2011-08-07 - Herne Bay

Posted on Wed 26th, January 2011

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• #76

pootsmanuva

Stragglers unite innit!
• #77

KT_Bee
1. |³|MA3K
2. smiff
3. Hobo
4. citygent
5. Chainbreaker
6. Sam
7. conkers
8. Cafewanda
9. superjoe (even bigger maybe)
10. dave4
11. xanderh
12. Sumo
13. middleofnowhere
14. richie
15. spybot
16. mashton (hopefully, baby withstanding)
17. Deluka
18. TheorySwine
  19.Gav86
19. Stix
20. Fox (never been 21 before)
21. Nigel182
22. laner
23. nelaii
24. BlueQuinn
25. stevo_com
26. Crispin Glover
27. S/J
28. Samuelson
29. pootsmanuva
30. ms.chris
31. louis theroux
32. Webof
33. Yasi
34. dimi3
35. ziska
36. harrong
37. Jaitch
38. PP
39. braker
40. dbr
41. Ho (aka fuji track comp with the aerospokes) looks like a nice route, and i live at both end! haha
42. KT Bee
I have Garmin - follow me! (Except where I get impatient and try and take you along a dual carriage way because I think I know better than GPS. I've learnt that lesson now).
• #78

Louiee
- you can't count KT Bee.
• #79

dubkev
Sounds good. Should be back up and running by the time this rolls around.
1. |³|MA3K
2. smiff
3. Hobo
4. citygent
5. Chainbreaker
6. Sam
7. conkers
8. Cafewanda
9. superjoe (even bigger maybe)
10. dave4
11. xanderh
12. Sumo
13. middleofnowhere
14. richie
15. spybot
16. mashton (hopefully, baby withstanding)
17. Deluka
18. TheorySwine
  19.Gav86
19. Stix
20. Fox (never been 21 before)
21. Nigel182
22. laner
23. nelaii
24. BlueQuinn
25. stevo_com
26. Crispin Glover
27. S/J
28. Samuelson
29. pootsmanuva
30. ms.chris
31. louis theroux
32. Webof
33. Yasi
34. dimi3
35. ziska
36. harrong
37. Jaitch
38. PP
39. braker
40. dbr
41. Ho (aka fuji track comp with the aerospokes) looks like a nice route, and i live at both end! haha
42. KT Bee
43. dublinkevin
• #80

Big_Dave
1. |³|MA3K
  1. smiff
  2. Hobo
  3. citygent
  4. Chainbreaker
  5. Sam
  6. conkers
  7. Cafewanda
  8. superjoe (even bigger maybe)
  9. dave4
  10. xanderh
  11. Sumo
  12. middleofnowhere
  13. richie
  14. spybot
  15. mashton (hopefully, baby withstanding)
  16. Deluka
  17. TheorySwine
    19.Gav86
  18. Stix
  19. Fox (never been 21 before)
  20. Nigel182
  21. laner
  22. nelaii
  23. BlueQuinn
  24. stevo_com
  25. Crispin Glover
  26. S/J
  27. Samuelson
  28. pootsmanuva
  29. ms.chris
  30. louis theroux
  31. Webof
  32. Yasi
  33. dimi3
  34. ziska
  35. harrong
  36. Jaitch
  37. PP
  38. braker
  39. dbr
  40. Ho (aka fuji track comp with the aerospokes) looks like a nice route, and i live at both end! haha
  41. KT Bee
  42. dublinkevin
  43. Big Dave.
• #81

conker

yay! just persueded the missus that going on holiday on the 9th August was better than the 7th! So I'm still looking forward to this. Don't think I've ever been to Herne Bay, apart from driving through to get to Margate as a kid many, many years ago*.

