Poll: OcUK London Ride 2015

[Asprilla]

Cheekily added in Coombe Lane I see!

/whistles and files to make eye contact

Still trying to find a way to get Crocknorth in there without a massive detour.

 

[grudas]

If anyone is worried that the route Shamrock put forward is 160km, then this one is a little shorter and only misses one climb.

https://www.strava.com/routes/2344461

sounds(looks) good that!

 

[Shamrock]

/whistles and files to make eye contact

Still trying to find a way to get Crocknorth in there without a massive detour.

Which hill was dropped?

I still see Newlands, Shere, Leith, White Down and Box? I wasn't planning on the detour up Lodgebottom Rd.

 

[Asprilla]

Oh, just the detour up Longbottom.

I also cut off the bits too and from Richmond Park, and switched to a slightly different route though Surbiton. Other than that and the additional little detour down Coombe Lane (not even worth mentioning) it's the same.

I'm still tinkering though.

 

[Shamrock]

Looks good to me. I'll take the final GPX off you when ready.

 

[grudas]

same! drop me a link to the final gpx

 

[Asprilla]

How about this?

https://www.strava.com/routes/2345276

An extra 9km for an extra 150m climbing

 

[grudas]

EXTRA CLIMBING!?!!?! what is this!

 

[Shamrock]

There are going to be some casualties on Sunday!

 

[Asprilla]

EXTRA CLIMBING!?!!?! what is this!

Hills make you strong. Do you want to be strong?

 

[Vonhelmet]

Hills make you strong. Do you want to be strong?

For whatever reason I'm reminded of Goering quoting guns vs butter

 

[Asprilla]

GPX Files

Ocuk Surrey Hills 2: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/67638077/Ocuk Surrey Hills 2.gpx
115km 1770m Climbing

Ocuk Surrey Hills 3: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/67638077/Ocuk Surrey Hills 3.gpx
124km 1920m Climbing

 

[Gamefreak501]

Does anyone have a Postcode for the start point? What sort of time are we starting this?

I'm coming from Luton...so not sure if I am going to train down, or cycle down to the start point.

 

[grudas]

Does anyone have a Postcode for the start point? What sort of time are we starting this?

I'm coming from Luton...so not sure if I am going to train down, or cycle down to the start point.

It's the Google maps link posted by shamrock be there at 9am, leave 9:15

 

[Calpol]

Does anyone have a Postcode for the start point? What sort of time are we starting this?

I'm coming from Luton...so not sure if I am going to train down, or cycle down to the start point.

Plan is for 9am start. If I am going I will be driving down and I live 8 miles from Luton. It will prob be Saturday when I make a final call. It is 50 miles to drive so cycling would be more I think. I you PM me your mob We could arrange to travel together. I have bike racks and a decent size motor.

 

[Gamefreak501]

Thanks grudas & Calpol for your replies,

Looks like a 3 hour bike ride from where I live, a 2 hour train journey or a 1 hour car journey!

Except I can't fit a bike in my car!

If you can make it Calpol, I'll go along with you and we can sort fuel out etc. really appreciate the offer

Doesn't seem to be an option to send a PM, but if you e-mail me should you decide to go, there are links on my profile!

Now decision - road bike or mountain bike? I'm thinking road bike.

 

[Shamrock]

Definitely not mountain bike!

 

[grudas]

Everyone is going to be on roadies! Can't imagine doing that on man haha

 

[Asprilla]

Road bike. Road bike. Road bike.

Unless you are the bloke on the yellow touring mtb with frame bag and panniers I see holding 35kph some mornings on the way to work. With knoblies.

Boy does he scare some people.

 

[Asprilla]

Can't imagine doing that on man haha

Quoted for posterity.