Author Topic: Up for a ride? (Read 10126 times)

WillC · « **on:** 07 July, 2015, 10:41:50 pm »

THIS IS A RECUMBENT GROUP RIDE, BUT ALL ARE WELCOME.
Ok, this is for the ride on the 11th July. We will be riding to Nowton then back into Bury St. Edmunds for breakfast. Breakfast will be at the Station Steakhouse and Bar.
http://www.stationsteakhouse.co.uk/
We will be setting off at 0700 (sorry for the early start but one rider has an appointment in Nowton so the best push if any will be to 0730)
Leaving from:
Bury Road Filling Station
Bury Rd
Kentford
Newmarket CB8 7PZ
The map may change a little after hoarder reviews the route but it should be pretty firm.
as always all are welcome to join and feel free to contact me with any questions.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid= ... sp=sharing

I'm still working on the map for the ride on the 19th which will be leaving from Ely, I'm still working on the to where?

WillC · « **Reply #1 on:** 07 July, 2015, 10:42:41 pm »

THIS IS A RECUMBENT GOUP RIDE, BUT ALL ARE WELCOME.

Here's all the details for the 19th of Julys ride. We will be setting off from Ely. The meeting spot is a car park with free parking just below Ely Cathedral, it's the first link below. We'll be stopping at point B on the map for food and drink. It's the Bird in Hand Pub, which starts serving at noon on Sunday. I reckon we should arrive just about the time they open. We do have a second option which opens the same time but has a nice shaded seating area that's connected to the Lark River, which is Judes Ferry. I've added links for both below. I figured we could decide on the day. There is little climbing on this ride, just a lot of long flat Fen roads for the most part. Providing the winds stays down, it should be quite a nice jaunt. Hope to you see you there, as always all are welcome. As it stands there are 3 of us on the books for the ride. Feel free to contact me with any questions.
There is also an active ride for 11th so don't get your dates mixed up.

Vitals:
19 JULY
0930 SHOWTIME
ELY CAR PARK AT CB7 4AH

Will

Forehill Car Park, Ely, Cambridgeshire CB7 4AH, UK
http://www.gkmeetandeat.co.uk/locations ... d-beck-row
http://www.judesferry.com/
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid= ... sp=sharing

WillC · « **Reply #2 on:** 12 July, 2015, 02:46:48 pm »

Well that was a nice ride. Showed up at the rally point and Dave beat me there again. We waited for Jon to show up and he surprised us by showing up on the Lepus he has been restoring. He's done quite a good job bringing it back to life. The only regular missing was Brian, he had other entanglements. No guest riders this week.
We headed for Nowton to cheer on Jons daughter in a 5k run she was doing. She was nice enough to relieve us of any cheering duties so we could have a hot drink and chat away. After the run we headed back into Bury for some breakfast at the Station Steakhouse, it went down a treat.
I had a hard time editing the footage because it was so nice out. I guess that's a good problem the have. Thanks for reading and watching.
We have a ride on the 19th leaving from Ely feel free to join us.

https://youtu.be/o5JQ8hE9LBk

Canardly · « **Reply #3 on:** 12 July, 2015, 04:42:45 pm »

Enjoyed that.

WillC · « **Reply #4 on:** 12 July, 2015, 05:47:24 pm »

Quote from: Canardly on 12 July, 2015, 04:42:45 pm

Ejoyed that.

Thank you

Marco Stefano · « **Reply #5 on:** 12 July, 2015, 06:47:40 pm »

Bother - missed yesterday's ride, & it looked good. Will miss the 19th too, riding back from Sheringham after camping & beer festival.

Keep 'em coming, Will, and I will endeavour to turn up again.

WillC · « **Reply #6 on:** 12 July, 2015, 06:55:55 pm »

Marco,
that's to bad you can't make. I hope you have safe travels anyway. I'll keep planning routes, I'm sure we'll get to share some road soon. If not the rally will soon be upon us. Did you get the message I forwarded to you from the member on cyclechat?

WillC · « **Reply #7 on:** 16 July, 2015, 06:06:04 am »

I'm getting anxious for this Sundays ride. Looks like the weather has improved, so we're in for warm weather with partially sunny skies with a bit of wind. Makes a change from the chance of rain it has been teasing us with all week. Anyway hope to see whomever is considering the ride, until then cheers

Will

Wobbly John · « **Reply #8 on:** 16 July, 2015, 09:13:44 am »

I hope to be there, although not sure which bike yet. I dug a shard of flint out of the tyre after the puncture last time, and put a new tube in, but yesterday I noticed it's flat again. $:-\$

WillC · « **Reply #9 on:** 16 July, 2015, 02:28:51 pm »

Quote from: Wobbly John on 16 July, 2015, 09:13:44 am

I hope to be there, although not sure which bike yet. I dug a shard of flint out of the tyre after the puncture last time, and put a new tube in, but yesterday I noticed it's flat again. $:-\$

Well I hope you can make it. I know there will be at least 3 of us as it stands. I'm hoping for a few people to surprise us but we'll take it how it comes. Like I said it shaping up to be a great day for riding.

