Fourmarks /Petersfield

  • Starts: Wednesday 20 December 2023 9:00 am
  • Ride leader/Event organiser: Mickey Cooper
  • Category:
  • Route grade: B - Hilly route
At: Fox and Hounds, The - Denmead

Address: School Lane, Denmead, Waterlooville, PO7 6NA

The Fox and Hounds web site is: foxandhounds-pub.co.uk

More details and map.

Contact us about this event

Send an email to ride leader/event organiser: Mickey Cooper.

Map

Starting from the Fox and Hounds Denmead we'll make our way to West Meon, west tisted and Four Marks for late elevenses.
Fully refreshed we'll make our way to East Tisted, Hawkley and Petersfield for Christmas drinks and lunch at Wetherspoons. We will hopefully be back home around 4.30pm so bring your Christmas lights.

Bookings for this ride/event

Booking is required for this ride. Please let the ride leader know if you want to join. Please do not turn up for the ride unless you've had your booking confirmed or your name appears below.

This ride is currently full but we encourage you to ask to join the wait list. That will let the ride leader:

  • Find out the demand for that type of ride
  • Nominate you as a replacement if someone drops out
  • Arrange to split the ride if there is sufficient demand

Bookings recorded for this ride (Log in to see rider names):

  • A PCTC member
  • A PCTC member
  • A PCTC member
  • A PCTC member
  • A PCTC member
  • A PCTC member
  • A PCTC member
  • A PCTC member
  • A PCTC member

To ask to join this ride, please use the 'Contact us about this ride' link above to send an email to the ride leader.

About faster rides

Our other rides go at the pace of the slowest rider or we will split the ride to accommodate a slower rider. 'Faster rides' go faster than other rides and people joining are expected to keep up.

We're not talking about professional or even 'club' riding speeds, but trying to ride at any speed faster than you can manage is an unpleasant experience.

If you want to join a faster ride, but uncertain whether you can keep up:

  • Consider trying one or two of our other rides classed as A (Demanding) or B (Hilly) first. If you're able to keep up without difficulty that's a good indication you're ready for a faster ride. The chances are you'll be riding with other members familiar with faster rides that can help you with your assessment.
  • In any case, contact the ride leader and discuss your experience to date with them. Bear in mind, however, that subjective assessments of average speed and cruising speed are notoriously unreliable even for those that routinely use cycle computers.

Before you join a faster ride, please review the route and prepare to make your own way back if you're struggling to keep up - and we all have bad days. We will not, however, intentionally drop slower riders; nor will we leave riders without first checking they are confident with getting back.