London Calling

popstar

It could be that hardest climb. At least it rewards you with -Wedgy- . God you have to have some strong legs to build up climbing speed through those pesky roots.

supra-man

usual walking bottom? or shall we me at leith hill? and then take the fire road to ride over to holmburry and pitch?

it ll make us ride 3 hills. 8)

Plaisir

Supra that would be sweet if you could lend your enduro to him he would love that! Will pick you up around 9AM tomorrow?

Mr_B1989

supra-man wrote:

usual walking bottom? or shall we me at leith hill? and then take the fire road to ride over to holmburry and pitch?

it ll make us ride 3 hills. 8)

i'd prefer leith only a mile and abit compared to the 8miles to peaslake, means i can leave later and get a semi lay in. one of the tower car parks or somewhere else?

supra-man

Plaisir wrote:

Supra that would be sweet if you could lend your enduro to him he would love that! Will pick you up around 9AM tomorrow?

sounds good 9 am

Anonymous

Mr_B1989 wrote:

i'd prefer leith only a mile and abit compared to the 8miles to peaslake, means i can leave later and get a semi lay in. one of the tower car parks or somewhere else?

We've often gone for parking in Coldharbour by the pub, but there's very little parking there.

Or do what we've done before setting off from Dorking, though not sure of the route. Last time I think that was a big 35 mile mission taking in Ranmore across to Peaslake, Pitch/Holmbury, Leith and back to Dorking. Half killed me!

Or start from Wescott, maybe up Rockery Drive off the A25 up the path that formerly was a great stepped descent but no longer is , and down Wolvens Lane.

A lot of climbing though. Easier from Coldharbour for me

supra-man

lets just meet at leith hill car park.. at bottom of the tower... there is plenty of space

cooldad

Ok for Leith Hill carpark, 10am
But which car park do you mean?
The only one I know there is the one DK was talking about at the Plough.

supra-man

cooldad wrote:

Ok for Leith Hill carpark, 10am
But which car park do you mean?
The only one I know there is the one DK was talking about at the Plough.

There are 2 others right at the foot of the tower. if you are coming down wotton lane from dorking. turn in to hollow lane this will become leith hill road.

At some point you will pass the quarry on your left where kids do jumps, further down on your left there will be a large carpark , kind of sandy with a wooden frame at the entry.
dont go too fast its easy to miss with all bushes in the area.
and this is right at the foot of leith hill tower.

its basically not far opposite the path that we take to link leith with holmbury.

Anonymous

Starveall Corner car park.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=51.177 ... 9&t=h&z=17

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?t=h&ie=UT ... .28,,0,9.9

Stan Leigh

Marvelous !

Thanks DK , printing my maps up now . How can i possibly get lost tomorrow !?

popstar

Cooldad - Plaisir watch for height bars at the entrance to carpark.

supra-man

popstar wrote:

Cooldad - Plaisir watch for height bars at the entrance to carpark.

good point oposite the entrance, other side of the street, there are a few car parking spots where there is no height limit.

see you all there tomorow

thel33ter

Yay, I can get out tommorow

Good road ride today, 34 miles with an average speed of 17.7 Mph. I was also dubbed limpet cause the guy I was riding with couldn't shake me off. Bit embarassing really, his 5k custom Stork, on the drops powering away, while I pootle along a metre or two behind, with my trusty rear rack, tracksuit bottoms and creaky SPD's

cooldad

thel33ter wrote:

Yay, I can get out tommorow

Good road ride today, 34 miles with an average speed of 17.7 Mph. I was also dubbed limpet cause the guy I was riding with couldn't shake me off. Bit embarassing really, his 5k custom Stork, on the drops powering away, while I pootle along a metre or two behind, with my trusty rear rack, tracksuit bottoms and creaky SPD's

He is in his 50's though, us oldies need all the help we can get.

cooldad

Also means I have to get up an hour earlier - you had better be grateful.

cooldad

popstar wrote:

Cooldad - Plaisir watch for height bars at the entrance to carpark.

