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Bonesy

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Land's End to john o'groats on a C5!!!
« on: 15, March, 2009 - 10:34:40 »
A C5 with trailer, 4 Batteries and Solar Charger. Possible?

Has anyone attempted this ridiculous feat before? Any ideas about what it might entail and how long it could take?

An excellent way to raise some money for charity and promote the C5?

Hmmmm.... ??? ::) ;D

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Re: Land's End to john o'groats on a C5!!!
« Reply #1 on: 15, March, 2009 - 17:39:15 »
Already been done  ;)

Rotarians in the Club helped and supported the running of a Sinclair C5 from John O'Groats to Lands End in 1987, this helped raise £10,000 for Leukemia Research Wales and also paid the Club's money due for the Polio Plus campaign. The Club was entered in the Guinness Book of Records for five years after this  successful run.

..from c5Martins site
http://www.c5martin.co.uk/sinclair_c5.htm

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Re: Land's End to john o'groats on a C5!!!
« Reply #2 on: 15, March, 2009 - 18:21:33 »
A C5 with trailer, 4 Batteries and Solar Charger. Possible?

Has anyone attempted this ridiculous feat before? Any ideas about what it might entail and how long it could take?

An excellent way to raise some money for charity and promote the C5?

Hmmmm.... ??? ::) ;D

I've got a wee solar panel that I use for my iPod/BlackBerry. Its pretty rubbish in the winter but in the summer its like a power station!  Its called Solio, or something....
Mark

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Re: Land's End to john o'groats on a C5!!!
« Reply #3 on: 15, March, 2009 - 18:56:38 »
More than one person has climbed mount everest, give it a go it would be great as the c5 is approaching its 25th anniversary.

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Bonesy

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Re: Land's End to john o'groats on a C5!!!
« Reply #4 on: 15, March, 2009 - 21:02:22 »
Definately preferable to Climbing everest too!

I've seen some info on Chris Crosskey, does anyone know if he ever made it? looks like there were plenty of attempts, it would be great to speak to him and find out what rig he was using!

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Re: Land's End to john o'groats on a C5!!!
« Reply #5 on: 15, March, 2009 - 21:17:56 »
I've spoken to him in the past and I still have his email address.

He wasn't able to complete the journey, even after a few separate attempts, and has quite a few stories to tell of scary moments tackling those huge hills in Scotland  :o 

Personally, having done the London-Brighton run I've no wish to tackle any more long distance C5 journeys.   They are expensive to organise and very demanding, both mentally & physically. The logistics are an absolute nightmare.

But this doesn't mean you shouldn't give it a go - especially if it's something that's important to you . Completing such a trip would give you an amazing sense of achievement and top bragging rights  8)


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Re: Land's End to john o'groats on a C5!!!
« Reply #6 on: 16, March, 2009 - 10:26:16 »
lets give it ago bonesy anybody else stupid enough to do it

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Re: Land's End to john o'groats on a C5!!!
« Reply #7 on: 16, March, 2009 - 12:07:07 »
I'll take a rain check on this one I think. I doubt I could take the time off work. I'm all up for other 'shorter runs' though.

Karl

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Re: Land's End to john o'groats on a C5!!!
« Reply #8 on: 16, March, 2009 - 14:44:03 »
lets give it ago bonesy anybody else stupid enough to do it

I've mentioned this to Chris and he is happy to offer his advice, drop me an email and I'll forward it on to him - then you can get down to some planning  8)

Bonesy

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Re: Land's End to john o'groats on a C5!!!
« Reply #9 on: 16, March, 2009 - 18:31:22 »
Nice one!

lets give it ago bonesy anybody else stupid enough to do it

It's definately worth thinking about al! I'll give you a call soon for a Rattystatic update!

lets give it ago bonesy anybody else stupid enough to do it

I've mentioned this to Chris and he is happy to offer his advice, drop me an email and I'll forward it on to him - then you can get down to some planning  8)

Nice one Karl, I'll drop you an e-mail soon, not tonight though, up at 0430 this morning and driven 400 miles after 3 hours sleep! Was thinking how much nicer it would be driving a C5 in the sun!

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Re: Land's End to john o'groats on a C5!!!
« Reply #10 on: 25, March, 2009 - 17:08:24 »
I think if i had:
1 : A C5
2: A reliable C5  ;D
3: Was a bit fitter
4: Could arrange the time to do it

Then i'd probably be up for trying something so silly  ;D
I've climbed Ben Nevis twice, but can't afford the £1200 minimum for Kilamanjaro, so long distance on a C5 could be the way forward  :D :D

Daz

Karl

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Re: Land's End to john o'groats on a C5!!!
« Reply #11 on: 25, March, 2009 - 19:48:39 »
Daz,

Chris reckons it is still "do-able" and is passing on some advice to Bonesy.

I'd love to see them complete such a trip, it would be quite an achievement  8)

pabunce

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Re: Land's End to john o'groats on a C5!!!
« Reply #12 on: 25, March, 2009 - 21:38:01 »
I have done it on a bike, 950 miles, and I wish I had access to a C5 on some of it!!

The hills in Scotland are not as bad as the ones in Devon and Cornwall, I would of thought 24V for the hills, and a support van charging the next battery is all you need-keep the weight to a minimum.

Apart from that the main problem is the posterior, ok on a saddle, but a C5 seat is not very ergonomic, perhaps a moulded pad fitting your needs would avoid the sore bits.

Remember lots of people have done it on recumbants.

Paul




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Re: Land's End to john o'groats on a C5!!!
« Reply #13 on: 26, March, 2009 - 16:42:10 »
According to this website, it was done in a C5 in 80 hours

http://www.pmjphotography.co.uk/lejog/index.html
Under ' useless facts about the journey '


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Re: Land's End to john o'groats on a C5!!!
« Reply #14 on: 26, March, 2009 - 22:47:31 »
According to this website, it was done in a C5 in 80 hours

http://www.pmjphotography.co.uk/lejog/index.html
Under ' useless facts about the journey '



..the best bit for Bonesy is that there is a ready made route shown  ;)