Breeze on the Met Line: Hillingdon to Windsor

This ride is a mixture of cycle tracks and quiet roads (>50% traffic free, 9 miles out and 11 miles back.
- We will meet outside Hillingdon Underground station UB10 9NR for introductions and brief bike check.
- We will cycle on quiet roads to Little Britain, then on tracks and cycle paths to Langley, Eton and Windsor. We will stop at the Cinnamon cafe opposite Windsor Castle.
- Since there are so many off road sections it will not be suitable for road bikes with skinny tyres - hybrid or MTB is best.
- This is a pretty flat ride, with hardly any hills. We will ride at the pace of the slowest rider and always wait so that no one is left behind. If you walk a hill or want to stop, that's ok, we will always wait for you.
- Please ensure your bike is road worthy, with tyres pumped up. Bring money, water, snacks (e.g. banana, cereal bar), appropriate clothing for the weather (sun cream or waterproof?) and possibly a lightweight bike lock (to use as a deterrent while at café, although we will park the bikes within view). Also tyre levers and a spare inner tube in case of punctures - even if you don’t know how to change them, someone in the group will. I would prefer that you wear a helmet for your own safety.
- The ride is weather dependent and if I think it could affect our safety and dampen our enjoyment, I will cancel. I am keeping the number of riders small so we can all easily stay together while riding. If you need to cancel please do so in good time to give others a chance to sign up.
- You can take your bike anywhere on the Metropolitan Line anytime on weekends and off-peak Mon-Fri (peak hours are 7:30-9:30 and 16:00-19:00). For info see
https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/cycling/cycling-in-london/bikes-on-public-transport
There is free parking in roads a little way from the tube station e.g. Merton Avenue UB10 9BN.