arallsopp
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- Location
- Bromley, Kent
Morning all.
Its that time again. I have a 24 hour pass card starting 0400 Saturday, and ilovebikes wants to pop to a bikeshop. Whilst Bromley (and Tonbridge) both offer good choices, we hear there's a good one in Bournemouth, so will be aimed South West.
The Mouseketeers are straight line averse, so to make it an official ride, we're considering checking off the following diversions:
That makes the route look something like this.
Whilst the route planned, and the road cycled rarely mesh on these rides, the 2057hrs deadline for sunset at Stonehenge should keep us focussed.
So... anyone ridden these environs before? Local knowledge would be a marvellous thing, and if we get as lost as we did on the way back from Manningtree, 450kms could soon spiral into something truly stupid.
If that sounds like a good idea, let us know
Its that time again. I have a 24 hour pass card starting 0400 Saturday, and ilovebikes wants to pop to a bikeshop. Whilst Bromley (and Tonbridge) both offer good choices, we hear there's a good one in Bournemouth, so will be aimed South West.
The Mouseketeers are straight line averse, so to make it an official ride, we're considering checking off the following diversions:
- Climb Ditchling Beacon (roughly 35km off route, and too far South)
- Late breakfast in Brighton (Madeira Cafe, maybe 75km all in)
- Coastal route to Bournemouth (Chichester, Fareham, Southampton, Lyndhurst, Christchurch - add another 150km West.)
- Check out the shops and rest a little (call it 230km all in)
- Tea with my extended family in Ringwood (30km North, but lines us up nicely for...)
- Stonehenge (chase the failing sunlight - can we get the 300km in before it dies?)
- ...and home (point East, ride 150km, and Bromley should pop up infront of us).
That makes the route look something like this.
Whilst the route planned, and the road cycled rarely mesh on these rides, the 2057hrs deadline for sunset at Stonehenge should keep us focussed.
So... anyone ridden these environs before? Local knowledge would be a marvellous thing, and if we get as lost as we did on the way back from Manningtree, 450kms could soon spiral into something truly stupid.
If that sounds like a good idea, let us know