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@pootsmanuva
Hey ladies (and friends of the ladies!)
Am all buoyed up by the seeming success of the London to Brighton ride at the weekend, and want to capitalise on the enthusiasm and enjoyment of the day.
I've been thinking for a while that it's a shame that more girls don't go on forum rides for whatever reason and there aren't that many ladies rides organised...I know we're all busy an' that, but I'd like to have a bash at making it a sort of regular thing.
I was thinking something along the lines of TNRC, say 30 or 40 miles which could only take up a morning or an afternoon of a saturday or sunday at least a couple of times a month, but at a steadier pace than TNRC, using these rides to increase fitness/ability distances etc etc with once in a while doing a more epic Ldn to Brighton type ride, and maybe aiming for some bigger rides next year, like the ladies of LFGSS representing at the IOW Randonee, or Dunwich, or maybe even somewhere in Europe? The world is quite literally our oyster, eh!
But yeah, before I get too excited and carried away with thoughts of road trips and centuries etc etc, who in principal would be interested in coming out for a ride once every couple of weeks? An informal, sociable ride, probably with a pub stop thrown in, but something a little further than you'd usually do?
Would people prefer if they were female only, or are you happy to have boys along as long as they play by our rules? They did behave exceptionally on Saturday ; ) Same thinking for all bikes welcome, or would you prefer fixed/SS only?
Over to you!
**Right then ride schedule for November!
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Saturday 5th November**
Bitching Box Hill** - let's attack Box Hill! Now don't be alarmed....there is an easy way up Box Hill. I've done it - if you don't go up the zig zag road way the road climbs very gradually and the next thing you know, you're at the top of Box Hill. AMAZING. Really, please no one be put off as like I've said lots of times before, if I can get up a hill a) it isn't really a hill and b) anyone could do it.
Will post a proper route later in the week when I've done the recce but it will be something along these lines (cheers skive!) [ame]http://www.bikemap.net/route/424166[/ame]
It's 23 miles or so from Brixton to Dorking, where people can get the train back into London if they want or ride back.
and on a skive tip let's all ride to cambridge on **Sunday 20th November **and rep hard for the ladies on this ridehttp://www.lfgss.com/thread74324.html
skive does an awesome job leading rides and people who have done this ride before have all said what a brilliant ride it is...flat too ; )