England : London Sunday London ride

[Becs]

i'll be at hpc this morning around 9.45

15 hours sleep and the legs feel grand - I'll be there (albeit on a slower contraption!)

 

[martint235]

1st clipless moment... into a pile of horses poo.. ;-)

Which some of us missed due to Ian's legendary navigational skills......

Well done on your first ton Becs.

. There's a 150 waiting for you on the Whitstable ride...........

 

[Becs]

Which some of us missed due to Ian's legendary navigational skills......

Well done on your first ton Becs.

. There's a 150 waiting for you on the Whitstable ride...........

It was Ian's legendary navigation skills that led to the ill-fated U-turn that resulted in the horse-poo crash! In fact I am holding Ian completely responsible! Not a bad week though, first 100K on Weds then first 100miles on Sat! Pootled down to HPC on a well-laden pub-bike this morning, now looking forward to a Sunday Roast!

If I make Whitstable it will be one way and pub only!

 

[Aperitif]

It was Ian's legendary navigation skills that led to the ill-fated U-turn that resulted in the horse-poo crash! In fact I am holding Ian completely responsible! Not a bad week though, first 100K on Weds then first 100miles on Sat! Pootled down to HPC on a well-laden pub-bike this morning, now looking forward to a Sunday Roast!

If I make Whitstable it will be one way and pub only!

You'll do Whitstable bBecs. The breakfast café blends effortlessly into the bar. Seems like you are clocking up the palmares one by one, in short order. Well done!

The café at Whitstable is at the end of a fast run in (best stick with Ian, Matt and Dan rather than a slow group like Davywalnuts, Big Martin23.5, Zimzum (who will be doing this ride)). An ideal location, where you are among friends and it is hard to make yourself look silly. (And no-one cares if you do)

 

[topcat1]

It was an armwarmer and buff morning ................

I left home late..ish went to the posh bit of hackney - highbury

wanted to do swains lane but time was against me, so headed over to hpc
to meet Becs

We pootled over to camden where she was meeting some friends and the weather got colder
i did a fast lap of regents park to warm up then headed towards the river passing Bentmikey hard at
work along the way

26 windy miles

(is the heating on yet?)

 

[martint235]

It was an armwarmer and buff morning ................

I left home late..ish went to the posh bit of hackney - highbury

wanted to do swains lane but time was against me, so headed over to hpc
to meet Becs

We pootled over to camden where she was meeting some friends and the weather got colder
i did a fast lap of regents park to warm up then headed towards the river passing Bentmikey hard at
work along the way

26 windy miles

(is the heating on yet?)

We really, really, really have to build Swains into a Sunday ride soon..

 

[Becs]

You'll do Whitstable bBecs.

Only if it's not raining and freakishly warm for October - I'm still cold now!

Maybe I could just get the train to the pub . . . .

 

[StuAff]

Only if it's not raining and freakishly warm for October - I'm still cold now!

Maybe I could just get the train to the pub . . . .

Surely that's a reason to get some new gear?

 

[martint235]

Only if it's not raining and freakishly warm for October - I'm still cold now!

Come on, it wasn't that cold! And the ride home was positively equatorial

 

[ianrauk]

We really, really, really have to build Swains into a Sunday ride soon..

Eeer.. no we don't.
Sunday London rides are for the flat Martin.
You wan't to do Swains Lane... then you can head up there yourself..

 

[martint235]

Eeer.. no we don't.
Sunday London rides are for the flat Martin.
You wan't to do Swains Lane... then you can head up there yourself..

And where is that written in the definition?? Flat limits the ride to Greenwich or Hampton Court

Anyway one day it will be my turn to pick a destination and I'll sulk if we don't go......

 

[topcat1]

why don't you just go up there earlier then meet up at hpc? it's what i do (if i can get up)

may go up there next week

 

[Becs]

Come on, it wasn't that cold! And the ride home was positively equatorial

It must be my feeble southern genes! Going to put even more layers in the rucksack next time!

This lane thingy, is it a big hill?

 

[topcat1]

aint you supposed to be "the fittist bird" or someting?

 

[Becs]

aint you supposed to be "the fittist bird" or someting?

"fastest", but the other 2 were very slow!