Alan Fox Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 Have now entered this Audax starting in Stornoway.... Â http://www.aukweb.net/events/detail/14-119/ Â Planning to leave car in Ullapool and catch the ferry to Stornoway on the Fri night. Crashing at event HQ gym on Fri and Sat night and returning on the ferry to Ullapool on the Sun. As usual, company welcome. Â Cheers Darryl Gunson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennyS Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 Don't miss the Butty Bus at Leverburgh. Apart from the fact there's few alternatives, there's something about having your food cooked for you as you sit watching / chatting on a bus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironman Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 ALAN SEE YOU THERE I WILL BE THERE FROM THE THURSDAY TO THE MONDAY CLIMBING CLISHAM ON THE THURSDAY CYCLING ON THE FRIDAY, 300 ON THE SATURDAY & THE 200 ON THE SUNDAY. HOME MONDAY. CAMPBELL PS WHAT TIME DOES YOUR FERRY GET IN ON THE FRIDAY. Darryl Gunson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Fox Posted June 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Campbell, Ferry gets in at 20:00. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions ginty001 Posted June 17, 2014 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 ALAN SEE YOU THERE I WILL BE THERE FROM THE THURSDAY TO THE MONDAY CLIMBING CLISHAM ON THE THURSDAY CYCLING ON THE FRIDAY, 300 ON THE SATURDAY & THE 200 ON THE SUNDAY. HOME MONDAY. CAMPBELL PS WHAT TIME DOES YOUR FERRY GET IN ON THE FRIDAY. Campbell, Ferry gets in at 20:00. Â Time for at least 6 pints on Friday night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life Members chung Posted June 17, 2014 Life Members Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 ALAN SEE YOU THERE I WILL BE THERE FROM THE THURSDAY TO THE MONDAY CLIMBING CLISHAM ON THE THURSDAY CYCLING ON THE FRIDAY, 300 ON THE SATURDAY & THE 200 ON THE SUNDAY. HOME MONDAY. CAMPBELL PS WHAT TIME DOES YOUR FERRY GET IN ON THE FRIDAY.  Campbell,  Sounds like you're having an easy weekend then :-)  Seriously though, sounds epic! Good luck with all your cycling & walking and hope weather will be great for youse!  Cheers  Chung Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2024 Subscriptions Darryl Gunson Posted June 17, 2014 2024 Subscriptions Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Looks awesome guys. Enjoy. Remember touring round Harris 25 years ago. The standing stones at Callanish are rumoured to glow in the moonlight and to have magical significance. Hope you're well past them by dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironman Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 KENNY BUTTY BUS AT LEVERBURGH IS ONE OF THE CHECK POINTS SO WE WILL BE SAMPLING IT. ALAN WILL SEE YOU OF THE FERRY ON THE FRIDAY. I HAVE BOOKED INTO ONE OF THE ROOMS FOR 4 NIGHTS IN THE BAYHEAD BRIDGE CENTRE (HQ) THOUGHT I WOOD GO FOR SUM COMFORT. CAMPBELL PS NOW BEERS FOR ME IT WILL BE HARD ENOUGH WITH OUT BEER BEING INVOLVED. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Fox Posted July 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 Started out with Campbell at 06:00 from Stornoway in glorious sunshine after a night on the gym floor (Campbell went with the luxury bedroom option!) The weather held all day with the exception of a heavy shower whilst enjoying a Stornoway Black Pudding/Egg roll on the Butty Bus. A bonus to have sun and no midges for the whole day. Stunning scenery down the west coast of Harris to Leverburgh at the Southernmost tip was better then I remembered from my last visit. White sandy beaches stretching for miles. A pleasure to cycle. Returned from Leverburgh on The Golden Road on the East of Harris. Different scenery and a roller coaster road. If you're ever on Harris then I recommend a pedal on this road. Returned back to Lewis via the one major climb of the day (covered from the North and South.) Not as bad as I thought it would be...not too steep, but long drag. Scenery on Lewis not as good, long stretches of straight roads through barren landscape. Near the Callanish Stones there was also the matter of a short, sharp 15% climb...not ideal after carrot cake. Last 30 odd miles from the Butt of Lewis lighthouse to Stornoway was hard work into a head wind and on a road that always seemed to be going up. Legs got no reprieve. Garmin reported over 10,000 ft of climbing over the 188.8 miles in 13hr 13min of cycling. In contention for best day on a bike to date for me and rice pudding never tasted so good... chung and Richard 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Iain67 Posted July 7, 2014 Members Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 Well done Alan sounds like a great ride. Brilliant effort mate 188.8 miles, with distances like that you'll be the wheel to follow on next years liege, Bastogne, liege..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions thejanullrichdietplan Posted July 7, 2014 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 Sounds great, some distance and amount of climbing too. Â Were you not tempted to add on a wee bit and get to 200 miles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions charlie p Posted July 7, 2014 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 Well done sir. Probably the best way to see the delights of our beautiful country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EPCC Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 You will defo have a beard by now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Fox Posted July 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 Sounds great, some distance and amount of climbing too. Â Were you not tempted to add on a wee bit and get to 200 miles? Â I think the 200 may have been a long way off...and I didn't want to have to use lights!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest George Posted July 8, 2014 Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 Yer a hard man, Fox-Meister  One admires your indefatigability.  & your chafe-proof bum !   Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LenMcD Posted July 8, 2014 Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 Nuts. All I'm saying. Both of you. Nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul C Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 Well done, Alan! You,re a real hard man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions Gummers Posted July 12, 2014 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 Chapeau to you Alan! You are a strong man! Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EPCC Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 Andy Is that bike slang for a hairy legged nutter ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Subscriptions Gummers Posted July 12, 2014 2023 Subscriptions Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 Billy Foxy is one of the hairiest I know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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