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I will be there again this year.
I will be there again this year.
Stevenage CTC End of summertime Ride.
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Me and the Lady wife's first audax and her first ride over ten miles, her on a rather low end front sus mtb (she refused to listen to me)
I had to go home to get my shoes when we were halfway there so we started last, with no breakfast and stayed last barring two charming and plucky girls that were even slower than the lady wife, being followed at a funeral pace by a car in support of them, I think a chap that packed with 'broken brakes' five miles in
We just about got to the last control as it was nearly closing, then it got dark and chucked it down for almost the rest of the ride, including some rather (very very) painstaking navigation back through Stevenage, I was using an early route sheet stuffed into a pocket method that didn't allow for torrential rain
the lady wife's lightweight waterproofs were found out and I forget to fully charge my front light so we had to do some very dark lanes, in pouring rain, with the light on low
almost the last direction was an 'eighth right turn' on a busy road, what joy reading that under a streetlight
but we got there and learnt a great deal
I may have mixed this seamlessly with a SEG75 done a few months later, that time we didn't make all the controls in time, the eight right was that one i think in defense of the Stevenage chaps
anyway, I fancy this one, hopefully (bless her) without the Lady wife who is very plucky etc etc but slow and following Zumba as the road to tone and shape, rather than cycling
I had to go home to get my shoes when we were halfway there so we started last, with no breakfast and stayed last barring two charming and plucky girls that were even slower than the lady wife, being followed at a funeral pace by a car in support of them, I think a chap that packed with 'broken brakes' five miles in
We just about got to the last control as it was nearly closing, then it got dark and chucked it down for almost the rest of the ride, including some rather (very very) painstaking navigation back through Stevenage, I was using an early route sheet stuffed into a pocket method that didn't allow for torrential rain
the lady wife's lightweight waterproofs were found out and I forget to fully charge my front light so we had to do some very dark lanes, in pouring rain, with the light on low
almost the last direction was an 'eighth right turn' on a busy road, what joy reading that under a streetlight
but we got there and learnt a great deal
I may have mixed this seamlessly with a SEG75 done a few months later, that time we didn't make all the controls in time, the eight right was that one i think in defense of the Stevenage chaps
anyway, I fancy this one, hopefully (bless her) without the Lady wife who is very plucky etc etc but slow and following Zumba as the road to tone and shape, rather than cycling
jayonabike
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I'm up for this, looks a nice ride. What with cycling to and from the start this will make it a cheeky 100 miler for me.
redflightuk
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I'll be there. Not looking forward to the end of summer though.
Yes, I plan to attend barring unforseeables and would be keen to ride with any other chatters that want my company, I have a bottom end GPS and my a chain box route sheet holder to contribute to the group assets
If I ride to Finsbury Park there's a fast train to Stevenage in a ludicrous 12 minutes which is nice, even if it does cost a ludicrous £10.50 for the privilege
30 miles from my house to the start which is a bit of a slog, as tight as i am
If I ride to Finsbury Park there's a fast train to Stevenage in a ludicrous 12 minutes which is nice, even if it does cost a ludicrous £10.50 for the privilege
30 miles from my house to the start which is a bit of a slog, as tight as i am
jayonabike
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Sent my entry form off today, this will be my first Audax and I'm looking forward to it!
hey Steve
No, not my bag, at least I don't think so, I get all the riding I need commuting, thanks for the offer though, I thought it was an all parties invite so didn;t reply
yes to cc posse, I'm so tight and pinched for cash I'm psyching myself to ride to the start, 30 miles give or take, so I might be slightly warmed up at the start line and trying to hold something in reserve at the end
No, not my bag, at least I don't think so, I get all the riding I need commuting, thanks for the offer though, I thought it was an all parties invite so didn;t reply
yes to cc posse, I'm so tight and pinched for cash I'm psyching myself to ride to the start, 30 miles give or take, so I might be slightly warmed up at the start line and trying to hold something in reserve at the end
redflightuk
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Delivered the entry form yesterday. I'll be on the Bent, so not too difficult to spot.
philk56
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Just posted my form, hopefully better weather than the last time I did the ride. Looking forward to meeting up.
