Originally posted by Pip in a Poke
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Any of you Burristol folks know if the cycle path running along Spike Island is open all the way along to and including Brunel's Other Bridge?
Last time I went along there back in the summer, there were several closures, inclusing the bridge, which meant I had to manhandle my not-very-portable recumbent cycle up a spiral stairwell and cross to the opposite carriageway of Brunel Way nearly getting mown down in the process.
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Originally posted by SueEllen View PostMF?
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the wye valley and the forest of dean are a well kept secret, it never ceases to amaze me how tintern and brockweir and symonds yat are empty at the weekends because all of the sheep are over in patchway at the mall buying crap they don't need with money they don't have
Milan.
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Originally posted by AtW View PostWill someone rid us of this tiresome DoggyStyle sockie?
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Originally posted by Pip in a Poke View PostThanks Jon Skids.
All duly noted
We'll be following the national cycle route up the Portway, out through Shirehampton & up to Pilning.
They would give you better advice as some people will use that route very regularly.
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Originally posted by jonskids View PostDone that route on trips to Tinturn and a loops up to the Forest of Dean around to Gloucester and back to Brizzle via the A38 many times.
The cycle path is the one on the right (as you approach the Welsh side), the one on the other side is open to non-motorway two wheeled transportation so best to avoid (plus you don't arrive in Wales in the best place to continue your journey).
If you want to ride into Chepstow itself, when you get to the Welsh side I'd suggest staying on the shared ped / cycling path on the right rather than getting on the road. It's a slight uphill all the way and the road surface is really 'draggy' (high rolling resistance).
Never had too much of a problem with the wind. If it is windy just be careful when you pass the towers as any wind you are taking into account suddenly disappears.
Enjoy the ride.
Thanks Jon Skids.
All duly noted
We'll be following the national cycle route up the Portway, out through Shirehampton & up to Pilning.
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Done that route on trips to Tinturn and a loops up to the Forest of Dean around to Gloucester and back to Brizzle via the A38 many times.
The cycle path is the one on the right (as you approach the Welsh side), the one on the other side is open to non-motorway two wheeled transportation so best to avoid (plus you don't arrive in Wales in the best place to continue your journey).
If you want to ride into Chepstow itself, when you get to the Welsh side I'd suggest staying on the shared ped / cycling path on the right rather than getting on the road. It's a slight uphill all the way and the road surface is really 'draggy' (high rolling resistance).
Never had too much of a problem with the wind. If it is windy just be careful when you pass the towers as any wind you are taking into account suddenly disappears.
Enjoy the ride.
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Originally posted by shaunbhoy View PostIf you are going to Wales on a bike, in a garish spandex outfit, then high winds will be the least of your concerns.
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Originally posted by Pip in a Poke View PostA friend and I are planning a cycle ride from Bristol to Chepstow.
Quick question to those in the know.
I know it's possible to cycle across the Welsh bridge but is accessibility subject to the vagaries of overly cautious health and safety diktats?
i.e. Are we likely to peddle all the way over to Aust to find that anything stiffer than a gentle sea breeze will result in the removal of my freedom of choice to subject myself to the risk of being blown off and falling in the Bristol Channel?
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Originally posted by Pip in a Poke View PostThanks Milo for your reply.
It seems there are paths on both sides so if there is a strong prevailing wind do they close the left hand path (as one approaches the Welsh side) and redirect you to the right hand path?
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Originally posted by milanbenes View Postyou'll be safer on the cycle path than the road itself because the cycle path is lower than the profile of the road by a number of metres and therefore you're out of the way of the wind
it's rare that they stop traffic on the cycle path
have done it myself from when I was living in digs in Clifton
Milan.
It seems there are paths on both sides so if there is a strong prevailing wind do they close the left hand path (as one approaches the Welsh side) and redirect you to the right hand path?
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Originally posted by milanbenes View Postyou'll be safer on the cycle path than the road itself because the cycle path is lower than the profile of the road by a number of metres and therefore you're out of the way of the wind
it's rare that they stop traffic on the cycle path
have done it myself from when I was living in digs in Clifton
Milan.
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