LMRC Event Type – Progress Focused
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The ride is weather dependent & will be cancelled if persistent rain is forecast. If you don't have all your Groups.Place notifications enabled, make sure you check the ride details before you leave home.
•Date & Time: Sunday 22nd May @ 8:15am
•Start Point: South Mimms Services (A1\M25) EN6 3QQ (not the petrol station)
•End Point: Jarman Park, Hemel, HP2 4JW (aprox 5pm)
•Destination: This route is a Loop
•Lunch: The George Pub Weldon
•125cc Friendly: No (Motorways)
•Event Host: BikeRNick
•Ride Leader: BikeRNick
•Tailgunner: All qualified tailgunners please bring your orange Hi-Vis
•Total ride distance: 220 miles (5.5 hours in the saddle)
•Marking system used: Corner Marker
•No Red or Orange Hi Vis To Be Worn (in use by ride leader & tailgunner)
NOTE: First stop will be the Elstow Interchange BP petrol station (MK42 9BF). If you wish to join the ride there please let me know. We’ll be leaving there about 09:30.
OPEN TO ALL RIDE
Details of The Day
This will be a long day with approx. 5.5 hours on the bike, much of the day will be spent riding at or around National Speed limits, please only sign up if you’re sure you will be comfortable with this.
This ride is taken from the 2016 edition of "Biker's Britain" by Simon Weir and called "Bedford Loop". It’s an early start from South Mimms Services and blast up the M1 and A6 to the start of the “Bedford Loop”.
Extract from “Biker’s Britain”
It's the combination of great bends and a classic, photo-friendly English-country background that make these roads perfect. The route has every kind of corner from fast turns and tight turns to S-bends and even a hairpin - all found in quiet, relatively traffic free countryside [Simon Weir]
Ride Pace - 20mph, 30mph & 40mph limits will be strictly adhered to, members should ride their own ride and at a pace they are comfortable with. You should not worry if you feel you've been "left behind" sometimes, the tail gunner will never pass you and there's no expectation of having to "keep up" – the corner marker system means you won't get lost no matter what.
Keywords: Big Miles; Technical; Motorway, A and B roads; Brisk; Spirited; Not about the scenery, Hairpin, S-bends.
Cancellation:
24 hour cancellation policy. If there is a waitlist for the ride and you don't give 24 hours notice that you aren't coming, you risk a 2 week ban.
*** Full tank of fuel and empty bladder to start as always please ***
What to bring
Routes: Please logon to MyRouteApp before clicking the link
https://www.myrouteapp.com/route/open/59699
LMRC Armbands
Please ensure you are wearing your LMRC armband if you have been issued with one, this are very beneficial in identifying our members in the event we get mixed up with another club/group on the day. Armbands can be obtained at a price of £4 from your ride leader
LMRC Website
https://www.lmrc.co.uk/
Ride Feedback:
Feedback regarding the ride is always welcome & is useful for planning future rides, please use the “Comments” section on the Groups Place event page. You can also leave private feedback via feedback@lmrc.co.uk; this will be read only by the Guvnor & Carsten