England : London Sunday London Ride: Tiny Edition. 15 October

[SteveF]

Dependant upon weather and a couple of little things I'm hopeful...

 

[Nigel182]

Holiday confirmed count me in

 

[Trickedem]

I'm in, sounds interesting.

 

[rb58]

Well, I did a recce of the very rough route today. Leaving HPC at 9.30am, I arrived at LMNH at 12.30. And that was taking it very, very easy, stopping plenty and retracing my steps to check things out. The route needs a little finessing, but it won't change that much. On the day, I'll be aiming to be at LMNH for 1pm. As well as some small things, we'll also be going past some of London's finest big things. Oh, and there's a hill. Not a leg breaker by any means, and I've mostly included it because it fits with the theme of the ride and will add some good comedy value [that'll get @User10571 wondering].

 

[wanda2010]

In the diary. Brompton or SS

 

[RoubaixCube]

Anything with small wheels would seem appropriate. If only I hadn't sold the BMX.

I thought you would of been more creative and stolen a shopping trolley from Asda

 

[Salty seadog]

Got me, I'll have to do it on a longboard.

@Fab Foodie has one he might lend you. you are welcome to hold onto my rack to keep the pace up.

 

[User10571]

...... [that'll get @User10571 wondering].

*User10571 strokes chin, narrows eyes and wonders*

 

[CharlieB]

Oranjeboom

Showing your age there, I'd say @User.

I'm in, please.

Do we need a magnifying glass?

 

[rb58]

Just giving this a little bump. I did the final recce today, well as best I could bearing mind the Royals Parks Half Marathon was on and there were a million road closures. And two location filmings I had to scoot by. [As an aside, I've seen quite a few films being shot and it always amazes me how many crew there are just standing around!]

We're still looking at 23 easy miles, with only one minor hill, which isn't really going to test anyone. Assemble at HPC (west side) at 9.30am. We'll leave when the horse guards have gone through and head straight into Hyde Park and go via the 'facilities' if anyone needs them (if you do, you'll need a 20p piece). There is another set of bike friendly toilets about half way round if needed. I'm aiming for us to get to Look Mum No Hands by 1.00pm to 1.30pm, but there is an option to cut the route short if we're running late. We will be on one busy road for a short stretch, but it's unavoidable if you want to see something really tiny. It's not a race track though, and it won't bother anyone who is used to riding in London.

I've noted expressions of interest from:

@Salty seadog
@ianrauk
@TheDoctor
@vickster
@Mark Grant
@velovoice
@RoubaixCube
@User13710
@sagefly (plus friend)
@SteveF
@Nigel182
@Trickedem
@wanda2010
@CharlieB

If you could let me know whether you're coming along before 9.30am on Sunday that would be great. That way we'll know who to wait for.

If the weather forecast suggests Biblical in any way, this might be deferred. That decision will be taken on Thursday afternoon however, so watch this thread.

Cheers

 

[ianrauk]

Count me as a definite.

 

[Nigel182]

Yep still in for this.

 

[Salty seadog]

I'm in.

 

[velovoice]

I'm out, Ross - I think we're going on the Bluebell Railway that day. I've never been before and am just a wee bit excited!

 

[vickster]

I'm going to have be a maybe as I've done my back in and am not actually able not get on a bike at the mo