Hampshire Riding

CYB Fri . CYB sat . Dyfi Sun . Climachx Mon.
If I can dodge the beer monsters.

Happy cycling all. 😀 I'm diy'ing again otherwise this place will never get sold.

didn't manage to get out on Tuesday unfortunately, had an emergency 5 bikes to service. so fingers crossed if my mr arthrogram goes ok today I will be out on sunday morning. pics to follow

Solent Way: I'm Hamble based biking wise.

@john I'm away this weekend so no riding for me sadly. Thinking about entering the day/night enduro as there are some places left. I'll be totally hopeless but at least it puts some money into QECP.

@jambalaya, i was considering that race as well unfortunately it falls on the boys birthday weekend once more so I won't get to either the race or the bike fest.

Sorry to all you workers out there, just donning the gear and heading off to QECP to have a play 🙂 😀

Wow! My legs are shot to bits. 3hrs messing around in some woods out the back of QECP and then a section of the red trail. Good fun but I really so wish I could get some fitness back lol

Did you take the route that follows the SDW and then through the gate into the Woods out back? Think the QECP crew used that for one of thier events a while ago?
Only ask as theres a great run from the top of it (looks like a start gate) right down to the end furthest East of the woods..

Unless it's "secret" 😉

@bikebouy Secret no longer. Add that to the "to ride" list.

@ johnj2000 how are the conditions over @ QECP after the latest downpour ?

I didnt ride the first half of the red route as it is the first bit to get boggy. The half I rode was a bit wet in places but not to horrendous, will be dry if we get a cpl of days without rain. The section I rode of the new shipwrite or shipmans way was boggy. The new section I found was full of various trails but it did seem to be separated from QECP. Not sure if I was supposed to be in there but there was a fair bit of man made stuff going on so I'm certainly not the only rider to wander in there. I did almost die at one stage as I followed a trail which connected to a rather adventurous downhill bit, I fell off on purpose before I got out of control!

I fell off on purpose before I got out of control!

Tactical Dismount

That sounds much more proffesional.

Has anyone on here fitted a press fit bb92 token before? I can't find any instructions on tinter web and the link on the On One site doesn't work.

😀 @ "tactical dismount"! Among my regular ride lot, we have a similar thing, but when done at suitably slow speed, the rider shall announce, politely, "I shall get off now".

Anyway, might put some Mountain King 2.2" tyres on today, still got the silly 2.4" RQs from a recent Afan trip on the bike, then hoping for good weather for a local blast tomorrow.

So it looks like i have a working bike but have parts left over from the BB as supplied. I might die.

I didn't die.

I'm not allowed to ride till Monday. 🙁 and the weather was fantastic after work today. bugger. 😥

If you are looking for new trails, you should take a look at the [url= http://labs.strava.com/heatmap/#11/-1.22318/50.93022/blue/bike ]Strava Global Heatmap[/url] which is a combination of all the rides logged on Strava. There are lots of road rides on here, but also plenty of off-road too (which is easier to see if you have the Veloviewer [url= http://veloviewer.com/mapFlipper ]OS map overlay[/url] and use the 'grey' Heatmap option)... QECP is clearly visible, and if you head North you can see Surrey Hills and Swinley.

For any roadies in here, it's the [url= http://www.naomihouse.org.uk/events/showevent_1045 ]Clatford Cycle Challenge[/url] today in aid of Naomi House childrens' hospice.

Thanks frogstomp, cycled through clatford yesterday and been meaning to find some better routes round here.

Anyone got any road or off road routes they like starting from stockbridge, 1-3hrs in duration? I know the area ok but easier to upload routes from the web 😉

A 4hr hack on the CX, still a bit muddy out there eh!?!?

Good ride today for Naomi House - perfect weather!

[quote=dobo]Anyone got any road or off road routes they like starting from stockbridge, 1-3hrs in duration? I know the area ok but easier to upload routes from the web

[url= http://my.viewranger.com/route/details/NTk0Mg%3D%3D ]This[/url] is a nice route that goes through Stockbridge and out to Farley Mount. Haven't done it recently though so don't know what the conditions will be like.

Yesterday I rode from Catisfield to Wickham via the bridleway and road then onto the old railway line. A few miles down the railway line i cut off into Bere Forests and found numerous trails, nothing mega exciting but good enough to enjoy on a cross country bike.

Today was rugby day and as it was end of season the parents had to play as well. Fortunately the parents match was touch rugby so no injuries but quite good fun. Bike time tomorrow, probably QECP again.

Another 4 hrs on the roadie in the Downs, bloody busy, must have seen ohhhh about 70 riders bouncing here, there and everywhere 😆
Only downside to the ride is the racetrack the motorbikes use, whatsit called again?? Oh yes the A32. 🙄

Did a good 60 miles on the SS to devils dyke today seemed to a constant head wind all the way there nice reward of a pint of cider and then the train home 🙂

The SDW on a singlespeed? How on earth did you get up Amberley Mount? I struggle to get up in my granny gear!

@bartimaeus I have to confess that one I did walk up and Truleigh Hill

[url= http://tinyurl.com/mp7y3lj ]Trail Break[/url] evening ride from Newbury tomorrow.. if I can get my brakes fixed I'll be there on my Spearfish.

Frogstomp, that looks good! Can't make it at this short notice, but will be keeping an eye out for more of the same! Oh, and TrailBreak are fine, fine folks!

Are BikeLux any good then? Am in Newbury from time to time, and always good to have options. (Preferred LBS is also outside of Hampshire, I'm afraid, folks...!)

Anyone from Hants signing up for the BHF SDW in a day jobbie, been thinking about it but got no one to ride with 🙁

Nope sorry, normally do the SDW with me mates or on my own 😀

However, sure there'll be folks from here that lurk who'll do it, BOL.

Anyone from Hants signing up for the BHF SDW in a day jobbie, been thinking about it but got no one to ride with

One of my riding buddies is doing it, I've ducked out on account of the timing and having more/younger children interfering with riding.. I'm realistic, not chicken honest 🙂

I'm doing the training with him though, and probably an event or two leading up as tests. TVT Hot 85Km is pencilled in, though it'll probably mean riding past my house, twice. The pull of the sofa is strong second time...

Evening...
finally managed to do my quick blast around Alton on one of the Hants council routes.. surprisingly hilly in a very compact 8 miles, but a lot of fun and some really fast singletrack on a couple of sections. was still very very muddy in places though. definitely one I will try and make longer and definitely not one for winter I would say.

cheers

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Looks like the Bentworth end of Chawton Park there DV? The bluebells have been fabulous there too. 🙂

Would be more than happy to show you around there, I've ridden Bushley Leaze/Chawton for over 20years now! Winter too 🙂

thats the badger Slackalice, start at the FC car park at fourmarks and (having just checked) 10 mile loop round. it was brilliant, the blue bells went on for miles, and you could smell the garlic for miles!! that would be great if you could as I reckon there are some hidden gems round there and its only 20 minutes down the road. as for winter, the term slog springs to mind 😀

The garlic had promise when I was there a couple of weeks ago! 10 miles sounds about right and with some add-ons that take us into Alton and then over to Thedden, 16 - 18 miles can be had too.

There were many cheeky little trails, most have now been chewed up with Forestry harvesting, clear felling etc, although some new one's are starting to take shape once again 😀

Apart from the forecasted weather, how might you be available this weekend? If it's really wet, as it was when I was there last, the ground was mainly surface water, so not too bad.

unfortunately I am off to Derbyshire (sans bike) but the following weekend, Saturday after 3ish or any time on sunday, may be a go once cleared with the boss. what about weekdays? I am also trying to do a weekly Tuesday evening ride if that's any good, but that I try and do only 10ish miles as I am up early for work.
Edit... just been told i'm not allowed out to play on Saturday 17th, so how about sunday the 18th?

Anyone from Hants signing up for the BHF SDW in a day jobbie, been thinking about it but got no one to ride with

Yes we are planning to embark on that adventure...

The weekend after next I believe I'll be marshalling at the QECP day/night enduro thing on the Saturday, so Sunday is a good possibility for me, Ive pencilled it in 😀

Weekdays tricky for me at the mo, as I have thankfully lots of work on for the next month or so. Tuesday eve's are possible, although wouldn't be there much before 6, as I'd be driving up from the coast.

Not sure how much riding I'm going to be getting for the next few weeks. Little CFH2 is due to make an appearance shortly! However, can I just say that it's wonderful that a thread about riding in Hampshire has grown to be so good!

SA I tend to get where I am going on a Tuesday around 7-7:30 ish as I have to wait for mrsvader to get in. but sunday sounds like a plan... pm me or keep it here?
congrats CFH 8)

Indeed congratulations CFH! Ride now! Before the new one appears!! 8)

DV - let's keep it open here shall we? I'm not sure Chawton/BVushey Leaze would cope too well with a large collective bumbling around, but if there's a few others who'd like to join us in everything from chalk and flint to clay, that's ever so slightly wet!! 😀 There are some nice trails here there though 😉

I'll keep you posted re next Tuesday too 😀

excellent 8) I wouldn't say it was that wet, just claggy atm but with the forecast it may well be...
next Tuesday I will probably be doing my local loop which starts at cliddesden, by the school. ten ish miles of almost entirely off road. with any luck I should be there by about 7ish, any one is more than welcome to join in though again I'm not sure it would cope with too many people

Some nice pics there and well done for exploring. There's a nice cafe near Bentworth and they do gluten free cake. Haven't been there for quite a while though. My latest fave place is lasham gliding club!

