A tardy follow-up, but as ever thanks to all for another splendid night. Great to reacquaint with the veterans and good to meet some newcomers - although why anyone would choose a rainy night in Feb for their first long ride is beyond me.
These affairs are becoming a dark and secretive addiction - its one thing casually mentioning to non-cycling folk that you did an overnight ride to Brighton on a balmy midsummers night, its another thing altogether admitting that despite the unequivocally dire messages of appalling weather on a range of websites, one still undertook the ride. Sympathy and admiration were short on the ground.
Sounds like you had a tough night ttcycle - the banana bread was however very good and seeing as I just about scraped my way to the top of Ditchling (which appears to have been mysteriously steepened in the intervening months) with single digit calories to spare it can take full credit for me actually finishing the ride.
I know I mentioned this day ride idea and next Saturday's hilly fifty may be the ideal opportunity to take those first tentative steps, but on the other hand I've just received an invite for a Surrey Hills jaunt tomorrow night...
Next month should be a real blast - even money that its mechanicals from the seasoned vets which slow the ride down. Now that would be embarrassing.
These affairs are becoming a dark and secretive addiction - its one thing casually mentioning to non-cycling folk that you did an overnight ride to Brighton on a balmy midsummers night, its another thing altogether admitting that despite the unequivocally dire messages of appalling weather on a range of websites, one still undertook the ride. Sympathy and admiration were short on the ground.
Sounds like you had a tough night ttcycle - the banana bread was however very good and seeing as I just about scraped my way to the top of Ditchling (which appears to have been mysteriously steepened in the intervening months) with single digit calories to spare it can take full credit for me actually finishing the ride.
I know I mentioned this day ride idea and next Saturday's hilly fifty may be the ideal opportunity to take those first tentative steps, but on the other hand I've just received an invite for a Surrey Hills jaunt tomorrow night...
Next month should be a real blast - even money that its mechanicals from the seasoned vets which slow the ride down. Now that would be embarrassing.