A regular ride in Essex.

jpstar

Anyone doing the Rotary bike ride? Basildon - Brentwood, 40miles...
I'm going to enter and will be starting training, quite soon : :shock:

rich.bikeryder

dont need to train for forty miles just turn up on the day

VWsurfbum

jpstar wrote:

Anyone doing the Rotary bike ride? Basildon - Brentwood, 40miles...
I'm going to enter and will be starting training, quite soon : :shock:

not heard about that? any info?

jpstar

Clicky

People in the LBS are trying to get me to sign up

robertpb

Last year when they did this it coincided with a day that I decided to ride to South Weald do most of the trails there then ride over to Thorndon and do another 25 miles there.

Clocked up close to 50 miles by the time the wheels rolled home.

A lot of what they rode were roads and the flat trails, no bomb holes on this ride.

jpstar

Ah right, thought it looked a bit flat on the route planner, highest point is around 300ft, above start level. What about singletrack or any techie stuff?

robertpb

No it stays on the motorways through Thorndon and Weald, just a few bumps no singletrack here.

In fact it looks like about 50% of the ride in Thorndon is on the main tarmac road.

It's basically a country lane ride.

VWsurfbum

that will be a no then? i suppose i could put the trailler on and take the nipper?

muddylegs

Going out with Grips tonight who's coming?

thewaiter

there were loads of you lot out tonight.... :shock: i can't get there early enough so i tend to head out on a different route to burn up the miles. I'll join you one of these evenings as it looks fun in a HUGE group :P ....

muddylegs

It was fun.

robertpb

Thorndon ride Saturday 9am ski slope/kart track car park.

boiler790

I'll be there!

karve

Cool haven't ridden thorndon for a while - ill see if I can make it on Sunday

VWsurfbum

I will be racing up in tunstall forest suffolk, so i wont be around this weekend but i will let you all know weather its worth the hour and a bit car journey?

rich.bikeryder

VWSurfbum wrote:

I will be racing up in tunstall forest suffolk, so i wont be around this weekend but i will let you all know weather its worth the hour and a bit car journey?

hope you have a good time and good luck

VWsurfbum

cheers

rich.bikeryder

just been over thorndon not bad going considering the rain of late still some big puddles and warley is under water at the gocart track but you can still get through....rode without mud guards and stayed dry for me thats a biggy :P just want to thank robertpb for showing me the ropes over winter i now can ride round the trails for 1 1/2 hours without getting lost or riding the same trail twice :shock: only another 99%to learn

robertpb

Glad the trails are drying out Rich, pity I couldn't join you.

So who is up for the Saturday ride 9am ski slope/kart track car park at Thorndon.

I might be riding a bit slower as the old left leg is playing up.

boiler790

See you there, new chainring and all!

You'll be seeing the trails at the same pace as me then

Rich

Mervin

Hey! I just joined and it so happens I live in Brentwood. Fancy that! So do I have to wear a red carnation when I turn up or something?

VWsurfbum

I rode thorndon last night, there is the odd bit of gloop but in genral its nice fast rolling once again, but rain is forcasted!

VWsurfbum

Mervin wrote:

Hey! I just joined and it so happens I live in Brentwood. Fancy that! So do I have to wear a red carnation when I turn up or something?

It is good eticate to do so

robertpb

Mervin wrote:

Hey! I just joined and it so happens I live in Brentwood. Fancy that! So do I have to wear a red carnation when I turn up or something?

No you just have to stand there and look hard.

Mervin

Just a quickie: What route does the Thorndon ride go down and how long is it?

ta.

VWsurfbum

here there and a bit of everywhere inbetween!
Lasts as long as you want it to basically. if you an XC whippit or a marathon man there's enough there for you.
Robert leads the ride on a saturday and leaves at 9 and i have been known to finsh by 11 :oops:

robertpb

Mervin wrote:

Just a quickie: What route does the Thorndon ride go down and how long is it?

ta.

We usually ride to about 12:30, but you can leave and go back to the car park if you need to at any time.

As for a route it's not on the map and if I could explain it I would have to eliminate you afterwards, very hush, hush.

rich.bikeryder

VERY VERY hush hush makes me ride around 70% of the time with my eyes closed what are the conditions like over there

BigJimmyB

Rode there Friday.

Pretty dry, boggy in some places and the bike still needed a clean,but didn't end up wet or covered in mud

Will be over for a 9am Sat ASAP,off to Sherwood Forest (Center Parcs) tomorow AM.

shouldgetoutmore

I want to ride thorndon but can't be tied to times, where's the best place for me to start from to ride what ever i can find? i want to try and find at least a couple hours worth of riding.