Weekend "slowcial rides - Ride details see 1st post

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  • biondino
    biondino Posts: 5,990
    This route of Roger's - http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/SCR-slow-and-flat - is almost exactly the one I've done a couple of times. Chapeau for avoiding Staines. 48.3 miles a bit optimistic for a first go?
  • Jamey
    Jamey Posts: 2,152
    Oh, meant to say, anyone adding their name to the newly reformatted list might get put off by the tags I've added but just copy'n'paste the name above and change the relevant parts without touching the square brackets and you'll be fine.
  • roger_merriman
    roger_merriman Posts: 6,165
    biondino wrote:
    This route of Roger's - http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/SCR-slow-and-flat - is almost exactly the one I've done a couple of times. Chapeau for avoiding Staines. 48.3 miles a bit optimistic for a first go?
    it's flat and never very far away from a train station, so as long as the pace is nice and comftable should be fine, i've helped on club runs of simular distance though the surrey lanes and as long as you keep the group together and don't push the pace it's fine.
  • biondino wrote:

      [*]Biondino (Mark) - A third, as yet undecided, route starting from Dulwich. Lunch and beer seconded
      [/*]

      Should no option win more than 50% of the vote, this would be my second preference under the alternative voting system.
    • Rich158
      Rich158 Posts: 2,348
      biondino wrote:

        [*]Biondino (Mark) - A third, as yet undecided, route starting from Dulwich. Lunch and beer seconded
        [/*]

        Should no option win more than 50% of the vote, this would be my second preference under the alternative voting system.

        Oh god the Lib Dems are out :wink:

        But lunch sounds good, and limeted beer in my case. Any more than 2 pints and you may as well roll me home :roll:
        pain is temporary, the glory of beating your mates to the top of the hill lasts forever.....................

        Revised FCN - 2
      • daniel_b
        daniel_b Posts: 11,953
        linsen wrote:
        Daniel B wrote:
        linsen wrote:

        Need to get the dog minded.....

        bike-dog-carrier-L.jpg

        Or

        Rear_rack_dog_carrier.jpg

        Sorted!

        No need to thank me :D I'll only thank you if you come along, put the carrier on YOUR bike and manage to keep a 23kg border collie in it!

        Dan

        I have a lot of bungee cords that might do the trick!

        Having said that, maybe a trailer would make more sense, 23kg is no featherweight :shock:

        bike-trailer-dogs1.jpg
        Felt F70 05 (Turbo)
        Marin Palisades Trail 91 and 06
        Scott CR1 SL 12
        Cannondale Synapse Adventure 15 & 16 Di2
        Scott Foil 18
      • il_principe
        il_principe Posts: 9,155
        biondino wrote:
        Jamey wrote:
          [*]Dondaddyd (Laurence) - Surrey Ride [/*]
          [*]Shoulder of Lamb - Paragon[/*]
          [*]Jamey (aka Jamey) - Surrey ride (but might have to meet you along the route slightly)[/*]
          [*]Cori (Fiona) [/*]
          [*]Rich158 (Rich) - any route is good for me[/*]
          [*]lardboy (aka Dave) - Surrey (less climbing on the SS)[/*]
          [*]Roger Merriman [/*]
          [*]PinkPedal (Emma) - Either Ride - will go with majority[/*]
          [*]Sewinman (Morgan) - I don't care.[/*]
          [*]LiT (Olivia) doesn't mind which route we do as long as there's a nice lunch![/*]
          [*]Il Principe (James) - Surrey Ride, happy to lead and lunch at the Cricketers![/*]
          [*]Biondino (Mark) - A third, as yet undecided, route starting from Dulwich. Lunch and beer seconded
          [/*]

          Thought 'd reformat the list too, to make it more readable :)

          I am still suspicious of why Il Principe wants to do this ride. I reckon he's got something to sell...

