Strava Festive 500

[Chris Reed]

Hi All - riding every day Boxing Day onward - who's out over Xmas?

Plan is (in KM)
(Did 33 today)
26th - 60
27th - 60
28th - 130 (club run)
29th - 100
30th - 80
31st - 50

[Steven]

Impressive, even though Carol has endured me cycling through 30+ years of marriage, I feel divorce looming if I attempted this !

[RichardB]

Hi Chris I was out this morning and plan to ride Sunday and Tuesday. Me and Harpo maybe heading west on Sunday which would give you some very good miles.

Richard

[Jason T]

So long as this thing I've caught starts to pass by the weekend then I intend to get some rides in, hope to be out sunday and if I am we can take it from there and rally up some others.... maybe.

[harpo]

I will be out boxing day morning Chris!

[Chris Reed]

What time harpo?

[Jason T]

I'm still feeling rough but I really need to get out of the house, unfortunately today is looking a little too cold for me (I know, MTFU).

Looking at the weather forecast is anyone out from late morning or afternoon tomorrow (looks like a cold/icy start) and/or wednesday?

EDIT: I'm not looking at going at too fast a pace (Christmas Sickness) or much climbing (Icy Conditions).

[harpo]

I went out today, stuck to main roads, bit doggy to start, but ok after 11.30, I've got 150km to go, so will be out tomorrow and wed!!

[Jason T]

I can be down Bridgend for 12:00 or later if you or anyone else fancies it, just let me know.

That allows me to leave 11:00 or later so the roads should be Ok.

[RichardB]

I plan on getting out in the morning too but need to be out 10ish. Looking to do 60 miles or so.

[Rob Jones]

Planning on heading out from Cardiff by 9am and heading up to do a loop over penderyn moors (usually treated). Not sure how I'm going to get around coryton interchange though (don't fancy the cycle path option from manor way into tongwynlais as slippery even when it isn't icy). Has anyone ever tried bypassing coryton on a bike...ie just staying on A470 as you would in the car?

Can't decide if staying on a470 is is far more sensible compared to the horrid interchange going northbound or plain suicidal! Would have thought the new lights under coryton both slow traffic down and mean less cars to merge with either side of coryton....Also if anyone fancies joining me then get in touch (presumably you'll join me north of coryton). From there I'll get on the old Cardiff road to ponty then onto Aberdare on the A road, hirwaen, penderyn moors, a470 to merthyr and old Cardiff road back to ponty, tongwynlais and through coryton in the easy southbound direction. Back for lunchtime.

[Jason T]

I'm going to give Harpo a text in the morning after checking out the road conditions, hopefully it won't be too bad in the A.M.

That's an awkward one Rob, I'll happily go part way around Coryton on my morning commute (before 07:00) but outbound is a different story.

You could take Longwood Drive to Iron Bridge Rd, if the link works the highlighted route is cyclepath:
http://tinyurl.com/kk7gqhs

With that route you're trading one cycle path for another through the centre of Coryton, although there never seems to be glass on the section above.

Not that you would know until you get on to Coryton that time of day, but if there doesn't appear to be much traffic on the road I would have thought you would fine looping around to the Tongwynlais Hotel Junction, no way would I fancy joining the A470 and then getting off at the Morganstown/Radyr Exit.

Alternatively wimp out and go via Llandaff -> Radyr.

[Andy H]

Bikes aren't allowed on the section of A470 between Coryton and Taffs Well, only a problem if you get caught!

You could turn left down past Mcdonalds, down Longwood Drive and at the bottom turn right to pick up the small section of Taff trail to Tongwynlais

[Rob Jones]

Cheers guys, I'll take a look on google earth and maybe see if I can til toe through a bit if cycle path. Doubt I'll risk staying on the A470...being not allowed makes it even more spooky!

[Tom]

A guy called Michael Bradbury(new mwmber?)is looking for a ride tomorrow-he's posted onm Facebook and says he can't post here till he's accepted and asks if anyone going out tomorrow on FB can post for him on the OVW FB page