by Graham O » Mon May 21, 2007 9:52 am
Quite a good trek down to Brighton on Saturday. Weather was pretty good, if not for the annoying side wind.
I was fully prepared to be riding down to the coast and back on my own, but to my surprise Wal and Steve (I'm crap with names - Hope I'm right) were waiting at GB's. Weather was good and I felt OK.
We rode down on quite a direct route so got there in reasonable time. I tried out my new 27 gear up ditchling and I have to say that this spinning malarky is not for me. Wal following my wheel up for the first half, then decided to have a go and passed me. When you are spinning on the 27, there is just no where to go but down the gears. By the time I had worked this out Wal was dissappearing up the road. I managed to catch him up before the top though.
After a burger on the beach, we headed home. By this time Steve was feeling the pace, so we took it easy until be got to pease pottage. Steve went directly back through Crawley, whilst Wal and I went to Faygate and the Club Run / Box Hill. Wal then hammered it all the way to the bottom of box hill and up it as well. I held my own until box hill and the rest is history..
Anyhow got my own back on the run down into Coulsden. I think I went down there as fast as I have ever done.
Not sure about next week. I will be up for a Brighton run in 2 weeks. I may do the club run next week, or could be tempted into a run down to Ashdown forest. These long rides are going my fitnes the world of good. I am finding that I am feeling better when I approach the 80 - 90 mile point. It was quite pleasing to be able to hammer down the valley to coulsden after 90 miles.
Really cool ride and thanks Wal and Steve..