Group A Ride 21st October 2009
From Addlestone,19 riders went through New Haw,Woodham Lane to Six Crossroads,Shores Road,Knaphill,Brookwood,
Pirbright,Aldershot Road,CobbettHill to Wood Street and the “Royal Oak” for lunch. Then Pitch Place,Saltbox Lane, Jacobs Well,Burpham,A3 cycle path, Burnt Common, Ripley, Ockham Bites for tea.
The outward route had to be curtailed,omitting an excursion up Tunnel Hill at Pirbright to ensure we got to the pub at the pre-booked time. Despite this, the slowness of the service meant we didn’t get away until 1400, so that another leg, from Burpham to Merrow, the Clandons and Horsleys and Effingham to tea at Martyrs Green had to be abandoned.
The reconnaissance showed that this ride,as planned, was do-able in the allotted time and at a reasonable pace . If we continue to attract such numbers, perhaps we should avoid routes with busy junctions, which break the flow. Also,choose lunch venues with more than one pub, and encourage people to bring sandwiches! Pleased as we are to see cycling so popular, we should be considering the logistics of conducted rides.
From Vic White
From Addlestone,19 riders went through New Haw,Woodham Lane to Six Crossroads,Shores Road,Knaphill,Brookwood,
Pirbright,Aldershot Road,CobbettHill to Wood Street and the “Royal Oak” for lunch. Then Pitch Place,Saltbox Lane, Jacobs Well,Burpham,A3 cycle path, Burnt Common, Ripley, Ockham Bites for tea.
The outward route had to be curtailed,omitting an excursion up Tunnel Hill at Pirbright to ensure we got to the pub at the pre-booked time. Despite this, the slowness of the service meant we didn’t get away until 1400, so that another leg, from Burpham to Merrow, the Clandons and Horsleys and Effingham to tea at Martyrs Green had to be abandoned.
The reconnaissance showed that this ride,as planned, was do-able in the allotted time and at a reasonable pace . If we continue to attract such numbers, perhaps we should avoid routes with busy junctions, which break the flow. Also,choose lunch venues with more than one pub, and encourage people to bring sandwiches! Pleased as we are to see cycling so popular, we should be considering the logistics of conducted rides.
From Vic White
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