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Don't want to steal the OP's thunder but after watching the YouTube vid of collection day, I think it must be http://www.cyclesense.co.uk/ in Tadcaster.

Yes, Southleigh is on the itinerary, as is Acorns in Devon, Western Sun Folk at Trelleck, Wrekin View (Salop), Manchester Sun & Air, Lancashire Sun Club, and Solway Sun Club.

We've stayed at some of them in the past but are looking forward to visiting the new ones. All have very nice swimming pools for an after (and pre?) ride dip!

For what it's worth, I've planned my JOGLE for next year (start date is set for 21st August 2018) around staying at naturist campsites. They're a bit thin on the ground in Scotland (i.e. there are none) but from Carlisle southbound there are only a couple of nights where I can't make it work with sensible (for me) mileages.

All will be revealed in due course...

OK, I now understand where I was going wrong.

I was initially searching for space for 1 adult as that is how many passengers I was looking for space for.



I should have counted the bike as a passenger (obviously...). The search query then returns only the services that have bike spaces available.



Many thanks.

I used Virgin East Coast between Peterborough and Doncaster earlier this week. The train was going to Leeds but I don't know if the service terminated there. There were 5 bike spaces in the guards van with one already occupied when I put my bike on. The bike spaces were conventional bike rack type hoops with a horizontal bar and webbing strap to fasten on with. I left my panniers on and the guard seemed quite happy with that although that might have been because the train had been held to wait for connecting services, including the one I used from Bury St Edmunds.

It was the first time I had used a Virgin train and the stand out feature was the helpful staff.

I have seen the previous thread about Flixbus https://forum.cyclinguk.org/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=114878 and note that folks didn't book because the booking system showed that there were no bike spaces available. I'm presuming that this was for services originating the UK and that these services don't have provision for any bikes.

I've been trying to book a journey (with bike) from Berlin to The Hague (nearest station for the HvH - Harwich ferry) and can't seem to find how to book a bike space without committing to payment for a seat. Has anyone had any success travelling with a bike on Flixbus?

Stayed here http://www.whitehallfarm-accommodation. ... Tarif.html in July last year as a solo motorcyclist and paid £10 midweek. 5 mins walk to The Nelson pub in Burnham Thorpe.

I have also had a very pleasant stay here http://www.boldingway.co.uk/index.html, again 5 minutes walk from the pub.

If you use a smartphone or tablet, maybe have a look at the Day One app. It is an offline journal app and though it doesn't yet have a facility to upload to web space, you can export as a PDF which you could then put online somewhere.

I used Day One to keep a journal of a motor home trip to Scotland in January and found it very easy to use. Once you set up an account, journals will sync across devices, so if you shared an account with your brother you could each make entries to the same journal.

Indeed the battery is the only issue. However, I know that KLM do carry certain electrically powered wheelchairs so it may not be insurmountable.

I think you need to know exactly what type of battery you have.

There's a CGOAB journal here that might cover some of the ground you're interested in.

meic wrote:

I think I can say without any calculations that the maximum rated pressure of the bicycle tyre/wheel would be exceeded,

I think that you should do the calculation afterall!

I wish I could.

I don't have sufficiently well developed mathematical skills to solve this but I might be able to help define the parameters. [I think the issue revolves around differential rather than absolute pressures of the air in the tyres, aircraft holds and atmosphere].

Standard atmospheric air pressure at sea level is 1013 millibars/hectopascal, or 14.7 psi. In a standard atmosphere, air pressure reduces by approximately 1millibar per 30 feet gain in height. Using the Barometric Formula would be more accurate. A typical bicycle tyre is inflated to 80 (?) psi at sea level.

As the aircraft engineer said, the holds are pressurised. Most commercial aircraft are pressurised to maintain a cabin (and cargo hold) altitude of 8000' when the aircraft is at its service ceiling, a typical value of which is 41000'. Newer aircraft (e.g. A380, B787) are more highly pressurised (to improve passenger and crew comfort) so they maintain a lower (6000') cabin altitude when at their service ceiling.

Assume that the tyre temperature stays constant (cargo holds get some heating) throughout the process.

If bicycle tyre at 80 psi is "climbed" from sea level to 8000', will the maximum rated pressure (110psi?) of the tyre/wheel assembly be exceeded. If it is, what would be the effect? To what value does the bicycle tyre pressure have to be reduced to ensure that the maximum rated pressure is not exceeded.

Then consider the impact of a sudden decompression of the aircraft, i.e. a rapid increase in altitude from 8000' in the cargo hold to 41000' in the cargo hold. I think I can say without any calculations that the maximum rated pressure of the bicycle tyre/wheel would be exceeded, but it wouldn't be the biggest problem the crew have to deal with

Were Peel the owners of Blackpool Airport? Do they own Durham Tees Valley?

It's a shame that too many "professional" drivers don't maintain the standard to which they must (at some time) have demonstrated as being capable of. And as for cabbies and white van men, it would be great if some advanced driver qualification was even required before they could get paid for driving.

Have a look under the "Touring Information" tab at the Cycletourer website. You might find what you need there.