The C2C And Northern Cycle Routes Forum

johnonthetyne · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 9:21 am Post subject:

disco said well, if you base petrol on £1 per litre, (£4.50per gallon, and 35 miles to the gallon, or 12-13p per mile

lets know where you get petrol from at that price?

agileman · Joined: 27 Sep 2007 Posts: 267

Good checklist, Rob. You would'nt on a trip around the world with that lot Surprised

Rob · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 12:47 pm Post subject:

Thanks, I knew being a boy scout would prove useful at some point! As I said we took about 1/2 that & we had a van to store things so we tried to be self sufficient. I really enjoyed the link you put up, it brought back memories......... we had knee trouble & lost 1/2 a day in Tiverton Hospital trying to get extra elastic bandages. Apart from the obvious saddle soreness the rough roads made it tough on hands & feet even with decent shoes & gloves, I noticed Scotland got a mention for this but it wasnt alone. We had a spare wheel so would have been OK in the same circumstances, we also rode very similar bikes so that spares would transfer.

Disco · Guest

johnonthetyne wrote:

disco said well, if you base petrol on £1 per litre, (£4.50per gallon, and 35 miles to the gallon, or 12-13p per mile

lets know where you get petrol from at that price?

petrol is anyway from 99.9p - 101.9p a litre, total rip off, 4.5l - gallon, hence £4.50per gallon?

agileman · Joined: 27 Sep 2007 Posts: 267

Disco wrote:

Then the only people to worry about are the riders, but its easier to put 10people on the train, than it is 10 people AND bikes

What about a courier services, would this work out cheaper with 10 bikes. Just a thought Idea

Disco · Guest

agileman wrote:

what about a courier services, would this work out cheaper with 10 bikes. Just a thought Idea

but if were getting a support van anyway? cant the van take the bikes?

johnonthetyne · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 4:40 pm Post subject:

theres 5.5 litres in a gallon

agileman · Joined: 27 Sep 2007 Posts: 267

Disco wrote:

well, if you base petrol on £1 per litre, (£4.50per gallon, and 35 miles to the gallon, or 12-13p per mile), i reckon £300 petrol money would cover it, and thats hiring (loan) from a local firm, picking up everyones bike, trip to LE (or JOG), then the trip to other end, sticking all bikes in van and returnin up North East.

Disco wrote:

agileman wrote:

what about a courier services, would this work out cheaper with 10 bikes. Just a thought Idea

but if were getting a support van anyway? cant the van take the bikes?

In a round Robin, I reckon £300 is a fair price to pay.

Disco · Guest

johnonthetyne wrote:

theres 5.5 litres in a gallon

might have been when you went to school, but that was many years ago my dear friend!

1 gallon [UK] = 4.546 09 litre. Do the conversion yourself if you dont believe me Wink

http://www.onlineconversion.com/volume.htm

From my house, upto JOG, down to LE, then back to North East, give or take a dozen miles is 1721miles @ 13p per mile = £224 in petrol, so even 25% onto of that bring it to £280 roughly, so £300 was/is a good estimate. 15per mile gives us a total of £325.00 for 1721miles

Seaburn Hire are charging £165 unlimited mileage for 7 days (we will need it for max 4 weeks @ £660). Not the only option, i'm sure, but an initital one all the same!

UKVanRental - £631 inc unlimited mileage (25 days hire)
Enterprise - £583 (21 days)

johnonthetyne · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 7:41 pm Post subject:

well ill go to the bottom of our stairs!! when i used to buy a gallon of oil it always said 5.5 litres, ive checked and your correct . theres somthing ive learnt today.