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

[Auntie Helen]

Helen
What time are you leaving Great Bromley? I am now dropping my wife off at friends in Colchester and will then be riding over to Great Bromley or direct to Manningtree.
By the way the linked route does not appear to go through Great Bromley "then through Great Bromley and Little Bromley to Manningtree"

Hi Steve,

I'm planning to leave Great Bromley by 10:15 with TheDoctor, this is assuming that people are arriving at Manningtree for elevenish and not loads earlier (if they're arriving earlier I will do my hospitality bit and turn up earlier too!)

Although the route doesn't appear to go through Great Bromley, it actually does because the village is 3 miles long. We pass within about 50 metres of my house on the return trip.

 

[TheDoctor]

@Auntie Helen,

I'm going to go straight to Manningtree, I think. Getting to Great bromley involves me getting up uncomfortably early...

 

[stevevw]

Tony
Do you want me to contact Trevor and give him your number? you may be able to catch a lift with each other.

 

[TheDoctor]

Tony
Do you want me to contact Trevor and give him your number? you may be able to catch a lift with each other.

No thanks - I'm probably going somewhere else straight afterwards.
All a bit up in the air at the moment...

 

[MacB]

aha, the Man of Muscle has returned and is busy beavering away on the Garmin. Looks like I'm ambling up to Manningtree from home, that should be a fair test

 

[redjedi]

aha, the Man of Muscle has returned and is busy beavering away on the Garmin. Looks like I'm ambling up to Manningtree from home, that should be a fair test

That is quite a trek MacB. From my place it is close to 75 miles, and your an extra 20 on top of that. Then you've got the 50 mile route.

Are you going to cycle back as well? Over 200 miles in a day

 

[4F]

That is quite a trek MacB. From my place it is close to 75 miles, and your an extra 20 on top of that. Then you've got the 50 mile route.

Are you going to cycle back as well? Over 200 miles in a day

You lot are nutters

 

[redjedi]

I'm still un-decided on this one.

I would like to do another ride, especially as it's a bank holiday weekend, and my previous plans have been moved to the end of the month, but Manningtree is a long way to ride.

And my bike is finally noise free, and I could do with some practice before the FNRttC.

A few more days to decide I suppose

 

[Aperitif]

I'm still un-decided on this one.

I would like to do another ride, especially as it's a bank holiday weekend, and my previous plans have been moved to the end of the month, but Manningtree is a long way to ride.

And my bike is finally noise free, and I could do with some practice before the FNRttC.

A few more days to decide I suppose

So. We'll meet you on the way into then out of town then Luke - ok?
If you're undecided then tag-a-long as 'undecided' is the new definite.
Where is Manningtree exactly? Must look sometime...

 

[redjedi]

My "undecided" usually is a definate

Here's a quick route I worked out to the end of the world (well it would feel like it)

If we were to average 15mph all the way it would take 5 hours, which means a 6am start to get there for 11am, earlier if you want to re-fuel before we start Helens lovely ride.

Although if you can keep up the pace to 20mph it would take just under 4 hours


What are the trains like back from Manningtree?

 

[ChrisKH]

My "undecided" usually is a definate

Here's a quick route I worked out to the end of the world (well it would feel like it)

If we were to average 15mph all the way it would take 5 hours, which means a 6am start to get there for 11am, earlier if you want to re-fuel before we start Helens lovely ride.

Although if you can keep up the pace to 20mph it would take just under 4 hours


What are the trains like back from Manningtree?

They're big metal boxes with wheels that run on a track.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

 

[Aperitif]

 

[Auntie Helen]

I think trains would be every 15 minutes or so from Manningtree towards London (although not actually reaching London, you'd have to decamp somewhere like Ilford or Romford or Ingatestone).

As TheDoctor isn't coming to my place first I'll go earlyish to Manningtree to welcome whoever gets there first! I might even try out the famous Station Café Breakfast!

 

[Davywalnuts]

Hey Auntie H,

You've still got me down on the attending list, am sorry but a defo no goer, I think am not going to finish drinking till closing time 4am Saturday morning due to this fridays birthday that am attending, I might even get lucky in which ill still be up as Aperitif is setting off! hehehe!

 

[Auntie Helen]

Oops, you have now been removed Davy! And MacBludgeon has been added as a possible.