Yet Another Cycling Forum
General Category => Rides and Touring => Topic started by: WillC on 07 July, 2015, 10:41:50 pm
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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?
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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
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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
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Enjoyed that.
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Ejoyed that.
Thank you
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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.
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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?
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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
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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. :-\
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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
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Sorry cant make this as I am in Manchester for the week end.
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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 (https://youtu.be/1A4vsw9Tb5k)
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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 (https://youtu.be/1A4vsw9Tb5k)
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Thanks for organising the ride, Will. :thumbsup:
My knees ached by the time I got home - about 50 miles - the longest recumbent ride I've done for a few years.
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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
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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/
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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 (https://youtu.be/ndbtn67rkBk)
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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 ☺
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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Lucky us, looks like the weather Gods have seen fit to throw a high pressure system right in the middle of what's left of hurricane Joaquin. Splitting it right down the middle and leaving us with a nice Autumn day.
I'd like to encourage every that's on the fence about joining this ride to come out. This will probably be the last nice ride weather wise before the cold sets in and the clocks rollback. This ride is a fair distance but as flat as they come.
Jon and Brian are in, turns out it's Dave's birthday so he's out. Robert said he'd be driving in from Mowbray and Alan is a maybe. Decent size group, anyway back to the point don't miss out, you'll regret it.
Will
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Will, I hope to join you in Oxborough but will see how I feel in the morning - I have a cold and it is knocking me out a bit, so might just trundle around Ely. Weather looks okay, so hope you have a good ride.
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Will, I hope to join you in Oxborough but will see how I feel in the morning - I have a cold and it is knocking me out a bit, so might just trundle around Ely. Weather looks okay, so hope you have a good ride.
It'll be nice to have you again Marco if you can make it. If you can't I hope you feel better soon.
Will
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I woke up feeling roughly okay and rode out into Norfolk by Fuego. I found a bunch of recumbent miscreants a couple of miles east of Oxborough, and followed them to a disappointing pub visit (with miniscule mackerel pate & toast portion for one of the number), apart from some excellent fruit cake and butter brought by another rider - top planning, that man. Whilst in the pub garden we were photographed and promised apples by a woman with worryingly multicoloured clothing who claimed to have a lucky jacket, but we left before she could accost us with said apples; possible lucky escape.
BHPC members in the group used the Wereham bypass for impromptu training and buggered off out of sight at warp speed. Having caught up (well, they waited a long time), we then sampled a roadside sugar beet and pronounced it sugary (yes, really), and I left the ride proper to follow my old commuting route across the fens.
95km for me, and glad I went, although I seem to be paying for it today with a headache. Thanks for organising, Will.
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What a group. Alan, Rob, Rich drove in from a far distance to join Jon, Brian, Shahbaz and I. Marco joined us enroute just before we reached Oxborough. This is the largest group we've had and they picked the perfect ride to show up. Every mile seemed to raise the temperature outside and the laughs amongst the group. Rich even afforded us a laugh as a pretty lady said hello he saw fit to lay his bike on its side. I think I'll find a better place to stop for a snack next time we head out this way. They were friendly but we had to sit outside due to booking and the prices were a touch high. We were blessed with long straight roads on the way back home along with beautiful weather. Hats off to Shahbaz for taking his first ride of the year on a DF and doing 55 miles. Thanks again to Rob, Alan,and Rich for driving in and everyone else for attending.
https://youtu.be/BlrNU7RQpME
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We have another ride coming up on the 25th. It will be hosted by Alan Goodman starting at 0900. It's starting in Hemel Hempstead so those of you down South that can't make it to our rides in Suffolk here's your chance. I unfortunately can't make it but you will be in good hands. According to Alan the route is a little bumpy but there's beautiful scenery along the way. Alan has inform me he is able to adjust the route if hills will be an issue. There is plently of free parking at the meeting point, along with shops/pubs in case anyone needs to grab a snack for the road. If you need to contact Alan let me know.
So 0900 on the 25th and here's the route.
https://www.strava.com/routes/3490585
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Just in range 😀 . I would be happy to slow you all down .... Oh I mean join this ride ☺
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A little bumpy ;D thats twin peaks that is..........ponders new chainset......
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Getting in a metric century with Dave this weekend on a ride to Denver. The vitals are below if anyones interested.
