2010-11-27 Sat 8am - Bournemouth - (The 100 Club)

I have done sod-all riding this year for a number of reasons, and I am desperate to get some miles in before the summer has drifted by. Therefore I suggest a ride to Bournemouth. This is one of a trio of century rides, with the others being Dunwich-By-Day on Sat 21st Aug, and Bristol on Sat 11th Sept.

The rides depart early in order we arrive at the destination during daylight, and so all have time to unwind with our vices of choice, before trains back into London.

All are welcome… but these distances are demanding, so experience of longer rides is essential! If you are struggling badly or compromising the daylight objective, then you may be directed to the nearest train station :) The ethos of these rides, is to have a chilled day in the saddle, with occasional pain, and eat up some miles. Nothing more, nothing less.

If you haven’t done a ride of this length before, and even if you have, please read the following blurb.

Self-sufficiency
Bring tools, spare tubes, appropriate clothes, plenty of food and water, lights, batteries, etc. Familiarise yourself with the route, swap numbers before departing, and charge your phone. Eat/drink little and often.

Check your bike
Give it a look over before the ride – tighten, inflate, oil, kiss, and make sure it’s roadworthy.

Road etiquette
Try to remain vigilant on the country lanes, especially when navigating blind corners. Let others know when you are slowing or coming past, and for the benefit of those behind you, call out or point at hazards such as potholes and cars. If you have a puncture, mechanical or drop off the back, call out to those in front to wait, and unless they hate you, they’ll pass the message forward.

Depending on the size of the ride, we may need a backstop, so weekend recce volunteers are welcome. PM me for logistics. Routes will be added in due course, and unless the forecast is torrential rain and gale-force winds, the ride will go ahead regardless of the weather.

Hope to see some of you drab, wretched people out on those lanes.

**Depart 8:00am **
**Richmond Green

**http://ridewithgps.com/routes/157003

1. braker
   

1. braker
   
2. fussball
   

1. braker
   
2. fussball
   
3. joe smiff
   

hope its a hot day for yous, doing a running relay on the coastal path further west, so out of the ride but will extend Bomo. hospitality to finishers,
this place has a big garden at front for sundowners, and they let us bring bikes in to it, the service is shit, but it works for us,
http://www.sixtymillionpostcards.com/
and theres obviously a large piece of yellow sand very nearby too.

1. braker
   
2. fussball
   
3. joe smiff
   
4. damo (provs. there's no sstc, i'm not going somewhere, or her indoors has booked something)
   

@*m.f, would be great to hook up with you guys. I imagine we'll head to the beach first, and then on to the boozer.

Damo, good luck... I hope the planets align

I have been wanting to do this for absolutely ages but this is the day I fly out to spain for possibly the only week I'm going to have off the bike for a while.
If anybody is up for doing this at a different date, let me know.

just had a thought, doing long rides like that arriving at the coast- my perogative is to jump straight in the water- feels ace after miles on the bike, so I can bring a load of towels and sort some watermelon/ fruit save you carrying/ finding places to buy shit, idea?

*m.f - that sounds heavenly!

Awesome, in! Any ideas on the route yet?
Also, Getting the train to Richmond from Oxford takes for-bloody-ever. Is anyone be heading to Richmond Green passing anywhere near Paddington station who wouldn't mind picking me up and guiding me through the mean streets of London?

1. braker
   
2. fussball
   
3. joe smiff
   
4. damo (provs. there's no sstc, i'm not going somewhere, or her indoors has booked something)
   
5. Arducius
   

I've got a route for s.e. London to N.r Christchurch if you want, very scenic.

EDIT: Not a bad starting point alter the two ends and you will have a nice route. Passes some water cress beds Nr Winchester, fairly flat and easy, small roads all the way once outside M25
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=51.493462,0.061111&daddr=A2214%2FVillage+Way+to:A215%2FNorwood+Rd+to:A23%2FBrixton+Hill+to:A23%2FStreatham+High+Rd+to:A216%2FStreatham+Rd+to:A239%2FCentral+Rd+to:A24%2FLondon+Rd+to:B2200%2FLondon+Rd+to:A24%2FLeatherhead+Rd+to:Sampleoak+Ln+to:Snowdenham+Ln+to:Medstead+Rd+to:B3047+to:Lanham+Ln+to:Old+Salisbury+Ln+to:Unknown+road+to:Martins+Hill+Ln+to:Barrack+Rd%2FA35&geocode=%3BFWIcEQMdbpr-_w%3BFQT7EAMdDGb-_w%3BFX76EAMdcBn-_w%3BFerPEAMd_Ar-_w%3BFW6SEAMdzLP9_w%3BFZw8EAMdahH9_w%3BFeG4DwMd-2D8_w%3BFcKUDwMdUjT8_w%3BFb7LDgMdCkb7_w%3BFXBrDQMd2P33_w%3BFXwFDQMdokj3_w%3BFfRRDAMdlE7w_w%3BFTKcCwMd0h3t_w%3BFdwtCwMdeRfr_w%3BFck_CgMd1Kzo_w%3BFbR3CAMdPHnm_w%3BFdBXBgMd9gPl_w%3BFRQuBgMdJMDk_w&hl=en&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=13&via=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17&dirflg=w&sll=51.488438,0.095444&sspn=0.068729,0.154324&ie=UTF8&z=13

In

[nice to have a ride start at my back-door for once ]

1. braker
   
2. fussball
   
3. joe smiff
   
4. damo (provs. there's no sstc, i'm not going somewhere, or her indoors has booked something)
   
5. Arducius
   
6. Branwen
   

Arducius, I'll be departing from close to Paddington, so we can hook-up.

Tommy, great help, thanks!

sam, this on the radar though can't commit at this point.

tim (clintsmoker) and i rode london to bournemouth a few years back. iirc we clocked up 130 miles. not sure what route you are looking at but don't undersell it. okay, we started in deepest east london.

good to see you earlier. let's talk more next tuesday.

Nice1 J-dog

All of these rides have a target of 9hrs, which is a steady pace. There will be bailout points incorporated if anyone is suffering for whatever reason.

Good point jonny. I did south London to Bournemouth last year, pretty direct, and it was about 120...

there I was, just about to signup...

get on the train, stuart

only if I can suck your wheel

fiddy dollar

I might well be in for that, Sam. I don't know for sure yet, so I might get on the list later.

Good set of rides Sam, this looks like the only one of the 3 I can do though atm :(

Name down anyway..

1. braker
   
2. fussball
   
3. joe smiff
   
4. damo (provs. there's no sstc, i'm not going somewhere, or her indoors has booked something)
   
5. Arducius
   
6. Branwen
   
7. richoking
   

1. braker
   
2. fussball
   
3. joe smiff
   
4. damo (provs. there's no sstc, i'm not going somewhere, or her indoors has booked something)
   
5. Arducius
   
6. Branwen
   
7. richoking
   
8. mmccarthy
   

Nice1 J-dog

All of these rides have a target of 9hrs, which is a steady pace. There will be bailout points incorporated if anyone is suffering for whatever reason.

Oh, and ... nine hours is pretty unrealistic for this distance on a group ride, unless you mean riding time only and everybody is really well-prepared.