*yes, this was before the interweb, before home PCs, before colour TV, when England was in black & white 405 lines
• #82

lardboy
1. |³|MA3K
  1. smiff
  2. Hobo
  3. citygent
  4. Chainbreaker
  5. Sam
  6. conkers
  7. Cafewanda
  8. superjoe (even bigger maybe)
  9. dave4
  10. xanderh
  11. Sumo
  12. middleofnowhere
  13. richie
  14. spybot
  15. mashton (hopefully, baby withstanding)
  16. Deluka
  17. TheorySwine
    19.Gav86
  18. Stix
  19. Fox (never been 21 before)
  20. Nigel182
  21. laner
  22. nelaii
  23. BlueQuinn
  24. stevo_com
  25. Crispin Glover
  26. S/J
  27. Samuelson
  28. pootsmanuva
  29. ms.chris
  30. louis theroux
  31. Webof
  32. Yasi
  33. dimi3
  34. ziska
  35. harrong
  36. Jaitch
  37. PP
  38. braker
  39. dbr
  40. Ho (aka fuji track comp with the aerospokes) looks like a nice route, and i live at both end! haha
  41. KT Bee
  42. dublinkevin
  43. Big Dave
2. lardboy
Need to up the mileage to build stamina and as long as I don't die on one of the hills, this should be perfect.
• #83

dave4

Well that's everything settled then. Thanks for that.

Rather tempting to stop for lunch at Herne Bay, drink a few pints and then check out that Viking Trail..

In which case there's the Margate to St Pancs train back which can take loads of bikes and is super fast from Ashford.
• #84

Yoshka
1. |³|MA3K
  1. smiff
  2. Hobo
  3. citygent
  4. Chainbreaker
  5. Sam
  6. conkers
  7. Cafewanda
  8. superjoe (even bigger maybe)
  9. dave4
  10. xanderh
  11. Sumo
  12. middleofnowhere
  13. richie
  14. spybot
  15. mashton (hopefully, baby withstanding)
  16. Deluka
  17. TheorySwine
    19.Gav86
  18. Stix
  19. Fox (never been 21 before)
  20. Nigel182
  21. laner
  22. nelaii
  23. BlueQuinn
  24. stevo_com
  25. Crispin Glover
  26. S/J
  27. Samuelson
  28. pootsmanuva
  29. ms.chris
  30. louis theroux
  31. Webof
  32. Yasi
  33. dimi3
  34. ziska
  35. harrong
  36. Jaitch
  37. PP
  38. braker
  39. dbr
  40. Ho (aka fuji track comp with the aerospokes) looks like a nice route, and i live at both end! haha
  41. KT Bee
  42. dublinkevin
  43. Big Dave
2. lardboy
3. Yoshka
• #85

dave4
Alas out
1. |³|MA3K
2. smiff
3. Hobo
4. citygent
5. Chainbreaker
6. Sam
7. conkers
8. Cafewanda
9. superjoe (even bigger maybe)
11. xanderh
12. Sumo
13. middleofnowhere
14. richie
15. spybot
16. mashton (hopefully, baby withstanding)
17. Deluka
18. TheorySwine
  19.Gav86
19. Stix
20. Fox (never been 21 before)
21. Nigel182
22. laner
23. nelaii
24. BlueQuinn
25. stevo_com
26. Crispin Glover
27. S/J
28. Samuelson
29. pootsmanuva
30. ms.chris
31. louis theroux
32. Webof
33. Yasi
34. dimi3
35. ziska
36. harrong
37. Jaitch
38. PP
39. braker
40. dbr
41. Ho (aka fuji track comp with the aerospokes) looks like a nice route, and i live at both end! haha
42. KT Bee
43. dublinkevin
44. Big Dave
45. lardboy
46. Yoshka
• #86

