Hey, thanks for leaving the message and yes I do check in! All's well, appreciate you asking and yes, there will be more videos this year, hopefully not too long now. I have plans for next month and am desperately trying to get fit enough to pull them off, after too long off the bike! Hope you're having some good riding too wherever you are!

Hello Gary! First up, happy new year to you. Secondly, thanks so much for the encouraging comment. Thirdly, have no fear, London Centuries will be back! It was never my plan to go away for so long (stuff just happens, nothing particularly bad) but I'm making plans right now for later this year and fingers crossed I might have some quite nice rides to turn into videos. Your support is appreciated!!

@londoncenturies Great to hear that.

Hi Paul, thanks for the comment (and the ones before, too). Yes, shortest day ride is possible and I'm aware I haven't posted anything for ages now. All's basically well at London Centuries Central but life suddenly got in the way of riding over the summer and I'm struggling to get the miles in to build the fitness back up. Hope to get things working again for early next year but it's going to take a bit of time to get there, is the truth of the matter. Thanks for following the channel, I appreciate your support!

Cheers and all the best in your training, looking forward to your adventures next year

Hey thanks for the comment. Short answer = I’m not 100% satisfied with my method, it’s still a work in progress, slowly getting better. I’ve tried most of the software out there, currently preferring RideWithGPS because its data about road surfaces seems more reliable (note: NOT perfect but not bad) better than most. It’s always a toss-up between flexibility and cost. For Venice-London, my top concern was keeping costs down so I planned a route ages in advance, with cheap Airbnb wherever possible but it meant I absolutely had to stick to schedule, no room for injuries or mechanicals. Big cities (Strasbourg, Luxembourg) are v expensive but in-between places can be very cheap (I seem to remember the airfield in northern France was less than £20/night with use of kitchen) so it evened out a bit. Then from there I just had to get back to London as quickly as possible. I suppose the alternative is to go by credit card all the way - maximum flexibility but also maximum price!

@@londoncenturies Thank you very much for the detailed information on route planning. I will try RideWithGPS next time I have a chance. I look forward to your next adventures :) All the best.

I hope the ride goes well for you! It should be a good route from Coventry, I'd have thought, especially the second half. When are you doing it?

Well that ride was tricky, I remember getting a tad sleepy at various points. But it's surprising how you can keep going actually. You don't have to be fast, just don't stop! Thanks for watching

Thanks for watching them, Wilf, and happy riding to you!

Thanks for watching and commenting. Yep, that was a very fun ride.

Thanks, it was hard but really enjoyable. Hope you're getting some good adventures in for yourself! Happy riding!

Oh wow, yes that storm in Cornwall was terrible. I got lucky with this one up north, though. I must say, the roads and scenery in Northumberland are first class, I can't recommend it highly enough.

Hope you had a good break Mark, I've been away myself so am just getting back to it, too. Happy riding!

Thanks for watching and leaving the comment! Happy riding to you!

Glad you liked it and thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching. It’s not that hard - just don’t go off too fast and keep yourself fuelled up. Let us know how it goes! Happy riding.

Fantastic! Hope you have a great ride. I’m away right now but looking at the forecast, you might have a good day for it. I was not far from Sheringham, in Cromer, a few weeks ago. Have a great adventure!!

That’s so lucky! Home for me is central London, when I first moved there were clouds of cockney sparrows but these days we don’t even see them: it’s pigeons, gulls and parakeets only. Years since I’d seen an owl. Thanks for watching, Paul!

Yes, that was a lovely route and i fancy doing in daylight some time. But Carlisle - Edinburgh appeals too - I’m looking at a possible Newcastle-Glasgow-Newcastle to further explore the borders area. Logistics: I had an excuse to be in Carlisle anyway so just rode from there. And got a train back from the other end, near Alnwick. Happy riding!

@@londoncenturies Thanks for the reply - I'm always interested in the logistical side of long, linear rides; living in the north I find the Dunwich Dynamo a planning nightmare each year. Off topic, but vaguely related to your writer themed rides, are you aware of the Hockney Trail in East Yorks? Looks to be right up your street and ripe for good B-roll content!

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Thanks for watching, and happy riding to you!

Hey thanks MP! Hope you’re getting some good times in yourself!

Glad that you enjoyed watching it, this was a particularly nice one to ride. Ok so I was lucky with the weather but that’s such a great part of the world to ride in. Happy riding!

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Hey thanks for the vote of confidence. Glad you’re enjoying the channel and thanks for watching. Happy riding!

Cheers indeed Cobwobbler! 😃 appreciate your support. Happy riding!

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He’s right! 😀

Logistics: this one needed trains at both ends but I had an excuse to be in Carlisle, so it was really just the return leg (from near Alnwick, just north of Newcastle) that I had to stump up for. Weather: I share much of what you say below, climate obviously worries me, I’d thought at one stage of trying to calculate all my carbon emissions for these trips, particularly the intercity trips, to compare with cars, train etc. Might still do that, actually. But main point is that sitting in a car is SO BORING and doing it yourself… isn’t!! 😃

I can’t remember my average speed but this was not a quick ride, just a nice nighttime pootle down those completely empty roads. The yellow thing is an old Garmin with a protective case around it. I’m not the biggest fan of their stuff but it works ok. Thanks for watching!

Yep, a night like that is hard to beat. Silent and empty and like you say, very calm. I’m away right now but it was about 200km, maybe 220 or so. And I expected it to ‘feel’ hilly but it didn’t - yes, a few ups and downs and never boring but not difficult at all. Fabulous riding country up there. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching and for leaving the comment, too! Glad you liked it.

Yes, it's fantastic, isn't it. What did you see on your lane in Cornwall then?

Glad you liked it, Mark, thanks for watching. I think the jersey in that video came from Audax UK as a special for PBP last year. I try to buy as little as possible but found it hard to say no to that one!

Thanks Greg! Happy riding to you!

I’m away right now and can’t tell you my average speed although it won’t be terribly high, I just keep plodding really, i don’t go particularly quickly at all, but minimising stops makes a massive difference. Saddle: for the last few years I’ve been on a leather one, it’s a French one I got during Covid. Don’t believe the crap about having to break them in - I’d put about half an hour’s riding on it when I rode it to Milan , it was fine. Bit heavy, though. Thanks for watching!

I know what you’re saying. I used to run too and still find it difficult to force myself out on the bike if it’s wet. But once I’m going it’s ok. Bring on a warm dry autumn.

I can't say I've ever noticed rain going down my neck, but that's probably because after 20 hours or so sitting on the bike I'm more interested in just getting to the end. As for London - Liverpool - yes! I did that route (although not via Crewe) a few months back, it's in the George Orwell video. But it was very raining, so I'd like to try it again and if/when I do, I'll probably try the Crewe route. Is it good? Thanks for watching!

Yep, I'm no stranger to these kind of 'paths' but this did go on a bit! Fun, though! :)

Actually I'm on RidewithGPS now and that seems pretty good, thanks for the tip though. I got well and truly sick of being sent down farm tracks by Garmin.