New Year Ride

Okay, so this is a bit early, but I thought of it while we had to think about what to do for our Departmental xmas party.

Anyone have any ideas for a ride we could do on the weekend of 29/30 December?

Just think - crisp clear day, empty roads, and the chance to burn off all those turkey calories.

Bueller?

I'll be back from Poland then.. Methinks it will be cold so we should have a pub with a fire. Anyone know a pub with lockup area, open fire and it's a Sunday so a(nother) roast! :)

sounds like my kind of ride.... Sunday roast and beer

The roast and the beer come after a couple of hundred kay riding into the country-side, mind you.. :)

Sounds like a great plan!

So I'm not the only nutter who feels like riding out to find a country pub to get some miles and beer in.

Excellent. Thanks guys

I just wanted to float the notion, and see if anyone has any ideas about where we could go.

Please - no lists just yet!

1. hippy

Just fucking with ya! :)

Sadly (or not, depending on how you look at it) I will be on a plane, somewhere over the international date line, heading for New Zealand.

Where it will be summer.

Muhahahahahahahahahahah.

But it does sound like a great idea, you know I'd be in if I were here.

new road bike should be up and ready by then. and as per last year, i'll be going on an early morning london cycle on the 25th. so a cycle out on the 29th sounds great...even though i might not be fixed.

Hovis Brown new road bike should be up and ready by then. and as per last year, i'll be going on an early morning london cycle on the 25th. so a cycle out on the 29th sounds great...even though i might not be fixed.

I'd love to do that; but I'll be in Bournemouth. :-(

mashton Sadly (or not, depending on how you look at it) I will be on a plane, somewhere over the international date line, heading for New Zealand.
Where it will be summer.
Muhahahahahahahahahahah.

You utter b@stard!
I had to bail on taking the WHOLE of December off to show my grrl around Oz, because she couldn't get time off! Fscking sh1t sticks!!

we should make it christmas day to take advantage of the emptier london roads

Um.. some people might be busy on that day.. dunno why..

flickwg we should make it christmas day to take advantage of the emptier london roads

I think most people have commitments on Christmas day, or like me, are out of London. New Year doesn't have as much of a hold on people

If I am here I would like to come.
Just need to sort a date. 29th looks good.

Ride to Clacton-on-Sea?

southend?

I'd do Southend too.

We've done Southend.. could do again but anywhere else?

What about heading up? Some great pubs in Long melford....

mashton Sadly (or not, depending on how you look at it) I will be on a plane, somewhere over the international date line, heading for New Zealand.

Where it will be summer.

Muhahahahahahahahahahah.

You do know it'll be piss'n it down that time of year in NZ
I'd much rather go for a winter ride.

st ives, 2 c the man and his seven wives!

There are a few nice pubs heading south around the Biggin Hill/Westerham ride...

What sort of mileage are we looking at?

Given we're riding as a peloton, we should aim for a nice, easy 200mi yeah?