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Sorry this is my first post but it was suggested by Chipps to post on here...so who am I to argue.
Ive been roped in to give a presentation (not my natural habitat) to potential accommodation providers on the new section of Pennine Bridleway. I'm to give the mountain bike riders perspective of what we require from them.
Doing some research it seems, safe cycle storage and bike wash facilities, are high up the list of must haves. I've added some more of my own, to help me get some feedback could you score them 1 to 10 with [b]1 being most important[/b].
Lockable cycle storage
Bike washing facilities
Kit washing and drying facilities
Basic bike spares (tubes etc)
Easy Access to Pub/local amenities
Food and energy drinks for the next days ride
Drying room
Locally sourced food for evening meal and breakfast
En-suite
TV
You can email your answers and any other requirements (maps of local area, bike stand/workshop etc)to:
william.brady@lancashire.gov.uk
Thanks for your help in advance
Bill
Lockable cycle storage 1
Bike washing facilities
Kit washing and drying facilities
Basic bike spares (tubes etc)
Easy Access to Pub/local amenities 4
Food and energy drinks for the next days ride
Drying room 3
Locally sourced food for evening meal and breakfast 5
En-suite 2
TV
Teh ones without numbers are irrelevant to me
Lockable cycle storage 1
Bike washing facilities 2
Kit washing and drying facilities 3
Basic bike spares (tubes etc) 7
Easy Access to Pub/local amenities 4
Food and energy drinks for the next days ride 8
Drying room 6
Locally sourced food for evening meal and breakfast 10
En-suite 5
TV 9
Lockable cycle storage 9
Bike washing facilities 8
Kit washing and drying facilities 9
Basic bike spares (tubes etc) 9
Easy Access to Pub/local amenities 2
Food and energy drinks for the next days ride 9
Drying room 9
Locally sourced food for evening meal and breakfast 10
En-suite 1
TV 10
En-suite - 1
Lockable cycle storage - 2
Bike washing facilities - 3
Kit washing and drying facilities - 4
Drying room - 5
Locally sourced food for evening meal and breakfast - 6
Easy Access to Pub/local amenities - 7
TV - 8
Food and energy drinks for the next days ride - 9
Basic bike spares (tubes etc) - 10
Lockable cycle storage 1
Bike washing facilities 4
Kit washing and drying facilities 2
Drying room 3
For me everything else bike related I would take with me and the other stuff would be nic ebut not essential.
What about Guides, local info /maps
Lockable cycle storage = 1. and I'll take my own lock
Bike washing facilities = 3.
Kit washing and drying facilities = 10. Always take spare kit
Basic bike spares (tubes etc) = 10. Always take spare on weekend away
Easy Access to Pub/local amenities = 1. If your not already licensed
Food and energy drinks for the next days ride = 10. I'd take stuff
Drying room = 10. See kit washing etc..
Locally sourced food for evening meal and breakfast = 5. Ideal but not essential
En-suite = 1. I don't like to share
TV = 10.
Others:-
Poss local route info/maps.
Friendly staff.
Reasonable prices.
Lockable cycle storage 1
Bike washing facilities 5 (not essential, but a bonus)
Kit washing and drying facilities 5
Basic bike spares (tubes etc) 8
Easy Access to Pub/local amenities 1 (ideally the pub should be downstairs, or at a push, next door)
Food and energy drinks for the next days ride 10
Drying room 3
Locally sourced food for evening meal and breakfast 3
En-suite 1
TV 1 (for checking forecast in the morning)
Also:
proximity to PB: 2
Lockable cycle storage 1
Bike washing facilities 2
Kit washing and drying facilities 4
Basic bike spares (tubes etc) 9
Easy Access to Pub/local amenities 5
Food and energy drinks for the next days ride 6
Drying room 3
Locally sourced food for evening meal and breakfast 8
En-suite 7
TV
10
Lockable cycle storage 1
Bike washing facilities 3
Kit washing and drying facilities 3
Basic bike spares (tubes etc) 5
Easy Access to Pub/local amenities 2
Food and energy drinks for the next days ride 5
Drying room 3
Locally sourced food for evening meal and breakfast 2
En-suite 1
TV 3
Lockable cycle storage 1
Bike washing facilities 4
Kit washing and drying facilities 2
Basic bike spares (tubes etc) 6
Easy Access to Pub/local amenities 5
Food and energy drinks for the next days ride 8
Drying room 3
Locally sourced food for evening meal and breakfast 7
En-suite 9
TV 10
I'd also add- good showers are VERY important to me.
Lockable cycle storage 1
Bike washing facilities 3 (a basic garden hose will do, no need for pressure washer)
Kit washing and drying facilities Drying 2, washing 10)
Basic bike spares (tubes etc) 10
Easy Access to Pub/local amenities 2 (off sales if no pub)
Food and energy drinks for the next days ride 10
Drying room repeat? 2
Locally sourced food for evening meal and breakfast 2 (why wouldn't it be local?)
