May's ride with food

[rb58]

Eventually I'll sort out everything, ill get some clipless pedals and shoes, I just need some time

Arnold - I have a pair of Lake road shoes, Euro size 45 you can have if they'd be any good. Not new, but not bad. They were entry level shoes when I bought them 4 or 5 years ago. I also have some Look pedals and cleats (well worn) that go with them. I very much doubt I'll be going back to road cleats so you're very welcome to have them. PM me if you're interested. No worries if not.

Cheers
Ross

 

[rb58]

TI rather like that venue, enjoy the ride across the fields and as it's my Birthday on the 8th fancied it for a Birthday ride.

Good morning Abs. I hope you have a great day. I am happy to report you share your birthday with my second grandchild, Lily, who arrived this morning.

Cheers

Ross

 

[frank9755]

Good morning Abs. I hope you have a great day. I am happy to report you share your birthday with my second grandchild, Lily, who arrived this morning.

Cheers

Ross

Congratulations, Ross!

 

[HaloJ]

Good morning Abs. I hope you have a great day. I am happy to report you share your birthday with my second grandchild, Lily, who arrived this morning.

Cheers

Ross

Poor girl. A life destined to have the May bank holiday always miss her Birthday. Lily is a lovely name and congratulations you don't look old enough. Actually none of the riders I know who are older than me look old enough.

 

[Aperitif]

Good morning Abs. I hope you have a great day. I am happy to report you share your birthday with my second grandchild, Lily, who arrived this morning.

Cheers

Ross

Ross! You don't look old enough to be a Granddad. ( Edit: As mentioned earlier by Abs, which will serve me right for not reading to the end before launching forth... with a load of insincere platitude etc... )

Congratulations to the happy parents too (all three sets!) and once again, oficially, to Abs. 39 isn't an age - it's a waist measurement!


Happy Birthday to both!

 

[frank9755]

Good one, 'Teef!

Just a reminder to everyone who went to Cambridge to check tyres! I've just dug two big lumps and some small fragments out of my back one. I was very lucky: the tyres I am using are fairly duff to ride on but they do seem to be doing the job of puncture protection!

 

[topcat1]

I was worried that you might have turned onto the bypass at the roundabout as it did look a bit tempting when I passed it. I caught the group on the way into Ware then we waited for you on the far side of town and I rode back through the town, but it looked clear you must have gone on the bypass. We probably waited for more than 20 minutes in all so you would have been a long way ahead probably by the time you had a chance to work out where you were!

yeah a couple of miles up the road i see this bridge spanning the valley A10 cambridge oh my! No way was i going to miss this 45mph and a big whheeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Good morning Abs. I hope you have a great day. I am happy to report you share your birthday with my second grandchild, Lily, who arrived this morning.CheersRoss

congratulations Ross

and happy birthday Abs
i just realised today you were wearing proper shorts hmmm we like

 

[ianrauk]

Well that was a fun ride. Tough at times. Wet at times. People got lost at times. It's all been written about above.
Thank's Stu for getting to LS Station on time though we still had to wait for people..

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The wet weather meant a few punctures on the way, but that seems to be par the course.
The Hassidic Jews headwear are a marvelous sight. (The hat is called a shtreimel).

Some even had special made hoodies to protect against the rain.

We lost Dave in Ware.. we looked for him but all we could find was Buggsy pissing about

Another puncture stop had User3143 doing his best Dr Doolittle impression,

Food at the Ford St George in Cambridge was very good as usual. Though they had no real Ales available which was a little dissapointing so had to settle for a pint of eurofizz.

A few peeps had to get the train back and the rest of us made to cycle back.
As has been said elsewhere, a few had to break for a train due to injuries whilst myself, Arnold and Martin headed for London.
By now it was a little warmer and windier. Martin did his usual most excellent job of leading the way making for a perfect windbreak.

I got home at 8pm on the dot. 143 miles on the clock at an average of 16.1mph. I damn near fell off the bike when I got home. Certainly feeling it today.

Junes planned ride for food will not be so fast, more of a nice pootle..

Happy Birthday Abs and congratulations Ross. I hope all the injuries heal up quickly.

 

[martint235]

Congratulations Ross!!!

I've just removed the Ultremo R1s. I'll put them back on when we're guaranteed a few weeks without rain, they are not very good in the rain!!!

Legs are a bit achy. I think chasing down a Beemer on the way back took more out of me than I thought it would. And even when I caught them, they wouldn't stop for a chat and went off down a side street instead!

 

[Aperitif]

10/10!

Can't think why you didn't pull in and take a snap of the window display in the Spur's Shop, Ian... it's full of 'draws' apparently. (And rucksacks in the shape of Harry Redknapp's face... you can 'bung' everything in etc... )

 

[HaloJ]

i just realised today you were wearing proper shorts hmmm we like

Indeed. A cheap birthday treat and very, very comfortable.

Just waiting for the new DHB pro bibs to come in stock as the strap is as well positioned (between the boobs) as the Asos bibs but at over half the price.

 

[Aperitif]

Indeed. A cheap birthday treat and very, very comfortable.

Just waiting for the new DHB pro bibs to come in stock as the strap is as well positioned (between the boobs) as the Asos bibs but at over half the price.

Yeh - Davy's waiting for those to come in stock too...