Tuesday Night Ride Club '09

TNRC 21/07/2009 - "The Way To People's Beds Is Via Their Herts (or "You're Welwyn There") Ride"

FYI, tonight's reccy-route is here, give or take, going anticlockwise. It was 40 miles on 69" fixed in 2h02 tonight, but should be far more pleasant and sociable around the 2h30 mark :)

Train departs Kings X @ 7.18pm (via Finsbury Park) // £10 Return // 40 Miles Fast & Rolling

1. BMMF
   
2. jonny
   
3. tika
   
4. andyp
   
5. marcom
   
6. wools (until I see the Bikely elevation profile...)
   
7. mikec (Torn between these and the track nights on Monday and or Wednesday - something always has to give )
   
8. Aleksi
   
9. diapo
   
10. shoots
    
    
    

BMMF... and there was I believing it to be only Hollywood execs.who believe the way to improve upon the last is to insert some choice words after the main title to entice the public. In this case however, I believe it to be a touch of genius...(meaning I sniggered)

@andyp - I think it's in Beds :D

'Little Switzerland / The Little Alps' is between Cuffley and Hertford - much closer to London than this ride. As mentioned before, the area features heavily in the North Road Hardriders TT, which I managed on 81" fixed, and someone much faster and stronger managed on 90" (Pnut Arnold).

Yeah there are a few climbs in Hertfordshire.

I wish I could come along on the ride but I'm out of TNRC until I can afford a proper front light. Should be in September when I return from Japan.

@andyp - I think it's in Beds :D

'Little Switzerland / The Little Alps' is between Cuffley and Hertford - much closer to London than this ride.

Cheers for that. I managed to find a map of that route and it goes from Potters bar, but to the right of Stevenage while this one goes up past it to the West.
There are some lovely roads in this area. Looks like a good route

I'm impressed that BMMF has found a 100 metre climb in Hertfordshire. That must've taken some time to find.

Not for him. Climbs exercise a quasi-magnetic attraction on him, and he can tell by the strength of the feeling which way he has to turn.

ha ha, puntastic scarlett. i am afraid I will not be back in time from Finland for this wonderfully recced ride. very much looking forward to riding it though.

great ride last night, probably my favourite TNRC route. great to see Arvy, JD, Mike and all the regulars.

had a few mechanicals last night. punctures in the dark are pretty shit. thanks for your help Dave4 (I hope I have your name right). and thanks for waiting gang.

tika hope your elbow is OK.

Sam - no monsters in the forest this time! :(

TNRC 21/07/2009 - "The Way To People's Beds Is Via Their Herts (or "You're Welwyn There") Ride"

FYI, tonight's reccy-route is here, give or take, going anticlockwise. It was 40 miles on 69" fixed in 2h02 tonight, but should be far more pleasant and sociable around the 2h30 mark :)

Train departs Kings X @ 7.18pm (via Finsbury Park) // £10 Return // 40 Miles Fast & Rolling

1. BMMF
   
2. jonny
   
3. tika
   
4. andyp
   
5. marcom
   
6. mikec (Torn between these and the track nights on Monday and or Wednesday - something always has to give )
   
7. Aleksi
   
8. diapo
   
9. shoots
   
   

I'm out. I was a little too eager to put my name doen and forgot all about my holiday. I will be thinking of y'all while I'm sipping sangria in sunny Benalmadena. Allez allez allez!

Does anyone know of any good routes around the Epping area by any chance? Nothing harder than last nights ride I should add. I'm loving these longer rides and it would be a pity to lose this momentum seeing as I won't be there for the next one.

Roydon route would be good, no?!

i think that my new forum name should be tika_bowling
I am fine, aching a bit. thanks to all that asked :)

Does anyone know of any good routes around the Epping area by any chance? Nothing harder than last nights ride I should add. I'm loving these longer rides and it would be a pity to lose this momentum seeing as I won't be there for the next one.

I think Peter Carter and I are plotting about something in this direction, under the moniker 'ways to get out of East London' or something like that. Might happen in the autumn.

i think that my new forum name should be tika_bowling
I am fine, aching a bit. thanks to all that asked :)

Pray explain?

Sorry if I've missed something, I haven't had much forum time the past few days.

maybe wools should borrow part of the chelmsford ride, it was really nice.
@ oliver, i keep falling every other tueday and sometimes I aim to do strikes.

