Alternative Club Run

[PeteS]

I hesitate to announce this as last time my back gave out but...We are going to do the ride planned for a couple of weeks ago to Shere, through the Surrey Hills and back up Box Hil or Little Switzerland. It will be quite hard with some testing hills but the scenery's great and there's a nice cafe in Shere and if the weather's nice and everyone's up for it, the opportunity to stay out a bit later and maybe even have a beer and a sandwich somewhere. As with all our rides no one will be dropped and there's always a re-group at the top of the hills. If you fancy a change from the standard route in a nice agreeable group then please join us when we head out of the car park at CSS in the opposite direction to everyone else.

[andrewf]

Sounds good Pete...I'm in - assume its the usual 16/17 pace? What approx mileage do you think from CSS?

Cheers
Andy

[PeteS]

It's always a bit difficult to judge pace as on a hilly ride-which this is-the average speed drops considerably; if it were on the flat or the main clubrun route then anyone capable of 17mph would be fine. With regard to distance, I think it will be around 55-60 ish miles but again, with the hills factored in, that may not sound far but will test the legs. I should say we'll be out for 4 plus hours and if we stop for lunch obviously longer. We could go to a pub near to Coulsdon so that anyone concerned about time could head home earlier.