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 Post subject: Epping, Thorndon?? Sat 5th or Sun 6th
PostPosted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 2:12 pm 
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Hi guys,

hopefully going to start off the new year as I mean to go on.

Really wanted to get out for a ride with some of you guys last year and now I finally have one of my first free weekends with the other half away working. Plus no rain forecasted :thumbup: ........ yet.

I live in Chelmsford so happy to get out anywhere really, just seeing if anyone else was around and fancied it. Obviously my trail knowledge is a little weak, so would be great to have a guide ;) Otherwise it might just end up the good old fashioned way, using my inbuilt GPS and going wherever the wheels roll :)

Hopefully look forward to meeting up with some of you soon

Andy


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 Post subject: Re: Epping, Thorndon?? Sat 5th or Sun 6th
PostPosted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 2:45 pm 
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Location: W.Thurrock, ESSEX
They will be a mud bath mate..... For a relatively hassle free ride, you may be better off hitting up Langdon Hills, and it tends to have better drainage, so not as much thick mud. ;)

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 Post subject: Re: Epping, Thorndon?? Sat 5th or Sun 6th
PostPosted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 3:05 pm 
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Thanks for the advice Nick.

I'm happy getting to langdon hills, if it will be a better ride, at the minute I'll be happy to just get out anywhere during daylight.


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 Post subject: Re: Epping, Thorndon?? Sat 5th or Sun 6th
PostPosted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 6:56 am 
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Hi,
Why not join us at Belhus swimming pool on Sat 8.15 am
You are more than welcome .
Should be fun
Bob


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 Post subject: Re: Epping, Thorndon?? Sat 5th or Sun 6th
PostPosted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 4:49 pm 
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Hi,
See you in the morning,
Will ride my xc/mtb bike.
DH not really quick enough (heavy)
Off home soon.
Bob


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 Post subject: Re: Epping, Thorndon?? Sat 5th or Sun 6th
PostPosted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 8:50 pm 
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I was at Epping today and it is almost the worst that I have ever seen it.
Cases where the mud was up to my disc rotors all over the forest, not just in the south :/
Good luck :D
Sam.


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 Post subject: Re: Epping, Thorndon?? Sat 5th or Sun 6th
PostPosted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 12:32 am 
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Haha sounds fantastic! thanks Sam, will have a rethink over where I go then :)

Bob I may have to bail on the early morning start tomorrow morning that one not for me, been roped into getting my other halfs car MOT done! Thanks for the invite though.


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 Post subject: Re: Epping, Thorndon?? Sat 5th or Sun 6th
PostPosted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 9:48 am 
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Been over one tree hill and Langdon hills. Last week. Most of it rideable. Some tough boggy sections at the lower parts. Keeping on the bridle paths ok. Drainage fine. Grass boggy. Hoping to get their as well starting at one tree hill. So if anyone else going over there let me know. Good to have a hare in front of this old tortoise.


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 Post subject: Re: Epping, Thorndon?? Sat 5th or Sun 6th
PostPosted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 5:49 pm 
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Hi Rob/Harry,
Thanks for a good ride-suffered.
Hope it did not bore you to much and that I took some wrong turns.
see you again in the near future.
Bob


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