Weekly Bike Ride
🚴♂️ Winter Dash Series
✨ Ride Overview & Café Stop
We’re riding east to rural Essex for a shorter but lumpy loop through the Ongar lanes. Quiet roads, scenic rollers & a café stop back at Crooked Billet in Clapton ☕🌾
📍 Ride Details
Meet Point: Hub Velo, 215 Lower Clapton Rd, London E5 8EG
Time: 9AM meet, 9:15AM roll out
Distance & Elevation:
G1/2 – 35mi | 1700ft
G3 – 30mi | 1400ft
Minimum Speed: 12mph
Estimated Ride Time: 3.5–4.5 hrs
🔥 Groups
G1 – Controlled effort 💨
G2 – Steady & strong 🚴🏽
G3 – Cruise & chat 😌
✅ Things to Bring
2 bottles 💧
Fuel for short punchy efforts 🍫
Card/cash for coffee 💳
⚠️ Safety Notes
Watch for gravel & mud in lanes
Sharp turns into narrow roads
Be mindful on exposed sections
🎓 Educational Tips
Use terrain changes to work on pacing
Don’t hammer early climbs
Stay tight & vocal through the countryside
📍 Next Ride: WEYBRIDGE – Sat 6 December
