The Full Monty
This is one of the more challenging rides which can be completed in the UK and as such is only open to riders having already certified a SaddleSore or BunBurner ride.
This ride can start from any location you choose. A time dated receipt will be required to verify when and where you started from. The ride must then visit the following UK 'Corners':
- Land's End, Cornwall, England;
- St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales;
- John O Groats, Highlands, Scotland;
- Lowestoft, Suffolk, England.
Return to your original start location to obtain a time dated finish receipt, all within 48 hours. Regardless of where you start and which route you take you will always ride well over 2000 miles.
The full rules and rider guidance documents are here.
The Full Monty Rules
The basic rules are the same as for all other IBA UK rides. Here are the specific rules for this 'Extreme' ride:
- Get a time dated receipt at your chosen start location.
- Photograph the receipt including your live odometer.
- Get a time dated receipt from your chosen first Corner.
- Ride to the other three corners in either a clockwise or anti-clockwise direction.
- A time dated receipt with the place name MUST be obtained from every corner.
- Unlike a normal 4 Corners ride a receipt won't be accepted from either Penzance or Wick.
- Return to your original start location and get a time dated receipt within 48 hours of starting the ride.
- Photograph the receipt including your live odometer.
There is no 'Gold' version of this already Extreme ride. The key to success for this ride is firmly in the planning. You need to be in the right place at the right time to document your route. There should also be time for a suitably located and duration rest break to help achieve this challenge.