Biggest free bike extravaganza in the country.. this Saturday

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Biggest free bike meet in the country is this Saturday.

Anyone from here going?
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Sounds awesome! I might swing by—looking forward to seeing all the bikes!
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louiseravot wrote: Tue Jul 22, 2025 6:37 pm Sounds awesome! I might swing by—looking forward to seeing all the bikes!
It's a long way to swing by from France. :D
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I be tempted, if we didn't have guests already booked...
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Bit out of the way for me,but if any of you lot are going,don't forget to take pics. :thumbup:
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No, it's a boring three hour ride from mine
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Hold up a sec.

People pay to go to bike meets?!
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Wed Jul 23, 2025 3:38 pm Hold up a sec.

People pay to go to bike meets?!
I was thinking that. Then again I don't do many bike meets.
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Evening bike meets outside a pub are free, but things like The Bulldog Bash are ticketed events. I guess this is like ,err, that?
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If you go watch out for plod with speed cameras on the approach to Calne. And get there early, or you will be parked a fair way out of town.
Few years back I intended to stop there, and it was wall to wall full by mid morning
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Wed Jul 23, 2025 3:38 pm Hold up a sec.

People pay to go to bike meets?!
It grew from a meet hence the name but it's an event with music, stalls etc
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I should be there, looking forward to it, always a good day out
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I'm half tempted to cycle over, but it's the getting back that's the killer.
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weeksy wrote: Wed Jul 23, 2025 6:25 pm I'm half tempted to cycle over, but it's the getting back that's the killer.
No motorcycle these days?

Ps do me a favour and change "meet" to "event" in the title please
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Zimbo wrote: Wed Jul 23, 2025 6:20 pm I should be there, looking forward to it, always a good day out
I don't recognise your username, do we know each other? :)
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The Martian wrote: Wed Jul 23, 2025 6:28 pm
weeksy wrote: Wed Jul 23, 2025 6:25 pm I'm half tempted to cycle over, but it's the getting back that's the killer.
No motorcycle these days?

Ps do me a favour and change "meet" to "event" in the title please
No sir, not for a few years
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weeksy wrote: Wed Jul 23, 2025 7:34 pm
The Martian wrote: Wed Jul 23, 2025 6:28 pm
weeksy wrote: Wed Jul 23, 2025 6:25 pm I'm half tempted to cycle over, but it's the getting back that's the killer.
No motorcycle these days?

Ps do me a favour and change "meet" to "event" in the title please
no

No sir, not for a few years
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Not even a track bike for the Mrs??
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The Martian wrote: Wed Jul 23, 2025 8:54 pm
weeksy wrote: Wed Jul 23, 2025 7:34 pm
The Martian wrote: Wed Jul 23, 2025 6:28 pm

No motorcycle these days?

Ps do me a favour and change "meet" to "event" in the title please
no

No sir, not for a few years
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Not even a track bike for the Mrs??
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Taipan wrote: Wed Jul 23, 2025 4:20 pm Evening bike meets outside a pub are free, but things like The Bulldog Bash are ticketed events. I guess this is like ,err, that?
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