Sat 23rd: SE London > Ditchling > Bournemouth > Stonehenge, and back.
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MacB
Lover of things that come in 3's
- Location
- Farnborough, Hampshire
great write ups guys, and Dave, you take the best pictures, wow those M+ tyres have shiny sidewalls
I do believe there's a little less of me on show these days, must be all that cycling.
Forgot to mention a chav scumbag donating his fast food lemonade to Aperitif. We were paused, maybe doing some map reading
, and smack, container hit Martin on the shoulder, fizzy drink all down him. Small white 'hot hatch' tears away, no doubt with a couple of sub normals wetting themselves laughing. They have no idea how lucky they were that they had a clear get away. A certain 'man of muscle' looked fit to rip a car roof off to enable a free and frank exchange of views.
Funny bits - the fat, drunk, and badly dressed, guys in Andover telling us all how bad we looked in lycra, or words to that effect.
Dave and I stopping for a stunning photo opportunity, only to realise the road had dipped down and neither of us could now see over the hedge.
Arallsops musings in general, you could see the effect of miles and sugars.
The taxi driver at Basingstoke station, that had been hassling Domique, explaining his rationale to Aperitif from his massive, 5ft nothing, perspective.
Finally the giggly high you get when you arrive at the rescue wagon.
Last night I swore that was it, forget cycling back from Whitstable.............today.........the insanity has reasserted itself.
I do believe there's a little less of me on show these days, must be all that cycling.Forgot to mention a chav scumbag donating his fast food lemonade to Aperitif. We were paused, maybe doing some map reading
, and smack, container hit Martin on the shoulder, fizzy drink all down him. Small white 'hot hatch' tears away, no doubt with a couple of sub normals wetting themselves laughing. They have no idea how lucky they were that they had a clear get away. A certain 'man of muscle' looked fit to rip a car roof off to enable a free and frank exchange of views.Funny bits - the fat, drunk, and badly dressed, guys in Andover telling us all how bad we looked in lycra, or words to that effect.
Dave and I stopping for a stunning photo opportunity, only to realise the road had dipped down and neither of us could now see over the hedge.
Arallsops musings in general, you could see the effect of miles and sugars.
The taxi driver at Basingstoke station, that had been hassling Domique, explaining his rationale to Aperitif from his massive, 5ft nothing, perspective.
Finally the giggly high you get when you arrive at the rescue wagon.
Last night I swore that was it, forget cycling back from Whitstable.............today.........the insanity has reasserted itself.
Aperitif
Meme bar
- Location
- ...I don't have much idea - really.
dellzeqq said:
Quite so. I think it was the pizza stop/semi-naked parade of handbag circlers that finally tipped him over the edge...
I'm just going out for a bimble around prior to sorting out my handlebars etc and I went to get the water bottles out of their holders only to find them stuck fast...the smug little chav who soaked me with McTosser's finest lemonade last night will not know what hit him when my alter ego catches up in another place...
I was prepared to get fizzical
Last of the photos
you broke it!
who needs the rac
always have a back up if you're doing long distance
congrats to the andys' on such an achivement, thankyou to mac and martin for the company and a heartfelt thankyou to Dom who saved our lives last nite.
ps mouseketeers
sig, chriskh, User3143,radius, cog,teadrinker,dj,sittingduck,redjedi,davy i'll be hunting you for photos on future rides.
dave
you broke it!
who needs the rac
always have a back up if you're doing long distance
congrats to the andys' on such an achivement, thankyou to mac and martin for the company and a heartfelt thankyou to Dom who saved our lives last nite.
ps mouseketeers
sig, chriskh, User3143,radius, cog,teadrinker,dj,sittingduck,redjedi,davy i'll be hunting you for photos on future rides.
