England : London Sunday London ride

[martint235]

A good ride out. A relaxed 27 miles for me. Met up with old friends I've not seen for a long time, @Mice, @topcat1, @ttcycle, @tdr1nka, one new person @RoubaixCube welcome to the Sunday London Ride. And the usual reprobates @ianrauk, @arallsopp, @rb58 and @Trickedem

Out to Fat Boys for breakfast and back on the ferry.

Likes: London bound the new Deptford setup is good. Dislikes: new cycle lane on the embankment. What a piece of ****, waste of time. New Elephant and Castle setup scared the living daylights out of me. The old version wasn't as bad as that!

 

[RoubaixCube]

I just got back, Would have been home sooner but i got lost around the olympic park. I havent been back there since they added all the finishing touches and all the construction there was playing a right mess with satnav. I must of been riding around in circles for at least 15-20mins after leaving the group trying to find the right direction that heads towards the hackney marshes...

Anyway... It was a pleasure to meet you all, hopefully we can do the same again soon

As for now, back to cleaning.....(again)

Those towpaths were absolutely disgusting.

 

[Trickedem]

A good ride out. A relaxed 27 miles for me. Met up with old friends I've not seen for a long time, @Mice, @topcat1, @ttcycle, @tdr1nka, one new person @RoubaixCube welcome to the Sunday London Ride. And the usual reprobates @ianrauk, @arallsopp, @rb58 and @Tim (well and Tim who's username I can't find.

Out to Fat Boys for breakfast and back on the ferry.

Likes: London bound the new Deptford setup is good. Dislikes: new cycle lane on the embankment. What a piece of ****, waste of time. New Elephant and Castle setup scared the living daylights out of me. The old version wasn't as bad as that!

Nice to see you all today. 35 miles on the clock for me, after riding to Ebbsfleet and catching a high speed train up to Stratford. A chilly day, but the sun was starting to make an appearance, so once I was warmed up it felt like Spring. They were shooting a 50s era film on the Mall, which was interesting and the extras even posed for me. Shame about the hi viz clad jogger in the background.

 

[User10571]

Envious.

 

[Mark Grant]

Envious.

Me too!

 

[ianrauk]

Thanks everyone. Such a great cycling day

 

[ttcycle]

Great to see you all today, a healthy 45 miles for me (elongated as there were no trains at Victoria). Longest ride I've done in...I can't even remember.

Agree with Mart, that cycleway on Embankment is a mess, horrible if you need to be on the other side. It had cycle permeability but there's not often problems with that on Embankment. The strangest part was the fresh tarmac that convinced a few of us that we had slow punctures. No idea what that was about.

Sadly, Hyde Park has had chunks dug out of it and I fear they're putting in another horrible segragated lane.

Anyway, enough grumbling about infrastructure. Fab to see you all, especially those I've not seen in a long while and nice to meet you RC. Let's do another SLR soon.

 

[Mice]

It was a lovely Sunday London Ride. Great to see you peeps @topcat1 @ianrauk @ttcycle @deckertim @martint235 @RoubaixCube @arallsopp @rb58 @tdr1nka

A lovely ride around the Capital - even in rather wintery weather! My write up is here http://www.the5milecyclist.com/apps/blog/show/43807366-a-sunny-sunday-london-ride

 

[StuAff]

It was a lovely Sunday London Ride. Great to see you peeps @topcat1 @ianrauk @ttcycle @deckertim @martint235 @RoubaixCube @arallsopp @rb58 @tdr1nka

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A lovely ride around the Capital - even in rather wintery weather! My write up is here http://www.the5milecyclist.com/apps/blog/show/43807366-a-sunny-sunday-london-ride

The Moulton (a little jealous, obv....). Very nice. But flat pedals?

 

[Mice]

The Moulton (a little jealous, obv....). Very nice. But flat pedals?

Thank you! Ah yes, flat pedals. Have had to swap them out due to a knee injury. Am not sure when the cleats are going back on - possibly the Southend ride but we shall see!

 

[StuAff]

Thank you! Ah yes, flat pedals. Have had to swap them out due to a knee injury. Am not sure when the cleats are going back on - possibly the Southend ride but we shall see!

Flat pedals. The maximum float option

 

[arallsopp]

Flat pedals. The maximum float option

Actually, I'd disagree. The SMGTe has Time Atacs with extremely worn bearings. Not content just to float, they're like pedalling on an air-hockey table!
I fully expect to lose a pedal on a commute shortly. Time will tell

 

[RoubaixCube]

Thank you! Ah yes, flat pedals. Have had to swap them out due to a knee injury. Am not sure when the cleats are going back on - possibly the Southend ride but we shall see!

Knee injury and you still climbed better than me

 

[ianrauk]

Envious.

re Fatboys'.
Even though I think the food is not a patch on the original 'mad' chappies food.. soz, his name escapes me.
The friendliness and enthusiasm of the current staff was there in abundance.
Looking at a notice on the side of Fatboy's, it says it's being moved closer to the lighthouse. Though can't see how much closer they can get it.

Oh yes, the old toilet block has gone and been replaced with relatively new modern ones.

Though of course dear User10571 , you may already know all this.

 

[topcat1]

Thanks for a great start to the year

some pics https://flic.kr/s/aHskuqWQ1P