Will

Canardly · « **Reply #10 on:** 16 July, 2015, 03:02:45 pm »

Sorry cant make this as I am in Manchester for the week end.

WillC · « **Reply #11 on:** 20 July, 2015, 11:02:06 pm »

Well another great ride in the books. I'm running out of things to say about how nice these rides are. People are going to start thinking I'm making all this stuff up, it's a good thing I've got video proof.
I set off with wet roads underneath my tires and a light drizzle keeping me cool for the first 8 miles or so. By the time I reached Ely the rain had stopped and it was just overcast. The weatherman had forecast a sunny day with some clouds, and some winds which would come into play on our return to Ely. The weatherman got it right for once as the rest of day was lovely.
When I got to Ely I was surprised to be the first there. I was soon joined by Brian hauling a seat which Dave has been looking forward to getting his hands on. Dave showed up and after a bit of chit-chat we were set to roll out and then John came around the corner. That was a nice surprise, and after a bit more talking we set off for Littleport. We had quite a nice pace, and as the road/traffic were playing nice we made a good 17 mile push into our ride before pulling up and dropping our feet for a few minutes which was along the river in Lakenheath. We happened to see what we suspected was an Adder along the river bank in a Blackberry bush. For those of you that don't know an Adder is the only poisonous snake native to the UK. We headed from there to Judes Ferry in West Row to collect that pint that had been calling our names since we'd set off from Ely. We had our pint along Lark River, it went down to fast. Thanks for that Dave. Back on the road to Ely and things went smooth barring a little headwind as we hit the last 8 miles or so. My right thigh didn't appreciate the extra resistance by this point I was 47 miles in to the ride and was holding back some pretty good cramps. We made it back to Ely drama free though. It was a good time so thanks John, Brian and Dave.
I had another 14 miles to get home, and with the cramping I had to stop twice but I did it. A hard earned 67 miles my longest ride to date. Plus I can put a check mark in the metric century box. Well thanks for reading and watching hope you can join us on a ride one day.

Will
https://youtu.be/1A4vsw9Tb5k

Wobbly John · « **Reply #12 on:** 20 July, 2015, 11:30:06 pm »

Quote from: WillC on 20 July, 2015, 11:02:06 pm

We happened to see what we suspected was an ~~Asp~~ Adder along the river bank in a Blackberry bush. For those of you that don't know an ~~Asp~~ Adder is the only poisonous snake native to the UK.
https://youtu.be/1A4vsw9Tb5k

Thanks for organising the ride, Will.

My knees ached by the time I got home - about 50 miles - the longest recumbent ride I've done for a few years.

WillC · « **Reply #13 on:** 21 July, 2015, 12:22:38 am »

Thanks for the Adder save. I hear you on the soreness. My right leg specifically my thigh is screaming still. Anyway thanks for coming out.

Will

WillC · « **Reply #14 on:** 05 August, 2015, 07:55:18 pm »

Bit of short notice I know but looks like we're off for a ride. We'll be rescuing a kids trampoline from Northwold to be convert to a Lepus seat. Jon's thinking outside the box is coming on leaps and bounds. The ride is every inch of 50 miles with a pub stop at Oxborough for anyone who'd care to partake. Weather looks ok for the ride but may deteriorate come early afternoon, so around the time we'd be getting back. Anyway, hope you can make the ride, and feel free to contact me with any questions.

Meeting at Angels Café Sunday @0800

http://www.bikemap.net/en/route/3194688-80km-50-mile-loop-mildenhall-stoke-ferry/

WillC · « **Reply #15 on:** 11 August, 2015, 07:44:00 am »

Well what can I say. The weather was perfect, maybe too perfect I'll get to that later. I lead us toward Kenny Hill when we should have been going toward Lakenheath. Jon made the route and I never asked which direction was start and finish. We didn't get out of Beck Row before we figured it out. Things remained uneventful until we were leaving Feltwell for Methwold. As we entered a scene I can only liken to "The Hills have eyes." I kept waiting to see someone chasing us with a mask made of someone else's skin.
We picked up the Trampoline and quickly made it to our designated stop in Oxborough. While we were there I made a joke about not being as old Jon and Dave which is why I'll be sticking to 2-wheels. I'd pay for that as soon as we took off again. To say I felt a bit sluggish would've been an understatement. I was nauseas, and weak. Which isn't what you want with 20 miles to get home, but the "old guys," looked after me and got home in one piece. I thought it was a bug, but turns out it was more likely heat stress. I think 41 miles the day before left me low on fluids and with it being so warn on Sunday I was just a bit over cooked. Live and learn, but make sure you have friends around to get you home.

https://youtu.be/ndbtn67rkBk

cycleman · « **Reply #16 on:** 11 August, 2015, 09:54:14 am »

I do hope that I will get out your way for one of your rides sometime in the future but in the meantime I am enjoying your write-ups ☺

WillC · « **Reply #17 on:** 12 August, 2015, 09:27:15 pm »

Quote from: cycleman on 11 August, 2015, 09:54:14 am

I do hope that I will get out your way for one of your rides sometime in the future but in the meantime I am enjoying your write-ups ☺

Anytime you can make please feel free to join us, we would enjoy the company.

