I've got a few people interested in a Bank holiday Monday ride round South Essex.
Probably be around 50 miles and will include a cake stop up towards South Weald Park.
If you know Essex you'll know we don't do hills but do have some good lanes.
Start time TBC upon preference.
Comments
Is this all on road?
Count me in FF ... SMT will probably be up for it as well
AJ -Grays, near Blackshotts.
Saff -seriously, no hills
When, where, etc etc
Right then,
9.30am good for everyone?
Meet in the car park of Blackshots Leisure Centre and Civic hall, This is about 10 mins from the A13 junc with the M25
Address is Blackshots lane, Grays, Essex RM16 2JU, Parking is free and if anyone wants to bring their trainers to turn this inot a little brick session then got loads of playing area to run on.
Been over most of the route and except for one bit with road works then surface seems good.
Will be looking to stop aaround the half way point for tea and cake so bring your pocket money.
If anyone wants my mobile number send me a private messgae and i will get back to you.
If not see you monday...oh and we play rain or shine
Ii have seen the weather forcast for Monday......
hmm .. not so much to report really DB .. Atendees .. just the three of us daft enough to go out "for the fun of it" in that weather , Flat Footed , Slags Mate Tony , and me. twenty something mile ride from blackshotts through the twistys down towards upminster , up a few hills towards Brentwood and on to South Weald park. Much deserved cups of tea and cake whilst socks and gloves had a 30 minute warm up over the radiator in the tea shop (not sure they would have been too impressed had they noticed) , comedy moment as SMT remembers only after he heads to the toilet that he has his tri suit on under the rest of the gear.. and given the less than glorious weather the cold and wet had shall we say made trouser leg retrieval and aiming a little challenging .
Refreshed we set out for a few more gentle upflats hitting all the best B towns in Essex.. Brentwood (again) , then Billericay , and onto Basvegas .. some minor directional confusion at the A127 , but quickly resolved and onwards to Dunton , then FF on towards Grays and SMT and myself out towards Hornchurch
Round trip of around 63 miles with a few energy sapping hills, although i think more because of the wind and rain than the gradients, and What would have been some fast technical descents had the road surface been dry .. all in all a very nice little route with pretty decent surfaces for the most part (by Essex road standards at least)
bad weather, a dodgy knee and too much wine the night before did me in.
Happy to do any other rides if I can vet the forecast first