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This weekend - possible recce ride; Surrey Hills action?
Topic Started: Jan 14 2010, 10:05 AM (483 Views)
Rich_F
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Mudthing
Morning All,

I'm just thinking about getting out to the Surrey Hills over the weekend to do recce for the group ride next weekend. Be good to have some company. Not sure about the timing as yet so just an exploratory toe in the water. anyone?
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Rich_F
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Mudthing
"This weekend" being 16th/17th Jan.

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MikeG
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Happy New year, I may be interested subject to the weather!!! If the weather is fine, I may also be tempted to go out playing with my new toy I purchased when bored surfing the net over Christmas. An original 1998 Yamaha R1!

Will check tomorrow if your going out, haven't been out in ages!

Mike
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Ming the Merciless
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tempted BUT I suspect that Dyzan, great God of Oncall misfortune has something special planned for me this weekend :( , either that or Projects will need bailing out by Maintenance at some point.
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Rich_F
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Mike/Ming

Looking at the forecast Sunday seems extremely more preferabler.

Sunday morning anyone?

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patpend
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Hello campers↲
i may be up for this but i cannot commit yet i.ll let you know asap
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belugabob
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I'm very tempted, as Cabin Fever is setting in, but I'm pretty sure that I have other commitments

I'll text you if I'm definitely coming - where is the meet point, and what time?
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TonyS
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Cannot make sunday but I hope you find all the dry trails for next weekends ride :-)

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Rich_F
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Guys,

I've been reading with interests the posts out there on other forums about the state of the trails up on Holmbury. It seems that there's still a lot of snow, and with the rains that are forecast for tomorrow the general feeling in the internetsphere is that its still not worth riding (i.e. a lot of pushing involve through thick slush!).

Will keep you posted but right now I'll be staying away from Holmbury and planning an alternative route in a different location (more than likely Redhill area).

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Rich_F
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Update:

Meet Redhill station for 8am (8:15am leave) for 20 or so miles east of Redhill trying to avoid the puddles.

Return by 12 midday.

A friend from work is coming out so hence early start

all welcome!


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patpend
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ooh thats a bit too early for me :o i'll never pry myself out of bed that early but have a good ride, fingers crossed for the weather :) maybe i will brave friston and see how goopy its got
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Rich_F
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Ok Patpend understood.

For info, Swinley described earlier today as " a total waste of time" ! very slushy and hard work.

TM
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belugabob
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Too early for me too, I'm afraid.
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guy
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Have a good ride tomorrow. Time constraints mean I'm going to be going local again.

I would imagine that with all this rain* and the temperatures being about 5-7degrees the trails up at Holmbury and Leith should be clear in a few days so we should be good to go for next weekends ride :)












* and no, I dont want to discuss mud tyres ok? :angry:
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Ming the Merciless
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How about tyres for sandy conditions and pine needles then?

Looking at the state of my back garden everywhere will be seriously boggy this weekend.

Going sponging later if I don't get called out.
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MikeG
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Sorry Rich too early for me.... have a good ride
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TonyS
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Turns out as it's an early ride I have a pass - will set the alarm and hopefully make it but don't wait.
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Rich_F
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All,

Well - that was an interesting MTB experience :o

(Tony - we looked out for you but looks like you didn't make by the time we left)

We went East of Redhill in the hope of avoiding some of the water. Quite a lot of ice about, and then we reached the section alongside the river. It usually looks like this.

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However, today it looked like this

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The river (usually a little brook) had completely flooded - up to a foot of water :o :o

Comedy Watery video evidence clicky

Other than that, a really nice sunny ride. Plenty of bikers out on the first sunny day in weeks - my friend Aaron was pleasantly surprised at the trails on offer :)

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Oh and I came off on the road - nasty icy off camber side of the road spill - a couple of grazes no lasting damage.

Enjoy it out there!

R
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TonyS
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@Rich - Sorry I set the alarm for 6:30 but on waking felt pretty 5rap so decided to give my self a rest to try and shake off the end of a cold.

Looking forward to next sundays riide and hopefully it will dry out a bit more during the week.

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Bunnyflop
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@Rich - glad to hear you're OK, that's quite a bit of water isn't it ! Just about to watch your video.

Rick and I went out on the South Downs for a 10 miler on bridleways and it was pretty waterlogged everwhere, which made the going S L O W and I am now a very tired girl. Lovely to be out though :D

Next week Donna and I will be riding our own little ride alongside yours, here's hoping the snow and slush on Holmbury has gone by then.

@Aaron - that's a very manly pose :P
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