England : London Sunday London ride

[martint235]

Not bothered where it goes but we are going back to the traditional start time of 9.30

 

[Becs]

Not bothered where it goes but we are going back to the traditional start time of 9.30

Ooh I love a man who takes charge! :-)

 

[martint235]

Ooh I love a man who takes charge! :-)

Well someone has to. Where do you want to go? Hopefully someone will show up with a rough idea of how to get around London!

 

[zimzum42]

Finally hobbled down to my GP - turns out it wasn't a hammy after all, just some mad sciatica and a recurrence of my disc problems. Great!

 

[Becs]

Finally hobbled down to my GP - turns out it wasn't a hammy after all, just some mad sciatica and a recurrence of my disc problems. Great!

Oh no! Will it just get better with rest? Hope it sorts itself out quickly!

Martin - Mice and I were talking about riding in Herts this weekend so if there's no London based plan we might do that - you'd be welcome to join though

 

[zimzum42]

Thanks hun - Maybe I can just go to a vet next time, total nightmare with my GP...

 

[Becs]

Where is everybody???????

 

[topcat1]

i'm here, well, here and richmond park, for some reason i've fallen in love with the park again

 

[Becs]

TBH I think London will be a nightmare on Sunday. I will be heading out for a 28 mile hilly (ish) loop in Herts on sunday afternoon - people are welcome to join. Country lanes, slow climbing, fast descending, something in between on the flat

 

[martint235]

Why will it be a nightmare? This is what the Sunday ride should be about, pootling and enjoying the sights with the tourists.

I'm still on plan A which is HPC at 9.30

 

[Becs]

I think HPC is going to be relatively inaccessible according to the tfl email I got today

 

[redflightuk]

TBH I think London will be a nightmare on Sunday. I will be heading out for a 28 mile hilly (ish) loop in Herts on sunday afternoon - people are welcome to join. Country lanes, slow climbing, fast descending, something in between on the flat

I'll wave as i go the other way, heading into town for the marathon.

 

[martint235]

I think HPC is going to be relatively inaccessible according to the tfl email I got today

Why don't you just say "there's no way I can be a**** to go for a bike ride at 9.30" rather than look for excuses

 

[Becs]

Why don't you just say "there's no way I can be a**** to go for a bike ride at 9.30" rather than look for excuses

P*ss off Martin. Most of that part of London is closed due to the women's marathon. Have fun

 

[martint235]

Well myself and Topcat did our bit to keep the Sunday London Ride going in the face of extreme apathy. There's not actually that much of central London closed for the marathon, everything south of the Strand and east of Westminster is closed but that leaves quite a lot open.

However it was the weather that did for us in the end. Half way around Hyde Park (cycle path open) it tipped it down. We sheltered under a tree. It continued to tip it down. We watched other cyclists continue to cycle and it still tipped it down. We gave up and headed for home. I was called "stupid" by another cyclist for taking a corner tightly. I couldn't be bothered to chase him down to discuss the matter. Carried on for home. It's an "interesting" experience riding a wet titanium bike in a thunderstorm.

The weather had saved its best however. At the top of Shooters Hill, this happened.

Got a bit wet.

It was also a day for RLJing. A Barnes cycling club member all the way up New Kent Road, including the E&C roundabout which struck me as a bit suicidal. Then there was the RSNT fan boy on the way home who seemed keen to stay in front of me by RLJing. He didn't manage it

It's a shame that the London ride is being killed off. So many people, myself included, have met so many other people thanks to these rides.