Meeting point: Isleham, Ely, Cambridgeshire CB7 5RY
Sunday 1st of Nov at 0900
Route planned
http://www.bikemap.net/en/route/3314841-denver-or-bust/
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Met up with Dave for what was suppose to be 60 miles. It turned into 72 for me and 81 for him. We set out with the sun on our faces, but that soon changed as we hit the Fens which the fog had thoroughly blanketed. We reached the Denver Complex in good time. I wish the video was better but it was just too foggy. We stopped for tea and cake at Denver Golf course where we met a nice DF rider who said he lived in Sedge Fen. We followed him toward what we thought was Sedge Fen which took us off our planned route but with the promise of seeing some new roads we hadn't used before. There must of been a misunderstanding because we were headed toward Swaffham not Sedge Fen. After a fair bit of unplanned climbing we had added 12 miles to my trip and 21 to David's. Talk about being taken for a ride. Lesson learned, hope you in enjoy the video anyway.
https://youtu.be/3DFv14OA2dE
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I was one of the two riders (silver van nic) leaving the golf club as some of your group arrived. Not nice weather!
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Still enjoy the vids Will keep 'em coming.
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pictures from 2015's rides
https://youtu.be/BRDYZp1ZRdY
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Looks like Dave and I are off for a long one on Sunday, as always it's and open invitation. There isn't much climbing besides the odd foothill here and there otherwise just lot of open road. Hope to see you there. All the details are listed below.
Meeting on Sunday the 10th of July @0845ish
Isleham recreation center, which has plenty of free parking
32 Mill St, Isleham, Ely CB7 5RY
map link here: https://www.bikemap.net/en/route/363797 ... r-complex/
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Can't make this weekend and will have to get back over sometime again.
We are booked into the campsite at Isleham for the Mildenhall weekend though :thumbsup:
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Coming out for our one day wonder huh?
Let me know if you want to ride out anywere.
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Yes ;D Thought we'd support it anyway.
We're booked for the Sat/Sun nights and riding onwards the week after.
See on the other thread that JJ is also booked there. Joan and TJ were thinking about it so may be up for a ride out (I'll ask them tomorrow if they don't see this) :thumbsup:
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First let me start by saying thanks to our guest rider Alan for driving in from Luton to join Dave and I. I'm always pleasantly surprised to see a new face and this was no exception.
I should have known I was in for trouble as I left the house with only my rear brake working at 40%. I left it to get to the meeting point on time, which was soon fixed with the assistance of Alan before we set off. The weather wasn't half bad except for bit of wind which is to be expected on the Fen. I didn't make the full 60 miles thanks to the spokes on my rear wheel popping like they were in a bag in the microwave 20 miles in. My own fault, when I built the wheel up I should have put in new ones instead of being cheap and using spokes over 16 years old. According to Dave it was a lucky escape from the headwind He and Alan faced the 30 miles back around to the start.
Well, this is just the start a nice set of rides before the cold is upon us again. Hope you enjoy the video, and remember it's just of the first 20 miles. Thanks for watching.
https://youtu.be/3nBp86HlXYQ
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Here we go again. Looks to be a fairly decent turn out as well, which I have to say I'm a bit surprised about for a January. Looks like 3 to 5 may be joining from the BHPC forum and another four from CTC as it stands.
Details
Time: Jan 15th 1000 show, which should give those driving in time and those riding in more than 15 miles daylight to work with.
I'm happy to do 0900 but if everyone want to set off after a hot drink the Udder room opens at 1000. What everyones preference?
Location: Starting at the much loved Udder room. The Udder Room, Forelock and Load, Church Road, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5AX
Routing: Map is courtesy of Hoarder, thank you Sir. https://goo.gl/maps/mdx7FCPRBMm
I can't see the weather as of yet but like I said before barring icy roads or heavy rains the ride will proceed but we can make that call closer to the day. As always if there are any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me.
Happy Holidays all,
Will
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The original routing was only for 17 miles, the new map is 26ish miles.
https://goo.gl/maps/xFMhxDu9tor
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Looking rough tomorrow, but I'll be in Barrow shortly before 10. I intended to ride as long as the roads aren't icy.
Will, out.
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Lights out and away we go!
Back to the same ole bad habits, we're off again this Sunday.
Show time will be 0830 for a 0900 push off.
I've been informed by Brian there is ample free parking at the starting point listed on the ride directions.
