Davywalnuts
Chief Kebab Taster
- Location
- Staines!
I think this might end up in drunken mess! Oh the fun! Photos would be interesting too!
Tour of Hampshire CC Ride - 4th April
- Thread starter Peter
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Davywalnuts
Chief Kebab Taster
- Location
- Staines!
- Wife sais, as she call's CoG some time around midnight "everything okay darling, you told me you was going to be home for dinner?" hehehe!
Davywalnuts said:
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Not sure I want to go drinking there
redjedi said:Has anyone got any ideas about where to meet for the ride down.
COG - Surbiton
Me - Brentford
Davy - Staines
Radius - Clapham ??
DJtheglove - also Clapham ??
Pottsy - ?? (no half measures here Pottsy)
anyone elsemadman enough for the full works.
Well I'm in Twickenham and I suppose I could give it a go. Just concerned as I haven't cycled 100 miles in over 15 years and only been out about 3 times on the road bike in the last 4 months!
However if you're coming nearby (which looks possible) then sod it I'll give it a bash.
Edit: In fact reading the above, Subirton with CoG would be ok for me.
Davywalnuts
Chief Kebab Taster
- Location
- Staines!
Oh, well, I think there could be a few of "that" verison there anyhow! hehehe!
Youve forgotten Mr Aperitif! My neck of the woods anyhow in bedfont.
Not being selfish, I would say Staines meet for the cycle down to sleepy Fleet. Its still a mild 4 miles there for me anyhow, but its the last main line station on that stretch that will have regular stops for the train users.. Plus, cycling to fleet will be easy i reckon too as the route is direct'ish from there.. what you all reckon?
Youve forgotten Mr Aperitif! My neck of the woods anyhow in bedfont.
Not being selfish, I would say Staines meet for the cycle down to sleepy Fleet. Its still a mild 4 miles there for me anyhow, but its the last main line station on that stretch that will have regular stops for the train users.. Plus, cycling to fleet will be easy i reckon too as the route is direct'ish from there.. what you all reckon?
Davywalnuts
Chief Kebab Taster
- Location
- Staines!
Pottsy, I dont think were end up past 100 miles if we end up in the pub so dont worry there! hehehe!
Davywalnuts
Chief Kebab Taster
- Location
- Staines!
Station is probably easiest as the one way could catch out. Plus theres two brekkie bars there that serve bacon sarnies! Yum!
Its just over 20miles to Fleet from there and with the ride starting at 10:45, say a 9am'ish start from Staines? The route is relativley okay and basically swoops up and down with a few murderous hills, but nothing technical that my double set up cant cope with..
Its just over 20miles to Fleet from there and with the ride starting at 10:45, say a 9am'ish start from Staines? The route is relativley okay and basically swoops up and down with a few murderous hills, but nothing technical that my double set up cant cope with..
Pottsy said:Well I'm in Twickenham and I suppose I could give it a go. Just concerned as I haven't cycled 100 miles in over 15 years and only been out about 3 times on the road bike in the last 4 months!
However if you're coming nearby (which looks possible) then sod it I'll give it a bash.
Edit: In fact reading the above, Subirton with CoG would be ok for me.
Well that's more than some of us. The most I have done is 50 miles in a day, and I was knackered after that (I better start training).
Staines is also good for me, and how could I have forgotten Mr Aperitif.
Davywalnuts
Chief Kebab Taster
- Location
- Staines!
As Aperitif said to me, "it's no rush, take your time, dont want to damage your knees" as we trudge along at 20mph... hehehe
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Peter
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Looking good for the ride - the numbers are rising.
Seems most of you are coming from W london - wish I could cycle up with you all but living close to Fleet - seems a bit pointless. If you are cycling up from Staines on the A30, there only 2 hills of note - Egham hill and the long climb up to Camberley from Bagshot.
I've tried to "iron" out the hills for the ride - but there is no escape
46 miles of hard slog!! Planning on getting to the pub (26 miles in) before 13:30 so we can all relax & refuel.
Seems most of you are coming from W london - wish I could cycle up with you all but living close to Fleet - seems a bit pointless. If you are cycling up from Staines on the A30, there only 2 hills of note - Egham hill and the long climb up to Camberley from Bagshot.
I've tried to "iron" out the hills for the ride - but there is no escape
46 miles of hard slog!! Planning on getting to the pub (26 miles in) before 13:30 so we can all relax & refuel.
Mr Peter, Mr Peter sir! I can't tell from the map whether we're going clockwise or anticlockwise?
Also, at the danger of creating a 'People's Front for the Touring of Hampshire' to oppose the 'Tour of Hampshire People's Front', I might bail after the pub to head back to Winchester. If anyone wants to get the train from Winch (further away from London but faster and more frequent service than Fleet), its a very pretty but quite lumpy ride back through Alresford.
Also, at the danger of creating a 'People's Front for the Touring of Hampshire' to oppose the 'Tour of Hampshire People's Front', I might bail after the pub to head back to Winchester. If anyone wants to get the train from Winch (further away from London but faster and more frequent service than Fleet), its a very pretty but quite lumpy ride back through Alresford.
