Fear not, we will be riding as fast as the slowest man, if that makes sense
We will be stopping at various points on the route to take pics, take in the view and kick the grass
Lunch and coffee stops (one morning and one afternoon), will be relaxed - however at morning coffee we can't linger too long as it's 40 miles to the lunch stop and took me 1.5 hours, this morning, as the roads are quite challenging in the twisty sense of the word, so speeds were down - but the bike was still airborne on some bits (nod to Giles)
On the B roads from Newby Head Pass to Horton etc, I shall be travelling at 60mph as the speed camera vans regularly operate on this stretch, but it's only about 8-10 miles and is still fun at 60 as it's a bit like a rollercoaster of a road
I shall be employing the 'drop-off' system and will explain how it works beforehand, in the start carpark
The 'drop off system' works well because then everybody gets their 'own' ride at the their pace, following riders can overtake if safe circumstances allow, however with the absence of wider open roads, there won't be too much of that
For the chaps that want to have a play (Giles/Wreford and anyone else) I shall pull over at the start of a particular route that is 'safe' to do it (little traffic/absence of speed camera vans etc), instruct those wishing to have a play, how long the stretch in particular is, any hazards and a forward stopping RV point, where the rest of us will regroup and I shall carry on at the front and these routes will be the ones similar to the ones in today's pics and go 'over the tops' on single track roads
I have no doubt, everyone will enjoy it