"If you weren't a Steam enthusiast at the beginning of the ride, you're sure to return one."
What a promise! I hope I'll have enough time to stop and look at the Mallards and Bitterns of this world. I know those trains because they can sometimes be seen at Southall Train station.
The route going through Southall makes this my most local audax on the calendar. It's a brand new event also. I feel one has to ride ones local randonnee.
The most western control is Oxford and we 'visit' steam venues like Ruislip Lido, Didcot, Buckinghamshire, Southall, Chinnor & Princes Risborough, Cholsey and Wallingford Railway Centres.
Click on image to see detail of route.
Click on image to see detail of route.
Saturday will be dedicated to pre-audax rituals such as cleaning the bike, breaking something on the bike, getting tape and cable ties out, shopping for audax food, going to bed early which usually results in a disturbed sleep ... but ... it's the ritual.
Thank you to Tim Sollesse and team for putting on the Steam Ride day. I'm looking forward to it!
2 comments:
We hopen dat je stoom genoeg hebt om de ritvol te houden.
Het zal prachtig weer zijn!
Meim en Peip xxx xxx
Dat wordt een supermooie lente-audax-dag !Je zal misschien al lammetjes zien in de weilanden.Je bent zeker en vast goed voorbereid hoor :) fiets, conditie, motivatie ! x
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