November EOM Ride Out

On offer for your pleasure courtesy of one of our newer instructors, Bobby Thomson O’Connor has a lovely ride up into the wilds of Essex to Hylands Park.

RIDE DETAILS
Sunday November 24th. Setting off from Dartford Services – with a briefing at 08:45, leaving at 09:00.  Return by 3pm.  Come earlier for a coffee / chat beforehand.

Meeting Point Location:  Dartford Service, DA1 1YT

Closest Petrol Station:  At start

Pre-ride coffee/tea:  At start (McDonalds)

Lunch stop: Hyland Park and Gardens

Ride Description
After an unavoidable bit of the M25 through the tunnel – the remainder of the ride will be mainly A and B roads.  A mid-morning tea stop is planned if time allows.
Return will be more direct – to allow enough daylight after the ride to let people get home.
Return by around 15:00 for a total of approx 140 miles.

** New and Recent members – remember please you will need to have had your Initial Assessment Ride with an Instructor to attend this and any other club riding activities

** All members please carry your membership card on this and all club activities

REGISTRATION

There are no restrictions on how many can join the ride, but we ask that you please register by emailing the ride leader.  See details below.

Weather
As with all Group Ride Outs, please note that if the overnight temperature is forecast to be 3C degrees or below at the ride start meeting place, the ride out will be cancelled automatically.   There will not normally be a second notification if this is the case.  We only use the BBC Weather for our information.
 

Back-Marker System
One of the riders will need to Back-Mark so any volunteer for this please advise the ride leader when you register for the ride.  If you have an orange Hi-Viz please bring it with you, or one may be provided on the day, or dependant on the size of the group an alternative marker may be agreed.

Please make sure you are fully conversant with the rules of the “BACK-MARKER SYSTEM“.  Following these correctly is vital to the smooth running of the day and reduces the risk of losing someone or everyone. Details of the BM system are on our Southernriders.org  website.   If you’re unsure on the day, ask one of the attending Ride Leader. They will be more than happy to clarify any issues you have.

Hi-Viz
If you wear hi-viz, please ensure it is not Orange as this is reserved for the ‘back-marker’ during our ride-outs.  We appreciate you may normally wear an orange hi-viz whilst riding. However, some find it confusing when in the middle of the group to see two or more riders with the orange hi-viz.  So, in an effort to avoid confusion and markers leaving their post prematurely ONLY the back-marker is to wear orange hi-viz.   Thank you