Sun Sep 28th - Down South, Cambersands

yesterday Jonny and I did this ride, pretty much the same route Sam posted up.

Same once out of London?

almost the same..

we had some small errors ;)
and i decided to go straight down to rye from wadhurst-ticehurst-hawkhurst, the A-road is quite small and that section was nice and fast. the bit between westerham and wadhurst before that was the tricky bit with the navigation.

I'd be inclined to push the whole route eastwards..

I dunno, some of the scenery was pretty cracking though

rpm's hit it spot on. we had the wind giving us a bit of hassle but mainly you have to be ready to go through rolling territory with a couple of longer climbs digging into you a bit.

it's a great route and everyone should be up for it with a little htfu for those that haven't put a few miles under their belt.

other shit impending i will definitely be doing this ride. rpm and myself have seen off miles like this before and that helps. but this is within reach of many with the right attitude.

it's a great route and everyone should be up for it with a little htfu for those that haven't put a few miles under their belt.

but this is within reach of many with the right attitude.

I was just going to suggest filling up the water bottle with htfu, it isn't the Pyrenees.

I can't wait.

I'd be inclined to push the whole route eastwards..

I dunno, some of the scenery was pretty cracking though

Well, it could be done. The route could go past Kent east of Tonbridge through Kent's flatlands and home of many Oast houses and onwards towards Goudhurst, then east of Bewl Water. It'll definitely be hillier before and after that section though.

..it isn't the Pyrenees.

I can't wait.

no it's not the Pyrenees and i am gonna be cracking up watching some struggle having got back from the Pyrenees a week earlier - wooohoooooo

I was just going to suggest filling up the water bottle with htfu, it isn't the Pyrenees.

it certainly isn't! all the hills are easy do-able. big group on a calm day will fly.

I just think anyone planning to ride 50/14 brakeless straight outa hoxton for their first long ride will suffer.

it's ok for us to say HTFU when we're ten miles ahead and feeling fine, but I foresee a slog for the unfit. preperation is important (not like my ten pints at south beers) especially if you have that fucker of a wind. then again, I am rather old.

as for the route, Sam's right, there's no hill-dodging, wherever you go, but you needn't do the horrible coombe road/gravel hill bit that we did. come out of London through crystal palace and annerly instead.

But these rides are very rarely the "fall behind, you are on your own" type.

If someone struggles we always park up and wait. Will be a good outing.

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I just think anyone planning to ride 50/14 brakeless straight outa hoxton for their first long ride will suffer.

beautifully put +1

pending really shit weather I'll dust down my creaky ole knees and jolly along with you......wheres the start gonna be? (I'm in a meeting at the mo and not paying full attention, to meeting, or forum!).

1. MA3K
   
2. Shinscar
   
3. Tomasito
   
4. hippy (pending dates)
   
5. Superprecise
   
6. Mini..Cooper (not 21st though it is track day #2)
   
7. Sam
   
8. Rik
   
9. gabes
   
10. Brainflick
    
11. Shoot
    12.eyebrows
    
12. teddy
    
13. skully
    
14. livingasleep (75 miles?! fuck it, im in)
    
15. lucky7
    
16. hillbilly(its my sisters b-day but she'll have another one next year)
    
17. Dropout pending date
    
18. pajamas
    
19. harold
    
20. runtime
    22.Jacqui
    
21. Kipsy
    

1. MA3K
   
2. Shinscar
   
3. Tomasito
   
4. hippy (pending dates)
   
5. Superprecise
   
6. Mini..Cooper (not 21st though it is track day #2)
   
7. Sam
   
8. Rik
   
9. gabes
   
10. Brainflick
    
11. Shoot
    12.eyebrows
    
12. teddy
    
13. skully
    
14. livingasleep (75 miles?! fuck it, im in)
    
15. lucky7
    
16. hillbilly(its my sisters b-day but she'll have another one next year)
    
17. Dropout pending date
    
18. pajamas
    
19. harold
    
20. runtime
    22.Jacqui
    
21. Kipsy
    
22. tikastefano
    

1. MA3K

2. Tomasito

3. hippy (pending dates)

4. Superprecise

5. Mini..Cooper (not 21st though it is track day #2)

6. Sam

7. Rik

8. gabes

9. Brainflick

10. Shoot
    12.eyebrows

11. teddy

12. skully

13. livingasleep (75 miles?! fuck it, im in)

14. lucky7

15. hillbilly(its my sisters b-day but she'll have another one next year)

16. Dropout pending date

17. pajamas

18. harold

19. runtime
    22.Jacqui

20. Kipsy

21. tikastefano

I'm gonna be drunk.

straight outa hoxton

Crazy muthafucka with no brakes

1. MA3K

   1. Tomasito
      
   2. hippy (pending dates)
      
   3. Superprecise
      
   4. Mini..Cooper (not 21st though it is track day #2)
      
   5. Sam
      
   6. Rik
      
   7. gabes
      
   8. Brainflick
      
   9. Shoot
      12.eyebrows
      
   10. teddy
       
   11. skully
       
   12. livingasleep (75 miles?! fuck it, im in)
       
   13. lucky7
       
   14. hillbilly(its my sisters b-day but she'll have another one next year)
       
   15. Dropout pending date
       
   16. pajamas
       
   17. harold
       
   18. runtime
       22.Jacqui
       
   19. Kipsy
       
   20. tikastefano
       

2. mikec

Provisionally sticking my name down.

