LEJOG - How Long? - Bike Forum

Re: LEJOG - How Long?

shortcut — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 16:38:44 +0000

10 days, just over 1,000 miles, self supported, pre booked accommodation, sleeper trains down and back, biggest day about 130 miles, and a couple around 80. Bikes were prebooked on the train!

Pleased we didn't have support - too easy to bail, hitch, wimp out. Pleased everything was booked - it provided an incentive to finish the day.

Great ride. Possibly one of the best bike things you can do!!

Re: LEJOG - How Long?

big_n_daft — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:22:04 +0000

a biffer like me can do it in 4 days 22 hours and 40 minutes (supported)

There is something somewhere about doing it sub 5 days (Audax/ CTT / something else)

Re: LEJOG - How Long?

ajc — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:16:30 +0000

My riding buddies just did it in 6 days supported. Don't think they had much time to actually enjoy themselves and didn't have a single pub lunch. 100 miles a day sounds a good distance.

Re: LEJOG - How Long?

grim168 — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:27:42 +0000

We hired a van to get to penzance one way from prston. Wasn't that expensive.

Re: LEJOG - How Long?

calumf50 — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:19:09 +0000

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w44/calumcalumcalum/181239_10151835965925523_937032857_n_zpsee3a9151.jpg

I did it on 10 days, unsuported and camping. which is manageable with out much training. However the weather was crap and I didn't enjoy it that much.

My advice would be to tour in france or spain where the weather is more guaranteed, especially if your going to spend money on B&B's etc, because the money it costs wont be that much different...

If you do, do it, don't forget to book your bike onto the trains if you are using the trains. You will need to this early if you do.

Re: LEJOG - How Long?

ransos — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:11:52 +0000

I was hoping to just use my water bottles for fluids and a camelback pack for nibbles and waterproofs and tools and they arrange your luggage move and lunches and stuff

I meant for doing it unsupported! The point being that you don't need to carry too much extra weight if you pack carefully.

We just used cafes and pubs for lunch. The large pasty in Tavistock fuelled the climb up Dartmoor and fish and chips in Tyndrum to warm up for the climb up the A82.

Re: LEJOG - How Long?

Thrustyjust — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:05:41 +0000

If you're staying in B&Bs/ hostels you need, at most, 2 smallish panniers. Some people manage with a large Carradice seatpack.

I was hoping to just use my water bottles for fluids and a camelback pack for nibbles and waterproofs and tools and they arrange your luggage move and lunches and stuff. Although we are in preliminary stages of organisation at the moment, although just put my name down for a 600 miler into France next year as a warm up now.

Re: LEJOG - How Long?

midlifecrashes — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 12:51:31 +0000

I'm considering doing it, but more or less traffic free, so adding a few hundred miles at least. Expecting it will be 15 days minimum. Still perusing maps/blogs for the best route though, so I could be miles out.

Re: LEJOG - How Long?

ransos — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 12:31:18 +0000

Started considering this for 2014 !!! Looking at 10 days and may look at paying the extra to be supported by one of the companies that do it.

If you're staying in B&Bs/ hostels you need, at most, 2 smallish panniers. Some people manage with a large Carradice seatpack.

Re: LEJOG - How Long?

monksie — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 12:28:35 +0000

4 days (unless we die).