A regular ride in Essex.
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Night ride around Langdon Hills leaving car park on Lower Dunton Road @ 7.00 pm, all welcome.0
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I will probably cry off for another weekend, will see how i feel after Thursday nights ride.MTBKarl wrote:Thanks for the reply, Im free on both saturday and sunday if you are up for it. Where is best to meet at thorndon? as I will probably chuck the bike in the back of the car.
Belv will he mind me PMing him? When and where do you ride?
It doesn't really matter where to meet. I prefer the south car park because it's nearer to me and the A127 but the north car park is nearer the bulk of the singletrack trails.
Map: http://www.essexcc.gov.uk/vip8/ecc/ECCW ... elOid=null
When i ride from the south car park i use the bridlepaths through the fields at the bottom of the park and up in to the woods on left hand side. Cross the road above the north car park and then loop down to Warley gap and back into Thorndon before heading back to the south car park on the bridleways again. Roughly!0 -
I may be about too, gonna head over there tonight to stretch the old legs and see if the bike is in full working order since wales?
i'll let you know how muddy it is, when thorndon gets muddy it really gets muddy!0 -
I usually ride epping so I know mud lol. I have some medusas fitted currently so should be fine0
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(vw surf bum) when you ride thorndon at night where do you park your motor if you dont mind me asking i take it they shut the gates after dark.........and when you ride in the day do you take any notice of the signs telling us bikers not to ride certain trails :?0
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Just got back, bloody hell it's slippery over there! Mind I did have the added obstical of my large gay dog I took with me!
Had a few moments over there. Got my jacket caught on my saddle while I was trying to get over the rear going down hill, the bike wasn't stoping and panic set in!
Luckily I put my V8's on just before I went and by god I'm glad I did!0 -
Oh and sorry I forgot to answer your question. I park at my house and ride up there! It's about 2 miles ish?0
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my cousin is new to mtb and rides with me over thorndon only having been over there 3 times im looking for easy routes for him is there any or should i tell him to grow a pair and get on with it
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:shock: never done a night ride in woods .think you have to be slightly mad glad you survived to tell the tale (like to have a go some time )0
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Night riding is only fun (imho) on trails you know well or in very open spaces.rich.bikeryder wrote::shock: never done a night ride in woods .think you have to be slightly mad glad you survived to tell the tale (like to have a go some time )
it adds a little bit of fear factor and extra adrenerlin.
Luckily i know thorndon quite well.
as regards to easy trails, theres always just the cycle path around the park? or just stick to the sign posted routes?0 -
muddylegs wrote:Night ride around Langdon Hills leaving car park on Lower Dunton Road @ 7.00 pm, all welcome.
i'll try and get there? depends on getting back from cambridge in decent time?
Usual place?0 -
muddylegs wrote:Night ride around Langdon Hills leaving car park on Lower Dunton Road @ 7.00 pm, all welcome.
Nice one! Cheers Muddylegs. Hope to see you on Thursday.........0 -
muddylegs wrote:Night ride around Langdon Hills leaving car park on Lower Dunton Road @ 7.00 pm, all welcome.
I'm driving from Westcliff - prob leave about 6.20. If anyone needs a lift from this neck of the woods drop me a PM.........0 -
muddylegs wrote:Night ride around Langdon Hills leaving car park on Lower Dunton Road @ 7.00 pm, all welcome.
Damn - got there about 10 mins late! Must've missed you......0 -
i only just made it!
thanks guys, your just too Fit/fast/illuminated for me.
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i'll look forward to getting out with you guys again but until then rock on.
Muddylegs, thank wifey for me.0 -
sounds like you all had a laugh gonna have to get some practice in before i meet you all for a night ride
best charge my lights up 
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here's the link of the ride from last night, can you tell where i threw the towel in?
http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=4099170 -
EddieTeflon wrote:muddylegs wrote:Night ride around Langdon Hills leaving car park on Lower Dunton Road @ 7.00 pm, all welcome.
Damn - got there about 10 mins late! Must've missed you......
Sorry you missed us I do try to leave pretty much on time. I will organise another ride soon possibly next week.0 -
how many riders went last night :?: looked at your link looks fun 0
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There were 5 of us.
VW Surfbum, the red spot is not where we left you last night, did you go wrong then stop and turn the GPS off?0 -
yep, i should of taken a left (my lights arent as awesome as yours) so when i came to houses i thought this cant be right and turned everything off and looked at my map!0
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Rode for 3 1/2 hours over Thorndon today that was including from my house and back.
Kept up a fast pace for the conditions, so as a group ride probably longer.
Conditions are on the slippy side and the leaves, which is some areas are quite deep, made for an entertaining ride.
Half way round stacked it off the bridge at Thorndon South, I seem to have a thing with bridges at the moment.
So if anyone is interested in this little jaunt around Thorndon let me know.Now where's that "Get Out of Crash Free Card"0 -
robertpb
always intrested in meeting up with new people to ride with but at the mo have no winter tyres and its one thing going round thorndon at my pace its another story going round with someone eles but i am still very intrested 0 -
Sorry chaps some health problems have cropped up so I wont be able to ride any time soon. Cheers for the info though, hopefully in the new year I will be back on the bike and will make it out for a ride0
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MTBKarl
get well soon
we will keep the trails clear for ya 0 -
MTB Karl - hope you get yourself sorted soon.....
Is there another ride this Thursday night? I just need some notice to get a babysitter on board and hopefully turn up on time!0 -
I wont be, been riding to my office in basildon this week which is 16 miles each way.
I WILL BUILD UP MY SPEED!0 -
Ride tonight leaving mine at 7.00. Sorry for late post i wanted to see what the weather was going to be like.0
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It doesn't look too bad: dry and not cold for the time of year.
Is anyone else going?0
