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Hi All

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Looking to do a ride on Sunday 12th September.

Will be starting at Marsh Barton McDonalds, Setting off at 8am
Will head up to Barnstaple for a further fill up and a coffee
Then back down to Exeter to finish

If all goes to plan hope / need to be back for about 12:30

Will adapt the ride based on numbers who attends and will either do a drop off or ride as a group watching mirrors.

Yep, count me in.

Rode the dunster to tivvi Road on Saturday PHEASANTS EVERYWHERE go steady

Was out that way yesterday.
Big chunk of the A396 (Bridgetown upwards) is closed for road works so you'll have to divert.

Also.. so many cars were half on my side of the road on the corners, never really noticed that on that stretch before but yesterday every other car was either cutting the corner or running wide on to my side.

People driving looking at satnav rather than what's outside the window.

Jug wrote: ↑Sep 8th, '21, 09:46 Was out that way yesterday.
Big chunk of the A396 (Bridgetown upwards) is closed for road works so you'll have to divert..

Wow did not know that and Google maps had not picked that up when I was planning the route thanks for the heads up.

With this in mind I will plan a new route and post it as don’t want to muck about with diversions.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/51.03 ... .75z?hl=en

That shows the route I took following the diversion, not sure how much of the A396 is actually closed but the diversion route was boring.
Could just go west to Dulverton from that point, and then carry on up the B3223... but that road is as rough as a rough thing, if it gets any worse you'll need nobblies.

Jug

Thanks for the feedback. I think its time to make a change. going to post a totally different route as this does not sound like its working. Thanks so much for the feedback better that we know about this today rather then at the weekend and trying to change on the fly.

ROUTE CHANGE!!
START TIME CHANGE!!

Ok people following the feedback recieved on this thread and also through PM messages I am going to change the route and the start time
Starting at McDonalds in Marsh Barton still but leaving at 8AM so you have a bit more of a lie in

Will now take a different route leading us up to Barnstaple for a stop in the BP service station where we can fuel up and grab a coffee and will then come back again.

Im in 8AM sounds great

Yep, I'm in. Got my bike back so need to get back on 2 wheels before the heated gear comes out of the wardrobe

Me too. See you at 8am

Sorry had to leave you guys. Hit a pot hole at bottom of a hill when suspension already working hard. Bloody hurt like hell, jarred right up through my spine, tried to carry on but riding went all to bollocks coz I was thinking more about hurting than riding, never a good idea. Anyway hope you have a good one and huge thanks to Rob for putting it on. Nice to meet Darren hope he comes with us again. Hope to see you all soon.

Ouch ouch ouch Steve that sounds nasty hope your ok and feeling better soon

Well massive thanks for everybody who was able to make it today what a cracking ride and some great sun shine and some good roads. Thanks everybody hope you had fun