Club Riding

[Downward]

Hi Downward
I'm a member of Stourbridge CC and the 08:30 run is not for total beginners but if you are doing 13 miles a day then you may be alright. (The first ride I went with them on was the 08:30 ride and I certainly knew about it afterwards, its not so much the overall speed thats tough but there are a few short climbs where the group start to push hard and thats where you (& me ) can get dropped quickly)
The longer Sunday rides are much more relaxed albeit a further distance and no one gets dropped.
If you like I can take you round the Saturday course at your own pace (I havent rode the course this year yet as I appear to have devloped an insulating layer of lard around my midrift over winter so am looking to ease myself back into the course which after all is said and done is a great ride with a great group.)
Halesowen IMHO are aimed more at the competitive racing element

Deal - Prefereably an early start on the weekend ??

As long as it's not as steep as Mucklow Hill !
Doing that everyday doesn't get any easier !

 

[lifeson]

Hi Downward
Do you want to go before the main group leave 08:15'ish and let them catch us up or after they have left 08:45?

Where abouts are you based? I am in Quarry Bank by the Merry Hill Centre (opposite where the Robin Hood pub used to be)
Alternatively we could ride over towards Clent which is also a good ride that you can stretch your legs on if needed.
Anyone else want to tag along?

 

[Dave Davenport]

Sounds well boring to do the same route every week for a medium pace club run.

 

[lifeson]

Sounds well boring to do the same route every week for a medium pace club run.

Nobody said it was medium pace, it is a training bash and doing the same route does allow you to gauge your fitness quite well. Our times have tumbled recently as more members have started to train for racing more seriously

 

[Dave Davenport]

Nobody said it was medium pace, it is a training bash and doing the same route does allow you to gauge your fitness quite well. Our times have tumbled recently as more members have started to train for racing more seriously

Sorry, I thought it was a 35 mile / 2 hour club run. Obviously, if it's more of a chaingang style training session a fixed route makes sense.

 

[Downward]

Hi Downward
Do you want to go before the main group leave 08:15'ish and let them catch us up or after they have left 08:45?

Where abouts are you based? I am in Quarry Bank by the Merry Hill Centre (opposite where the Robin Hood pub used to be)
Alternatively we could ride over towards Clent which is also a good ride that you can stretch your legs on if needed.
Anyone else want to tag along?

Hi I live closer to you (Near to Where Clancey's foundry and corngreaves golf course were) than to the Stourbridge CC starting point in wallheath so how about a ride over clent ?

Know any routes inparticular ?

I have done the Hagley, Clent, Walton Hill, Romsley but the road from Romsley to Halesowen is appalling so maybe avoid that part ?

 

[lifeson]

This is a route I use quite a bit especially for hill climbing practise
Up and over Romsley Hill which I believe is the highest point in the area
Round the back of Clent and back up to Romsley via St Kenelms pass

 

[Downward]

Fair enough - Could meet at the Bluebird factory then ??
Can do this weekend as tied up the next 2 sadly.

 

[lifeson]

Fair enough - Could meet at the Bluebird factory then ??
Can do this weekend as tied up the next 2 sadly.

What time suits you?
Anyone else want to tag along? I know there are quite a few locals hanging around on here

 

[Will1985]

This is a route I use quite a bit especially for hill climbing practise
Up and over Romsley Hill which I believe is the highest point in the area
Round the back of Clent and back up to Romsley via St Kenelms pass

You're missing out a couple of decent hills there - at the top of St Kenelms Pass, go straight down and loop round (on the DC) to go up Hagley Wood Lane, then there there is a choice of Walton's Hill or going up Farley Lane (descending that at 75km/h is cool, but it is also a useful consistent climb)...only thing about those 2 hills is that you miss the last part of Romsley (which should really be taken from the bottom in Hunnington).

 

[Downward]

You're missing out a couple of decent hills there - at the top of St Kenelms Pass, go straight down and loop round (on the DC) to go up Hagley Wood Lane, then there there is a choice of Walton's Hill or going up Farley Lane (descending that at 75km/h is cool, but it is also a useful consistent climb)...only thing about those 2 hills is that you miss the last part of Romsley (which should really be taken from the bottom in Hunnington).

Last time I went up Hagley Wood Lane on the Roadie I nearly had a heart attack ! Couldn't do it in 1 go even after just 2 miles riding. The one time I tried to power up it on the hybrid involved much puking about 1/3rd of the way up !

 

[Downward]

What time suits you?
Anyone else want to tag along? I know there are quite a few locals hanging around on here

8 ish ??

 

[BrumJim]

Seriously tempted to join you. I need one big ride before I head off ski-ing at the end of this month, and this looks like as good an encouragement to push it as I need.

Same as Downward - 6 mile commute each way (12 miles a day). No one overtakes me, so I am no slouch, but there again, there aren't many bicycle commuters around - one "scalp" only last night (almost RLJer), and none at all the night before - they all turned off before I could reach them. Suspect, though, that I'm not as fit as Mr Downward, so will probably have to arrive by car.

 

[Downward]

Seriously tempted to join you. I need one big ride before I head off ski-ing at the end of this month, and this looks like as good an encouragement to push it as I need.

Same as Downward - 6 mile commute each way (12 miles a day). No one overtakes me, so I am no slouch, but there again, there aren't many bicycle commuters around - one "scalp" only last night (almost RLJer), and none at all the night before - they all turned off before I could reach them. Suspect, though, that I'm not as fit as Mr Downward, so will probably have to arrive by car.

Joking I wouldn't say fit ! Furthest I have ridden a bike in 1 go is 13 miles !

Will you all be on Road bikes ?

 

[BrumJim]

Yes.

Well, choice between my Specialized Allez 16, and.....


and....


and....


Time to get a new bike, I think.....