TNRC 21/07/2009 - "The Way To People's Beds Is Via Their Herts (or "You're Welwyn There") Ride"

FYI, tonight's reccy-route is here, give or take, going anticlockwise. It was 40 miles on 69" fixed in 2h02 tonight, but should be far more pleasant and sociable around the 2h30 mark :)

Train departs Kings X @ 7.18pm (via Finsbury Park) // £10 Return // 40 Miles Fast & Rolling

1. BMMF
   
2. jonny
   
3. tika
   
4. andyp
   
5. marcom
   
6. mikec (Torn between these and the track nights on Monday and or Wednesday - something always has to give )
   
7. Aleksi
   
8. diapo
   
9. shoots
   
10. Skulls
    
    

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wools why not ride some of the southend ride and then just turn around and come back? It'll be fresh in your mind ...

I think Peter Carter and I are plotting about something in this direction, under the moniker 'ways to get out of East London' or something like that. Might happen in the autumn.

Let's make it happen sooner! :D

I'll go over the Roydon, Chelmsford and Southend routes this evening to see where I can pick routes up and take in a bit of Epping. Should anyone know of any particular roads with testing/honest hills then holla at me! :)

TNRC 21/07/2009 - "The Way To People's Beds Is Via Their Herts (or "You're Welwyn There") Ride"

FYI, tonight's reccy-route is here, give or take, going anticlockwise. It was 40 miles on 69" fixed in 2h02 tonight, but should be far more pleasant and sociable around the 2h30 mark :)

Train departs Kings X @ 7.18pm (via Finsbury Park) // £10 Return // 40 Miles Fast & Rolling

1. BMMF
   
2. jonny
   
3. tika
   
4. andyp
   
5. marcom
   
6. mikec (Torn between these and the track nights on Monday and or Wednesday - something always has to give )
   
7. Aleksi
   
8. diapo
   
9. shoots
   
10. Skulls
    
11. clinsmoker
    

Blimey you gotta be quick to get in these days, nice one BMMF looking forward to seeing you enjoy a nice bit of ti between the legs...

TNRC 28/07/2009 - "The Way To People's Beds Is Via Their Herts (or "You're Welwyn There") Ride"
Train departs Kings X @ 7.18pm (via Finsbury Park) // £10 Return // 40 Miles Fast & Rolling

1. BMMF
   
2. jonny
   
3. tika
   
4. andyp
   
5. marcom
   
6. mikec (Torn between these and the track nights on Monday and or Wednesday - something always has to give )
   
7. Aleksi
   
8. diapo
   
9. shoots
   
10. Skulls
    
11. clinsmoker
    
12. purple_mj
    

How rude, I forgot to say how yet again the ride was really enjoyable last night due to great company and route well done you all.

Indeed. How dare you Sir.

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TNRC 28/07/2009 - "The Way To People's Beds Is Via Their Herts (or "You're Welwyn There") Ride"

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Train departs Kings X @ 7.18pm (via Finsbury Park) // £10 Return // 40 Miles Fast & Rolling

1. BMMF
   
2. jonny
   
3. tika
   
4. andyp
   
5. marcom
   
6. mikec (Torn between these and the track nights on Monday and or Wednesday - something always has to give )
   
7. Aleksi
   
8. diapo
   
9. shoots
   
10. Skulls
    
11. clinsmoker
    
12. purple_mj
    
    

ADDITIONAL TRAIN INFO:

• The train will most likely leave from platform 9b. This is one of a few 'extra' platforms, tucked away through an entrance half-way up the left side of platform 8.

• Facing the direction of travel, the doors open at Finsbury Park on the left, but all stations thereafter open on the right (so shift bikes at that point). On the return journey, all doors open on the left.

• The 7.18pm train arrives in WGC @ 7.46pm. The 7.36pm train arrives 11 minutes later.

• Return trains @ 9.58pm, 10.27pm, 10.30pm, 10.50pm (the last realistic train for Sam's 11.50pm connection), 11pm, 11.32pm, 12.09am.

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@ purple_mj - I may not ride the Burls for this. Need a less svelte seatclamp anyway. Otherwise it looks like every ride I do will involve a little more descending than ascending :S

Nice info Scarlett, cheers. WIll wait to see how the first run goes though. Was tempted to go on the Chilterns ride, I thought there would be plenty of time, lucky really as everyone had to catch the tube back into town!

Anyone know Des' forum name? I need to give him some cash for the train.

Tika - glad to hear you're okay today... Any more thoughts on a helmet!?

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