Yes BRM
Fantastic. You mention that it's always up or down, what are the gradients like?
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Choppy indeed. I don't know the numbers, but steep enough to have riders cursing the organiser at the finish of the A&S 400. (Though reversed in this case - Burnt Dick Hill, is a fast descent but with a gravelly blind bend at the bottom!) The short ups in the Vale of Dedham and the climb up from Manuden are all rideable on 75" fixed (47 x 17) by this 63 year-old with a bit of tacking. Parsonage Hill up to Boxted is the worst this way round I think, as you turn sharp into it and don't keep any momentum. The steepest part is at the top, just before a blind bend, so tack with care! The longer climbs in NW Essex/E Herts on the chalk are fairly gentle gradients.
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If only one could start in the west.
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If only one could start in the west.
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Huggy is sorting out the perm
This looks fun. *adds to calendar*Cool, but don't expect quite the same TLC as you received on The Way to the Sea!
I could ECE but it would have me riding East/West all day.Nice 300 for you :thumbsup: ;D
That’d make a good perm for me, starting Buntingford. It’ll overlap the Stevenage Start of summertime lanes in places. But plenty of different lanes as it swings down to (and up from) Manningtree. See it goes up via Wyddial . One of my favourite quiet lanes.It is based on Herman Ramsey's Manningtree 200 perm, which has been handed over to Huggy. I'm not sure how the controls work on the perm because Manningtree > Saffron Walden > Buntingford > Lavenham > Manningtree is 192 km shortest distance. I got it to work as a calendar ride by adding in the Great Chishill checkpoint and also pulling the route down to Manuden (which wasn't on the original route), but neither would work as a perm control due to the lack of ATMs etc.
This looks fun. *adds to calendar*Cool, but don't expect quite the same TLC as you received on The Way to the Sea!
If farfetched is who I think it is, then the 17km from Harwich would be completed by bike before those train times.
As for the return, the ferry is 23:00 or 23:30, so plenty of time to get back for that. When we've travelled in the reverse direction to do a DIY 200km, we get impacted by the later docking time in Hoek.
Contact Huggy as it already is a perm :thumbsup:excellent thank you 👍
That’d make a good perm for me, starting Buntingford. It’ll overlap the Stevenage Start of summertime lanes in places. But plenty of different lanes as it swings down to (and up from) Manningtree. See it goes up via Wyddial . One of my favourite quiet lanes.+1. I'm also a short distance from Buntingford, so travelling to Manningtree to start looks unlikely. But I'll put it on my list of perms.
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Paul Fenton used to organise a lovely 200k that went in and out of the Suffolk Estuaries. I remember it went to Shotley Gate and Felixtowe Ferry but not sure about the rest. Must have been late 90s.Even earlier than that - 1991 -run from Capel St Mary and officially organised by Colchester Rovers although Paul's initials are all over the Brevet card, with further controls at the wonderfully situated Ramsholt, Snape Maltings and Stonham Aspal. On the day, the route turned out to be 20km short [!] so we had to do an out and back to Holbrook stores after "finishing".
Paul Fenton used to organise a lovely 200k that went in and out of the Suffolk Estuaries. I remember it went to Shotley Gate and Felixtowe Ferry but not sure about the rest. Must have been late 90s.Even earlier than that - 1991 -run from Capel St Mary and officially organised by Colchester Rovers although Paul's initials are all over the Brevet card, with further controls at the wonderfully situated Ramsholt, Snape Maltings and Stonham Aspal. On the day, the route turned out to be 20km short [!] so we had to do an out and back to Holbrook stores after "finishing".
Actually the 100 would make a great 200 by reversing the loops, although it wouldn't quite work with info controls....
Having never fancied riding it myself I wouldn't want to plan a ride that sends riders over the bridge.
There's a narrow footpath that's covered in road debris.(https://i.ibb.co/7Q6Ctv5/Screenshot-20211031-122845.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Mf3Skn4)
No idea what the approach is because I've never seen anything obvious. Perhaps these stairs?
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Having never fancied riding it myself I wouldn't want to plan a ride that sends riders over the bridge.
Having never fancied riding it myself I wouldn't want to plan a ride that sends riders over the bridge.
Me neither now. The distance from Shotley to Felixstowe was given as 38km - so maybe we did ride over the bridge on the main road - it was a pre-commercial Sunday morning back then. And 30 years ago Felixstowe port was nothing like the size it is now and the junctions less intimidating. Perhaps Paul would remember.
https://audax.uk/event-details?eventId=9257 :thumbsup:Hmmmm. It's 100k from home to the start via the Tilbury passenger ferry.
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You can just get on & do it as a 300!
It would be nice to have the Buntingford start going the opposite way round ... in order for both set of riders to be able to wave at each other (as per the Flatlands / Yorkshire Friends rides).Should cross twice of course.
. If nobody else came forward, I could do the brevet card duty.I'll be in touch :thumbsup:
Routesheet is now written up for "The Alternative E&SB" [Buntingford start] and it's registered with AUK so it should be appearing on the calendar once I've uploaded everything to the AUK site.. If nobody else came forward, I could do the brevet card duty.I'll be in touch :thumbsup:
. If nobody else came forward, I could do the brevet card duty.I'll be in touch :thumbsup:
Not been on completely top form this week so have rested up for a couple of days. Ditched the planned ECE as leaving at 6am in sub zero temps not really appealing. I will also be on gears for the first time since last Autumn.
Looking forward to a decent day out.
I've had to scratch from the Buntingford start :(Tested positive this morning before going to church. Just as well I didn't ride then.
I've been down with a cough and cold over the last few days and, whilst I'm testing negative for Covid, it can't be a good idea to ride. Pretty disappointed - I was looking forward to the cheers (or jeers) of those going the other way around. I suppose there's always a permanent some time.