2009-04-08 Wed - The Darkening: Westbound...

Posted on Mon 30th, March 2009

• #1

Jung

Gents,

Weather is forecast sweetly for today so this is on. Any takers?

Cheers,
Joe.

Basically leaving WC1 @ 6pm prompt and roughly following the river west as far as possible before it gets dark, pints at the end, then railroading back.

Winsdor is the goal, taking in hammersmith / richmond / hampton court / walton / chertsey bridges.
• #2

tynan

Maybe change sides of the river at every bridge to liven it up ?
• #3

dante

so basically just a bridges ride?
• #4

Jung

Er...I crossed Hammersmith, Richmond, hampton court, walton and chertsey bridges...you can mix and match which side of the river you want to be on west of hampton court, north is a bit shorter. It's a pretty mellow route but there are hills out around Virginia water and definitely if you push on for Henley. It was exactly 40miles to Windsor.
• #5

BigFatAl

As I said I'm interested but will have to PM you as circumstances changing....
• #6

TeddyRich

Isn't it a bit dirt track style around hammersmith/barnes bridge?

Worried about knackering my flimsy tires!
• #7

Jung

Nah, it's ok. Wouldn't run tubulars but the ride is otherwise OK and I have unforgiving machinery....

There is one road that has a little joining bump every 10 metres somewhere near the end that had me swearing a bit!

Anyways, subject to weather we're on.
• #8

Jung

updated for the 'morrow bump....
• #9

Jung

Back on today if there are any takers.

Cheers,
Joe.

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