On 8 March 2010 15:37, Gregory Williams <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:talk-gb- >> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Peter Childs >> Sent: 8 March 2010 15:24 >> To: Richard Fairhurst >> Cc: talk-gb OSM List (E-mail) >> Subject: Re: [Talk-GB] National Cycle Network - filling the gaps >> >> On 8 March 2010 14:46, Richard Fairhurst <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Gregory wrote: >> > >> >> On 8 March 2010 02:23, Richard Fairhurst <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> - *To complete the C2C*: Forest section near Keswick - the one gap >> in >> >>> our coverage of the NCN's most popular route! >> >>> >> >> The end of the mapped route is marked on the ground by some blood >> and >> >> ambulance track marks. >> > >> > That sounds awfully familiar. My C2C attempt ended in a similar heap >> > of blood and gristle at the bottom of a hill where I'd spotted the >> > signpost too late. >> > >> > One of the reasons to improve OSM's NCN coverage is that future >> > cyclists can be warned in good time by the map on their Garmin, >> rather >> > than having to squint for a little blue sign. :) >> > >> > cheers >> > Richard >> > >> > >> >> Not a lot of use when the route goes through yet another gap that's >> not big enough for your bike, and you have to leap off, and go through >> sideways, holding your bike over you head yet again, (This happens >> several times on NCN1 in Medway.... (and I'm not that fat really!) and >> that's when the route has not yet again taken some scenic diversion >> yet again around some bush.... >> >> No help from any Garmin is going to help you follow and actual get >> along NCN1 (at about this point you give up and cycle along the A2 >> (Which in this case has quite a nice cycle track along the side.) > > Are you sure that you're following the official NCR1 through Medway, Peter? > Admittedly there are a few motorcycle inhibitors, but I've been able to take > a bike loaded with four panniers through there quite easily. I assume that > you turn your handlebars 45 degrees to pass through the motorcycle > inhibitors? (Oh, and if you're riding a tandem then I know that that's an > exception to the rule...). > > Gregory > >
Yes I could fit the bike through by turning the handle bars by 45" but I still had to go through side on and I'm not that wide at the shoulders. I also kept losing it and had to go back and play hunt the small blue sign.... Peter. _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
