FNRttC FNRttC to Brighton 8th May 2009

[dellzeqq]

talking of which.....middle-aged, beardy, weather beaten, bling bike, support car behind - where's my Rapha modelling contract??!!

 

[Aperitif]

All talc and no Actaeon...the Rapha-hunter gatherer rises...

 

[MacB]

the black and white certainly tones down that garish yellow top

 

[StuAff]

Yes - some nice images Tim.
Nice lugs.
And the full-moon handbag...can only be a matter of time before the concept is 'Rapha-ised'...

Chap at the breakfast table had a gentle dig at me for wearing a jumper ('you wore that?', or words to that effect). I pointed out that it was a natural-fibre breatheable mid-layer, and that if it had a Rapha logo on it they'd charge £150 for it. He saw my point

 

[Aperitif]

You were trying to pullover his eyes the wool Stu. Was it double knit, or triple?

 

[StuAff]

You were trying to pullover his eyes the wool Stu. Was it double knit, or triple?

I'll have to ask the manufacturer

 

[Tim Hall]

Thanks for your kind words about the photos.

Handbag, no I'm not a pro - nowhere near good enough.

Simon, when you announce the November ride and are looking specifically for "Grizzled" riders, I'll use that picture as a guide.

 

[Sittingduck]

Nice Pics Tim. I look like I'm about to burst into tears in the close-up of me "mounting the beacon". Yes - that's me in the pic titled "Who is this?"

 

[redjedi]

yeah, only downside to the pic that

Oi, I heard that


and nice pics TIm

 

[MacB]

Oi, I heard that


and nice pics TIm

you should ask for a copy of that, clear proof that you don't change under a full moon

 

[GrumpyGregry]

if anyone who isn't garmin'ed up is interested in the elevation data from Friday it is plotted here I think the detail from HPC to Sloane Square is wrong but otherwise that is the route we took according to my cross checking on Bikely.

 

[TimO]

Greg, your URL is a bit FUBARed, it should be like this.

The route from HPC to Sloane Square looks a little odd, going briefly northwards, and doesn't look like the normal route, down to Eaton Gate/Cliveden Place (iirc), and resulting in entering Sloane Square via Sloane Street. Were there some roadworks or something?

 

[mike e]

Breaking News just in

Rapha to release limited run of handbags and white knee bandage's

 

[Aperitif]

Breaking News just in

Rapha to release limited run of handbags and white knee bandage's

'Handbag's' solicitors serve an injunction to Rapha...apparently it's an open and shut case.

Bandages are cheaper at Ravel.

Even cheaper at Unravel...

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Greg, your URL is a bit FUBARed, it should be like this.

The route from HPC to Sloane Square looks a little odd, going briefly northwards, and doesn't look like the normal route, down to Eaton Gate/Cliveden Place (iirc), and resulting in entering Sloane Square via Sloane Street. Were there some roadworks or something?

thanks tim

dunno what happened there url wise.... will sort in a second...

the hpc to sloane square bit is prob completely wrong, as I said above, as I was baffled in real time and despite two of us trying we couldn't piece it together from memory not being lunnunerrs. Perhaps someone who was there can tell me where we really went please