dave
StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
MacBludgeon said:
I've had the same wit and wisdom a couple of times recently. There's me, (a) reasonably fit (
co-ordinated and (c) wearing appropriate clothing for the activity I'm doing (helmet, shades, shorts/bib tights etc), and these bright sparks think I'm the weird one. Funnily enough, they've been either standing outside or going to the pub, and didn't look able to climb Ditchling or get round the IOW without having a heart attack- certainly slower than me. Kinds of takes the edge off their remarks.
really impressive you chaps... Andy ILB's has just popped round for a bike fettle and a beer. He looks fresh as a daisy and looks like he could do it all over again... oh the joys, exuberance and energy of youth.
oh yes, I asked if Andy wanted a go on my new Roubaix, he was off out the door on it before I had even finished the sentence..
oh yes, I asked if Andy wanted a go on my new Roubaix, he was off out the door on it before I had even finished the sentence..
Aperitif
Meme bar
- Location
- ...I don't have much idea - really.
Fresh as a daisy.
I feel as fresh as daisy the cow
This after' I went for a very sociable, 90 minute recovery ride.
Sociable because I was talking to myself all the time with no-one else listening
and recovery?
Because I did this at 05:00 this morning.
tosser award for this.
I had been fantasizing about a mug of steaming tea and, just as I was about to pounce, Jack the Dog pounced on me! (I bet our two intrepid mouseketeers don't remember him barking at them for not paying attention..?)
Recovery drink after today's 40kms is (now was...15 minutes is a long time in cycling) this:
We await your exposé with interest Andyiloveiansroubaixbikebetterthanmybikes - as per arallsopp's 'handing over' of the reporter's baton...
I feel as fresh as daisy the cow
This after' I went for a very sociable, 90 minute recovery ride.
Sociable because I was talking to myself all the time with no-one else listening
and recovery?
Because I did this at 05:00 this morning.
tosser award for this.
I had been fantasizing about a mug of steaming tea and, just as I was about to pounce, Jack the Dog pounced on me! (I bet our two intrepid mouseketeers don't remember him barking at them for not paying attention..?)
Recovery drink after today's 40kms is (now was...15 minutes is a long time in cycling) this:
We await your exposé with interest Andyiloveiansroubaixbikebetterthanmybikes
- as per arallsopp's 'handing over' of the reporter's baton...
MacB
Lover of things that come in 3's
- Location
- Farnborough, Hampshire
ianrauk said:really impressive you chaps... Andy ILB's has just popped round for a bike fettle and a beer. He looks fresh as a daisy and looks like he could do it all over again... oh the joys, exuberance and energy of youth.
oh yes, I asked if Andy wanted a go on my new Roubaix, he was off out the door on it before I had even finished the sentence..
did you have to use the words 'shiny shiny' or was a visual glimpse enough? Lovely bike by the way
and is now just south of Darlington...ianrauk said:really impressive you chaps... Andy ILB's has just popped round for a bike fettle and a beer. He looks fresh as a daisy and looks like he could do it all over again... oh the joys, exuberance and energy of youth.
oh yes, I asked if Andy wanted a go on my new Roubaix, he was off out the door on it before I had even finished the sentence..
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arallsopp
Post of The Year 2009 winner
- Location
- Bromley, Kent
Aperitif said:I feel as fresh as daisy the cow
I feel as fresh as the daisy that daisy the cow ate, chewed, re-chewed, stripped all the goodness from, and processed into mud pizza.
...And I'm still building wardrobes! I don't even have any clothes to hang. All my stuff is either
A: spandex
B: lycra
C: unworn.
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arallsopp
Post of The Year 2009 winner
- Location
- Bromley, Kent
Aperitif said:We await your exposé with interest Andyiloveiansroubaixbikebetterthanmybikes
Baton passed, but to be fair I still haven't given him access to the GPS log or 600 odd pics he took.
Here's a reminder in the interim though:
"Mmm.. I love tractors. I'm going to take mine out for a 5am jaunt on the trailer. What's this? A mute cyclist watering my gate? I can't see him... Can you dear?"
