StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
Yes indeed
London Lockdown 2026
- Thread starter lazybloke
- Start date
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Yes indeed
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Blimey, that is going to need staggering
Ross is doing it I think
StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
Yup, and quite a few other Fridays....
StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
Mark's now thinking of doing that, with starts from 9.30.
rb58
Enigma
- Location
- Bexley, Kent
Indeed I am. Better get my *rse into gear and register.
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lazybloke
Chocolate eclairs: the peak of human endeavour
- Location
- Leafy Surrey
Thought i read something from Mark about maybe halting further entries if it got too large? Suppose staggering the start would address that concern... although i think the traffic lights out of the start would do a good job of staggering everyone into waves anyway.
OneCogDown
Well-Known Member
Its looking cold and possibly wet for the '26 ride, with just over 6km routed on the canal and river paths of East and North London how churned up are the paths likely to get with 300+ riders? Would urban tread tyres be sensible or normal road slicks fine?
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lazybloke
Chocolate eclairs: the peak of human endeavour
- Location
- Leafy Surrey
I've done several night rides, some wet, some cold, occasionally really dire weather. The forecast for Friday doesn't worry me too much, but I will be dressed quite warm (long Hummvees with bibshorts under, 3 or 4 layers on my torso, ski gloves, and at least one buff to keep my neck/head warm).
Surfaces didn't worry me much last year. The Thames path, Blackheath paths, various canalside bits - all really good surfaces. A short section from near Holloway to near Highgate had a loose surface, but nothing challenging.
My biggest concerns are health/fitness.
Health - I have a dodgy knee, hoping I don't need arthroscopy.
Fitness - My last big ride was nearly 5 months ago. Since then I've cycled a TOTAL of only about 60 miles.
I figure I'll just plod along slowly and see how I get on.
