tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53743179029229840482024-03-13T04:46:07.884-07:00Trans Cambrian ITTThe unofficial home of the Trans Cambrian WayBearbonesnormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07304186884148230946noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374317902922984048.post-78070842595490931642018-09-12T01:53:00.000-07:002018-09-12T02:15:35.119-07:00New West - East record time.On September 7th Phil Sweeney set a new West - East record of 12h 21m. The full force of summer may have gone but Phil says they left behind near perfect ground conditions ... well done Phil.<br />
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<br />Bearbonesnormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07304186884148230946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374317902922984048.post-992241950342153592018-07-26T02:04:00.003-07:002018-07-26T02:04:38.184-07:00New 'Double' record.Steve Large has set a new record for the double, completing the 'there and back' in 28 hours and 10 minutes. The very un-Welsh summer may have produced good ground conditions but the excessive heat and low natural water sources was the flip side of the coin and would have produced their own difficulties ... well done Steve and who knows, maybe someone else will attempt the double in another five years.<br />
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<br />Bearbonesnormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07304186884148230946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374317902922984048.post-68977717863835725922016-08-24T12:48:00.000-07:002016-08-24T12:48:09.504-07:00Dave Barter sets a new West - East time.On July 30th, Dave Barter set a time of 13 hours and 22 minutes travelling west to east. Perhaps strangely, it's the first ITT attempt submitted in that direction, with most people electing to ride the more conventional westerly direction. Dave would like it to be known that besides claiming the west - east record, he also believes that in the process of his attempt he set a new record for the most swearing carried out from a loaded bike ... yes, he did have a full compliment of kit on board!<br />
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<br />Bearbonesnormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07304186884148230946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374317902922984048.post-49102326155064095922013-06-10T12:37:00.003-07:002013-06-10T12:37:49.474-07:00New fastest time.A new fastest time has just been set. On Saturday June 8th Phil Richmond recorded a time of 10h 58m travelling east to west.<br />
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Well done Phil, a superb effort!Bearbonesnormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07304186884148230946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374317902922984048.post-13074320913775025642013-04-30T03:21:00.001-07:002013-04-30T03:21:32.585-07:00TCW Double ... We have a time, we have a record.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
It's been a long time coming ... the TCW now has a time for the 'double' and I'm surprised it's taken this long for someone to attempt it.</div>
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Over the weekend of April 27th/28th Ian Barrington recorded a very impressive time of 32h and 32m to cover the 338km from Knighton to Dovey Junction and back again!</div>
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<br />Bearbonesnormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07304186884148230946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374317902922984048.post-6026478582151319402012-05-23T08:40:00.000-07:002012-05-23T08:40:13.393-07:00June 3rd - 17 Hour attempt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">You can sponsor their endeavours by clicking </span></span><a href="http://www.charitygiving.co.uk/bigdayrideforhenry" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">HERE</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> and keep up to date with how it's going </span></span><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/bigdayrideforhenry/home" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">HERE</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">. I'll report back after the 3rd to let you know how they got on.</span></span></div>Bearbonesnormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07304186884148230946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374317902922984048.post-60699045796645872632012-04-02T12:41:00.002-07:002012-04-02T12:46:40.233-07:00New Time ... 11 hours and 44 minutes.<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Congratulations to Mark 'Pedalhead' Goldie ... he now has the honour of being the person to complete the TCW in the shortest time.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The 'new' time to beat is 11h 44m, travelling east to west ... well done that man!</span></span></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgAFRQqkwXr16XR0ztNRRKYJFrHMN9-XipJHp-NMpy7vd_mzmhTync9jh711vH035CUjV-_euXhxkJZpx9J42qmjZ3GESMXTrJZsgDSym8Dt1293FybfoTqn75jjdK3PVUn0Tz2Ba965c/s1600/pedalhead.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 351px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgAFRQqkwXr16XR0ztNRRKYJFrHMN9-XipJHp-NMpy7vd_mzmhTync9jh711vH035CUjV-_euXhxkJZpx9J42qmjZ3GESMXTrJZsgDSym8Dt1293FybfoTqn75jjdK3PVUn0Tz2Ba965c/s400/pedalhead.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726890980695379762" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Pedalhead with 10 miles left to go</span></span></div>Bearbonesnormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07304186884148230946noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5374317902922984048.post-18571886440160446492012-03-06T13:05:00.007-08:002012-03-07T12:24:30.882-08:00What to expect?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">So you're thinking about riding the Trans Cambrian Way as an ITT. You've seen the stuff on the internet about people riding it over 2, 3 or even more days. Many of them stayed in B&B, perhaps they had leisurely lunch stops and their longest day was probably around 40 miles, your experience is going to be a little different ... here's a bit of what you can expect.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtmh1JnjGNJT5u18X7ITJ9UYNQb03C6bki80Hz-mj1NCZHBDAMOZDPNGE1k468tDldg6VUTeByv2RmQ3FRuh07AMk3JLAyInaiqb4j3p4SixvsFbWwQoBfRHLDWRrpcRWjjfk2FzKWcHY/s1600/6208772430_1ba42b86ed.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtmh1JnjGNJT5u18X7ITJ9UYNQb03C6bki80Hz-mj1NCZHBDAMOZDPNGE1k468tDldg6VUTeByv2RmQ3FRuh07AMk3JLAyInaiqb4j3p4SixvsFbWwQoBfRHLDWRrpcRWjjfk2FzKWcHY/s400/6208772430_1ba42b86ed.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716894273262016466" /></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Plenty of slightly overgrown double track</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOXhZ8ZbK9i56TtW8q9TsCcqyhA0oP9F9wrunPXq_Vvt8ZAGdYQ-qSVo3CUbPDLcvMQmr7g6oxJSzw0PTcFLqmIUrm8GoKptfHA6iGW2v0oSRPaXwhjQFUfn_sSaYgj5m-5M9gboeZpeo/s1600/just_nw_of_claerwen.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOXhZ8ZbK9i56TtW8q9TsCcqyhA0oP9F9wrunPXq_Vvt8ZAGdYQ-qSVo3CUbPDLcvMQmr7g6oxJSzw0PTcFLqmIUrm8GoKptfHA6iGW2v0oSRPaXwhjQFUfn_sSaYgj5m-5M9gboeZpeo/s400/just_nw_of_claerwen.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716894051948913138" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Trails tough enough to damage your bike!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF72BfGBd5cXM_dOF9VOhQfXmp4VP4LaHRgtz_mPe48quPevkc5lQfQGEBWjO_lImCftIrJpyC1CHGtT01GzNHU4tpRYW_EnsJuIpJmhp8zvLFjmxdFPQvxEu9KN5ZjQTRPhZd8KQ6tHU/s1600/6137675012_4edbb56237.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF72BfGBd5cXM_dOF9VOhQfXmp4VP4LaHRgtz_mPe48quPevkc5lQfQGEBWjO_lImCftIrJpyC1CHGtT01GzNHU4tpRYW_EnsJuIpJmhp8zvLFjmxdFPQvxEu9KN5ZjQTRPhZd8KQ6tHU/s400/6137675012_4edbb56237.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716893746121359170" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Lots of heather ...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwuJqq963phn8EeZ7B0FBmH_qvFkcHCY5rRr6eGOcAYPoyWKY3IWiGKXrJ0nLyGQbWIYhE_Jj5qXNFt4dHWGo5_LaFWWRnHU3ro-Yh1M-rW4L5lQLNJQ7mGajJdbJeoNf45J6FUf3QVpw/s1600/5776033020_f184d0b6d2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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