Easter Monday ride? (other than PVT's)

[Amy]

Anyone want to meet up somewhere for a gentler, shorter ride to somewhere other than Bognor Regis?

Perhaps if I say lets meet at CSS BY 9.30am to get the ball started....

[Dombo]

Yes, I might be up for that weather permitting. If so I'll be there b4 0930. Not too gentle though please

[MJ_1993]

i'm heading over to leatherhead/cobham area, so we may cross paths.

[Amy]

Probably try for a 17mph av... junior is up for a post-cold ride.

So it'll be a gentle ride for you two and make me work a bit (I'm getting back up to speed on the flats and getting some stamina back but tend not to have the strength to push up some hills). It'll be perfect for me as I need to be made to work to build up strength and stamina, I hope

Did fancy riding out to Adversane to see what the tea rooms like there (if open)

[John M]

Count me it. I need to get some miles in after the fractured wrist incident!

[Dombo]

I'll be missing this one. Need to do an earlier one and get a few hills in. Slightly off form and Dragon looming.

[Amy]

No probs, though I was looking forward to seeing who Dombo was!

Welcome back, John. Looks like it'll be you, me and and we'll just see where we get to.

[Antloony]

[quote="Amy"]Welcome back, John. Looks like it'll be you, me and and we'll just see where we get to.

[KozloPete]

Hi Amy
Another one up for a post cold ride, although if I am not at CSS by 9:30 don't wait.

[Andrew G]

A Bognor ride when recovering from a cold would've been the perfect way to delay near complete recovery.

A nice ride today and what the doctor ordered. 5 of us set off and had a good ride out on a bit CR with dives off left and right on to other lanes for a twisty route out to Rusper. Headed down the hill and through Horsham and then out in to the lanes past Southwater. Lots of pootling about around little lanes through villages sharing my name - Barns Green, Brooks Green, Dragons Green (must have been a Croatian cousin) - and on to Shipley. Between Horsham and Shipley I don't think any of us really knew where we were (the particular roads) but a couple of us knew roughly what sort of area so we just enjoyed meandering about from village to village. Dial Post was about as far out as we got before heading back towards Horsham via Southwater, the village not the DC as I couldn't persuade anyone for a blast down the 25 course .

A really nice bacon baguette and coffee at a very scenic cafe in Horsham on the edge of the park, I didn't know there was a park in Horsham before today.

It had been very easy paced up until now but also very enjoyable just riding about in nice company seeing a bit of the countryside. It had also been perfect for me to get some fresh air in my lungs and make sure there were no signs of my cold coming back as it seems to have almost completely gone now . Just itchy eyes from hayfever as I'd forgotten to snort my drugs for that this morning.

I had to get back so while the others carried on for a bit I turned off and came back up the hill to Rusper and then home on the CR in reverse. With no ill effects showing themselves and the sun on my back I upped the pace to a good tempo and did 18-19s average for the run home. It was good to see that my legs still felt strong from Mallorca as I was never really pushing it just rolling the gear over, but it's also a slight net downhill from Rusper to home which helps to tick along nicely.

Thanks to Amy for organising today's trip, very enjoyable. For anyone wanting to extend their CR for a bit after the cafe stop if you head back to Rusper and over to the lanes we were in today it's very nice and you won't be that far from getting back should you want to turn for home for a set time. Having a shufty at googlemaps the bit we were in is a network of interlinking lanes so you could have quite a bit of fun over there without having to trapse out for miles to get there.

[Dombo]

[quote="Amy"]No probs, though I was looking forward to seeing who Dombo was!

[Snoop Doug]

[quote="Dombo"]Off all week but no riding tomorrow, as looking after next door's boisterous labby pup. Not being a dog-owner have no clue what to do with it. May take it to pictures to see Marley and Me. Should give the little fellow paws for thought.

[Amy]

[quote="Dombo"]Oh, we've met loads of times on CRs, chatted in caff etc

[mrP(Boonen)VT]

[quote="Andrew G"]A Bognor ride when recovering from a cold would've been the perfect way to delay near complete recovery.

A nice ride today and what the doctor ordered. 5 of us set off and had a good ride out on a bit CR with dives off left and right on to other lanes for a twisty route out to Rusper. Headed down the hill and through Horsham and then out in to the lanes past Southwater. Lots of pootling about around little lanes through villages sharing my name - Barns Green, Brooks Green, Dragons Green (must have been a Croatian cousin) - and on to Shipley. Between Horsham and Shipley I don't think any of us really knew where we were (the particular roads) but a couple of us knew roughly what sort of area so we just enjoyed meandering about from village to village. Dial Post was about as far out as we got before heading back towards Horsham via Southwater, the village not the DC as I couldn't persuade anyone for a blast down the 25 course .

A really nice bacon baguette and coffee at a very scenic cafe in Horsham on the edge of the park, I didn't know there was a park in Horsham before today.

It had been very easy paced up until now but also very enjoyable just riding about in nice company seeing a bit of the countryside. It had also been perfect for me to get some fresh air in my lungs and make sure there were no signs of my cold coming back as it seems to have almost completely gone now . Just itchy eyes from hayfever as I'd forgotten to snort my drugs for that this morning.

I had to get back so while the others carried on for a bit I turned off and came back up the hill to Rusper and then home on the CR in reverse. With no ill effects showing themselves and the sun on my back I upped the pace to a good tempo and did 18-19s average for the run home. It was good to see that my legs still felt strong from Mallorca as I was never really pushing it just rolling the gear over, but it's also a slight net downhill from Rusper to home which helps to tick along nicely.

Thanks to Amy for organising today's trip, very enjoyable. For anyone wanting to extend their CR for a bit after the cafe stop if you head back to Rusper and over to the lanes we were in today it's very nice and you won't be that far from getting back should you want to turn for home for a set time. Having a shufty at googlemaps the bit we were in is a network of interlinking lanes so you could have quite a bit of fun over there without having to trapse out for miles to get there.