GRIMPEURS CHALLENGE - Sat 7th June + Report

[mrP(Boonen)VT]

[quote="CaroleH"]Are you all for real?

Sounds like a lovely ride, but all those hills

Enjoy - I will not partake in such madness!!!!

Carole H

[PBelvir]

Love to join this ride Andrew if numbers permit.

See you then
Thank you

[Dombo]

I'll be there.

[Antloony]

Well I wont be joining you all now, Im off up to Staffs to see my parents for a long weekend of dossing on their boat while getting in a bit of fishing and hopefully some cycling around and about the sunny lanes of Staffs, Shropshire and Cheshire and up the killer mile to Mow Cop, knee permitting that is.

Hope you all have a really hard day and suffer on those climbs.

Enjoy one and all.

[Andrew G]

[quote="Antloony"]Hope you...suffer on those climbs. .

[Scott]

Book me in to come if there is a place free please.

See you on sat, gels and bars at the ready.

Cheers
Scott

[Andrew G]

Me
Robh
Mlocke
Nick W
Carl F
Dombo
PBelvir
Jon Avery
Scott
Ivor?
Maria?

Maybe a couple more spaces free depending on who's fit and well to ride on Saturday, or if anyone just decides they don't fancy it. I'll try and get us away asap as first group so please try to be at CSS so we can be on our way by 9:15 latest.

Weather: I'll just be keeping my fingers crossed. If it is chucking it down then I'll have to call it off. If it is only light rain or showery then I'll still be doing it, but may have to drop a hill or two depending on the road conditions - Chalpit instantly springs to mind as the descent to it wouldn't be overly safe if it's too wet.

Cheers,

Andrew.

[Brian Nolan]

count me in please Andrew,

thanks,

[Andrew G]

Me
Robh
Mlocke
Nick W
Carl F
Dombo
PBelvir
Jon Avery
Scott
Brian
Ivor?
Maria?

Well if all the above are still a yay on Saturday that's 12 so that'll be it, sorry Carole and Paul. Worry not if some of the above don't make it you can join us .

[Maria David]

Hi Andrew,

I won't be in London this weekend, so will have to enjoy those hills another time.

Have a good ride !

Oh, and beware that some of the lanes around the Beddlestead area have recently been "resurfaced" and have a fair amount of loose gravel. You may have to save abit for those tricky climbs that you'll have to do in the saddle just to keep traction - as I found on Hessiers Hill and Yorks Hill. My quads are still burning !

Maria
http://www.2wheelchick.blogspot.com/

[Andrew G]

[quote="Maria David"]Oh, and beware that some of the lanes around the Beddlestead area have recently been "resurfaced" and have a fair amount of loose gravel.

[Ivor]

yeah noticed that this week too.
they have thoughtfully "gravelled" the corners up towards biggin hill.
just the corners too. was pretty nasty going when the road was wet on monday.

not sure what I'm doing this weekend yet.

[Toks]

Clmbing inspiration for saturday
http://www.superhumanmag.com/content/view/505/92/

[Scott]

Hottie 4 does it for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, I 've got that Helmet (same as the winner that is!)

[Robh]

See you all tomorrow @ 9am!