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 (pending dates)
8. Rik
9. gabes
10. Brainflick
11. Shoot
12.eyebrows
13. teddy
14. skully
15. livingasleep (75 miles?! fuck it, im in)

Sounds fun....oh i do like to be beside the sea-side...oh i do...;p
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 (pending dates)
8. Rik
9. gabes
10. Brainflick
11. Shoot
12.eyebrows
13. teddy
14. skully
15. livingasleep (75 miles?! fuck it, im in)
16. lucky7

I lived there for a few months when I was about 8.

my parents managed it temporarily.

other than that, I don't think it's one of the better pubs in rye.


there's a lot to chose from

Sounds fun....oh i do like to be beside the sea-side...oh i do...;p
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 (pending dates)
8. Rik
9. gabes
10. Brainflick
11. Shoot
12.eyebrows
13. teddy
14. skully
15. livingasleep (75 miles?! fuck it, im in)
16. lucky7
17. hillbilly(its my sisters b-day but she'll have another one next year)

Hey! i'm planning on doin the same ride on wednesday (its my birthday!!!). some non-riding chums of mine are gettin the train, but where's the fun in that!? Don't know much about route planning so wondered if i could pilch yours...? and what would you use to plan the route?

Ha, haven't got round to that bit yet..

Maybe we can pinch yours?

didnt say pinch...

I did knock something up for this a while back.

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/166108

Once out of the London bowl I would describe the profile as 'rolling'.

Aye, that's a good 'un.

Yoink!

If it's as good as Brighton run, will be epic.
Skully you've still got plenty of time to change that back sprocket ! -:)
Need to decide date today/tomorrow so I can book day off work. I'd prefer 28th.

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 (pending dates)
8. Rik
9. gabes
10. Brainflick
11. Shoot
12.eyebrows
13. teddy
14. skully
15. livingasleep (75 miles?! fuck it, im in)
16. lucky7
17. hillbilly(its my sisters b-day but she'll have another one next year)
18. Dropout pending date[/quote]

It will have to be the 28th I think.

Shin, have your party on the Saturday night. You know that makes sense.

I might even have it on the friday night!
Be nice to see a few people around...thinking of doing a barbie on London fields just a few people... wouldnt want to broadcast it. ;)

My birthday is on that Friday.

so whats this route like then? is it anywhere as hilly as the brighton ride? devil's dyke fucking murdered me.

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
13. teddy
14. skully
15. livingasleep (75 miles?! fuck it, im in)
16. lucky7
17. hillbilly(its my sisters b-day but she'll have another one next year)
18. Dropout pending date

Isn't September 18 a Thursday? I think the title of the post needs changing.

Next time I look at this thread the destination better not have changed to Anglesea.

I asked for the 28th!!!

Fixed.

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
13. teddy
14. skully
15. livingasleep (75 miles?! fuck it, im in)
16. lucky7
17. hillbilly(its my sisters b-day but she'll have another one next year)
18. Dropout pending date
19. pajamas

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
13. teddy
14. skully
15. livingasleep (75 miles?! fuck it, im in)
16. lucky7
17. hillbilly(its my sisters b-day but she'll have another one next year)
18. Dropout pending date
19. pajamas
20. harold

very up for this, haven't done a long ride yet, i hope no annoying events come up demanding my attendence to block this.

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
13. teddy
14. skully
15. livingasleep (75 miles?! fuck it, im in)
16. lucky7
17. hillbilly(its my sisters b-day but she'll have another one next year)
18. Dropout pending date
19. pajamas
20. harold
21. runtime

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
13. teddy
14. skully
15. livingasleep (75 miles?! fuck it, im in)
16. lucky7
17. hillbilly(its my sisters b-day but she'll have another one next year)
18. Dropout pending date
19. pajamas
20. harold
21. runtime
22.Jacqui

yesterday Jonny and I did this ride, pretty much the same route Sam posted up.
(I'm down in Rye for a few days and lacking in much internet)

the wind was grim and made it quite hard work, but i will say if anyone who's not done any long rides is planning on this you better get training, it's hilly all the way. no maaaasive climbs just a few biggies to get into kent then slightly more than "rolling" then rolling the last 20 miles.

not the easiest ride I've ever done at all, and TBH I'd be looking for a different route next time.

would have been lovely on gears.

thanks for the tow Gentlemen Jonny !

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.

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

I can't wait.

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.

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

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.

beautifully put +1