inner tubes. With a good camelbak you should have plenty of room for all your bits.

Oh, and GO Energy Bars (available from Rayment Cycles) are the mutts nuts when it comes to energy bars. They actually taste like what they say they do. And you can also get this weird italian energy tablets that are good as well.

 

[Gazwag]

The problem with a support caravan is you have the option to bottle it if it starts getting dark. Without thought you are forced to work yourself that bit harder.

Car or van not caravan, so not somewhere you could sleep comfortably but for emergencies

 

[tedebear]

Oh, and GO Energy Bars (available from Rayment Cycles) are the mutts nuts when it comes to energy bars. They actually taste like what they say they do. And you can also get this weird italian energy tablets that are good as well.

and those yellow things that come in their own packaging and are pointy at each end and bigger in the middle and look like a smile! they're handy too...

Zef rode around Norway when he was little (I still hear about it every day ) its a great thing to do Les, good on you!!

 

[Woodchip]

Car or van not caravan, so not somewhere you could sleep comfortably but for emergencies

Sorry. Mis-read that. Make it an old mini just for the comedy of three people trying to sleep in one.

 

[Clothes Peg]

All this talk of cycling has made me all sporty. I'm off to ride to some dodgy area of Cardiff. Maybe Ninian park and back. Bye guys xxx

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Ill join you

 

[Les Biehn]

Ill join you

Who me or Gina?

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

You

 

[Les Biehn]

You

Are you serious? You are more than welcome. It will take two weeks and my friend doesn't approve of rape jokes. However he may let you touch him.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Do you actually have a bike?

I believe Les has the Raleigh Chopper and Grifter

 

[Les Biehn]

I believe Les has the Raleigh Chopper and Grifter

I would love to do it on a Chopper. So to speak. they really are the Lazy Boy of the bike world.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Yeah im up for it

 

[Les Biehn]

Yeah im up for it

Right Mr Kinky. I am meeting my friend to discuss the ins and outs tomorrow. Where hence the day after I shall pass all details on to you. Hows that grab ya?

 

[Les Biehn]

Can I just say thanks to everyone for their advice, especially Mr Woodchip there. This thread didn't turn into quite the shit storm I thought it might.