Kent/E. Sussex - "An Hell of Ashdown" - 66 miles - Sat 8th December

[ianrauk]

Greg,
I'm going to drop out of this I'm afraid.

Excuses are:
1: I have a bad chest at the mo
2: I ache all over at the mo
3: It's a very early start and I need some rest
4: It's a bit hilly and cold for a man who has all of the above

Have fun peeps.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

*sad face*

 

[GrumpyGregry]

confirmed so far

Nigel
Tim Decker
Tim Hall
Benborp (sans mobile)
Ross
Eddie
Musa

 

[Mice]

Sadly I am not going to be able to do this after all. It's just tooooo cold for me

Have a fab day.

Mice

 

[GrumpyGregry]

boo! hiss!

or in Adrian's snot filled case

boob! hith!

 

[Trickedem]

I'm still optimistic. Eurostar back to London tomorrow morning. Meeting at lunchtime, magic gig in the evening. Get home late, get bike ready, including a tyre change, sleep a bit, up early, leave at 4am. Breakfast at Horley at 7am. Gatwick at 8am.
If I make it, then real magic will have occurred!

 

[rb58]

I'm still optimistic. Eurostar back to London tomorrow morning. Meeting at lunchtime, magic gig in the evening. Get home late, get bike ready, including a tyre change, sleep a bit, up early, leave at 4am. Breakfast at Horley at 7am. Gatwick at 8am.
If I make it, then real magic will have occurred!

Tim - I'm aiming to be at the Station Cafe in Horley for a 7.00am breakfast.
Greg - I will be peeling off when we get to the top of Ide Hill, probably after admirig the view and using the facilities ;-)

 

[Trickedem]

Tim - I'm aiming to be at the Station Cafe in Horley for a 7.00am breakfast.
Greg - I will be peeling off when we get to the top of Ide Hill, probably after admirig the view and using the facilities ;-)

well phase 1 of the plan is complete. Brussels was starting to grind to a stop at 6.30 and the snow was as bad as forecast. Fortunately I made it and I am now back at work.
Yet to decide which bike to use. Shamefully my van nic is still filthy from its last ride, but the Dawes is a lot heavier. I will decide when I get home about 10 pm tonight.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

well phase 1 of the plan is complete. Brussels was starting to grind to a stop at 6.30 and the snow was as bad as forecast. Fortunately I made it and I am now back at work.
Yet to decide which bike to use. Shamefully my van nic is still filthy from its last ride, but the Dawes is a lot heavier. I will decide when I get home about 10 pm tonight.

What's the phrase? 1st world problems!

 

[Trickedem]

Is the Dawes currently clean? Do you want two bikes dirty come tomorrow evening?

I'm glad this is all I have to worry about good point. And besides my normal cleanliness obsessive riding partner has pulled out. Another Quick spray with wd 40 and all will be well.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

confirmed so far

Nigel
Tim Decker
Tim Hall
Benborp (sans mobile)
Ross
Eddie
Musa
John Kilbey

 

[rb58]

I'm glad this is all I have to worry about good point. And besides my normal cleanliness obsessive riding partner has pulled out. Another Quick spray with wd 40 and all will be well.

I can confirm The Enigma is dirty...... And it might even be Brighton dirt.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

BBC say minimum 2 degrees (for Edenbridge) at 0700 and a maximum of 5 at 1400 with 4 degrees at 1700
The nice Norwegian folk via WeatherSpark are less optimistic and claim -1 at 0700 and a maximum of 3 degrees at 1400 before a plunge back down to 0 by1700.

Exactly the sort of uncertainty I'd hoped to avoid. Ho hum.

 

[mmmmartin]

you lose 3 degrees C per thousand feet of ascent, so edenbridge, which is low, will be warmer than the top of Ashdown Forest...... not by much though.

 

[benborp]

I've got a phone!

But it's not charged yet.

When are you planning on catching some zzz Greg?