          Perhaps I'm just a social creature eager to support those who would like to up their mileage? :wink:

          I wish I'd had something like this when I started, I just headed out to Surrey on my tod and got a bloody rude awakening when I stumbled across Crocknorth road for the forst time! Not that I've included that on my route, fun as it is.
        • lardboy
          lardboy Posts: 343
            [*]Dondaddyd (Laurence) - Surrey Ride [/*]
            [*]Shoulder of Lamb - Paragon[/*]
            [*]Jamey (aka Jamey) - Surrey ride (but might have to meet you along the route slightly)[/*]
            [*]Cori (Fiona) [/*]
            [*]Rich158 (Rich) - any route is good for me[/*]
            [*]lardboy (aka Dave) - RM's longer and flatter ride[/*]
            [*]Roger Merriman [/*]
            [*]PinkPedal (Emma) - Either Ride - will go with majority[/*]
            [*]Sewinman (Morgan) - I don't care.[/*]
            [*]LiT (Olivia) doesn't mind which route we do as long as there's a nice lunch![/*]
            [*]Il Principe - Surrey Ride, happy to lead and lunch at the Cricketers!
            [/*]

            Changed my mind. Flat is good, especially if we want to avoid burnout.
            Bike/Train commuter: Brompton S2L - "Machete"
            12mile each way commuter: '11 Boardman CX with guards and rack
            For fun: '11 Wilier La Triestina
            SS: '07 Kona Smoke with yellow bits
          • DonDaddyD
            DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
            I'm inclined to switch to Roger's flater ride. Out that way its practically belgium. Hell of ride getting there though.
            Food Chain number = 4

            A true scalp is not only overtaking someone but leaving them stopped at a set of lights. As you, who have clearly beaten the lights, pummels nothing but the open air ahead. ~ 'DondaddyD'. Player of the Unspoken Game
          • biondino
            biondino Posts: 5,990
            Can people please stop deleting me from the list?

            (Roger's flat ride is fine with me - it's a v good ride. Windsor Great Park is the highlight both in terms of scenery and in terms of hills :) )
          • lardboy
            lardboy Posts: 343
              [*]Dondaddyd (Laurence) - Surrey Ride [/*]
              [*]Shoulder of Lamb - Paragon[/*]
              [*]Jamey (aka Jamey) - Surrey ride (but might have to meet you along the route slightly)[/*]
              [*]Cori (Fiona) [/*]
              [*]Rich158 (Rich) - any route is good for me[/*]
              [*]lardboy (aka Dave) - RM's longer and flatter ride[/*]
              [*]Roger Merriman [/*]
              [*]PinkPedal (Emma) - Either Ride - will go with majority[/*]
              [*]Sewinman (Morgan) - I don't care.[/*]
              [*]LiT (Olivia) doesn't mind which route we do as long as there's a nice lunch![/*]
              [*]Il Principe - Surrey Ride, happy to lead and lunch at the Cricketers![/*]
              [*]Biondino (Mark) - A third, as yet undecided, route starting from Dulwich. Lunch and beer seconded
              [/*]

              Sorry about that...
              Bike/Train commuter: Brompton S2L - "Machete"
              12mile each way commuter: '11 Boardman CX with guards and rack
              For fun: '11 Wilier La Triestina
              SS: '07 Kona Smoke with yellow bits
            • Coriander
              Coriander Posts: 1,326
              Rich158 wrote:
              biondino wrote:

                [*]Biondino (Mark) - A third, as yet undecided, route starting from Dulwich. Lunch and beer seconded
                [/*]

                Should no option win more than 50% of the vote, this would be my second preference under the alternative voting system.

                Oh god the Lib Dems are out :wink:

                But lunch sounds good, and limeted beer in my case. Any more than 2 pints and you may as well roll me home :roll:

                Roll you home, or give you a quick nudge and watch you slide home horizontally? :wink:
              • Coriander
                Coriander Posts: 1,326
                lardboy wrote:
                  [*]Dondaddyd (Laurence) - Surrey Ride [/*]
                  [*]Shoulder of Lamb - Paragon[/*]
                  [*]Jamey (aka Jamey) - Surrey ride (but might have to meet you along the route slightly)[/*]
                  [*]Cori (Fiona) - Hasn't got a clue.[/*]
                  [*]Rich158 (Rich) - any route is good for me[/*]
                  [*]lardboy (aka Dave) - RM's longer and flatter ride[/*]
                  [*]Roger Merriman [/*]
                  [*]PinkPedal (Emma) - Either Ride - will go with majority[/*]
                  [*]Sewinman (Morgan) - I don't care.[/*]
                  [*]LiT (Olivia) doesn't mind which route we do as long as there's a nice lunch![/*]
                  [*]Il Principe - Surrey Ride, happy to lead and lunch at the Cricketers!
                  [/*]

                  Changed my mind. Flat is good, especially if we want to avoid burnout.
                • il_principe
                  il_principe Posts: 9,155
                  DonDaddyD wrote:
                  I'm inclined to switch to Roger's flater ride. Out that way its practically belgium. Hell of ride getting there though.