WillC · « **Reply #18 on:** 17 August, 2015, 11:26:15 am »

This Sunday's ride was a blast. Dave planned the route and Jon made some revision to it to keep us off any roads that were to busy. We met at the filling station in Kentford and left 4-deep (Jon, Dave, Brian, and I) expecting to meet a fifth enroute.
Which came to fruition after the first climb. We were joined by Peter for the first time. He'd ridden quite a way to join up with us that morning as well, something like 15 miles. After a short introduction we were back at it. We had 3 good climbs and 3 or 4 short ones. With the highlight being our stop at the Udder room, which is really shaping up to be a diamond in rough.
I decided to have a nice push out of Barrow and left the group which was a bad idea. We got spread out and Brian missed the turn off. I had to chase him down into Tuddenham while the others took a 1.5 mile run to our finishing point. Brian and I had to do a 4 mile loop, which is why Jon, Dave and Peter were waiting for us in the last clip.
Special thanks to Peter and Brian for making the extra effort to join us. Good ride guys, can't wait for the next one. I'm going to recommend the ride from Ely to Cambridge.

https://youtu.be/bGrw5hvByOM

WillC · « **Reply #19 on:** 18 September, 2015, 11:17:57 am »

Ok we're off again. Nice long looping route, starting in Ely to Cambridge and back to Ely. This ride will be on the 20th of Sept. If your in the area an up for a ride please feel free to join us the company is always welcome.
http://www.bikemap.net/en/route/3274908-ely-to-cambridge-loop/
Starting point will be:
Near to Price Bailey building
Ely Car Park (quite near Cathedral),
off Broad Street,
Post Code CB7 4GE

Time: 09:00am
Date: 20-Sept-15

I'm working the map now. it will be ready for review by 1700

WillC · « **Reply #20 on:** 22 September, 2015, 02:11:20 am »

We did it again. Let me start by thanking Rob for driving 70 miles in from Melton Mowbray to join us. I was expecting some fog to start with but as you can see the weather looks nice from start to finish and it was exactly that. Outside of a lot of laughs and a roadside debate with a BMW M3 driver there's not a lot to report other than how wonderful the ride was. Can't wait for the next one, thanks Jon, Brian, and Robert once again.

https://youtu.be/OnD5F048p2A

Marco Stefano · « **Reply #21 on:** 23 September, 2015, 01:04:57 pm »

You did it again. I missed it again.

It was warm (I went sculling in Ely and had sweat in my eyes all the time) - glad you had a good ride.

RogerT · « **Reply #22 on:** 25 September, 2015, 07:05:10 pm »

Bu****y B******s.. a ride in my back yard and I missed it . Mind you, only just got back from a brief sojourn in Italy and then involved in the Pet Service at Ely cathedral ( representing guide dogs ) so probably couldn't have made it anyway.

Definitely up for the next one, although t will be on an upwrong, sorry.

WillC · « **Reply #23 on:** 03 October, 2015, 07:37:16 pm »

Quote from: RogerT on 25 September, 2015, 07:05:10 pm

Bu****y B******s.. a ride in my back yard and I missed it . Mind you, only just got back from a brief sojourn in Italy and then involved in the Pet Service at Ely cathedral ( representing guide dogs ) so probably couldn't have made it anyway.

Definitely up for the next one, although t will be on an upwrong, sorry.

More the merrier Roger, there will be more.

Will

WillC · « **Reply #24 on:** 03 October, 2015, 07:37:39 pm »

Time to hit the road again. We're headed to Oxborough to enjoy a nice meal and a pint or two at the Bedingfeld Arms. While we're there we'll also make time for anyone interested seeing Oxborough Hall. I'm not sure about the weather just yet. Looks like rain is in the forecast at the moment, but it's a bit early to be sure. Long as steady showers aren't expected the ride will be a go. We'll be setting off from Angel's Café in Mildenhall and parking is free and unlimited for those who may need to drive. We'll meet for 0830 when the café opens for a hot drink before setting off. All the important details are below, if I've missed anything please let me know.

Route: http://www.bikemap.net/en/route/3293021 ... oxborough/

meeting time and local: 0830 on the 11 Oct. 2015 8 Chiswick Ave, Mildenhall, Bury Saint Edmunds IP28 7AY

Lunch stop: http://www.bedingfeldarms.co.uk/

point of interest: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/oxburgh-hall/ there is a fee to enter the Hall grounds
http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/oxboro ... ghcofe.htm

Will