Our mid ride stop appears to be Saffron Bicicletta con cafe, a place most of us have beentaling about riding to for quite a while. Nice choice there Brian.
https://www.biciclettavelo.com/
As always all are welcome and please feel free to contact me for any question or concerns. There may be a few minor changes in route on the day but that will be down to our ride host Brian. Hope to see you all there.
https://goo.gl/maps/wGRMTXWF6kr
Will
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Parking update:
The cafe - not open until 10:30am
Car parking - this will have to be nearby (100 meters) at Dunsbridge Turnpike outside the Green Man pub
All other details remain the same to avoid confusing people - we can still meet outside the gates of the Wayvale garden centre with our bikes and at the same time i.e. 8:30 for 9:00am depart.
Sorry for not checking the Garden centre cafe opening times before.
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Another great ride in the books. Everything was perfect in my estimation. Starting with great company thx to Jon, Brian, David, and Alan and Nigel for making long drive for the ride. We were even given a day that improved as the ride went along. I don't think we set any land speed records on this one but if there's a record for enjoyment I'd cast a ballot for us.
We set off from Shepreth on to Bicicletta De Cafe in Saffron Waldon where we were joined by Brians wife for a nice break before heading back. Oh, I best not forget to thank Brians wife for the lovely tea cake which made for the perfect excuse to stop alone the way but really for my legs to recover after some bad gear changes, lol. Good times as always, until next time.
https://youtu.be/TSGnqUfBYmA
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Finer details as promised.
The route is estimating roughly a 90 minute ride so setting off at 9 is touch early but between pull ups, cake breaks and touring the Sluice I reckon that'll cover the extra 35 to 40 minutes we have to waste until the Jenyns Arms opens at noon. I think thats sound planning if there is such a thing with planning a ride. The last time I tried this my spokes on my rear wheel started popping like popcorn. There's free parking at Scampers and plenty of it so no worries there. Ok, less blah blah blah and more DETAILS!
DETAIL:
meeting time Sunday the 29th of Octobrer at 0900
parking location Northfield Business Park, Northfield Rd, Soham, Ely CB7 5UE, UK
planned route https://goo.gl/maps/UDvHt2Mg6422
Jenyns Arms http://www.jenynsarms.com/
As always if there are any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me.
Will
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This ride doesn't seem to like me. This is my third go at it and once again there was calamity. The winds were up for the ride to Denver and to top it off I had a loss crank on the off drive side. I slowed us down quite a bit for the first 6 or 7 miles but thanks to John showing up I was able to fix the crank by the time I got to 10 mile bank.
Like I said before the wind was pushing us back pretty good on the way to Jenyns pub but we had it on our backs heading home which is the way we like it. Usual suspects all showed up (Jon, Dave, and Brian) with a guest appearance from Wobbly John to save the day with a crank tool, doesn't sound appropriate I know but its true. All and all a great time looking forward to the next, thx for showing guys, and thx for watching the videos
https://youtu.be/FL4o2jefg5Y (https://youtu.be/FL4o2jefg5Y)
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Back by popular demand!
Looks like a ride to Bury St. Edmund for breakfast is in order. We haven't done this in quite sometime, really looking forward to it. I've done a quick map to show the perspective route as it may change the morning of but The starting location is fixed. Due to the location I can't find free parking so there will be a pay parking area in the details below, which is very cheap. I have the Station Bar and Grill as the location for Breakfast but that may well change on the morning depending on the gang. Hoarder, Davyboy, and Atlasshrugged have all confirmed they're going. As always all are welcome join in on the fun and feel free with to message me with any questions.
Vitals
TIME: DEC 3RD @0800
LOCATION: NEWMARKET QUEEN VICTORIA JUBILEE CLOCK
ROUTING: https://goo.gl/maps/jvUNbXmA7Bw
PARKING: Forest Heath and St Edmundsbury Councils
Rous Road
Suffolk
Newmarket
CB8 8LX
The ride should be over by 1300. It cost 1 quid for 3hrs and charges don't start until 11, so no problem there.
BREAKFAST: https://www.burystedmundssmokehouse.com/
I think I covered everything, see you there.
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Parking solution, thx Jon.
Just a quick comment: Free all-day parking on-street, not too far from the Clock Tower - B1063 Old Station Road, direction heading away from Newmarket, beyond junction with All Saints Road. It's adjacent to the bottom of the Newmarket Gallops, so watch out for highly-strung racehorses crossing the road (their reaction to 'bents is not predictable - DAHIKT). At that time on a Sunday morning, there'll be plenty of spaces (and if you're unlucky, horses and their jockeys).
https://goo.gl/maps/DDJv3ysTvP82
Recommended as Rous Road Car Park may reject any payment made before 11.00 am.
