SCR Surrey Hills Suffer 13th July 2014

menthel

So, who fancies it? We hit some hills and feel some pain. I may have to walk at points.

Plan is start from Dorking (main) station at 10.30am on the 13th and then hit the knee busters. We will stop for lunch/cake/beer/to chuck our guts up through over exertion as appropriate. (I expect the last one to be me.)

Current route (subject to change): http://ridewithgps.com/routes/4998760

Attending:
menthel
drlodge
coriordan

Maybe:
Smokey Bacon
vimfuego

drlodge

I'm in Guildford so interested in this!

asprilla

http://www.strava.com/routes/378336

Knock yourself out.

elbowloh

That's the week before the Etape....i'll be tapering down that week ;-)

menthel

elbowloh wrote:

That's the week before the Etape....i'll be tapering down that week ;-)

The date is a movable feast...

I will have a look at the strava link later, Asprilla, when I am not on a work steam powered horror than can't do strava because of IE8.

smokey_bacon

Doh! didnt see this before posting on the SCR thread.

Im 95% in, depending on confirmation of work travel plans.

drlodge

menthel wrote:

I will have a look at the strava link later, Asprilla, when I am not on a work steam powered horror than can't do strava because of IE8.

Its not just me that has to suffer with the devil that is IE8 at work then. :evil:

mattsaw

I'll be up for this. I keep meaning to pull a few longer rides rather than getting dizzy going around RP.

I would prefer early on a Saturday, but can be reasonably flexible

menthel

Forgot to say, whilst it has suffer in the title, there is likely to be cake and perhaps even beer!

asprilla

For those that can't see the route it starts in RP and covers 130km and 2,000m of climbing.

Fun.

mattsaw

menthel wrote:

Forgot to say, whilst it has suffer in the title, there is likely to be cake and perhaps even beer!

Far more up for a social ride to be fair than hammering it up Leith Hill.

mattsaw

Asprilla wrote:

For those that can't see the route it starts in RP and covers 130km and 2,000m of climbing.

Fun.

That's your commute right?

drlodge

Mattsaw wrote:

menthel wrote:

Forgot to say, whilst it has suffer in the title, there is likely to be cake and perhaps even beer!

Far more up for a social ride to be fair than hammering it up Leith Hill.

I was thinking we could head over that way and do the Octopus :roll:

http://leithhilloctopus.s3-website-eu-w ... /index.htm

smokey_bacon

Mattsaw wrote:

menthel wrote:

Forgot to say, whilst it has suffer in the title, there is likely to be cake and perhaps even beer!

Far more up for a social ride to be fair than hammering it up Leith Hill.

I intend to leave my hammer at home. Need to be as light as possible....power to weight and all that

asprilla

Mattsaw wrote:

Asprilla wrote:

For those that can't see the route it starts in RP and covers 130km and 2,000m of climbing.

Fun.

That's your commute right?

In winter, when I'm not extending it.

veronese68

Is this the same Menthel that hurt his knee climbing Combe Lane on Sunday? Are you insane?
I still haven't recovered and I think it's a ridiculous idea. Could be up for it, unless I'm stupid enough to do the off road Brighton route with Ugo.

FoldingJoe

Asprilla wrote:

http://www.strava.com/routes/378336

Knock yourself out.

Try the Dartmoor Classic and you'll be climbing that in around 50 miles!! :evil: :shock:

menthel

Veronese68 wrote:

Is this the same Menthel that hurt his knee climbing Combe Lane on Sunday? Are you insane?
I still haven't recovered and I think it's a ridiculous idea. Could be up for it, unless I'm stupid enough to do the off road Brighton route with Ugo.

Yep, and it hurts now too! It will be better by then though.

Happy to move the date to suit people. I will have a look around and put together a route and stick it up later.

leeefm

It appears that I have knackered my hamstring after Sunday's ride, so will be off the bike for about a month waiting for it to heal up

Otherwise I'd have been up tor this. Better be fixed for when RideLondon comes round

goonz

Im up for that. Could even use one of the loops of the King of the Downs sportive as a route?

Cant do July as it will be Ramadan so from August would be ideal for me...

Anonymous

Should be around in July. That weekend may even be free.

vimfuego

Am in Epsom so would probably be up for that.
Incidentally, I tried the Octopus route (well a variant of it anyway) a few weeks back. Bloddy hard work - good fun though & made the beer taste phenomenal afterwards :-)

http://www.strava.com/activities/145326101

elbowloh

goonz wrote:

Im up for that. Could even use one of the loops of the King of the Downs sportive as a route?

Cant do July as it will be Ramadan so from August would be ideal for me...

I can do August too, nothing in the diary except the Ride100 at the moment.

menthel

http://ridewithgps.com/routes/4998760

First draft of a route. The only bit I really don't like is the A25 stretch. Any suggestions?

fat_tail

menthel wrote:

http://ridewithgps.com/routes/4998760

First draft of a route. The only bit I really don't like is the A25 stretch. Any suggestions?

check out the fulontri legs of steel route. the 80kms packs in 1600m of climibing. start at box hill, down to westhumble, up ranmore, down to dorking, up leith hill, down slighlty towards Abinger Common, then its off towards Holmbury Hill, Coombe Bottom, Crocknorth and then back to box hill. No A25.

http://www.fulontri.com/sites/default/f ... %20map.pdf

elbowloh

menthel wrote:

http://ridewithgps.com/routes/4998760

First draft of a route. The only bit I really don't like is the A25 stretch. Any suggestions?

I ride that section of the A25 quite regularly, it's not too bad in my opinion.

vimfuego

Yeah I ride that section a bit too - not a bad stretch at all.

Failing that - it's Leith Hill as the alternative :?

drlodge

That A25 stretch is fine, at least its got another hill in it to add to the list

menthel

Thanks all, will leave that stretch in as it is the easiest way to hit that hill!

menthel

Going to set the date for this one as the 13th July. We can always do another if it is sucessful. Meet at Westhumble station at 10.30am. Can you please reply in here if you are going to come and I will update the first post with names.

drlodge

Its a may be for me - kids weekend but I can normally get out and leave the older one doing his own thing.