The C2C And Northern Cycle Routes Forum

[Disco]

last night i couldnt post at all, when i started to type it clicked back to the previous page and when i tried to use the contact us on the main site i got a reply from a foreign chap who was clueless to the c2c site.seems ok this morning

Dont know mate, i was able to post OK... whilst I'm here.. I dont have much spare time on my hands at present, so am i looking for a Mod/Adminsitrator to help with the forum. any offers?

[johnonthetyne]

i could help you out but am not a pc genius mind.

[geocycle]

My view is that the forum is very useful but has a percieved narrow focus on the C2C such that once people have completed their ride they forget about it. There are now a good number of coast to coast rides eg (W2W, Hadrians etc) and a whole host of other llabelled ong distance routes in the north of the UK none of these has a forum to my knowledge. In addition there are a lot of us who like to build our own routes using some of the NCN as a starting point, or are passing through the region. There must be people who want to share information, news and pictures of their rides. Maybe a simple start would be to link to the forum from the other route web sites?

[agileman]

That is a good point what you are saying about people registering onto the forum, prior to doing the C2C to get the information, then doing the ride and the forum has been forgotten about. It's a case of been there, done that, got the t-shirt and sod the forum.

I've registered on some forums, both walking and cycling and some are just plain boring. Never use some of them, but I'm still on the member's list.

Like I say, one idea is have a heading for the other coast to coast rides such as W2W which is getting popular, Transpennine Trail, Hadrian's Wall, Side2Side (CTC) and one I made up myself, Blackpool to Bridlington. Then there is a R2R (Ravenglass to Ravenscar) which have both Roman connections or even a S2S (Seascale to Scarborough) and so on. I like to make my own rides, such as the double coast to coast in June.

I used to be on another forum (rambling) and that was the same with people just registering on the forum, but never contribute to the posts. It was always the same band of people that kept the forum rolling over.

I would like the name to remain as The "C2C Guide" forum.

I would replace "All the Rest" with "The Coffee Shop", maybe replace "Other Cycle Routes" with a separate heading for routes such as Reivers, Hadrian's Wall, Walney to Wear, the White Rose, The Three Rivers and maybe The Transpennine Trail.

[Emerald8]

Hi guys

Been away for a while, just returned to see very stern e-mail!

I will try my best to post and ramble (?) only about cycling, but my mouth (typing) sometimes gets the better of me!!

Talk soon.

Emy

[agileman]

Don't think Disco meant it in a nasty way, just trying to put a point over to the lack of posts from the minority who just never post at all. Even it's just a post once a month and does not have to be C2C related, just anything cycling. Better than nowt, then that's up to them.

In other words, do or die

[Emerald8]

Hey Agile

Like the badge!

Came off my bike and b***ered the front wheel and the rest of the bike, nice bruising to my legs and with sheer luck, hair was ok and lip gloss still in place. he he he

Emy

[johnonthetyne]

decided to spend my spare time that i use surfin cycling websites on the ctc site,nothing much seems to happen here unless a small number of us post first,the number of folks that look at the site each day is huge but no-one seems to want to post, will look in still.
johnb.

[Emerald8]

Hey JOTT

You sounding glum tonight, smile

I am one of those who did post, went away, I'm back now...so get talking and give me some news!

Emy

[agileman]

decided to spend my spare time that i use surfin cycling websites on the ctc site,nothing much seems to happen here unless a small number of us post first,the number of folks that look at the site each day is huge but no-one seems to want to post, will look in still.

I know the feeling too well, I'm getting a bit disheartened with the forum. I'm on the CTC forum and have been for the last year and I've been a CTC member for 8 years now. One of the reasons, why I like touring and going to the York Rally.