Mr Haematocrit
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It was a fine morning, a little briskly but no wind chill. The ground seemed a little frosty but free of ice.. Today Markst1 joined me on my trek to HPC where we met the usual suspects other than Aperitif who was missing in action (where were you fella). As there was no fnrttc Ianrauk blessed us with his presence, and contrary to popular urban myth Mista Preston had not forgotten how to ride a bike and joined us also.
We started the climb towards Ally Pally, somewhere along the route my Di2 battery disconnected itself (although I may not have connected it properly when I had it out during the week
) and I found myself stuck in a high gear and struggling up the hills for a while followed by getting off and walking... they say the greatest gift you can give someone is laughter, if this is the case Dave enjoyed his birthday as he passed me laughing... We hit the cafe at Ally Pally while I fixed the Di2 issues and found the correct number of gears once again.
After a cup of coffee and a bite to eat, followed by some cake (from a really delightful lady, with a sunshine smile - disclaimer I only kiss butt when cake is involved) The group headed back towards town where some headed off towards the cable car and a few off us headed off to look mum no hands for a slag, cake and meeting Wanda which was really cool.
I went to buy a Jersey from lmnh and was offended at the price, I would have wanted Rapha or castelli for the prices they want for a normal jersey. After lmnh we parted ways with Dave making sure I did not get lost heading back toward Paddington, some pretty aggressive taxi drivers, moments of madness and peds which thought they could cross the road on a whim made this fun and a little interesting... had a few near misses, but nothing worth starting a thread about complaining...... A great ride out again, thanks all for sharing your weekend with me.
We started the climb towards Ally Pally, somewhere along the route my Di2 battery disconnected itself (although I may not have connected it properly when I had it out during the week
) and I found myself stuck in a high gear and struggling up the hills for a while followed by getting off and walking... they say the greatest gift you can give someone is laughter, if this is the case Dave enjoyed his birthday as he passed me laughing... We hit the cafe at Ally Pally while I fixed the Di2 issues and found the correct number of gears once again.After a cup of coffee and a bite to eat, followed by some cake (from a really delightful lady, with a sunshine smile - disclaimer I only kiss butt when cake is involved) The group headed back towards town where some headed off towards the cable car and a few off us headed off to look mum no hands for a slag, cake and meeting Wanda which was really cool.
I went to buy a Jersey from lmnh and was offended at the price, I would have wanted Rapha or castelli for the prices they want for a normal jersey. After lmnh we parted ways with Dave making sure I did not get lost heading back toward Paddington, some pretty aggressive taxi drivers, moments of madness and peds which thought they could cross the road on a whim made this fun and a little interesting... had a few near misses, but nothing worth starting a thread about complaining...... A great ride out again, thanks all for sharing your weekend with me.
) Arriving at Look Mum No Hands and more delicious cake (many thanks to kind cake baker no2
brilliant to meet you all and put names to faces etc hope to ride out again soon.
