Ride was good, although last section took us on a really hairy bit of major road which I think was a seriously bad bit of planning. Also there was one incident where some peanut started beeping at and threatening all the riders by agressively and deliberately close passing with sustained horn blasts as he passed. That made me raaage.
I was riding with a group of mostly fixed riders on my 3-speed which at a cursory glance looks fixed. The amount of people who were utterly dumbfounded by the concept of riding with no gears was staggering, some seemed appauled by the very notion! Also some people REALLY don't like being overtaken, especially by people with noticeably less expensive bikes than them! The amount of people who we'd casually stroll past who'd seconds later would aggressively pump past us then slow down in front was kind of hilarious. Is not a race - stop taking it so seriously! Also I have decided I DO NOT like the Beeston Riding Club. They take stuff way too seriously for reasons of the above and shouting obscure club code at us when around them not having a clue what exactly they are trying to communicate.
But enough negativity! Had a great day, got a medal, feel knackered and realising that I'm not bad at all at this riding a bicycle malarkey.
