2012-08-19 - Herne Bay - A Fixed-Wheel Joint

The four of you are going to have the shortest forum ride ever!

no... the shortest forum ride was me and Hats' feeder ride to the Guinness VI

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?saddr=Goswell+Rd%2FA1&daddr=cannon+st+and+queen+st&hl=en&sll=51.519025,-0.096302&sspn=0.015622,0.045447&geocode=FfguEgMdxH7-_w%3BFa8AEgMdhpX-_yEBZHaaUiekySnxFa-PVQN2SDEBZHaaUiekyQ&dirflg=b&mra=dme&mrsp=0&sz=15&t=m&z=15&lci=bike

bet there were a couple of punnies even so

Is the foot tunnel open yet? Haven't had to use it for about three years.

Def open. Used it today.

no... the the most awesome forum ride was me and Hats' feeder ride to the Guinness VI

ftfy

others welcome?

Can meet on kingsland road somewhere? wut time?

Looks like it's going to be fab weather for this ride. Have a great ride everyone!

just clocked you're not going.

others welcome?

Can meet on kingsland road somewhere? wut time?

1. MA3K
   
2. Middleofnowhere
   
3. kristian
   
4. ian (conker)
   
5. dimi3
   
6. rob.
   
7. BianchiMasher
   
8. 'swine
   
9. Eamesy
   
10. Yasi
    
11. Sirf
    
12. roboto
    
13. Skyd
    
14. Poots
    
15. Amygdala
    
16. Big Dave (Still remember doing this last year with a hybrid......happy memories)
    
17. Nigel182
    
18. Woah Cats
    
19. YellowJxC
    
20. Vunugu
    
21. avellana
    
22. MileBreaker
    
23. Fortunatefool
    24.TheBullsBag - Train back with 40 odd bikes? should be funny
    
24. laner
    
25. TheCatsFlap
    
26. chris152008
    
27. Hairnet
    
28. Richie1981
    
29. Stu F
    
30. apolloxl
    32, Mk1mark
    
31. deLights
    
32. Sonny
    
33. RowHerne - On road bike. Busted rib and painful leg
    
34. Samson
    
35. JontyBottomley
    
36. aselkhazaani
    
37. Treize
    
38. Dhash
    
39. Quinn - pending permission slip from Mrs Quinn
    
40. Dom
    
41. DonTheDragonWilson
    
42. Munky
    
43. Sweating and shaking all the way to the sea
    

OK, this is in 2 days.

Regarding the meeting point(if it is blocked with Olympic stuff) - whoever gets there first can decide where to wait - just make it as close as practical to the start point on the route.

Plenty of shops and stops on route but bring some water, food and sunscreen anyway because it is going to be hot!

Bring tools and tubes.

A puncture can be fixed in under 10 minutes, I don't want a group this size to have to wait longer than that, can offer assistance.

There are 4 hills but generally the route is pretty flat.

Distances
If you are going to end at:
Herne Bay(100KMs)
Margate(117KMs down beautiful coastal path)
Canterbury(110KMs just south of Herne Bay)

Group save now is a good idea, but cheap group save can also be purchased on the day.

My plan is to get to Herne Bay, eat their lovely fish and chips and continue onto Margate because the coastal path is worth the extra few KMs.

Just putting this here:

9:00 AM

Meet Blackheath Ave/Charlton Way(Greenwich Park Gates)

