simonhill wrote: ↑22 Nov 2021, 10:31pm Basically, don't do it. It's a touring bike, go touring at your own pace. Give up these foolish ideas of pedalling vast distances in few hours into glorious Essex. You're being seduced by the roadies.
Book a couple of Travelodges and have a weekend tour of God's chosen county. You know it makes sense.
Have to admit those were my thoughts after I'd finished the Dunkery Dash At the start I was really excited- and then part way around, I realised that if we'd been using a road some 2 to 3 miles south we could have got the views of some lakes, then I realised that I didn't have the time to stop at Raleigh's Cross Inn... never did the Dunkery Dash again, but had alot more fun cycling where I wanted at the pace I wanted