Weekend "slowcial rides - Ride details see 1st post

biondino

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

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

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.

shoulder_of_orion

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

Shoulder of Lamb 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

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

daniel_b

linsen wrote:

Daniel B wrote:

linsen wrote:

Need to get the dog minded.....

Or



Sorted!

No need to thank me 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:

il_principe

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?

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

[*]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.

DonDaddyD

I'm inclined to switch to Roger's flater ride. Out that way its practically belgium. Hell of ride getting there though.

biondino

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

[*]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...

Coriander

Rich158 wrote:

Shoulder of Lamb 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

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?

Coriander

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

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...

Rich158

Coriander wrote:

Rich158 wrote:

Shoulder of Lamb 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

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?

Just poor me into a train and I'll pay a visit to whatever station lies at the end of the line

Coriander

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

Just for the sake of keeping things together:

Dulwich Paragon, 32 miles, 2020 feet climb

Surrey Route(Including optional pub stop @ the Cricketers) 42 miles, 1497 feet

Roger's Route, 49 miles, 965 feet

il_principe

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

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

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:

Roger's route:

roger_merriman

Il Principe wrote:

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

Il Principe 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:

Roger's route:

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

Sewinman

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

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.

Sewinman

Fine DDD, I PM'd everyone and they all said that was absolutly fine. Lock the Thread now!

PinkPedal

*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

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.

Coriander

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

Coriander wrote:

Il Principe 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:

Roger's route:

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

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

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 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: