HS2 - not so high speed ride to Banbury - Sat. 6th April

[Flying Dodo]

I reckon about 12:14 and 30 seconds.

 

[Davywalnuts]

Depending on where you are in the ride huh FD? I know us TEC's get a raw deal in the seating and serving stakes...

Hehe, thanks. Just trying to get my timings right, ta.

 

[gbs]

Dodo, I would like to join, please, as far as Ellesboro (N end of the Chilterns) and then bail out so that I can be home by 1800.

Veggie burger for lunch please.

See you at 0825 ish tomorrow

 

[BrumJim]

Lurking and looking at this option, but have a lot of catching up to do and I feel I have a cold starting.

Looks like it will be a good ride. I'm sorry I'm missing this (and the Wales option too).

 

[jayonabike]

Myself +1 won't be stopping for lunch, so once we reach the pub, we'll leave you there.

 

[bobcolover]

see you at 8.20 or so at euston;
will be on the kingcycle
bob c

 

[Flying Dodo]

See you then.

 

[TimO]

... I suggest meeting outside near the seating in front of the various coffee shops and snack bars, next to the statue of Robert Stephenson. ...

I have no idea where that is, but I'm sure it'll be fairly obvious.

See you all there on the morrow.

 

[TimO]

Up and about preparing to leave for this, cat fed (but no sign of Kai today, only Zev), and stuff ready.

 

[gbs]

Thank you Adam - a great route and excellent pub food at the "Full Moon".

 

[jayonabike]

Thanks Adam. After we left you at the pub we stuck to your route as far as Waddesden, then looped around Aylesbury via Whitchurch, Cublington & Wingrave. After a quick coffee stop near Tring we headed straight back to Hemel. 89 miles for me.

 

[Flying Dodo]

Well that was fun! This year's first edition of Adam's Amazing Adventures. I had to leave everyone untangling their bikes at Marylebone whilst I sprinted for St. Pancras. A big thankyou to all for coming alone and being splendid company . I'll post photos etc tomorrow

 

[TimO]

Glad to hear that you managed to get your train Adam.

102.8 miles for me in total, even though I wimped out and got the train from Victoria to East Croydon, rather than cycling the whole way home. After standing up the entire way back from Banbury, on a very busy train, I was glad to have a rest on the train home.

The ride was excellent, although I was surprised that Mice was using this as her first proper distance ride of the year, so a bit of a baptism by fire! Thanks to Adam for organising everything, and Bob for getting me to Victoria from Marylebone a lot faster and more efficiently that I would have achieved myself.

Probably some more thoughts and comments tomorrow, when I'm not feeling quite as shattered.

 

[TimO]

Up and about preparing to leave for this, cat fed (but no sign of Kai today, only Zev), and stuff ready.

... oh, and just in case anyone was worried that I left a starving cat behind me, there's always a bowl of dried cat food left out for them, and he did appear just as I was leaving the house. That reduced my spare time to zero, feeding him, which in turn meant that the fairy visitation I suffered on the way to the start delayed us leaving Euston even more.

 

[topcat1]

yes welldone Adam, i'm shattered too

face tan pics later
(wpc british trainsport police )