1. MA3K

   1. Tomasito
      
   2. hippy (pending dates)
      
   3. Superprecise
      
   4. Mini..Cooper (not 21st though it is track day #2)
      
   5. Sam
      
   6. Rik
      
   7. gabes
      
   8. Brainflick
      
   9. Shoot
      12.eyebrows
      
   10. teddy
       
   11. skully
       
   12. livingasleep (75 miles?! fuck it, im in)
       
   13. lucky7
       
   14. hillbilly(its my sisters b-day but she'll have another one next year)
       
   15. Dropout pending date
       
   16. pajamas
       
   17. harold
       
   18. runtime
       22.Jacqui
       
   19. Kipsy
       
   20. tikastefano
       

2. mikec

3. dancing james

1. MA3K

   1. Tomasito
      
   2. hippy (pending dates)
      
   3. Superprecise
      
   4. Mini..Cooper (not 21st though it is track day #2)
      
   5. Sam
      
   6. Rik
      
   7. gabes
      
   8. Brainflick
      
   9. Shoot
      12.eyebrows
      
   10. teddy
       
   11. skully
       
   12. livingasleep (75 miles?! fuck it, im in)
       
   13. lucky7
       
   14. hillbilly(its my sisters b-day but she'll have another one next year)
       
   15. Dropout pending date
       
   16. pajamas
       
   17. harold
       
   18. runtime
       22.Jacqui
       
   19. Kipsy
       
   20. tikastefano
       

2. mikec

3. dancing james

4. Danzel

If you've got energy left, might also be worth swinging around to Dungeness

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeness_(headland)

If you've got energy left, might also be worth swinging around to Dungeness

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeness_(headland)

Link fixed ;0)

i like dungeness i go there quite a bit. you will not like the cunting headwind straight off the sea that you get most days of the year down there.

1. MA3K
   
2. Tomasito
   
3. hippy (pending dates)
   
4. Superprecise
   
5. Mini..Cooper (not 21st though it is track day #2)
   
6. Sam
   
7. Rik
   
8. gabes
   
9. Brainflick
   
10. Shoot
    11.eyebrows
    
11. teddy
    
12. skully
    
13. livingasleep (75 miles?! fuck it, im in)
    
14. lucky7
    
15. hillbilly(its my sisters b-day but she'll have another one next year)
    
16. Dropout pending date
    
17. pajamas
    
18. harold
    
19. runtime
    21.Jacqui
    
20. Kipsy
    
21. tikastefano
    
22. mikec
    
23. dancing james
    
24. Danzel
    
25. guy_ho
    
    

Blimey!

1. MA3K
   
2. Tomasito
   
3. hippy (pending dates)
   
4. Superprecise
   
5. Mini..Cooper (not 21st though it is track day #2)
   
6. Sam
   
7. Rik
   
8. gabes
   
9. Brainflick
   
10. Shoot
    11.eyebrows
    
11. teddy
    
12. skully
    
13. livingasleep (75 miles?! fuck it, im in)
    
14. lucky7
    
15. hillbilly(its my sisters b-day but she'll have another one next year)
    
16. Dropout pending date
    
17. pajamas
    
18. harold
    
19. runtime
    21.Jacqui
    
20. Kipsy
    
21. tikastefano
    
22. mikec
    
23. dancing james
    
24. Danzel
    
25. guy_ho
    
26. Ved
    
    

defo going geared though, subject to sorting out my knackared rear wheel.

1. MA3K
   
2. Tomasito
   
3. hippy (pending dates)
   
4. Superprecise
   
5. Mini..Cooper (not 21st though it is track day #2)
   
6. Sam
   
7. Rik
   
8. gabes
   
9. Brainflick
   
10. Shoot
    11.eyebrows
    
11. teddy
    
12. skully
    
13. livingasleep (75 miles?! fuck it, im in)
    
14. lucky7
    
15. hillbilly(its my sisters b-day but she'll have another one next year)
    
16. Dropout pending date
    
17. pajamas
    
18. harold
    
19. runtime
    21.Jacqui
    
20. Kipsy
    
21. tikastefano
    
22. mikec
    
23. dancing james
    
24. Danzel
    
25. guy_ho
    
26. Ved #
    
27. ehren_fried_chicken
    

1. MA3K
   
2. Tomasito
   
3. hippy (pending dates)
   
4. Superprecise
   
5. Mini..Cooper (not 21st though it is track day #2)
   
6. Sam
   
7. Rik
   
8. gabes
   
9. Brainflick
   
10. Shoot
    11.eyebrows
    
11. teddy
    
12. skully
    
13. livingasleep (75 miles?! fuck it, im in)
    
14. lucky7
    
15. hillbilly(its my sisters b-day but she'll have another one next year)
    
16. Dropout pending date
    
17. pajamas
    
18. harold
    
19. runtime
    21.Jacqui
    
20. Kipsy
    
21. tikastefano
    
22. mikec
    
23. dancing james
    
24. Danzel
    
25. guy_ho
    
26. Ved #
    
27. ehren_fried_chicken
    
28. Pilky
    

What are the rules on joining in? I don't really know anyone on here in real loife.

No rules, just come along with your bike. Hopefully you would have read RPM's and Johnny's posts about the route and have thought about the prospect of riding a fairly long distance on whatever gear inches you are riding in town.

Does 48/16 sound sensible?