Left Shooters Hill Rd A2
Over A102
Merge Right Shooters Hill Rd A207 > Dover Rd > Bellegrove Rd > Welling High St > Park View Rd > Crook Log
2nd Exit Roundabout A207 Albion Rd
Left Gravel Hill A220
1st Right Watling St A207 > London Rd > Crayford Rd
2nd Exit Princes Rd B2174
Continue Princes Rd A225
Rouandabout 2nd Exit B260 Green St/Rd > TROLLING DOWN HILL > Green St/Rd
Left Sandbanks Hill B262 > Betsham Rd > Station Rd
3rd Right Dale Rd
At Southfleet Left at The Ship Inn
Immediate Right Red St
Right New Barn Rd
1st Left Broadditch Rd
2nd Left Flowerhill Way
Left Upper Ave > Istead Rise
Right A227
Immediate Left Unnamed Private Rd (Gravel Track)
Right Church Rd
Fork Left at Both Forks(not Copt Hall or Round St)
Straight Over Jeskyns Rd > The Street
2nd Exit Roundabout Cobhambury Rd
Left Warren Rd > Bush Rd
Left Sundridge Hill A228
Over M2
Bike Path on Left Over Medway Bridge
Left Off Bridge Wouldham Rd > Borstal St
4th Left Shorts Way > Esplanade
Right A2 Corporation St > Star Hill > High St
Left Globe Lane A2
Left Dock Rd A231 > Wood St
After Roundabout 4th Left Prince Arthur Rd B2004 > Medway Rd
Follow Signs A289
Right Barrack Rd A289 > Pier Rd
2nd Roundabout 1st Exit Lower Rainham Rd B2004
Roundabout 1st Exit Otterham Quay Ln > Horsham Ln
Left The Street
1st Right Forge Ln
1st Left The Street > Sheerness Rd
5th Right Basser Hill
Right High Oak Hill
Left Stickfast Ln
Right Sheppy Way
Left Quinton Rd
After Large Park on Right Double Roundabout Straight Through 1st
2nd Exit Roundabout High St
Left St Pauls St B2006
Roundabout 2nd Exit Mill Way B2006 > Eurolink Way
Roundabout 2nd Exit Eurolink B2006 > Eurolink Way
Roundabout 2nd Exit Eurolink
Left Castle Rd
3rd Right Dolphin Rd
Right Church Rd
2nd Left Tonge Rd > Lomas Rd
Right Church Rd
Left Scraps Rd > Lower Rd
After Railway Level-Crossing 2nd Right Bysing Wood Rd
Left Western Link B2045
Immediate Right Bysing Wood Rd
Left B2040 N Ln > Conduit St > Court St > Crescent Rd
5th Left East St B2040 > Whitstable Rd
After Railway Line 1st Exit Roundabout Graveney Rd > Whitstable Rd
3rd Left Head Hill > Seasalter Rd > Faversham Rd
After Railway Bridge 3rd Right St Mary's Grove
Right Preston Parade > Admiralty Wk
Right Over Railway
Left Joy Ln
Left Canterbury Rd A290 > Oxford St > High St
Continue Sea St B2205 > Harbour St > Tower Parade
Left Tower Hill (Castle on Hill) > Marine Parade
Join Herne Bay Rd B2205 > St John's Rd > Whitstable Rd > Sea St
8th Left After Chestfield & Swalecliffe Rail - Hampton pier Ave > To Sea
Western Esplanade > Central Parade = Arrive

Bring tools and tubes.

A puncture can be fixed in under 10 minutes, I don't want a group this size to have to wait longer than that, can offer assistance.

If I get a flat at any stage of this journey I'm turning back and walking home.

Does anyone happen to have a GPX of the route? Looking forward to this now, just one more day at work to get through...

Open the map link on first page and there will be an "export to GPS" button.

Open the map link on first page and there will be an "export to GPS" button.

A thousand thanks.

Just 1000? Pft.

braker - I see you lurking. Name back on list.

For the return journey, there's 2 trains an hour from Margate. 45 past the hour to Victoria and 53 past to St. Pancaras. The Margate one stops at Herne Bay and Whitstable and is the only train back from those stations. Canterbury East and West also offer 2 or 3 trains an hour each back to civilisation.
Still hoping to make this one.

Can't do anymore :(

Latest List:

1. MA3K
   
2. Middleofnowhere
   
3. kristian
   
4. ian (conker)
   
5. dimi3
   
6. 
   
7. BianchiMasher
   
8. 'swine
   
9. Eamesy
   
10. Yasi
    
11. Sirf
    
12. roboto
    
13. Skyd
    
14. Poots
    
15. Amygdala
    
16. Big Dave (Still remember doing this last year with a hybrid......happy memories)
    
17. Nigel182
    
18. Woah Cats
    
19. YellowJxC
    
20. Vunugu
    
21. avellana
    
22. MileBreaker
    
23. Fortunatefool
    24.TheBullsBag - Train back with 40 odd bikes? should be funny
    
24. laner
    
25. TheCatsFlap
    
26. chris152008
    
27. Hairnet
    
28. Richie1981
    
29. Stu F
    
30. apolloxl
    32, Mk1mark
    
31. deLights
    
32. Sonny
    
33. RowHerne - On road bike. Busted rib and painful leg
    
34. Samson
    
35. JontyBottomley
    
36. 
    
37. Treize
    
38. Dhash
    
39. Quinn - pending permission slip from Mrs Quinn
    
40. Dom
    
41. DonTheDragonWilson
    

This is going to be so good. Get your suncream ready. I'm going to have a dip in the sea and so should you, it's going to be mega hot. Speedos at the ready.

Boddika - When I Dip - YouTube

dimi pls

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yus