Yeah I saw them - have done that once when I first got this car - very noisy and not a little embarrassing. Obviously not great for the bikes as well.

thel33ter

cooldad wrote:

thel33ter wrote:

Yay, I can get out tommorow

Good road ride today, 34 miles with an average speed of 17.7 Mph. I was also dubbed limpet cause the guy I was riding with couldn't shake me off. Bit embarassing really, his 5k custom Stork, on the drops powering away, while I pootle along a metre or two behind, with my trusty rear rack, tracksuit bottoms and creaky SPD's

He is in his 50's though, us oldies need all the help we can get.

But the price of his his bike-my bike=4600ish, Therefore that cancels out the age difference.

delta5

Just gone 08:30, looks like its going to be a fantastic day, but I'm having to play it by ear . . . still not sure if I'm going to be able to get there. See you if I see you . . .

PS ed - can't make it. :evil:

Stan Leigh

What an idiot ! Got as far as Dorking before i realised i'd forgotten my lid . Didn't have any spare time to find a bike shop & buy one . 92 mile round trip for nothing !

Hope you all have a good day out , I'm now off for a Billy no mates pootle around Swinley ! :x

popstar

I was known to make a big journey all the way to SWales only to realise at Afan, I've forgot my saddle-seatpost. Plaisir and Helter showed up at Cwmcarn without helmets too!

Stan Leigh

Thanks Popstar ,

Feeling at little less gutted knowing i'm in good company !

Swinley is boring by yourself ! :x

Anonymous

D'oh! We missed you Stan. Could have got a helmet in Dorking or maybe the shop in Peaslake and could have waited or met you in Peaslake as it was on the way. They'd probably have rented out a smelly old one too . Ah well.

Was a great day. Great weather (if a little cold if standing still) leading to stunning views. Really good pace with not too much endless climbing, although think we pushed it a bit far going up Pitch just to do Wedgie (even though it was a right laugh) and ending on climb to Holmbury and Leith.

7 hours out there! Okay a few stops, but without Popstar our stops were shorter

Mr_B1989

So glad it didn't keep raining, made it past leith hill tower little hill on the fire road up and had to stop because a convoy of 4x4s came through, which killed my legs... once i got past coldhabour though the full downhill fireroad to a small semi techy single track was fun cept for the fallen tree at the end.

thel33ter

Great ride, way longer than expected but I've gotten a slightly better idea of what to do with the shock. I also need to do Wedgy in one whole run next time.

popstar

I heard that most improved rider of the day was DKenny! WTH was that all about?
Keeping updates on November trip on Facebook in order not to litter these fine forums.

Just to compensate my absence from trails found this Video. Not bad, want to make something similar with DKenny as a main rider.

dubcat

34 miles at 17.7mph? My god! I'll never be fit enough to ride with you lot! Please tell me this was on a road bike! Alternatively a 32 mile downhill would be ok too

cooldad

Relax Dubcat it was a road bike. We normally average about 1.7mph offroad. On a good day.

dubcat

Guys, can you tell me if I just did something a bit dumb so I can correct it by cancelling my order if needed?

I own a 2010 rockhopper sl. I have not had it long and I love riding it. I don't know any better having never ridden a full suss bike or a better quality ht or in fact any other bike for 20 years. Since I bought the bike though i had a nagging feeling about my forks because I read some bad reviews. I thought to myself though that i should just ride my bike until the forks break and then I can upgrade them.

Well tonight I bought a Reba sl 2010 fork on a whim. I feel a bit bad now cos there is nothing wrong with my dart 3's. They are not broken and they bounce fine when i go over stuff. Was I stupid to buy the reba fork? Also' i know the rockhopper is not exactly a trick bike and is in fact a bit of a beginner bike. Am I being stupid upgrading the rockhopper at all? Would I be better off just riding it in to the ground and then buuing a better bike?

dubcat

Ps asking cos I want to ride trails with you guys when my fitness I'd better and from what I read 100mm is not trail riding equipment. I feel so clueless