2009-08-15 - Long Ride (inc. gears) Surrey Hills (Average Speed 17mph)

Hi Girls & Guys.

I will be riding Surrey Hills on Saturday. Leaving at 8am from London Fields area. We can pick other riders up on Putney Bridge just before 9am if anyone lives that side of town and is keen. The ride will include Box Hill, Ranmore, Leigh Hill & possibly Picth Hill. We can encourage each other and stop for tea and cakes at the top of Box Hill. The long rides tend to be challenging and fun at the same time.

Keep upright!

Tash

1. pocketfull
   
2. dancing james (probably joining at putney but may join up at out east)
   

1. pocketfull
   
2. dancing james (probably joining at putney but may join up at out east)
   
3. hillbilly
   
4. object
   

only 17mph?

cheeky bugger!

would defo be up for this but im already riding to near brigton that day with some numpty not really cyclist mates :(

weather looks similar to the bletchley ride so we could play how many times is Tash going to put her jacket on and take it off again, again.

weather looks similar to the bletchley ride so we could play how many times is Tash going to put her jacket on and take it off again, again.

what a great game that was !she still owes us a pint if i remember correctly.

Too funny! with any luck I will be more accurate with my guesstimate.

Enjoy brighton. I cycled to Eastbourne and the along the coast to brighton on saturday. It was fantastic. You can ride with us next time.

Double or nothing?

Cheers for signing me up Jim.

Any idea of distance for this one, should I scrap all pretence of going to Polo in the later afternoon/evening?

Bring on the hills.

Looks like a great ride. Can't do this weekend as I am riding pancake flat terrain around Hamburg, hopefulle +22mph sitting in the bunch. Would be up for any similar rides anytime soon. Have fun in beautiful Surrey

5-6 hours in the saddle. You will make it in plenty of time. Not sure how much energy you need to play Polo but I'm sure you will manage to find some ;-)

I'll eat and drink caffeine before hand so it'll be fine.
5-6 hours is ideal.

Same meeting place as last time?

or a couple of people can crash at mine friday night, coffee and all that good shit in the morning

I'm scared of staying at your house. You might molest me.

last time you stayed at my place i woke up and there was blood all over the sheets

That's a vicious lie of ommission.

It was your blood, in your own bed, from the wound you inflicted on yourself when you fell off your bike because you were intoxicated.

Stop trying to denigrate my already tarnished name.

Yes same meeting place as last time 'Climpsons'

Now I just need my right thumb to start working again or I can't change gear.

pull it out of your arse

1. pocketfull
   
2. dancing james (probably joining at putney but may join up at out east)
   
3. hillbilly
   
4. object
   
5. JimboJones (probably - and will prob be on geared bike joining at Putney as long as you don't mind a random tagging along)
   

We should point out this is a geared/lycra'd up ride.
Definitely bring your gears.

Discriminative.

Nope, just realistic I'm afraid.

It's a hilly route and will be riden in formation. A selection of gears and the ability to ride down hills faster than your legs can spin will be required.

Knowing the speeds we were hitting on the way to Southend-on-sea on Sunday it would be unfair to not advise people that this isn't your usual FGSS social ride.

We should point out this is a geared/lycra'd up ride.
Definitely bring your gears.

lycra whoop whoop