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They also like charging across the road in front of a speeding peloton. Furry thugs.
Friday night Oxford-London, 8/9 October
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Fab Foodie
hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
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- Kirton, Devon.
It's all on and looks like a nice warm night.
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http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=37225.105
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rogerzilla
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If any CCers are coming, the start is midnight sharp from Oxford railway station. You can't miss us - it's a fairly big group this time. Tea stop at the top of Sm*lld**n Lane and a quick Tesco stop half an hour later for food and proper toilets. There are two really hard hills and about five shorter ones that you'll certainly notice.
Fab Foodie
hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
- Location
- Kirton, Devon.
IIRC, Last-time I was into eggs and bacon at 0630 chez Paulo's.
There's nothing stopping you making for home at any part of the journey.
for those watching my vacillations with interest, I'm now defo going/coming
I told the wife I couldn't go, at which point she said she has now planned a girl's night in, I wasn't welcome and there was nowhere to sleep
I was bought off from staying the night in my own house with £20 which I've spent on the train fare, so now I'm £4 up on the deal
I told the wife I couldn't go, at which point she said she has now planned a girl's night in, I wasn't welcome and there was nowhere to sleep
I was bought off from staying the night in my own house with £20 which I've spent on the train fare, so now I'm £4 up on the deal
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rogerzilla
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Trains are a bit b0rked between Paddington and Slough - they're running 45 mins late, so you might want to leave early. Or head for Princes Risborough and head us off at Chinnor (ETA 0145).
I have to catch a train from Paddington at 0815, so I want to get to the cafe no later than 0700 (it's about 20 minutes from there to the station if you don't hang about). 0645 would be better; they are pretty quick at serving us but 16 cooked breakfasts might slow them up a bit.
I have to catch a train from Paddington at 0815, so I want to get to the cafe no later than 0700 (it's about 20 minutes from there to the station if you don't hang about). 0645 would be better; they are pretty quick at serving us but 16 cooked breakfasts might slow them up a bit.
Fab Foodie
hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
- Location
- Kirton, Devon.
Bon Voyage....
2 am, the tea's tastin' goood and my warm bed awaits
2 am, the tea's tastin' goood and my warm bed awaits
eh?
you turned up to say hello at the station and then shuffled off?
two YACFers turned up in the cafe in full togs that had ridden all the wayfrom their houses to the cafe to say hello
most irregular
it was fun but the Chilterns were revolting, I gt seperated, all my stupid idiotic fault, after the first long drag, that nearly killed me, Fridays legs and all, after that I crashed about in the Chilterns for a bit finding more and more ups and downs until I found a proper road that lead to another until I found the A4 and hauled myself to London, where I promptly went wrog again and was fuming when i saw the peleton zipping past, I gave chase and we were all in the cafe 2 mintes later, hurrah!
The man in the cafe was very nice, I ate a huge breakfast and limped to Liverpool Sreet, I'm now home stinking and shattered
you turned up to say hello at the station and then shuffled off?
two YACFers turned up in the cafe in full togs that had ridden all the wayfrom their houses to the cafe to say hello
most irregular
it was fun but the Chilterns were revolting, I gt seperated, all my stupid idiotic fault, after the first long drag, that nearly killed me, Fridays legs and all, after that I crashed about in the Chilterns for a bit finding more and more ups and downs until I found a proper road that lead to another until I found the A4 and hauled myself to London, where I promptly went wrog again and was fuming when i saw the peleton zipping past, I gave chase and we were all in the cafe 2 mintes later, hurrah!
The man in the cafe was very nice, I ate a huge breakfast and limped to Liverpool Sreet, I'm now home stinking and shattered
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- Thulcandra
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Did the same thing for the last ride. It's a good excuse for 25km through a very quiet London. The 25km back home was a bit busier.Shame timings didn't work out better. After getting Feline to Paddington for her 08:00 train I rode with Kim to ... Liverpool Street. The ride home from there was into a headwind - not much fun.
Good to finally put a face to the name (in spite having done a number of rides with you previously).
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rogerzilla
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The best laid plans of mice and men gang aft agley. Despite having a TEC in the form of Flying Dodo/Adam, Chinnor Hill (about a mile of 1 in 7) splits a group so badly - there can be 20 minutes between the first and last riders - that Tynan was out of sight of the faster riders and the back markers and missed the big "High Wycombe" sign, or maybe didn't realise we were going via High Wycombe.
Brewing up in the middle of nowhere was quite good fun - we took over a little country lane and had a 3am street party. And we got a proper paceline going along the Uxbridge Road (initially to teach some RLJing local a lesson, but then turned into a race for the cafe), which was when Tynan rejoined us.
Brewing up in the middle of nowhere was quite good fun - we took over a little country lane and had a 3am street party. And we got a proper paceline going along the Uxbridge Road (initially to teach some RLJing local a lesson, but then turned into a race for the cafe), which was when Tynan rejoined us.
pish, I was plain not ready to go when Kim and crew set off
50km? that'd be a decent distance under any other circumstances other the very rare one that I'd ridden more', and early too, you looked so fresh and clean I had the impression you'd walked from across the road
and again, no blame whatsoever to zilla's organisation, I got myself on my own and paid no attention whatsoever to route/turnings/anything, you might almost say it served me right, it's all good
I've had five hours kip, eaten a good dinner and opened beer two and I'm very happy and pleased with myself, as i said to the kids and wife, they're always good fun when you've finished
a mile of 1 in 7? that cheers me up, I'm no expert on hills, avoiding them as i do, at the time it didn't seem that steep other than I could barely keep going, it went on and on and on in the darkness and the mist and I really didn't like it, I'd have got off and walked if I thought it would have hurt less, that and the chance of being seen
thanks again zilla, it was a good do, I think with the ride to Paddington, LS and the actual ride I managed about 85 of our english miles, beats chest, those Chilterns miles should count for at least five miles a mile
50km? that'd be a decent distance under any other circumstances other the very rare one that I'd ridden more', and early too, you looked so fresh and clean I had the impression you'd walked from across the road
and again, no blame whatsoever to zilla's organisation, I got myself on my own and paid no attention whatsoever to route/turnings/anything, you might almost say it served me right, it's all good
I've had five hours kip, eaten a good dinner and opened beer two and I'm very happy and pleased with myself, as i said to the kids and wife, they're always good fun when you've finished
a mile of 1 in 7? that cheers me up, I'm no expert on hills, avoiding them as i do, at the time it didn't seem that steep other than I could barely keep going, it went on and on and on in the darkness and the mist and I really didn't like it, I'd have got off and walked if I thought it would have hurt less, that and the chance of being seen
thanks again zilla, it was a good do, I think with the ride to Paddington, LS and the actual ride I managed about 85 of our english miles, beats chest, those Chilterns miles should count for at least five miles a mile
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