Sunday 16th March - Local ride, Studham - Ashridge.

Ashridge - Starting in Studham and a loop to Ashridge and back with a cafe stop

Nath's off on a jolly so you all have to follow me on the one

Just a few questions wheres the meeting point in Markyate, who's coming and wheres Ashridge? (only joking for the last one)

Bit of a mixture this one country lanes, bridlepaths/byeways and a few naughty bits if we get a bit lost.

I'll be there and Rob, I can try out my new forks! What time we meeting and where?

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3) Ashridge - Starting in Markyate and a loop to Ashridge and back with a cafe stop


Thats all I know

who's up for this darren?.. I'm interested

Ok as Im leading Im changing the plan

Meet at Studham outside the Red Lion pub (the one over looking the village green) 10am seems like a good time to start.

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Whos coming to get muddy then?

hi Darren , Im thinking about it , how far you gonna be goin?

I also not sure where the meet is, any land marks, please.

booyakasha.

Will play it by ear on how far we are going I haven't got a fixed route but will be stopping at the cafe at ashridge monument.

Meeting at the village green (has got some goal posts on it) outside the red lion pub on the main cross road in Studham

not_so_speedy_daz wrote:Will play it by ear on how far we are going I haven't got a fixed route but will be stopping at the cafe at ashridge monument.

Meeting at the village green (has got some goal posts on it) outside the red lion pub on the main cross road in Studham

Oh that's easy, look for some goal posts south of Milton Keynes I'll find it

A fun ride, lots of mud and a cafe stop.

I'm hoping to do a 90 mile road ride on Sun 16. I`ll try & meet you at monument for lunch!

What is your ETA for stop at cafe?

cheers

bg

Was up there today, I'd recommend mud tyres

shhhhhhhhhhhhhh ! it won't be muddy

honest

How about somewhere between 12 and 12.30 Gav

Sorry Darren, just realsied someone has been messing with the keys on my keyboard.

Mud should have read DRY

I have my new mud tyre all ready...but no wheel to put it on The shop have not deliverd on time, crap or what! There is a plan 'b' but I dont know how we will cope in the mud

G what wheels are you getting?

WEll done to to the hardy few!

It was a little wet and cold wasn't it

Ive just traced the route ( roughly) on to google maps and it came out about 18 miles (10 miles to the cafe) Plus 10 miles for me riding to studham from home


We lost 2 at the cafe feeling a little too cold and too wet so they called for a lift home I won't name names

It was a little slipperly in places and even a bit muddy at times.
Would of liked to take in a couple more of the descents to Aldbury but conditions said no.
The one that we did at full speed was just scary just so slippery once you were up to speed it was just no stopping.

I did get to wash my bike on the way home the roads were that flooded in was almost over the wheels at one point


Will have to put in down in the calender again when its drier

A big thank you to Darren for leading the ride!

I wasn't sure I'd make it to the start of the ride because the roads looked more like rivers...

A very entertaining ride, (slide?) and I hit the ground several times and had a puncture...

Enjoyed the cold soup at the cafe, I was past caring.

I'm glad to hear it was about 18 miles because I'm hurting in new places now.

Welcome to Dave and Rob on their first ride with the club...

Si

~Kona Dave

Cheers Daz,

Very glad I was wearing every waterproof item I had .. very entertaining riding

Graham did well with only two gears.. and nice to have new people out on the trips..


See you later in the week.

f-mo

The conditions were pretty crap on the roads let alone the muddy stuff. Glad you had fun, sorry I missed you at the cafe but had a puncture on my travels. Then found a watering hole (no pun intended) near Tring reservoirs and had HOT soup and a fab homemade cake!

Well done Guys! See you in Wales.


bg x

Well done Darren for leading the ride in such 'interesting' conditions, shame about the cold soup, maybe we should ride to BigG's cafe next time
looking forward to Wales and next weekend, got my wheel back to day so I will be back on my scott

Hi all

Thanks for the ride Sunday, appreciated the support and advice.

Better luck next time with the attire and a bouncier bike wouldn't go amiss!!!!!!

Would be interested in joining you all again if you come back to my neck of the woods.

Bye for now
Rob