John O'Groats anuony ?

[zx9ral]

Me & a few mates are off to John O'Groats in May next year. Comming from all parts of the south, we're going to meet near Oxford (M40).
I've had a look at Google maps & A.A. Route planners to see how long it will take, but that is probably car related.
Anybody done it on here before ?
Our route will be from Oxford M40, M1, M6 to Glasgow for an overnight stop, if we cant do it in one hit,
From there to John O'Groats
I could do with approximate timings on these routes.
Thanks in anticipation.
Al. :-0)

 

[Wolfie]

12 hrs from stevenage but I was struggling due to lack of sleep and cold, was in october last yr and I had only had 3 hrs kip

 

[gypsy]

If you work on an average of 50mph you wont be far off

 

[Wolfie]

Hence the 12 hrs eds, but to average 50 you have to be doing the legal limit nearly the whole way

 

[stormer]

Oxford....M40 M6.......M1?

 

[gypsy]

Hence the 12 hrs eds, but to average 50 you have to be doing the legal limit nearly the whole way

I would hope to be doing more than the legal limit most of the time but i have a comfy bike @tu*

 

[Wolfie]

I would hope to be doing more than the legal limit most of the time but i have a comfy bike @tu*

Feck off you have to stop for coffee every 20 miles

 

[gypsy]

Feck off you have to stop for coffee every 20 miles

Fair point@tu*

 

[zx9ral]

Thanks for the advice, Much appreciated.

 

[andyBeaker]

I have done Lands End to John O'Groats twice on a racing bike - that took a lot longer than 12 hours:-0)

And I found it as depressing as everyone else when you have to get off and push the bike up a near vertical hill within 20 minutes of the start