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Mick_the_Greek · Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Posts: 312 Location: South Woodford

Lets hope the weather improves for this weekend, will try the established format Fast & Furious for Saturday, chilled for Sunday. Both rides starting 10.00am South woodford meeting point. Again if the weather is to poor I will not be riding.Looking forward to next wednesday back to Beastway to try and finnish a little less near the back or at least beat Caz.

oliver · Joined: 11 Dec 2007 Posts: 43 Location: Fulham/Somerset

I hope to join you for both Sat and Sun this weekend if that's okay. I also cannot wait for next Wednesday, hopefully i'll get there sooner than 15 minutes before the start this time and do better than 71st Sad

Jon · Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 10:06 pm Post subject:

Sunday for me!!!!
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Jason_wright · Joined: 27 May 2008 Posts: 48 Location: Epping

Hope to join you guys again this Saturday... will try and get to Woodford so can do the whole ride

Mick_the_Greek · Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Posts: 312 Location: South Woodford

Hi Oliver,
Finnish position of 71st, Ah something I can only dream about.

Cheers Mike.

jimineep · Joined: 29 May 2008 Posts: 2 Location: Islington

Hi guys,

I was recommended to you group by someone over on the bike radar forum.

I have been commuting to work for 9 months now and doing the odd 30 mile trek at the weekend (on the road though..) Since I hurt my knee I have been told to cycle a lot by a physio. I don't like road cycling, its polluted and dangerous, and I would like to get into mountain biking. However I want to build up to it slowly!

I was wondering if I would be suitable to join up with you guys for a ride. Over in bike radar someone said you would accept beginners and go on some nice gentle rides. I have a mountain bike (dawes 1.6 xc, I upgraded from my hybrid a couple of weeks ago, Im loving it!).

Cheers!

Jim

Mick_the_Greek · Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Posts: 312 Location: South Woodford

Hi Jim,

If you got this far I sugest you join us for a Sunday ride first where we tent to be more relaxed to our approach to riding in the forest and I would ensure you would not be left stranded, rides start at 10.00 am from our start at South Woodford this weekend with only a short road stretch before we hit the forest, you should be back between 2-3 pm we would expect to cover about 25 miles.I assume I'm stating the obvious but cyling helmet, gloves, and eyewear are a must, couldn't spell neccasetty.

Hope to see you this Sunday unless the weather is really crap.

Cheers, Mike.

jimineep · Joined: 29 May 2008 Posts: 2 Location: Islington

By eyewear I assume you mean sunglasses right? and ones that aren't going to fall from you face.

elmonltd · Joined: 20 May 2006 Posts: 36 Location: Friern Barnet

Mike,

Once again I’m crying off, I can’t make this weekend.
Hopefully next weekend as the following two I am away.
So at this rate I’m going to end up more furious than fast when I do eventually get out!
Have a good one……..

Nick

Jon · Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 10:47 am Post subject:

Jim,

Sunglasses or something other kind of eye protection, just to stop bugs, mud and stray branches getting into your eyes.

I wear clear lenses, just cause some parts of the forest can seem dark with sunglasses on.

Jon
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elmonltd · Joined: 20 May 2006 Posts: 36 Location: Friern Barnet

Dont wear your best Raybans they just get wrecked - keep them in your bag and slip them on at the tea hut to look cool!!

squirrel chaser · Joined: 28 Sep 2007 Posts: 47 Location: stratford

should be at the underpass on saturday, if not have a good one.

Mick_the_Greek · Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Posts: 312 Location: South Woodford

Hi Raul,
Sory we lost you on the way back, Dave & Mukesh who were behind you did not pass you as we waited, so I am assuming you didn't have a malfunction but went the wrong way,hope you got back O.K. and hope to see you again.

Cheers Mike,

Bigguy · Joined: 27 Jan 2007 Posts: 77 Location: South Woodford

I'll be out sunday! Might start at nine and meet you at the under pass. But I suppose that all depends on whether or not I get out the house early.

I hope everyone had a good ride yesterday, sorry to have missed it again!

Noel
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apapadop · Joined: 16 Apr 2008 Posts: 15 Location: London W14

Count me in! If I don't get thrown out of the tube again, I should be there before 10:00.

Alex

apapadop · Joined: 16 Apr 2008 Posts: 15 Location: London W14

Emily · Joined: 30 Dec 2005 Posts: 185 Location: Nea Makri, Greece

Hi Alex

I wonder how many kms it is from your place to the meeting point?
Maybe its easier to cycle the whole way?

Also don't forget the mainline railway Train times etc.

Trains go from Liverpool Street to Wood Street in Walthamstow (and other stations - maybe the other guys can be more helpful).

Have you used the journey planner on www.tfl.gov.uk you can use advanced options to say you want to use your bike on public transport (among other things)

HTH
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apapadop · Joined: 16 Apr 2008 Posts: 15 Location: London W14

Hey Em, thanks for the information.

Yes, I was aware of the journeyplanner, but I had two excuses to be oblivious to its advice:

1. No internet connection at home for 20 days (thank you BT)
2. When I did try 2-3 times from work, the ^$£! thing wouldn't work (with the extended bike options).

But now it did work, and it took the Oracle behind TFL roughly 3 minutes to come back with the following advice:

1. Take District to Victoria
2. Take Victoria to Walthamstow Central
3. Cycle 4 miles: http://tinyurl.com/4rxcub

Et voila! Only 75 minutes later, should be in George Lane.

I'm unimpressed by the long journey (especially since I'm doing it alone, have to wake up very early etc etc), but I guess it's the only viable option as Richmond Park does not seem to have the degree of wilderness necessary to have anything more than a stroll in the park.

I'd love to be proven wrong though, as it's a 15' ride from my place Smile

According to TFL it would take me 96 minutes to ride from my place to South Woodford. So 3 hours on the bike round-trip. Err... no. :-]

Cheers

Alex

oliver · Joined: 11 Dec 2007 Posts: 43 Location: Fulham/Somerset

I cycle from Fulham alex and it's not so bad. I know you're about 4 miles more but if you fancy getting to fulham by train you could ride to south woodford with me. Its a gentle hour and a half ride, a nice warm up.

Simonc · Joined: 09 Jan 2006 Posts: 64

Bit of astrange route but you could go on overland from Kensington Olympia to Gospel Oak then change here for Leytonstone High Road, takes about an hour.

Leytonstone High Road is a ten minute ride to South Woodford.

On the way home you can get on with bike at South Woodford then just stay on until Holland Park, unlikely to be chucked off once you ahve the bike on with you, you may get shouted at when getting off the other end though.....

apapadop · Joined: 16 Apr 2008 Posts: 15 Location: London W14