nonethewiser
in!
1. |³|MA3K
2. smiff
3. Hobo
4. citygent
5. Chainbreaker
6. Sam
7. conkers
8. Cafewanda
9. superjoe (even bigger maybe)
11. xanderh
12. Sumo
13. middleofnowhere
14. richie
15. spybot
16. mashton (hopefully, baby withstanding)
17. Deluka
18. TheorySwine
  19.Gav86
19. Stix
20. Fox (never been 21 before)
21. Nigel182
22. laner
23. nelaii
24. BlueQuinn
25. stevo_com
26. Crispin Glover
27. S/J
28. Samuelson
29. pootsmanuva
30. ms.chris
31. louis theroux
32. Webof
33. Yasi
34. dimi3
35. ziska
36. harrong
37. Jaitch
38. PP
39. braker
40. dbr
41. Ho (aka fuji track comp with the aerospokes) looks like a nice route, and i live at both end! haha
42. KT Bee
43. dublinkevin
44. Big Dave
45. lardboy
46. Yoshka
47. nonethewiser
• #87

|³|MA3K
Kris and I have just got back from doing this ride and it was great.

There were 4 hills of note:
- Shooters Hill
- Flower Hill Way & Church Rd (double hit)
- Basser Hill
  We will have to wait at the top of these to regroup.
If there are any Rochester/Gillingham residents reading I would appreciate some advice on a more elegant way to get through that conurbation, rather than using the ring road.

The route consists of some A/B roads and country lanes, the traffic was generally light.
• #88

jaitch

^ im on it... ill post up a variation either tonight or tomorrow and itll probably be one for us to travel thrugh together to ensure no losses. ill stop short of doing the whole tour guide thing, pointing out areas of interest though..
• #89

|³|MA3K

Also after we get to Herne Bay, if we don't arrive too late in the day, some of us might continue another 20KM around the coast to Margate.

The coast there is excellent, the ride is totally traffic-free and the sun should set quite late.

This would take the full ride to 120KM which is the same as riding to Clacton-on-Sea.
• #90

|³|MA3K

^ im on it...

Thanks.
• #91

stevo_com

but Margate is the single most grim place in the UK
• #92

fruitbat

[QUOTE=|³|

If there are any Rochester/Gillingham residents reading I would appreciate some advice on a more elegant way to get through that conurbation, rather than using the ring road.

The route consists of some A/B roads and country lanes, the traffic was generally light.[/QUOTE]

I'm in Rochester as I type (and stuck here all weekend). I'll go for a ride on Sunday and see what I can find.
Which way are you coming in to Medway? Through Cuxton and over the motorway bridge?
• #93

|³|MA3K

but Margate is the single most grim place in the UK

I have just been there, they must have cleaned it.
This is the bit I am talking about(20KM traffic-free coastline):
http://www.bikemap.net/route/1097349
• #94

jaitch

ive got a route in my head after looking at the map. ill pop over there tomorrow and give my alternative a ride to make sure its suitable for 40- 50 riders without getting us into any trouble. im judging that we will hit back onto your route at the roundabout @ junction of yokosuka way/pier road/lower rainham road...ooh i might have spotted a nicer way.. ill do both and let you pick...
• #95

jaitch

@fruitbat joint ride on sunday? im stuck in rochester too as i live here...
• #96

stevo_com

from our trip to margate picking up a 2 seater trike
• #97

|³|MA3K

I'm in Rochester as I type (and stuck here all weekend). I'll go for a ride on Sunday and see what I can find.
Which way are you coming in to Medway? Through Cuxton and over the motorway bridge?

Yep, Thats right.

I would have loved to go through the tunnel but apparently no bikes are allowed.
Open to any suggestions to make the ride even better.
Thanks.
• #98

jaitch

yeah its pretty grim...my advice..roll into margate...then keep on rolling through to broadstairs...much nicer and the train line that runs through margate also goes through broadstairs.

IIRC its a further 6 miles.
• #99

jaitch

Yep, Thats right.

I would have loved to go through the tunnel but apparently no bikes are allowed.
Open to any suggestions to make the ride even better.
Thanks.

yep thats right no bikes in the tunnel...I have never decided to use it as a short cut from gillingham to strood...especially not late at night when tired... i wouldnt do that...
• #100

|³|MA3K

Not really too fussed about the place we end up, just want to give people the chance to roll along the coast.

There is another big hill just outside of Broadstairs that I fear would finish people off.

I was really impressed by that Viking trail.

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