En-suite 2
TV 10 (FFS)
Lockable cycle storage 8
Bike washing facilities 8
Kit washing and drying facilities 8
Basic bike spares (tubes etc) 5
Easy Access to Pub/local amenities 10
Food and energy drinks for the next days ride 4
Drying room (already covered in Kit washing and drying?) 1
Locally sourced food for evening meal and breakfast 5
En-suite 3
TV 2
Lockable cycle storage 1
Bike washing facilities 5
Kit washing and drying facilities 6
Basic bike spares (tubes etc) 8
Easy Access to Pub/local amenities 3
Food and energy drinks for the next days ride 3
Drying room 1
Locally sourced food for evening meal and breakfast 5
En-suite 5
TV 10
Lockable cycle storage 1
Bike washing facilities 10
Kit washing and drying facilities 2
Basic bike spares (tubes etc) 5
Easy Access to Pub/local amenities 2
Food and energy drinks for the next days ride 10
Drying room 10
Locally sourced food for evening meal and breakfast 10
En-suite 10
TV
would like to see some sort of internet connection instead of a tv
buxom wench in the local boozer 2
[i]Lockable cycle storage[/i] 1 - and "lockable" is not an up and over garage door
[i]Bike washing facilities[/i] 4 useful but not essential
[i]Kit washing and drying facilities[/i] 4 as above
[i]Basic bike spares[/i] (tubes etc) 7 Bring my own
[i]Easy Access to Pub/local amenities[/i] 3. Within 10mins walk
[i]Food and energy drinks for the next days ride[/i] 10 bring my own
[i]Drying room[/i] 2 very useful outside of summer
[i]Locally sourced food for evening meal and breakfast[/i] 4 Would rather have "good" than "local". if its both, perfect.
[i]En-suite[/i] 1
[i]TV[/i] 10, but (free)wifi would be more like a 3 or 4
En-suite - 4
Lockable cycle storage - 1
Bike washing facilities - 5
Kit washing and drying facilities - 6
Drying room - 5
Locally sourced food for evening meal and breakfast - 8
Easy Access to Pub/local amenities - 5
TV - 8
Food and energy drinks for the next days ride - 10
Basic bike spares (tubes etc) - 10
1 Lockable cycle storage
2 Easy Access to Pub/local amenities
Kit washing and drying facilities - nice but in no way essential.
Locally sourced food for evening meal and breakfast - again nice but not essential. veggie option required though.
Lockable cycle storage - 1
Bike washing facilities - 1
Kit washing and drying facilities - 5
Basic bike spares (tubes etc) - 5
Easy Access to Pub/local amenities - 1
Food and energy drinks for the next days ride - 2
Drying room - 3
Locally sourced food for evening meal and breakfast - 8
En-suite - 1
TV - 9
Lockable cycle storage - 1
Bike washing facilities - 10
Kit washing and drying facilities - 2
Basic bike spares (tubes etc) - 3
Easy Access to Pub/local amenities - 4
Food and energy drinks for the next days ride - 5
Drying room - 6
Locally sourced food for evening meal and breakfast - 9
En-suite - 8
TV - 7
additionally - local weather info and info about problems on local trails/roads
an enforcecd quiet time (say midnight)
Cheers for the responses, keep em coming! Any extras you can think off....no wait let me rephrase that...any other requirements please let me know.
Cheers
Bill
There seems to be some confusion over the numbering - 5thelephant (and me) were ranking stuff from 1-10 and others are giving marks out of ten.
So it's - 1 is good, 10 is worst? OK, got it!
Lockable cycle storage 1
Bike washing facilities 5
Kit washing and drying facilities 5
Basic bike spares (tubes etc) 3
Easy Access to Pub/local amenities 1 (unless beer on site!)
Food and energy drinks for the next days ride 5
Drying room 1
Locally sourced food for evening meal and breakfast 1
En-suite 10
TV 10
£10 per night max for hostel style accom. (+ cost of meals)
Lockable cycle storage - 1 - Else my bike is in my room or in my van
Bike washing facilities - 1
Kit washing and drying facilities - 1
Basic bike spares (tubes etc) - 10 - I always have a selection of spares with me.
Easy Access to Pub/local amenities - 10
Food and energy drinks for the next days ride - 3
Drying room - 1
Locally sourced food for evening meal and breakfast - 1
En-suite - 4
TV - 10 - Just to maybe see the weather forecast
Internet connection - 1 - I like to keep in touch and post on here!!!
Lockable cycle storage 1
Bike washing facilities 2
Kit washing and drying facilities 5
Basic bike spares (tubes etc) 10
Easy Access to Pub/local amenities 3
Food and energy drinks for the next days ride 9
Drying room 4
Locally sourced food for evening meal and breakfast 7
En-suite 6
TV 8
Lockable cycle storage - 1
Bike washing facilities - 2
Kit washing and drying facilities - 3
Basic bike spares (tubes etc) - 9
Easy Access to Pub/local amenities - 3
Food and energy drinks for the next days ride - 9
Drying room - 4
Locally sourced food for evening meal and breakfast - 4
En-suite - 4
TV - 8
Lockable cycle storage 1
Bike washing facilities 3
Kit washing and drying facilities 1
Basic bike spares (tubes etc) 8
Easy Access to Pub/local amenities 3
Food and energy drinks for the next days ride 8
Drying room 1
Locally sourced food for evening meal and breakfast 8
En-suite 2
TV 6
Lockable cycle storage [b]5[/b] Id have my own lock, so somewhere covered and secluded with steels would do
Bike washing facilities [b]5[/b]
Kit washing and drying facilities [b]1[/b]
Basic bike spares (tubes etc) [b]3[/b]
Easy Access to [b]Pub[/b]/local amenities [b]1[/b] or good bitter for sale on site.
