Ping Chuffy: 'Ave you done it?
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Chuffy
Veteran
- Location
- On the banks of the Exe
Eh? 
If you mean my silly mileage ride, that's next weekend. BHM to be precise.
But thank you for caring.
If you mean my silly mileage ride, that's next weekend. BHM to be precise.
But thank you for caring.
Chuffy
Veteran
- Location
- On the banks of the Exe
Ask me again next Tuesday....
Keith Oates
Janner
- Location
- Penarth, Wales
So when is the Exmouth Exodus recce taking place!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chuffy
Veteran
- Location
- On the banks of the Exe
That was Saturday! Keep up at the back there Oates Minor.....Keith Oates said:
Keith Oates
Janner
- Location
- Penarth, Wales
Yes Sir, I'll try harder to keep up
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chuffy
Veteran
- Location
- On the banks of the Exe
Are you eating sweets? I hope you've brought enough for the whole class.Keith Oates said:Yes Sir, I'll try harder to keep up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
<pings lump of chalk off Oates Minor's head>
Keith Oates
Janner
- Location
- Penarth, Wales
SWEETS............I'm a cyclist ..chocolate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
snakehips
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Twixt London and Leafy Surrey
How did the EE recce go ? I am a possible this year.
Keith Oates
Janner
- Location
- Penarth, Wales
Not a peep out of him, hope all is well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chuffy
Veteran
- Location
- On the banks of the Exe
Epic bail-out fail....
So near yet.....
I got as far as Tiverton before I gave in and rang Baggy. The headwind had been relentless. Not a proper 'blow you backwards' headwind, but enough to have me crawling and grovelling on anything other than the flat. Tiverton is about 25 miles from home and although I had plenty of time left, I'd had enough. We agreed that rather than me sitting around getting cold I'd carry on riding out of Tivvy. Now, Tiverton is where the route turns from SW to due South. Which meant that I pretty much lost the wind... As I steamed down the A396 at around 17mph I realised that I could still finish, but I'd called for the broomwagon and it was too late. Drat.
Never mind. I still managed 171.56 miles and would certainly have made it if it wasn't for the infernal wind. That's my longest ride ever and likely to be so for quite some time. If I do it again, I'm going the other way, with the wind.*
Highlights:-
Lowlights:-
* - except that I'm not doing it again. No way. Honest...
By a spooky coincidence I am currently working my way through a giant box of Thorntons Classic Collection and a big box of mini Toblerones.Keith Oates said:
So near yet.....
I got as far as Tiverton before I gave in and rang Baggy. The headwind had been relentless. Not a proper 'blow you backwards' headwind, but enough to have me crawling and grovelling on anything other than the flat. Tiverton is about 25 miles from home and although I had plenty of time left, I'd had enough. We agreed that rather than me sitting around getting cold I'd carry on riding out of Tivvy. Now, Tiverton is where the route turns from SW to due South. Which meant that I pretty much lost the wind... As I steamed down the A396 at around 17mph I realised that I could still finish, but I'd called for the broomwagon and it was too late. Drat.
Never mind. I still managed 171.56 miles and would certainly have made it if it wasn't for the infernal wind. That's my longest ride ever and likely to be so for quite some time. If I do it again, I'm going the other way, with the wind.*
Highlights:-
- The reveal of Glastonbury Tor as I came down the hill in Pilton
- Passing the gates of Worthy Farm ("Respect to the Eavis Massive!")
- Spicy four bean soup in the Blue Note Cafe
- Just being back in Glastonbury
- Coming down the Fosse Way with Tallis on the mp3 player and seeing half of Warwickshire spread out before me
Lowlights:-
- The bloody wind!
- Broken phone boxes.....
- Realising that the Cotswolds are much lumpier than I remember....
- Being lied to by AA Routeplanner
* - except that I'm not doing it again. No way. Honest...