                  Dude you live in Wombleland, hardly a mission to get to the start point... :D
                • Rich158
                  Rich158 Posts: 2,348
                  Coriander wrote:
                  Rich158 wrote:
                  biondino wrote:

                    [*]Biondino (Mark) - A third, as yet undecided, route starting from Dulwich. Lunch and beer seconded
                    [/*]

                    Should no option win more than 50% of the vote, this would be my second preference under the alternative voting system.

                    Oh god the Lib Dems are out :wink:

                    But lunch sounds good, and limeted beer in my case. Any more than 2 pints and you may as well roll me home :roll:

                    Roll you home, or give you a quick nudge and watch you slide home horizontally? :wink:

                    :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

                    Just poor me into a train and I'll pay a visit to whatever station lies at the end of the line :wink:
                    pain is temporary, the glory of beating your mates to the top of the hill lasts forever.....................

                    Revised FCN - 2
                  • Coriander
                    Coriander Posts: 1,326
                    edited July 2009
                    Ok, I want flat so Roger's route looks the best of the three.

                    But it's quite long and I have 15 miles just to get to the start point.

                    This isn't going well...

                    Edit: sorry, no, I don't have an immediate solution. I sense someone just needs to take a hold of this and make a decision and others will just to come along or not, otherwise on current form, the Middle East problem will be be resolved before this route is.
                  • il_principe
                    il_principe Posts: 9,155
                    Coriander wrote:
                    Ok, I want flat so Roger's route looks the best of the three.

                    But it's quite long and I have 15 miles just to get to the start point.

                    This isn't going well...

                    Edit: sorry, no, I don't have an immediate solution. I sense someone just needs to take a hold of this and make a decision and others will just to come along or not, otherwise on current form, the Middle East problem will be be resolved before this route is.

                    Agreed! Personally I think my route is slightly better than Roger's :P in that it spends less time on bigger roads which makes for better chatting time, it's also shorter, and includes a stop at a wonderful pub! Roger's would be my second choice though!
                  • Coriander
                    Coriander Posts: 1,326
                    OK, I need some context - does anyone know Vicar's Hill in SE13?

                    If so, on Il Principe's ride, how many versions of that or similar are there?
                  • il_principe
                    il_principe Posts: 9,155
                    Coriander wrote:
                    OK, I need some context - does anyone know Vicar's Hill in SE13?

                    If so, on Il Principe's ride, how many versions of that or similar are there?

                    My Route: 3765298201_f83a156b56_o.png

                    Roger's route: 3766092492_d4a58aa398_o.png
                  • roger_merriman
                    roger_merriman Posts: 6,165
                    Coriander wrote:
                    Ok, I want flat so Roger's route looks the best of the three.

                    But it's quite long and I have 15 miles just to get to the start point.

                    This isn't going well...

                    Edit: sorry, no, I don't have an immediate solution. I sense someone just needs to take a hold of this and make a decision and others will just to come along or not, otherwise on current form, the Middle East problem will be be resolved before this route is.

                    Agreed! Personally I think my route is slightly better than Rogers in that it spends less time on bigger roads which makes for better chatting time, it's also shorter, and includes a stop at a wonderful pub! Roger's would be my second choice though!

                    oddly enought I agree! in that given thats the area if i'm off for a ride i go to, in terms of pubs well very local to me and on way back is the Bell in hampton, has carpark place to pull bikes to at back and over looks the Thames and St Marys church.

                    also such pubs as the Magpie which is right on the river lovely views and one should be able to take bikes around. this is in Sunbury so just before Hampton.
                  • Coriander
                    Coriander Posts: 1,326
                    Coriander wrote:
                    OK, I need some context - does anyone know Vicar's Hill in SE13?