Food and energy drinks for the next days ride [b]4[/b]
Drying room [b]3[/b]
Locally sourced food for evening meal and breakfast [b]7[/b]
En-suite [b]8[/b]
TV [b]9[/b]
No HARD fried eggs in the breakfast - why do B&B's everywhere serve hard fried eggs, it's not difficult to cook an egg even if it is for a group!
[i]There seems to be some confusion over the numbering - 5thelephant (and me) were ranking stuff from 1-10 and others are giving marks out of ten.So it's - 1 is good, 10 is worst? OK, got it! [/i]
I took that into account when I read yours as you put TV at 1 and lockable storage at 10!
The more info the better so feel free to tell your mates and email me your personal preferences to
william.brady@lancashire.gov.uk
Cheers
Bill
Lockable cycle storage 1
Bike washing facilities 4
Basic bike spares (tubes etc) 6
Easy Access to Pub/local amenities 3
Drying room 2
Locally sourced food for evening meal and breakfast 5
Twin bedded rooms. I have booked in several times into b&bs where I have made sure they understood it was a group of blokes who DID not want to share a bed, yet when we got there we ended up in double rooms with one in the bed and one on a camp type bed on the floor. OK we didn't have to share a bed but somebody in each room definitely got the short straw.
There seems to be some confusion over the numbering - 5thelephant (and me) were ranking stuff from 1-10 and others are giving marks out of ten.So it's - 1 is good, 10 is worst? OK, got it!
I took that into account when I read yours as you put TV at 1 and lockable storage at 10!
The more info the better so feel free to tell your mates and email me your personal preferences to
william.brady@lancashire.gov.uk
Cheers
Bill
My marks conform to the marking system (although I appear to have different priorities to most).
1.Lockable cycle storage
2.Bike washing facilities
3.En-suite
4. Drying room
5. Easy Access to Pub/local amenities
6. Locally sourced food for evening meal and breakfast
7. Kit washing and drying facilities
8. TV
9. Basic bike spares (tubes etc)
10. Food and energy drinks for the next days ride
1Lockable cycle storage
2Bike washing facilities
5Kit washing and drying facilities
7Basic bike spares (tubes etc)
3Easy Access to Pub/local amenities
6Food and energy drinks for the next days ride
4Drying room
8Locally sourced food for evening meal and breakfast
9En-suite
10TV
Lockable cycle storage - 1
Bike washing facilities - 2=
Kit washing and drying facilities - 2=
Basic bike spares (tubes etc) - 5
Easy Access to Pub/local amenities - 8
Food and energy drinks for the next days ride - 7
Drying room - 4 (isnt this also covered by kit washing and drying)
Locally sourced food for evening meal and breakfast - 6
En-suite - 9
TV - 10
Basically give me the Dales Mountain Biking Centre and I'd be well happy - the anti-trail centre trail centre!
Lockable cycle storage 1
Bike washing facilities 3
Kit washing and drying facilities 2
Basic bike spares (tubes etc) 8
Easy Access to Pub/local amenities 4
Food and energy drinks for the next days ride 6
Drying room 3
Locally sourced food for evening meal and breakfast 7
En-suite 9
TV 10
Lockable cycle storage - 8
Bike washing facilities 1
Kit washing and drying facilities 2
Basic bike spares (tubes etc) 3
Easy Access to Pub/local amenities 10
Food and energy drinks for the next days ride 8
Drying room 7
Locally sourced food for evening meal and breakfast 10
En-suite 5
TV 1
Lockable cycle storage 3
Bike washing facilities 1
Kit washing and drying facilities 6
Basic bike spares (tubes etc) 8
Easy Access to Pub/local amenities 4
Food and energy drinks for the next days ride 9
Drying room 2
Locally sourced food for evening meal and breakfast 7
En-suite 10
TV 5
Lockable cycle storage 1
Bike washing facilities 3
Kit washing and drying facilities 7
Basic bike spares (tubes etc) 9
Easy Access to Pub/local amenities 4
Food and energy drinks for the next days ride 5
Drying room 2
Locally sourced food for evening meal and breakfast 8
En-suite 6
TV 10
Lockable cycle storage 2
Bike washing facilities 3
Kit washing and drying facilities 6
Basic bike spares (tubes etc) 9
Easy Access to Pub/local amenities 5
Food and energy drinks for the next days ride 4
Drying room 1
Locally sourced food for evening meal and breakfast 7
En-suite 8
TV 10