Friday Night Ride to Jersey, 31st June 2011

[Aperitif]

"Shorts are a bit slack"

 

[GrumpyGregry]

"Shorts are a bit slack"

True. But I like room to swing in.

 

[Aperitif]

Ah! All your shorts are 'Greg areas' in the extreme then.

 

[theclaud]

Very smart, Greg!

I'm really pleased with mine, and am wishing I bought two. Or three. Obligatory smug shot in sunny garden:



It has already been around the Gower, over the Bwlch and down to Ogmore-by-Sea. I think we need an Adventures of the Fridays thread...

 

[dellzeqq]

I've washed mine at 30 degrees using Ecover's delicate wash stuff.

(did I type that?)

 

[GrumpyGregry]

I'm really pleased with mine, and am wishing I bought two. Or three. Obligatory smug shot in sunny garden:

[attachment=4193:the_jersey.jpg]

It has already been around the Gower, over the Bwlch and down to Ogmore-by-Sea. I think we need an Adventures of the Fridays thread...

may I say "you'd look hot in it sunny or not!"? probably not but what the heck. *gives compliment, runs*

mine's made it out of West Sussex into the Surrey Hills, and up to the top of Box Hill, and has spent a fair amount of time being louche in a local coffee shop in the company of other cyclists.

 

[Aperitif]

Very smart, Greg!

I'm really pleased with mine, and am wishing I bought two. Or three. Obligatory smug shot in sunny garden:

[attachment=4193:the_jersey.jpg]

It has already been around the Gower, over the Bwlch and down to Ogmore-by-Sea. I think we need an Adventures of the Fridays thread...

'Decorating's slack'

Nice tt's! The juxtaposition of complimentary colours is chancy at the best of times, especially with red and green, but in this finely designed example the 'clothes architect' has struck the right balance.

Greg. Unlike the colours in the jerseys, "you can run, but you can't hide!"

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Greg. Unlike the colours in the jerseys, "you can run, but you can't hide!"

So long as I can run Sunday's Cranleigh 10km race and theclaud doesn't give me a good hiding* on the next FNRttC I'm happy.

*or strangle me with a buff

 

[theclaud]

Thank you Greg. Behave, Teef! I shall pass your criticisms of the exterior paintwork on to my landlord...

 

[GrumpyGregry]

on the subject of 'The Fridays'...

My CTC associate membership card arrived in the same post today as my 'end of your world is nigh, your membership expired last month' letter from CTC HQ. Oh the irony.

The only thing I think I shall miss about full member status is the club magazine. Does 'The Fridays' HQ have a reading room wherein one might peruse the club copy?

If not I'll have to content myself with 'Adventure Cycling' and a subscription to Cycling Plus. (Which seems to have lost all touch with reality since its makeover/relaunch.... this £7000 bike is so much better than this £700 one. No shite Sherlock!)

 

[dellzeqq]

on the subject of 'The Fridays'...

My CTC associate membership card arrived in the same post today as my 'end of your world is nigh, your membership expired last month' letter from CTC HQ. Oh the irony.

The only thing I think I shall miss about full member status is the club magazine. Does 'The Fridays' HQ have a reading room wherein one might peruse the club copy?

If not I'll have to content myself with 'Adventure Cycling' and a subscription to Cycling Plus. (Which seems to have lost all touch with reality since its makeover/relaunch.... this £7000 bike is so much better than this £700 one. No shite Sherlock!)

a decent question. Remind me to bring the club copy with me to Brighton

 

[Aperitif]

Thank you Greg. Behave, Teef! I shall pass your criticisms of the exterior paintwork on to my landlord...

Of course, I should have used complementary, but I was trying to be complimentary, init. Behave?

"He maketh as thoughe butter wolde nat melte in his mouthe."

 

[StuAff]

a subscription to Cycling Plus. (Which seems to have lost all touch with reality since its makeover/relaunch.... this £7000 bike is so much better than this £700 one. No shite Sherlock!)

Well, it's definitely better for not having that buying guide in...and in that French bike test, they were pretty complimentary about all the bikes, even the cheaper ones (apart from the Peugeot).

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Well, it's definitely better for not having that buying guide in...and in that French bike test, they were pretty complimentary about all the bikes, even the cheaper ones (apart from the Peugeot).

tbh, I think the narrative stuff is great, and often quite inspirational, but the product tests and back to back comparisons? They are just aimed at people with a much larger disposble income than me and their breathless enthusiasm for spendy stuff suggests they've forgotten what it is like to ride on the PAYE.

 

[CharlieB]

If not I'll have to content myself with 'Adventure Cycling' and a subscription to Cycling Plus. (Which seems to have lost all touch with reality since its makeover/relaunch.... this £7000 bike is so much better than this £700 one. No shite Sherlock!)

You wanna see some of the stuff the hi-fi mags come out with…