Anyone from Hants signing up for the BHF SDW in a day jobbie, been thinking about it but got no one to ride with

Three friends locally are doing it, however I believe one has dropped out so they may have a spare entry

[url= http://www.strava.com/activities/138643757 ]This was a stunning Hampshire Ride[/url]
The wild garlic is stunning in this area at the moment

Keep us posted in the arrivals status CFH best of luck.

Daftvador,
I'm interested to know where this local loop around Cliddesden takes you.
I have a route in the area, I am keen to develop
[url= http://www.my.viewranger.com/route/details/NjAxNg== ]Cliddesden from Bentworth[/url]
I often ride out that way, but I've been waiting for the mud situation to improve.

Thanks, all! News will follow...!

Must get out in the woods to get some garlic as well!

As an aside, does anyone know the Volvo garage in Cliddesden? Am looking for a good independent and would love an opinion! (Longshot!)

HantsNightRider -I know all those tracks!

cfh I have a friend who has used that garage for years and rates it. hth.

HNR... the start of the loop is at the school in cliddesden on northgate lane then follow your route as on the map till you come to the junction of the byway and berrydown lane. I then either go up into the woods and along and back down to the road, but only if its bone dry. or I follow the berrydown lane towards axford which rejoins your loop and then back to the school. I am loving the idea of joining this up with the bentworth one. was out there on Tuesday just gone. that would be a cracking ride I reckon. 8)

edit and it wasn't that muddy last time...

The longshot delivers! Thanks, much appreciated.

Have just been out and done the Trail Break route as I didn't make it on Wednesday.. some excellent woodland singletrack on Burghclere Common and over the Greenham Common side of the A339 - loads of scope for summer evening exploration!

I did that a cpl of years ago frogstomp was a bit of a trek from fareham but I was amazed at the quality of riding so close to Newbury town and industrial estates. Really enjoyed it

Oh, and just to keep you up to date with my riding this weekend, there will be none. Don't feel to sorry for me though as I am in Rome eating amazing food and seeing amazing sights 🙂

I ventured East to Essex and have killed my legs to death hacking around Maldon, West Mersea, Colchester, and the Ferres.. Bloming nice and flat with a tail wind then a right old hack back into the teeth of a gale.. That was mighty hard work indeed.

However, I saw no Bluebells at all.. Essex mud flats don't seem to be the place for them 😕

And the CX'er goes in for it's change of brakes at Giant St Pauls, so that's off the menu for a little while 😐

Bikebouy....Give brightlingsea a miss.... back of beyond hole you will be lucky to get out of alive....

Fingers crossed, weather forecast looks good for the following week and QECyclefest. Who's coming and who's camping? I'll be there, camping from Fri night. Look for a motorbike with a Soul on it - shouldnt be many 🙂

A slight aside here, but it turns out that the garden centre at Dummer has a brilliant range of beer in stock!

My dull morning trip to stock up on plants was brightened somewhat!

so mr slackalice what may be the plan for sunday???

Ah ha!

Reckon we go riding DV 😀

I've just received my instructions for my Sat eve marshalling duties at QECP. Looks like it might be a late one! Might you be good to meet at the Four Marks Chawton Woods car park for an afternoon ride? The route I'm thinking of will take us a couple of hours I reckon and I'm just trying to get family timetables together, so an exact ETA will be forthcoming...

John

I promised a grid ref a couple of weeks ago for a family friendly ride start point near Liphook. Finally found my OS map.

Off B2070

Track north off that road at GR 813/280 can park on edge of the common off that track. From there you can get over towards Longmoor, Liss Forest, etc with little or no roads.

Sunday pm sounds great... look forward to it. 8)

Excellent. Timings starting to take shape, how might a meet time of 1.30ish be for you?

Sounds good to me... I like times that end with ish!!

😀

DV, I'll send you a PM with my phone number, just waiting for last bit of my jigsaw of logistics to pop into place before finalising the precise 'ish'!

If anyone else would like to join us, the ground will have hopefully firmed up quite nicely following this last weeks' dry and sunny weather, we'll be meeting at the aforementioned car park in Four Marks, I don't have a grid ref, but it's not far from the A31, Alton end of Four Marks and my PM is in my profile 😀

You'll be able to recognise me as I'll be wearing a red rose in my left lapel and tottering around on a very lovely orange coloured PYGA! 8)

Who else is out this weekend then?
90k's Roadie ride tomorrow, early start/mid morning finish then I'll sleep in the garden until I grab the SS and head to QECP where the Enduro thingumybob's on and watch in Awe as they all RadztotheMaxGnarrlyDude themselves down the bumps to thunderous applause and Podium Girls, should be fun that.
Sunday will be another Roadie ride but late PM with hill climbing training in full flight.

