Fed up with the rat run? looking for a change? then why not buy this pub and turn it into a biking hostel. It’s at the top of the Bwlch for all the roadies, and 10 miles from glyncorrwyg for the fatter-tyred. it’s got seven bedrooms, loads of storage, a function room and a pool table. and it’ll set you back £95k…
I’ll come and stay. i promise.
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My dad had an experience of operation snap driving up the hill in great Malvern, he patiently waited behind two weaving bikes going up the hill, single file but all over the place, when he cleared the part where there were parked cars on the left hand side he deemed it safe to overtake and the rear cyclist decided he wanted to ride two abreast forcing my dad virtually off the road. The cyclist and his wife shouting at him when he was overtaking, repeating his reg plate. Sure enough West Mercia police sent a letter of intended prosecution as the footage from his go pro showed him passing close. I intervened and asked for the footage they had to be Forensically investigated for digital manipulation and told them my dad had the dash cam footage of the incident. I told them I wouldn't provide the dash cam footage as I was relying on that for a civil claim against the malicious allegations by the cyclists. Needless to say they didn't give me details of the cyclist or pursued the £60 fine. Didn't have any reply at all.... It was an ex copper that told me to ask about having the footage investigated, the cops won't spend ££ on something minor like this as forensic investigation is expensive
Well said. Without better crowd control, there will be a more serious incident. Then, we’ll lose the mountainside crowds altogether.
…exactly, then the spectator might be dead!
Good article Ryan. …and….crickets. In pro-cycling, wilful ignorance rules.
The 2026 TDF was brilliant. No question. …but to the most pertinent question…oh, “It’s too hard to answer, for tomorrow maybe!” This is THE answer given by the vast majority ignoring the climate emergency. ‘Not my problem. Tomorrow…maybe’. Tadej, Remco, et al, as ambassadors for cycling, feigning ignorance just doesn’t wash. The ASO needs to urgently answer this question too - what are they doing to mitigate the climate emergency? Let alone getting their heads out of the sand re start times in the hottest time of the day! As do all the fossil fuel sponsors who think they’re greenwashing their brands via pro cycling. In reality they’re just trading on Tadej, Remco and everyone else’s wilful ignorance. “It’s too hard to answer, for tomorrow maybe!” Really? Great, it’s now tomorrow…Tadej? Over to you.
Finally some good news in this ridiculous world of junk consumption. Everyone. Just stop buying this crap.
There is a pressing need for a kitemark type scheme for ebikes, their charging system and their batteries. We are regular users, touring in the UK and abroad and have problems both with transport and accommodation (trains and hotels etc) due to the lack of such a scheme
I have vague recollections of cases not being brought against careless/dangerous road users because..."we haven't received a complaint from the injured/aggrieved/close passed victim..." The police's zeal in seizing upon this minor infraction suggests one thing and one thing only...(over to you, little onion.)
The orchestra of the alpe…nice story Ryan. I reckon the madness is more rock concert than football stadium. Whatever, it’s the best stadium in the world! …more containment would kill it, yet some more effective policing of idiots might prevent someone dying one day. …But as you say it’s the tension that makes it. That’s d’Huez’ rock n roll.
I genuinely don't see how the police can consider this an offence. The rider goes no closer to the parked car than one would when filtering, so is that now an offence? The 1.5m rule is confusing for idiots on Facebook but you would hope the police would understand what it's there for.
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95,000? they missed a 0 off?
95,000? they missed a 0 off?
Add a nought and you could
Add a nought and you could probably buy the whole town…
That is actually at the foot
That is actually at the foot of the Bwlch and Rhigos.
Treorchy holds a special place in my heart, I ride though there quite often when doing the Rhigos/Bwlch route, it’s a nice little town, even though Burbury are closing down there which has meant a lot of jobs going.
I did get heckled by some pretty hard looking dudes in a pub for my pink Rapha top as I rode by one summers day, and as all roads out lead up big climbs, I chose not to shout back and sprint for it!
sounds like we’ve got a buyer
sounds like we’ve got a buyer then 😀 just let me know when the opening party is.
New road.cc HQ? Could offer
New road.cc HQ? Could offer holidays then too. Could be a real cash er, sheep?
Or like that football club, we could all invest £500 each and run it via polls on this website?
Looks like a decent enough establishment, get a kaffa over from SA to run it and put it in the lonely planet and its a sure fire winner 🙂
Noticed it for sale before
Noticed it for sale before and do fancy the idea a bit. Problem is I want to go travelling from 2011 and it won’t run itself. Doubt there is enough money in it if you have to pay someone to manage it.
But if the Man In Black is in for £500, and me, only another 188 people needed….
okay, i’m in. 187 to go…
okay, i’m in. 187 to go…
186 left…
186 left…
I have been looking at a
I have been looking at a house in S. Wales for a while now…
Mostly looking in the Neath Valley as that is my missus stomping ground, but Treorchy could work. Not sure I want to run a pub though.
For a start I don’t drink, and I’m not keen on drunk people, so a pub in the Valleys may not be the place for me!
That sounds/looks like a very
That sounds/looks like a very nice life.
Ah, but Dasy if you were
Ah, but Dasy if you were running it as a cycling hostel or even a cycling hotel you wouldn’t have to put up with any drunks… very often.