                    If so, on Il Principe's ride, how many versions of that or similar are there?

                    My Route: 3765298201_f83a156b56_o.png

                    Roger's route: 3766092492_d4a58aa398_o.png

                    Huh??? Is there really not a yard of level road on either route? Now I really am worried.
                  • Sewinman
                    Sewinman Posts: 2,131
                    Can't someone just take on the role of benevolent dictator and tell us which route we are doing!

                    I say follow the man with the Garmin edge!
                  • DonDaddyD
                    DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
                    edited July 2009
                    I'm tempted to say that we'll do:

                    9th August Surrey

                    30th August Rogers ride

                    13th September Dulwich Paragon

                    Before the last ride we can organise another set of rides (scheduled every two weeks). I've opted to keep the 23 August free as this clashes with the SCR trip.
                    Food Chain number = 4

                    A true scalp is not only overtaking someone but leaving them stopped at a set of lights. As you, who have clearly beaten the lights, pummels nothing but the open air ahead. ~ 'DondaddyD'. Player of the Unspoken Game
                  • Sewinman
                    Sewinman Posts: 2,131
                    Fine DDD, I PM'd everyone and they all said that was absolutly fine. Lock the Thread now!
                  • PinkPedal
                    PinkPedal Posts: 180
                    *benevolent dictator*

                    I agree! Surrey, I like the look of the pub!

                    What about the peeps close to Dulwich meet up there and ride together to R Park for the start.

                    However I can't do 13th September (triathlon at Dorney) but really really want to do the Paragon ride. Any chance of a different date??
                  • DonDaddyD
                    DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
                    PinkPedal wrote:
                    *benevolent dictator*

                    I agree! Surrey, I like the look of the pub!

                    What about the peeps close to Dulwich meet up there and ride together to R Park for the start.

                    However I can't do 13th September (triathlon at Dorney) but really really want to do the Paragon ride. Any chance of a different date??

                    Let me know what date you can do and I'll change it to that.
                    Food Chain number = 4

                    A true scalp is not only overtaking someone but leaving them stopped at a set of lights. As you, who have clearly beaten the lights, pummels nothing but the open air ahead. ~ 'DondaddyD'. Player of the Unspoken Game
                  • Coriander
                    Coriander Posts: 1,326
                    PinkPedal wrote:
                    *benevolent dictator*

                    I agree! Surrey, I like the look of the pub!

                    What about the peeps close to Dulwich meet up there and ride together to R Park for the start.

                    However I can't do 13th September (triathlon at Dorney) but really really want to do the Paragon ride. Any chance of a different date??

                    Hang on a minute, you keep saying you're slow, but you do triathlons???? :shock:

                    Does not compute...
                  • roger_merriman
                    roger_merriman Posts: 6,165
                    Coriander wrote:
                    Coriander wrote:
                    OK, I need some context - does anyone know Vicar's Hill in SE13?

                    If so, on Il Principe's ride, how many versions of that or similar are there?

                    My Route: 3765298201_f83a156b56_o.png

                    Roger's route: 3766092492_d4a58aa398_o.png

                    Huh??? Is there really not a yard of level road on either route? Now I really am worried.

                    it's more smooth once on the road, the windsor route follows the river so is ever so very slightly uphill, there and downhill on way back.

                    i should also point out the Crickters is fab pub. do half decent coffee as well.
                  • Rich158
                    Rich158 Posts: 2,348
                    In all honesty I suspect IP's and Rogers route will prove to be very similar with regard to hills. The elevational profiles are quite misleading as the gradients are vastly exagerated.

                    I vote we go IP's route for a nice gentle pootle and a good pub lunch, after all he has very kindly offered to lead the group :lol:

                    As an aside to DDD's post I'm going to be riding arround the Dunwich (Suffolk) coast on the 30th August, it's very beautiful and very flat :lol: Anyone's welcome to join me, there's an excellent pub that does B&B just up the road from me. I would offer a bed in the house but you'd have to suffer my family, and I wouldn't inflict that on anybody :shock:
                    pain is temporary, the glory of beating your mates to the top of the hill lasts forever.....................

                    Revised FCN - 2