Mid ESSEX February Ride

[BigonaBianchi]

...we will be riding in from Herongate Ingrave direction and out up the Ongar road...so the hill on London road isnt on this ride. We will have a small climb as we approach Brentwood near where the old peugot Garage used to be...but it's not to bad and there is a village green and a pub at the top for any that need it!

..now if anybody actually wants hills we could go up around Brentwood to the west around Thornden country park and join the Ongar road just before turning off to Blackmore...it's a longer route, more scenic, avoids the A road stretch, but comes with several irritating hills in a row...personally I prefer the origional route.

 

[Dayvo]

i occasionaly cycle from uni back to brentwood, and after 40 miles the last thing i want to do is cycle up a hill! (the one on london road, by the harvester if anyone knows it)

I used to cycle with my mates to Brentwood from Pilgrims' Hatch down the High St and London Rd, along the A12 to Shenfield, then up Shenfield Rd to Brentwood High St again and then reverse the journey!

There wasn't too much traffic in the early/mid 70s!

 

[BigonaBianchi]

..there is now!


....actually on a Saturday it'll be ok.

 

[Sittingduck]

Seems I'm going insane... sister and BF are actually coming down on the 6th/7th not this coming weekend, I am now informed

Can't make it now - sorry. I hope you all have a great day

 

[ianrauk]

Hi BigonaBianchi'
count me in... looks a great ride. Looking at the trains, get's in to Billericay at 11:06am
Have you got the route map as a gpx file per chance?

tdr1nka,
will be coming into London Bridge then ride to Liverpool St. So happy to meet up en route

 

[BigonaBianchi]

..excellent...

you should be able to download a gpx file here:
http://www.bikeroutetoaster.com/Course.aspx?course=28356

(Hit the summary tab & scroll down a bit when you get there)

 

[ianrauk]

Righto... that is handy...

 

[Origamist]

I'll meet people at Liverpool St. I'll take the fixed for this Essex foray...

 

[tdr1nka]

tdr1nka, will be coming into London Bridge then ride to Liverpool St. So happy to meet up en route

Sounds like an idea!
I'm in New Cross Gate right at top of Old Kent Road, which route would you take to Liverpool St.?
A provisional plan has me meeting Sittingduck @ Waterloo, I'm sure we can extrapolate a plan.

 

[Dayvo]

A provisional plan has me meeting Sittingduck @ Waterloo

Unfortunately he can't come out to play now!

 

[BigonaBianchi]

..i just got in from riding this loop again today...I rode it the other waya round to yesterday (backwards to me..or anti clockwise)...slightly tougher this way round I feel mostly to do with the wind direction today though.

Made it all the way around until Herongate before I got verbally abused by a van driver...skin'ed tatood ear ringed 'lads'...you know the type...losers on 4 wheels. I laughed at them and like the cowards they are they just sped off home to Mum in a cloud of burning rubber

27.7 Kmph = 17.2 mph ave today...bit slower than yesterday. It's anice loop I really enjoy riding it..it's got pretty much everything.

 

[tdr1nka]

I forgotted

 

[Dayvo]

It's a nice loop I really enjoy riding it..it's got pretty much everything.

I suppose it depends on the conditions, but which way is 'better'? Clockwise or anti-clockwise?

 

[BigonaBianchi]

I almost always ride it clockwise..that way you get the A road out of the way first and there is no need to go up the biggest incline on the loop right at the end of the ride when tired.

 

[ianrauk]

Hi mate, coming in from Orpington, so happy to meet at Waterloo also.
Let me know a time and I will be there

Sounds like an idea!
I'm in New Cross Gate right at top of Old Kent Road, which route would you take to Liverpool St.?
A provisional plan has me meeting Sittingduck @ Waterloo, I'm sure we can extrapolate a plan.