Shades On Lads n Lasses.

Enjoy! 8)

For me it'll be the large dragonn my right arm and the all black canyon! And the carpark is on boynswood rd....
Bikebouy... made it out of essex alive then?? 😉

@bikebouy - well if I had been at QECP you would have seen me mince around the course trying not to crash into a tree in the dark. Plus not trying to exhaust myself during the "practice runs".

What are you training for ?

No riding for me this w/e, hoping to get a ride in Wales next weekend as I am in Cardiff for the Heineken Cup final.

daftvader - Member
Bikebouy... made it out of essex alive then??

It was a good rideout, pinned it from Maldon to West Mersea in a blink of an eye then up to Colchester through the lanes in great time, though there don't seem to be many "lanes" per se' more small B Roads with occasional single lanes but not many, guess it's the field boundries that define the roads. Bit windy on the way back to Maldon, hard slog in 40mph winds.. Great views all round though (main reason for going) I love the Blackwater and have many fond memories of Sailing there with some very good mates.

jambalaya - Member
@bikebouy - well if I had been at QECP you would have seen me mince around the course trying not to crash into a tree in the dark. Plus not trying to exhaust myself during the "practice runs".

What are you training for ?

8)

Dropped the car off in Cliddesden this morning, and then a lovely bimble back along the lanes through Farleigh Wallop and Dummer, etc.

The wild garlic along the sides of the road by Farleigh Wallop is astonishing! Simply astonishing.

Still wanting to explore Itchen Wood, there were signs warning of harvesting but all was quiet. Bloomin' muddy in parts though although bluebells were enjoyed. Micheldever Wood used to have fantastic bluebells but few were seen following a quick peak, disappointing.

I'll be marshalling at QECP at the start of stage 3, apparently, so do come along and say 'hello' 😀

Then Sunday, as you have probably gathered, off aht with daftvader for a trundle. Spaces available! Looking like a 1.30 ish rendezvous. 8)

CFH there is so much garlic at the top of farligh wallop that I can smell it from the other side of town!
Bikebouy... I grew up in brightlingsea and have sailed all round there .... good memories of sailing, fishing and messing about on the colne/backwater, crappy place to live otherwise!! (Still miss the sea tho)

Going to try and wake up at the crack of dawn, yes I said at not in, as the weekend is full of birthday party's, karate, rugby prize giving , and ballet! Might try to get to QECP Sunday evening

@garagedweller - thanks for that I will check it out when we get a free weekend.

I aim to be at QECP all day saturday - and then I'll be marshalling at the start of stage 2 for the enduro race. Last rider off at just before 10pm - then back to the beer tent and some spectating on stage 4.

Sunday I'll likely be back at QE again... at some point I need to rise some bikes I can't possibly afford.

I hope they have a mobile workshop this year as the rear wheel on my HT needs trueing (also needs headset bearings, and possibly a new headset!).

I'm looking forward to a peaceful evening on my own pottering around QECP tomorrow for my first ever visit!

😉

Well I am up, not quite the crack of dawn but I have a couple of hours until the madness of the weekend descends. Going to head from Fareham to Wickham and join the old railway line, if I am feeling good I will cut in to Bere Forest and have a charge around there, if I am feeling sluggish I will stay on the railway and just give it as much effort as I can. Not the most inspiring of routes but at least it's some exercise.

@chiefgrooveguru- I assume you are joining the race then? Good luck, lot of effort gone into preparing the route, should be great fun.

@anyone related to QECP - will it all be clear by Sunday 5pm as it's the next time I have any free riding time and fancy a blast.

Might try and get down to QECP to catch some of the racing tonight, then hilly local charity road ride on Sunday ([url= http://www.primarypedal.org.uk/ ]Whitchurch[/url]).

Another spin on the Brompton today, out to Cliddesden to pick up the car (Garage - http://www.garagebasingstoke.co.uk/ - Were excellent, BTW. Recommended. Had a lovely Noble M12 in there when I was picking up, so they clearly do a little more than just Volvos!)

Glorious weather for riding, ducks quacking in every pond, etc!

Some bluebells for CG. On the wane, but still lovely!
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The garlic at Farleigh Wallop. Nom, nom, nom!
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And a Chinook over the scenic sights of The Stoke!
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Surprisingly few riders out, although I did spot the world champion out for a spin along by FW. Well, who else would wear those stripes? 😉 Also chatted to an ex-Para on an Anthem who'd got 14th (IIRC) in the TT Nationals some years ago! Way faster than me, that's for sure!

get some of that garlic and wrap some mackerel fillets with the leaves then steam them.... tasty and healthy... you can also use a few of the flowers in salads 8)

@anyone related to QECP - will it all be clear by Sunday 5pm as it's the next time I have any free riding time and fancy a blast.