London and Home Counties Cycle Chat Rides 2010

[Flying Dodo]

I've done a bit of planning for part of a "round the M25" route. It would be 120 miles or so, which would make it a bit of an epic ride. Still, on the plus side, there'd be plenty of pub and cake stops!

I'll see about planning something else, to take in a few historic sites/sights around Herts & Beds.

 

[StuAff]

If anyone fancies a run in Hampshire/West Sussex/IOW I'd be happy to come up with a few ideas and lead...?

 

[Aperitif]

If anyone fancies a run in Hampshire/West Sussex/IOW I'd be happy to come up with a few ideas and lead...?

Run? Lead?

Double punishment! I'd rather use my bike, and I'm heavy enough ta!

 

[mike e]

July:-

Ride London to Dover
Ferry to France or Belgium
Ride to the TDF (cobbly stuff)
Watch TDF

Reverse of the above

Lots of miles, lots of beers, some continental action i.e riding on the wrong side of the road.

Not lots of - sleep, public transport (except ferry of course), money £££ (should be able to do this quite cheap)

 

[StuAff]

Run? Lead?

Double punishment! I'd rather use my bike, and I'm heavy enough ta!

Should have known you'd come up with something like that.....

 

[Aperitif]

July:-

Ride London to Dover
Ferry to France or Belgium
Ride to the TDF (cobbly stuff)
Watch TDF

Reverse of the above

Lots of miles, lots of beers, some continental action i.e riding on the wrong side of the road.

Not lots of - sleep, public transport (except ferry of course), money £££ (should be able to do this quite cheap)

OK

 

[Flying Dodo]

July:-

Ride London to Dover
Ferry to France or Belgium
Ride to the TDF (cobbly stuff)
Watch TDF

The TdF sections closest to Calais are on Tuesday 6th and Wednesday 7th July, although they're a long way from Calais. It would be a lot easier going to Belgium on Sunday 4th July, to catch part of the 2nd stage from Rotterdam to Brussels.

I've got a nice route to Dover, not too hilly.

 

[redjedi]

July:-

Ride London to Dover
Ferry to France or Belgium
Ride to the TDF (cobbly stuff)
Watch TDF

Reverse of the above

Lots of miles, lots of beers, some continental action i.e riding on the wrong side of the road.

Not lots of - sleep, public transport (except ferry of course), money £££ (should be able to do this quite cheap)

mmm...posted at 10.30am. Bit early to start drinking isn't it Mike?

Hainaut (where the cobbles are) is about 100 miles inland. Catching a bit of the first leg sounds like a saner idea.

But it has the makings of a good ride.

*** First post up-dated with suggested rides so far. The calendar's filling up nicely ***

 

[redjedi]

If anyone fancies a run in Hampshire/West Sussex/IOW I'd be happy to come up with a few ideas and lead...?

If you plan it, they will come!

 

[Aperitif]

mmm...posted at 10.30am. Bit early to start drinking isn't it Mike?

Hainaut (where the cobbles are) is about 100 miles inland. Catching a bit of the first leg sounds like a saner idea.

But it has the makings of a good ride.

*** First post up-dated with suggested rides so far. The calendar's filling up nicely ***

I thought Hainaut was in Essex...
Load of cobblers in that case.
I'm not being very helpful, I know.

 

[StuAff]

If you plan it, they will come!

OK, how about something along the lines of..
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/My-Petersfield-Loop
for July?

 

[ianrauk]

Best start from a train station Stu. One that's on a direct link from London. Make it as easy as poss for people to get down to your neck of the woods.

 

[StuAff]

Best start from a train station Stu. One that's on a direct link from London. Make it as easy as poss for people to get down to your neck of the woods.

Petersfield is (the route runs right past the station)....easy for me, easy from Waterloo (same line, so should people want to start from Pompey that too can be easily done). I didn't join the loop, now corrected that.

 

[Aperitif]

There's also a FNRttC + a 'continental tiring' ride in July.

 

[StuAff]

True Teef, but there's always August, September....