MTB ride 6/7 August

[Arne83]

After the Triathlon of doom has passed, I am now also up for MTBing again - if my legs recover by next weekend that is

Taz you still keen?

Anyone else?

[ceejay]

Hi Arne,

Saturday morning would be good for me. Do you have any start point / route / time in mind?

Colin

[Arne83]

dude, i usually don't make up the plan, i'm just there for the ride but saturday works better for me too as long as we're back not too late in the afternoon....

my personal preference is to take the train / cars somewhere cool and start riding there and then, rather than wasting time leaving croydon on bike for example.

but let's see who else is keen....

[tazmania_1981]

hi guys
lets make it saturday 10.00 or 9.30 from east croydon

i was gonna do club run but if u guys hundred percent happy lets make it happen

so saturday east croydon ?????

colins nows the routes i believe
i dont

[quote="tazmania_1981"]hi guys
lets make it saturday 10.00 or 9.30 from east croydon

[tazmania_1981]

that is good for me


if the weather is good maybe we could pop in one of the pubs for a beer as well after the ride

(just a suggestion )

[Arne83]

i'm in!

[ceejay]

Great - see you in an hour or so.

[tazmania_1981]

Great ride today
Thank u guys colin and arne
We started from east croydon and ride till 4 pm.
Rain hit us a bit at the end but was not that bad

[ceejay]

It was indeed a really good one. We made up a route as we went along from what we could remember of Marco's and Aodan's rides, taking in Croham Hurst, Farleigh, Chelsham, a trail that Taz tells me is called Chocolate Eclair (not sure if he was pulling my leg) and then a (relatively) gruelling climb in the long grass on the Vanguard Way up to Greenhill Shaw - some nice views in between gasping for breath. By then, after excellent conditions in the morning, rain clouds were gathering so we came back mostly on road via Woldingham, except for an exhilarating short descent on a track from Woldingham Garden Village - paying the price right afterwards with the slog up Bug Hill into Warlingham. Taz then took us on a scenic tour of the Croydon suburbs and I was back at the station at 2, sadly not having time to join the others for a kebab feast.

[tazmania_1981]

"Croydon suburbs"

i like it i was just making my way without being wet anymore sorry
being mentally ready for rain is not eneough :0
i was still wet i need to get my gear next time....

if it is not raining we can spare sometime for a kebab and a drink as well next week than (as u missed it this week )