Summer Sunday Mornings (Surrey/Sussex)

I'm sure I'm not the only one in this situation: full-time work Mon-Fri, full-time Dad Sat-Sun, with very little spare time for biking.

I get 10 hours on the Monster during the week, but they're on congested London roads. I need a new routine that allows for a regular ride-out on good roads.

So here's my proposal: On fair-weather Sundays, a weekly early-morning group ride-out (possibly with breakfast included). I mean 7am to 10am (whereupon I can resume Dad duties).

I'm near the A316 and the A4 so can get out of the M25 radius pretty quickly for a central meeting point in Surrey/Sussex.

Anyone interested? Or is anyone doing this already that I can tag along to?

Sazza: Want to get involved?

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Cafe: Newlands Corner, GU4 8SE
Time: Sundays at 9am for breakfast, with earlier ride-out at 7:30am from same spot
Weather: Permitting

Mostro69
slob (tbc)
barbican (tbc)
walber-tone (tbc)
CK (tbc)
Gimley (tbc)
monstrocity

[slob]

I'd be up for this, have you got a meeting point (cafe preferred) in mind Oliver?

Box Hill is first to spring to mind, but I don't know many alternatives... open to suggestions. Perhaps Guildford direction? Great rides further on to Petworth, then to Petersfield etc.

[Nickj]

Does Sunday actually start that early??? I'd heard ugly rumours but didn't know it was really true

[slob]

Does anyone know what time Riker's opens on a Sunday? Personally I much prefer Newland's Corner to Box Hill but that definitely doesn't open 'til 9:00.

Will join in on Sundays when I can get a pass - - Prefer newlands as well but will join in whenever you are in striking distance of Chichester

This Sunday is Goodwood Breakfast Club (Open top cars) so will be going allong to that in the car, but up for the Sunday after

Originally Posted by Nickj

Does Sunday actually start that early??? I'd heard ugly rumours but didn't know it was really true

if you're doing it right, then that's when saturday ends as opposed to sunday begins
the only way you should see that time of day ever

Originally Posted by slob

Does anyone know what time Riker's opens on a Sunday? Personally I much prefer Newland's Corner to Box Hill but that definitely doesn't open 'til 9:00.

Haven't been to Newlands before but Google tells me it's beautiful and that the cafe also opens at 9am.

That works for me, it'll take me about 45 minutes to get there, so my ride will start at 8am. 30 minutes of breakfast at 9am, followed by an hour or so of Surrey/Sussex B-roads will suit me fine.

See you there?

Mostro69
slob
barbican (but not this Sunday)
<your name here>

Originally Posted by Nickj

Does Sunday actually start that early??? I'd heard ugly rumours but didn't know it was really true

I can confirm it exists, in fact I discovered it very soon after my son was born a year ago. I have seen every one of them since then!

Originally Posted by ladybird

if you're doing it right, then that's when saturday ends as opposed to sunday begins
the only way you should see that time of day ever

ah, those were the days!

im up for that.

Marvellous.

Cafe: Newlands Corner, GU4 8SE
Time: Sunday 9am
Weather: Permitting

Mostro69
slob
barbican (but not this Sunday)
walber-tone

Originally Posted by Mostro69

So here's my proposal: On fair-weather Sundays, a weekly early-morning group ride-out (possibly with breakfast included). I mean 7am to 10am (whereupon I can resume Dad duties).

I'm near the A316 and the A4 so can get out of the M25 radius pretty quickly for a central meeting point in Surrey/Sussex.

Anyone interested? Or is anyone doing this already that I can tag along to?

I was thinking along the same lines after watching Top Gear on Sunday. I had put the mad dash at 4am on the bike to the coast or somewhere on hold for many months, as 1: I don't want to annoy the neighbours with the termis and 2: I'm usually just going to bed then!

Top plan

Just say sod to a route, point bike a direction and disappear off on an adventure

Originally Posted by banditloon

Top plan

Is that you in this Sunday then, Mr. Loon? :-)

Originally Posted by Mostro69

Is that you in this Sunday then, Mr. Loon? :-)

Sunday I'm busy with the AOC

(as my mate asked "does this stand for Any Old Crap?" No Alfa Owners Club........ but could be the same)

But could be tempted AOC meet with a rather loud Monster...