The Local(ish) Hilly Fifty

Emulating the Hilly fifty Route, or trying to:

Tony Hooker and myself got off to a good start, thanks to Dave Vine coming to Carshalton Park to officiate at our departure.

But there wasn't any sign of the inclement weather that Paul James had spoken about ?

We did see Grant around that area.

The navigation didn't go very well, since the RideWithGPS app on my iphone was being recalcitrant, it was probably sulking due to not having been used for some time.

However Tony's sense of orientation helped to get us along the route, with intermittent use of my app. 

We stopped for sustenance at Poppy Café in Coulsdon Memorial ground. Which also revived my RideWithGPS app, and made the second half of the ride flow better

The ride seemed strange to me riding with Gears, it's hard to believe that a lot of cyclists seem to enjoy using them all the time? 

Well just maybe the gears got me up some of the hills and undulations that the fixed wheel might have succumbed to.

 

Above is a picture of the Kenley Observatory that Tony spotted on our afternoon leg of the ride.

All in all, the Hilly Fifty was a pleasant ride.

Many thanks to those who compiled the route. 

~ Dave Cullen