rb58
Enigma
- Location
- Bexley, Kent
What! No Exedown Hill???
Sunday 10th June. Garden of England Ride
- Thread starter Trickedem
- Start date
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We are going up Coleman's Ash Lane, which is steeper according to the OS Map. I'll let you know.
Scrap that.. looks like engineering works means no trains from Brixton to Bromley.
Ok looks like a ride to Bromley it is. I'll leave 7
Well that was a hilly ride and nowhere near as fast as advertised. But the scenery was awesome and the cafe at Lingfield (Occasionally Yours) was quality. The weather was also a lot better than forecast.
I invited my friend Marcus along, because he is training for a ride to Paris we are doing in 3 weeks time. He is still getting used to SPDs, so he had a few clipless moments, which knocked the stuffing out of him a bit. We left Musa and Ian at Yalding as they sped off back towards Bromley. We then carried on back towards Rochester and just happened to be passing Aylesford Station as the train home was pulling in. Temptation was too much, so we jumped on and avoided the last 8 miles.
http://app.strava.com/rides/10494894
I invited my friend Marcus along, because he is training for a ride to Paris we are doing in 3 weeks time. He is still getting used to SPDs, so he had a few clipless moments, which knocked the stuffing out of him a bit. We left Musa and Ian at Yalding as they sped off back towards Bromley. We then carried on back towards Rochester and just happened to be passing Aylesford Station as the train home was pulling in. Temptation was too much, so we jumped on and avoided the last 8 miles.
http://app.strava.com/rides/10494894
Only 4 people on the ride today, Tim, Myself, Marcus (One of the Strood Hall helpers from the FNRttC) and Musa.
As soon as we set off, we had a puncture. It was me... the rear. So that's the front (on the FNRttC) and now the rear. Not bad though for the Rubino's. They have done a good few 1000 miles now, so perhaps new tyres time.
As Tim said, it was a very hilly ride. But what goes up sometimes goes down so along with some muscle burning lungbusters we had some cracking long descents. It really was a nice ride. Some of the views were stunning. Some of the deepest, darkest Kent's best Elizabethan and Tudor buildings. The rain kept off and there was very little wind. Perfect cycling weather in fact.
The 2 food stops were great, tea and bacon sarnies in each
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Myself and Musa left Tim and Marcus at Yalding to make our way back home through the lanes to Bromley. A route I know very well due to our sunday morning runs. But not at the usual faster pace. I didn't want to push the knee too much. It's a pretty much straight forward route, but it does have 3 quite tough hills. Plaxtol, Ivy Hatch and Pollhill. Musa had not done a hundred miler until today and the strain was starting to show. But like the trooper i found him out to be, he dug deep, got spinning and got up them all. I think he will sleep very well tonight. I escorted him to Bromley were I left him to his GPS machine to show him the way home. So yes, he managed his first 100 miler. A great lad and a great cyclist is Musa. He'll also be joining us on the 29th for his maiden FNRttC and I will be dragging him home for the SMRbtH too.
Cheers Tim.
GPX Garmin route here
As soon as we set off, we had a puncture. It was me... the rear. So that's the front (on the FNRttC) and now the rear. Not bad though for the Rubino's. They have done a good few 1000 miles now, so perhaps new tyres time.
As Tim said, it was a very hilly ride. But what goes up sometimes goes down so along with some muscle burning lungbusters we had some cracking long descents. It really was a nice ride. Some of the views were stunning. Some of the deepest, darkest Kent's best Elizabethan and Tudor buildings. The rain kept off and there was very little wind. Perfect cycling weather in fact.
The 2 food stops were great, tea and bacon sarnies in each
.Myself and Musa left Tim and Marcus at Yalding to make our way back home through the lanes to Bromley. A route I know very well due to our sunday morning runs. But not at the usual faster pace. I didn't want to push the knee too much. It's a pretty much straight forward route, but it does have 3 quite tough hills. Plaxtol, Ivy Hatch and Pollhill. Musa had not done a hundred miler until today and the strain was starting to show. But like the trooper i found him out to be, he dug deep, got spinning and got up them all. I think he will sleep very well tonight. I escorted him to Bromley were I left him to his GPS machine to show him the way home. So yes, he managed his first 100 miler. A great lad and a great cyclist is Musa. He'll also be joining us on the 29th for his maiden FNRttC and I will be dragging him home for the SMRbtH too.
Cheers Tim.
GPX Garmin route here
StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
Well done Musa!
StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
Thanks guys. I made that miler ton Good night
Ps I'm serious. In bed already.
Blimey, you really did feel it then....been there, done that. Back in 2008 I did the short (55 km) route on the IOW Randonnee. Actually ended up doing 59 miles on the day, all in...was sore for a couple of days. It gets easier.....
Well done Musa. Great riding with you.Thanks guys. I made that miler ton Good night
Ps I'm serious. In bed already.
- Location
- London
Sounds like it was a great ride - should have come maybe if it wasn't at the advertised 15mph AVERAGE which strikes me as very high for such a route - or maybe that's me being wimpy. Anyone know, without getting too nerdy, what the rough average actually was?
- Location
- London
ah - just followed Ian's link - seems it was almost 14 - still fast.