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I hope everyone has warm clothes to wear. We're off for another ride and in the cold. I can feel the chill in my bones already. Ok, now that I've got the
pre-ride moaning out of the way. We'll be riding from Histon to St. Ives on an orbital route, oh and there's much less climbing this time 679 vs.181. Just as a disclaimer Hoarder did the routing so if we do end up on the random wickedly steep hill you know who to blame, lol. I know everyone knows but layers will be needed for this ride. I don't expect it o be much warmer than 7c or 8c plus there is a chance of rain but it's a bit too soon to be sure. I'll be going as long as the roads are free of snow and ice. We'll stopping in St. Ives for food and possibly a pint or two depending where we stop. I'm rambling so here's the details..
VITALS
TIME: 21 Jan 2018 meeting time 1000
RALLY POINT: Glass World Stadium, Bridge Rd, Impington, Cambridge CB24 9PH
LOCATION: Histon Football Club to St. Ives and back on a different route https://goo.gl/maps/e96wRJR6Ugn
Hope to see you there, as always all are welcome and feel free to contact me with any questions.
Don't forget to dress was warm!
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Hi Will,
Haven't been on one of your rides for a while (haven't been out riding anything for several months); unfortunately this clashes with Winter League 1 rowing on the Cam, so I will be upright cycling there instead to support my club. I'll keep an eye out for the next one - hope you have a good ride.
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In case anybody here is intending to ride this, Will has posted this on another (BHPC) forum:
"PARKING UPDATE!
Histon Football Club have installed gates on the road leading to their car park, and now charge £2 per car to park.
To avoid the risk that our cars are locked-up before we return, please note the change in starting point.
10.00 a.m at
Cambridge Rd "Green"
Impington
Cambridge
CB24 9PS
https://goo.gl/maps/gKqQRLoFBd42
Directions: Take junction 32 exit off A14, and head north on B1049 signed towards Histon and Cottenham.
After just 150 yards, turn left at the traffic lights, and follow the road round to the left, and park adjacent to the green "island" on Cambridge Road."
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Just seen on another forum that the ride has been called off.
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Looks like this one is a no go guys. As it stands Dave and Brian have pulled out. I was hoping the weather would take a turn in our favor but it's only gotten worse and now its showing a chance of icy rain. I'm going to pass on this one as I'm having flashbacks of last January's ride.
Sorry for the let down but I think this is the best call this one.
Will
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As promised, details for a ride on the 10th of June. We're riding thru Thetford forest again, I've only been waiting to do this again for near on 2 years.
I know hoarder is in and Dave said he's a maybe. I haven't spoken to Atlasshrugged but Wonderbadger said he's free as well so there will be at least 3 to 5 of us not including randoms. I'm going to set our meet time for 0800 and pushing off for 0830 for any stragglers. Angel's Cafe opens a 0800 so those of us who'd like a hot drink of some food before setting off can get their fix. This ride is a 50 miler give or take a few miles guys, so be prepared for a nice long ride. We'll be stopping midway at Elveden Inn for a pint at least and maybe some food depending on the timing. Packing a lunch or something to keep you going isn't a terrible idea.
SHOWTIME: 0800 10TH OF JUNE WITH A 0830 SHOVE OFF
MEETING LOCATION: ANGELS CAFE http://www.angels-cafe.net/ 8 Chiswick Ave, Mildenhall, Bury Saint Edmunds IP28 7AY
ROUTING: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Kza8g ... sp=sharing
MIDWAY DETOUR: http://www.elvedeninn.com/
PARKING: THERE'S PLENTY OF FREE PARKING AROUND TH CAFE
As always we welcome all riders and don't let the distance put you off we only go as fast as our slowest rider. More than one of us knows the area so splitting up the group is no problem. Feel free to contact me with any questions.
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So here we go again, Off for a ride to Cambridge via Soham. We'll be setting off early and it was clear but there looks to be some rain in the a.m. I guess time will tell. I've got confirmation from the usual suspects so they'll be at least 4 of us. Well I'll shut and get to the good bit.
TIME: 0730 SHOW, AND 0800 PUSH OFF ON THE 7TH
LOCATION: SCAMPER PARKING LOT IN SOHAM, PLENTY OF FREE PARKING IF NEEDED Northfield Business Park, Northfield Rd, Soham, Ely CB7 5UE
ROUTING: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=w ... rojector=1
As always all are welcome to join and feel free to message me with any questions.
Will
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can't see the routing - If I get out early enough Sunday, I might make it to Soham by 0730-0800