CycleChat Ride - 2 May - Manningtree/Colchester/Tiptree (i.e. north-east Essex)

[Aperitif]

Can i come! I guess i'll be taking the train down and riding back.

I thought you were starting with the posse about three or four in the morning topcat? We just need to check out the all-nite eateries on the A12 for a well-fuelled Route One approach to Sleepyville...

And Sig - no problem about arriving late...: (can't help myself can I?)

 

[Sig SilverPrinter]

are you cycling there and back Aperitif ?

 

[Auntie Helen]

For those who need to eat, the Garden Centre at the top of Cox's hill (just outside Manningtree) also does breakfasts and had a big sign with an egg, baked beans and mushrooms in giant technicolour - so a veggie breakfast too! I think the station would be a better option.

Are you really riding the A12? Surely not! I believe Delthebike has a good route from Chelmsford to here if you want me to locate it for you, although it covers some of the same ground as my actual ride which could be irritating!

 

[topcat1]

Hello sig (the cake lady ) yes i'll ride over to ilford .

 

[Sig SilverPrinter]

if i have time i will bake

 

[Aperitif]

are you cycling there and back Aperitif ?

Er...it was just an idle thought a while back.

 

[Auntie Helen]

Hello sig (the cake lady ) yes i'll ride over to ilford .

So are you confirming, topcat1, or is it dependent on Sig's cake (although I could fully understand why it might be)?

 

[iLB]

Er...it was just an idle thought a while back.

o crap,u mean its turned into more than an idle thought ?

 

[topcat1]

So are you confirming, topcat1, or is it dependent on Sig's cake (although I could fully understand why it might be)?

Yes i'll be down on the train and back by road. By the way, does the ride cross any streams/rivers (you always seem to be swimming) . Winter wheels or summer wheels?

 

[Auntie Helen]

Yes i'll be down on the train and back by road. By the way, does the ride cross any streams/rivers (you always seem to be swimming) . Winter wheels or summer wheels?

The ride crosses Roman River but on a nice bridge so no problems there. Summer wheels should be fine - I may even go mudguardless myself if the weather improves from today's yuckiness.

 

[Aperitif]

Yes i'll be down on the train and back by road. By the way, does the ride cross any streams/rivers (you always seem to be swimming) . Winter wheels or summer wheels?

Ooooooooooooo! Get you! Toff! Round ones will do Dave

 

[topcat1]

Ooooooooooooo! Get you! Toff! Round ones will do Dave

hahahahahahahahah

 

[Auntie Helen]

Right, I've decided on a route and you can look at it here:
http://bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx?course=45713

It has just one coursepoint (for those of us who have more basic Garmins) which is the Tiptree Jam Factory at just over halfway. If anyone wants me to do a coursepoint-per-junction version then let me know.

If anyone wants a shorter route, I can easily trim 10 miles off so let me know.

This route includes a shortish stretch on a fast dual carriageway that dumps you in Colchester on a five-point mini roundabout section. I find it fine to ride but will make sure we are all together for that section.

Any comments/queries, pipe up now!

 

[4F]

Looks a good route Auntie, looks like I will have to go the long way home to make the 100

 

[Auntie Helen]

Weather forecast is brill for Saturday. Don't forget your suntan cream - you don't want a terrible cyclists' tan like I have. (Recumbent legs mean the front of your legs are really brown and the backs totally white )