Relay chat thread

[grotbag]

The topic of this thread is the Biker Forum Relay and for any comments, suggestions, questions etc relating to the relay.

Hopefully this should make the http://www.bikerforum.co.uk/forums/n...uote=1&p=28018 thread easier to navigate and see the details of the relay quicker



Sooooooooooo any more of you available to ride for a while on 20th & 21st September????????

[grotbag]

Originally Posted by jonnywombat

I think the final leg should be led by Spree.

So do I and I also think that it would be fantastic if as many members as possible could be at the finish by whatever method of transport is available to them


and being as Firestorm Mike will all ready be in Matlock .......

[grotbag]

Post's regarding publicity, transferred to this thread

Originally Posted by Singh600RR

Hi Spree, local stations are:

Central Studio's Nottingham (Central - My Midlands - history, campaigns and advice from the Midlands)

BBC East Midlands (BBC - East Midlands Today - Homepage)

Trent FM, Heart FM, Ram FM (radio stations)

My nieghbor is PA to be the local BBC chief for Nottingham - i can try and ask her

Originally Posted by grotbag

Would MCN / 100% biker / Back Street Hero's run a story?

[FirestormMike]

I'll let you know if I'm available. At the moment we have no itinerary for the weekend, although Matlock will be visited at some point. If it was the other way around I could have met someone in Matlock and brought the baton to Croft as it's only 15 miles or so up the road from me.

[grotbag]

great stuff Mike, just post in here when you know what's what!

[Spree]

TBH I think it would be more appropriate to finish at Replicast, after all thats who we are ultimately sponsoring - what does everyone else think?

[Rerb]

I don't mind but do think the change over times may cause some problems.
How about if this could be kicked off on the Friday evening to allow a few peeps some sleep and a little more time for hand overs, breaks etc.

[grotbag]

I think that's a great idea as we don't even know if Ben's free to meet anyone in Matlock but maybe someone could be available at Replicast in Barnsley for a picture or two with the last leg members and any other members who are planning on being there at the finish (such as me )



I wonder what Jewson's doing on the 21st .....................

[skodaphil]

until there's a full list of riders for each leg, no point changing anything.

but the tag/gimmick/difficulty is doin it in as close to 24hrs as possible as a relay.
it's not really a relay if you stop for a kip half way??

if we start breaking it up then it just a series of little ride outs, most of us do that anyway.

[jonnywombat]

Originally Posted by Spree

TBH I think it would be more appropriate to finish at Replicast, after all thats who we are ultimately sponsoring - what does everyone else think?

That was the original plan, but rerb had come up with the equally meritorious plan of ending at Ben's.. TBH I am easy with either option

Originally Posted by Rerb

I don't mind but do think the change over times may cause some problems.
How about if this could be kicked off on the Friday evening to allow a few peeps some sleep and a little more time for hand overs, breaks etc.

Yes it might be difficult, but if done over three days with breaks then it is not really much of an achievement, even for riders completing the whole route it is less than 8 hours riding a day...
It would be better IMHO to revise the route so the night legs are in the midlands and NW, coz then I would happily do at least one. Trouble is I could not make the route work like that...(unless you start down south and finish at knockhill, but that don't really work)