Tour of Hampshire CC Ride - 4th April

[tdr1nka]

What ya gonna do? Bunk off or summink?
We were discussing Thursday next week btw.

 

[Radius]

I think not....erm, don't think I can really do Thursday, perhaps I'm just too inconvenient for you 'working' lot...

 

[tdr1nka]

LOL!
I'll have a word with dj and see if we can get an evening ride instead, if you'd be up for it?

 

[Radius]

Depends what evening for me (and I'm not just being difficult, I have extra curricular activities you know , but I think DJ's pretty busy in the evenings cos we were gonna do some training rides which are no longer an option because of that...

 

[tdr1nka]

Poo.

Maybe we need to arrange a parallel universe in which we can get our times to match up?

 

[Auntie Helen]

...and where you're all magically 80 miles to the North East so I can join you

 

[tdr1nka]

We could factor that in I'm sure!

 

[Radius]

Yes it seems a shame, perhaps if you're free Dom, you could share yourself between me n David, and us 2 could do a training ride...unless it'd make DJ too jealous

 

[Peter]

Well done MacBludgeon - that is some route to tackle with just a few print outs.
I get lost with GPS

According to your route description you got lost on the A339. As you turn left towards Basingstoke at the T-junction, you should of taken the first right (30 yards) onto what looks like a narrow lane.

I haven't been out on the bike for a while and will riding this route a couple/few times next week at a steady pace. Anyone want to join me?

 

[Peter]

It sounds to me like me, Peter and MacBludgeon are the only people going on this ride who aren't doing a breezy 50 miles to get to the start. Will you lot all be knackered before we begin?

Well, I'll be cycling 5 miles to the start & 5 miles back - does that count

 

[Bollo]

Top job MacB!

 

[Headgardener]

I was just working out wether I could get there on the train to come on this ride and realized that it is a friends wedding that day so I am sorry that I won't be able to make it. If there are any rides in southern Hampshire then I will try and get to one or two of those.

 

[MacB]

According to your route description you got lost on the A339. As you turn left towards Basingstoke at the T-junction, you should of taken the first right (30 yards) onto what looks like a narrow lane.

Peter, I think I got that bit right, I went left on the A339 then straight right up a small steep hill. Looking again I think I went wrong at Lasham and went straight down to the A339 again instead of going left towards Golden Pot, that would have led me to The Avenue.

 

[DJ]

Yes it seems a shame, perhaps if you're free Dom, you could share yourself between me n David, and us 2 could do a training ride...unless it'd make DJ too jealous

I'm jealous already!!! Hands off bitch I saw him first!!!!!!! (Joking)

Take Emab out on saturday/sundays. Is he coming with us on his charge?

It really is down to my shift pattern am fraid! And as the 4th of April is going to require stamina more than outright speed that is what the longer distance training is for. Until yesterday I had never done over 40 miles in one day on a bike, so the prospect of going in to 100 miles without knowing what my body can do and how it reacts is somewhat daunting, but this is a challenge that I am relishing and did 50.53 mile yesterday. I had to go round Dulwich park 2 1/2 times just to get the last 3 miles in and now it feels as if I will never be able to eat enough food to fill myself up, so the next part of my plan is to follow Davywalnuts around as he really nows how to eat!!!!

 

[tdr1nka]

At least now you know that after 20 odd miles of North Kent your body cries, 'That looks like a nice pub!'.